The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-10
y OF the corporation commission.

Authorizing the Chickasha Gas ant
Electric company to purchase the
plant of the Chickasha Light, Hea
and Power company.
Appropriating $500 for silver
service for the battleship Oklahoma
Providing that no appeal may bt
taken from justice court where the
judgment is given by default, or tht
action involves less than 500.
Consolidating county offices in Nc
Claim county, effective Jan. 1, 1915
Limiting the number of wards TO-
whom one guard an may qualify.
Giving corporation commission au-
thCrity to fix a passenger rate CT less
than Sc a mile.
Consolidating office of clerk of the
district court, county court clerk AMI
superior court clerk, as the 'cour!
clerk and consolidating the office o.
register of deeds and county clerk
in all counties, effective the first
Monday in January, 1915.
Amending Game License Act.
Amending the game license act, ap-
portioning each resident hunting IL
cense fee Of $125 as follows: 25c to
the issuing officer, 25c to the state
game protection fund, 75c to the road
and bridge fund of the county whereil
the license is sold; one-half OF fines
collected for violation of the game
laws goes to the officer making the
arrest and securing conviction, one.
half of the remainder to the state
game and fish fund, and one half to
the road and bridge fund of the coun-
ty wherein conviction was secured.
Anti gambling act-Fine and peni-
Tertiary term for operating a gambling
device, whether by owner or EN-"
lloye; fine and Jail sentence, or both.
,or players! same for operators Of
slot machines whether by owner or
employe; rules of evidence relating
to accomplices shall not apply in
trials for violation of this act. Pen
atty fixed for permitting ones prop
erty to be used for gambling purposes,
$25 to 500 fine for owner, proprietor,
manager or other persons in charge
of cigar stand, hotel lobby, store or
other place where articles are kept
for sale who allows the shaking OF
dice.
General revenue act, laying gross
production tax of one-half of l per
cent Oh coal, three-fourthe of | per
cent on oil and gas, and per cent
on express and telegraph companies.
Graduated land tax eXempts first GAO
acres without regard to value; on first
$40 acres an additional tax of ! mill
on each dollar of valuation up to L.
go acres, mills to 1920 acres, B
mills to $3.50 acres, 5000 acres 1c,
and over 5000 acres / 12c. Land
valued at $4,000 or less, without re-
gard to acreage, is exempt.
Submitting constitutional amend
ment authorizing the state to levy a
tax in support of common schools
where the 1c ad valorem levy and
revenue from all other sources is
insufficient to maintain at least five
months school in such district. Sub
mitted at the general election)
Submitting at the August election
constitutional amendment for reduc-
of the state board of agriculture to
five members.
Submitting constitutional amend
ment authorizing counties to abolish
the township form of government.
Indorsing w. d. Bentley, in charge
of the federal farm demonstration
work for Oklahoma.
Submitting at the August election
constitutional amendments to pro-
rate the common school taxes paid
bv public service corporations to all
counties in the state in place of con
fining it to counties wherein the
property is situated.
Directing the attorney general to
bring suits to prevent pollution OF the
Verdigris river or other streams of
the state.