Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-22

vide the manner In which the tutgcs
may b s0niaSted and elected. lsl
that written opinions may be dis
penscd With in the appellate court IN.
der rules and regulations TO be pre-
scribed BY the legislature. (p that
the appellate corris In civil cases. ex-
eept where there Is an issue as to un-
uQtntatcd damaged. may without re
versius and remaniins render the
Judgment that orgW TO have been
reuGeret in the trial court. and as 20
appeals in crimiaai cases may modify
the judgment q the iawer ccart with.
out reversing and rendering the same;
tSl provide Tor consolidating the CouR.
y CoaFi and he District Court
Librarian ard 3arsnsI 70 Sc censsl-
ldstea.
The osrce q Librarian ana Marshal
q the Supreme Court should be con
soiitatet. AZ present each % these
o4ceTs receive q salary of slso000Q
7eT year. s1t the Librarian has an as
sisiant and also a reference CLERK.
each q whom receives sioe0.oo per
year BY the consolidation ot the
o1ces o. Librarian ard Marshal. az
q salary Of siso0.oo per year. and max
ing the Lfhrauan ex-ossoio Marshal
- the supreme Court. the same duties
can be performed with the same en-
oiencF and saving this stipend from
the peoples burdens.
Insane Boards.
The Law PAGES TIE ulAnaCerrent %
the Oklahoma Hospitals Tor the In.
sAas az supply and Virita. under the
cortroi q Boards q Trustees com
posed O. the Governor and two Otnss
persons recommend that these
Boards BE abolished and that TIE
Ec2rc q AEAirs he charged with these
/ duties with the exception that the
superintendent steward and physi-
ciA1s be appointed BY the Governor
direct. subject 70 De removed az anv
tine within the discretion q the Gov
er1or.
Iure-s 20 &c Resueed
~Urte- section ~. o. article :. q
. the Cc-stituticn. twelve petit jurors
are required iu courts of record other
I than county courts and SIX petit Jurors
In county courts. and 8 grand irry is
10 be composed ot twelve Jurors. /
recommend that provision be submit.
ted 20 amend sections Is and 10. %
article :. o, tire Constitution so that
eight Jurors shall constitute al petit
i1T.es IN courts Of record.
TaSes-
TT $ essential tnst too ,-sch tech.
neal ohServ1.nles should not be ~
CURED in ord-r 10 cause taxes 10 Be
come due and hear penalties. There
fore, K s. est entail that the statute BE
amended 50 as 20 net require = notice
70 be mailed 10 the taxpayer as a con
Gitso1 precedent to ais taxes becom-
~ due. IN such 4 way as 70 bear zen
sl,iss-
Furthermore. recommend that 4
statute X passed. providi-g for a rea-
so-zhie exteusicn o. all taxes the
sane 20 bear interest during such
eEersiou a. the rate of six per cent
Per annun-
I recommend that lzn5 located cut.
side o t0was and cities shall be as
sesset only oue In every two years.
so as 10 reduce the expenses Of as.
sessue1t-
Rural Credits.
we should cause the people 20 Ee,
I money upon approved eoonon1J Jsal lines
az ss low . rate o. interest as rea
sonzb.e as possible. I accordingly
recommend that Limitations be placed
upoz the taking o. these real estate
loa1s as sscusity Tor state and county
deposits. that regulation Be so made
sE 20 provide that they he taken C-ly
upon Uor1gag-s where the entire
charge q interest commission and
everything. docs not exceed eight pei
cent
i further recommend the cc1sit
-rztion and passage of an act. provid
Ing fog the formation ard incorporz
ton % rural credit unions. CT co-opers
tive associations for the purpose o,
promoting thrift among their mem
bers. ard 70 enable the members there
%. when IN heed. 20 obtain for pro
dEctive purposes moderate loans o
money for shor- periods and AZ rez
sOnsbls rates Of interest
I reccumsnd the passage o, an sc'
classifying tarz products IL 4 elias.
rot % Be subject 70 taxation
State ard Es5srsl Machines
1T is essential that ~e should hz.'
the agencies By which the people MAJ
evidence their judgment without 20
uticsl machine tuterfsrsncss. 20
that reason and the further fact thz
p cur party platform so declared ] rec
o1meud that znent1snts 10 the COZ
sSitUtion be submitted as follows.
Il No o.5eizi. whilst holding
state o@es. shall be a candidate 20
any state. county or municipal oehc'
/ eIeFBt 70 succeed kmsef Ehe1 Ell
gihie-
J - No federal once holder o