Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-07-11


service for the battleship Oklahoma.
Providing that no appeal may be
taken from Justice Court where the
Judgment is given by default, or the
action involves less than $40.
Consolidating county offices in Nc
CLAIM county, effective Jan. 1, 1915.
Giving Corporation Commission au-
thority to fix passenger rate Of less
than &c per mile.
Limiting the number of wards for
whom one guardian may qualify.
Consolidating office OF Clerk of the
District Court, County Court CLERK
and Superior Court Clerk, as the
Court Clerk" and consolidating the
office Of Register of Deeds and COun-
ty Clerk, in all counties, effective the
first Monday in January, 1915.
Amending the game license act, ap-
portioning each resident hunting IL
cense fee Of $1.25 as folloms: Twen-
ty-five cents to the issuing officer, 25c
to the state game protection fund, 75c
to the road and bridge fund of the
county wherein the license is sold;
one-half of fines collected for viola
tion Of the game laws goes to the Of
ficer 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 county wherein conviction was
secured.
Anti-Gambling Act-Fine and peni-
.tentiary term for operating a gamb-
ling device, whether by owner or en-
ploye; fine and jail sentence, or both,
for players; same for operators Of
slot machines, whether by owner or
'employe; rules OF evidence S.lating
to accomplices shall not apply = tv-als
for vialotion of this act. PenaltS tx
ed for permitting ones property to be
used for gambling purposes; $25 to
$lD0 fine for owner, proprietor, man
'ager or other person in charge OF a
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 1 per
cent on coal, three-fourths of 1 per
cent on oil and gas, and A per cent on
express and telegraph companies.
Graduated land tax exempts first GAO
acres without regard to value; on
first GAO acres an additional tax OF 1
mill on each dollar Of valuation up to
1880 acres, 2 mills to 1920 acres,
mills to 1850 acres, 5000 acres !, and
over 5000 acres 1hc. Land valued at
!. $4,000 or less without regard u
acreage, is exempt.
The following resolutions were ap-
proved by the Governor:
Submitting constitutional amend
.ment authorizing the state to levy a
tax in support of common schools
where the 1c ad valorum levy and rev.
enhe from all other sources is insult
ficient 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-
ton of the State Board of Agriculture
:. to five members. >sC.c 3, & u,
Submitting a, 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. ',@
J Submitting at the August. election
constitutional amendment to proratt
the common school taxes paid by pub
lie service CORPORATIONS to all coun'
ties in the State. in place Of confin-
ing II to counties wherein the proper
ty is situated.