Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-30

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Chapter % N Session Laws Of
1911 adopts code Of laws Tor Ok
lahOma.
Section Of Chapter 80. Session
I-1ws OF 1911 provides An general
or public laws Of the state u Okla
homa not contained Ia said revision
are hereby repealed.
Section Of said act provides. This
act shall take effect and be IN force
from and after the thirtieth day ait
er the receipt by the secretary OF the
state. Of the supply Of the revised
laws Of the state Of Oklahoma by this
act adopted IN printed form for the
use OF the state. Provided, that the
secretary OF state shall hrst issue
proclamation published In some
newspaper OF general circulation
published at the state capital. hxing
the date this act shall take effect
Chapter SIS Of the Session Laws
Of 1911, provides for the publication
OF the revised laws, and Section OF
said act provides The secretary OF
state shall accept delivery OF said re-
yised laws OF the state Of Oklahoma
printed In accordance with the terms
Of the contract provided for in this
act upon the approval thereon py tne
governor and the state board Of pub
lie affairs.
The statutes are printed and ready
for delivery Gf they have not already
been actually delivered) to the sec
rotary Of state IL is the duty Of the
governor to approve the publication,
and thereupon il is the duty Of the
secretary TO publish a proclamation
setting a date for the taking effect OF
the new code laws.
Here is AN interesting letter from
the person having the contract win
the board of affairs for preparing the
statutes under the act above referred
to:
Law Omce Of Clinton o. Bum.
7l1-7l3 Colcord Bldg,
Oklahoma CITY.
Editor and Annotator Revised Laws
of oklahoma, 1911
My Dear -
MI - told me you had made
inquiry of him about the statutes, and
the time Of their distribution.
The statutes will not be distribut-
ed before January, at which time il IS
proposed TO repeal a section of the
statutes which fixes the ownership OF
land abutting on nayigable streams
at 10 wwater mark. | spent Fehru-
airy and March at ST. Paul. reading
proof and supervising and printing.
The Withholding of the distribu-
ting Of the statutes is by direction OF
the governor.
with best wishes, l remain very
sincerely. CLINTON O. BUM.
Now lets see what's the reason tbs
governor orders the distribution OF
the statutes withheld.
on March 20. 1911 (before the
new statutes were ready for deliv-
,ry) Governor CruCe entered into a
contract with the Builders Sand and
Gravel company (an Oklahoma cor
poration. organized by bunch OF
Governor Cruces private attorneys,
on the same day the contract was
approyed) leasing to that company
the beds OF the Arkansas and Grand
rivers for the purpose of mining, sell
ing. and disposng of the sand and
gravel from the beds of those rivers
In consideration OF a royalty to the
state of 2la cents per cubic JaId for
all sand mined or sold and 3 y cents
per cubic yard for all gravel so sold
or mined The contract gave this
Builders sand and Gravel cfmpany
the exclusive right to the beds OF
these rivers between high water
marks Dear reader and, taxpayer, do
you see any connection Between high
water marks in the Builders Sapd
and Gravel Graft and the letter from
Mr.. Bum, stating that the new sta
tutes gave the riparian owner the
ownership Of the land ahhutting on
navigable streams (Which includes the
Arkansas and Grand rivers 70 low
water mark
Governor Cruce has denied that he
was in favor Of the contract with the
Builders Sand and Gravel company.
Shame on you, Governor Cruce?
Voters, citizens and taxpayers. read
the following letter from Gosernor
Cruce--and then read the record Of f.
the school land board:
Governors Letter.
oklahoma city, April 8. 1912. /
Mr.. @. +. Butler,
Grove Okla,
Dear Mr.. Butler-I am in receipt I
of your letter and clipping under date 1
Of April 10. In reference to sand and |
gravel.
The minutes OF the school land