The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-16
LAWS Of LAST
LEGISLATURE
NOW READY
SIX MEASURES DID NOT CARRY
THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE GO
INTO EFFECT JUNE % - WHAT
THEY ARE.

Oklahoma City, June 15.-Those
attorneys and others who secured cop,
les of the laws enacted by the last
legislature that went into effect upon
passage will have little immediate use
for the session laws that are to be
ready for delivery this week. An eX-
animation of the volume discloses that
most of the laws of general charac-
ter bear the emergency clause. 1t was
generally possible for the lawmakers
to affiX the emergency section with
a two-thirds vote if it were possible
to pass the bills by a constitutional
majority. The authors of most bills
placed the emergency clause on them
and if the authors failed to do this
the stenographers were more than
likely to do so from force of habit
There was a stereotyped emergency
clause printed and available every
where to be stuck on the bills as
tney were framed.
OF the laws that will become eff
fective June % the constitutional
period of ninety days from adjourn
ment, there seem to be but six of
general interest to the average citi-
zen. These are the bills regulating
pool halls, prohibiting fortune telling,
fixing the hours of labor for women,
the highway law, placing cotton gins
under supervision of the corporation
commission, and the workmen's com.
pensation law.
Pool Hall Law.
The pool hall law makes it unlaw-
full for any person to conduct a pool
hall outside any incorporated city
or town AS a matter of fact there
are very few pool halls outside of
such places in this state. Persons
who desire to run pool halls must
apply to the county judge for license
The county Judge must require a
showing to be made each year by pool
hall proprietors that they are of good
moral character: never been convict
ed of violating the laws of the states
as to gambling or the liquor traffic.
1t will cost the pool hall man S.
a year fee to secure license after his
showing of fitness shall have been
made. Licenses for pool halls shall
be revoked by the county judge upon
showing that the person holding the
license has been drunk or that he
has permitted intoxicated persons to |
Ioiter about his place. that minors
under is years are permitted about
The place; violating the liquor or
laws of the state.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to charge for telling fortunes by the |
Use of any subtle craft means or
device whatsoever either by palm |
stry, clairvoyancy or otherwise The |
'Nhultg lOi Ol lIllS law Is |
l fine of not less than $50 nor more
han $500 and Imprisonment of not
ess than thirty days nor more than
'iX months. 1t has been observed that
most of the advertising fortune tell.
RS have left the towns of Oklahoma
md the Others are arranging their
transportation this week.
Woman's Hours of Labor.
One of the laws that has attracted
attention which will be
Effective June % is that which pro
'ides that no female shall be en-
'loyed in any manufacturing, mechan-
cal or mercantile establishment.
aundry, bakery, hotel or restaurant.
ffce building or office or printing
establishment or book bindery or any
heater, show house or place OF
more than nine hours in
ny one day. There is a provision
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