The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-04
MORRILL, FUND
Is NOW MORE
COMP PL|CATED
TREASURER CAMPBELL REFUSES
TO ACCEPT moNEV ACCORDING
TO ALEXANoER's TERms-MhNs
pAaus SUIT NEXT.

Oklahoma City. Nov. New com
plicalions developed Tuesday in the
controversy between the board Of ag'
rlcullure aud state treasurer w. L..
Alexander. involving the question Of
possession of the Morrill, agriculture
.fu-d Of $4,000. when C.. B Campbell,
treasurer OF the board, refused 90 have
anything TO do with the fund under
conditions laid down by Alexander
Mr.. Campbell, O. is understood au-
naunegd hts decision 40 O. meeting Of
the taard Tuesday. and ,hia was lul'
lowed by ,hc unanimous adoption os
q resolution providing .ha, all claims
against 5he Morrill, tuaL ag-rcrsi ng
the board shall he tgraa?@e1 90 Alex
ande. for payment tae agme go other
board claims. 10 A.gz2ndeg -sl-as- t2
pay then the g.ae'1er. No l1a -1E-1 17
agriculture ia authorized On ceg-ea2 tbs
attorney genera! Go ar,2g -acasI-s
proceedings agai1as the state lrees'
urer to compel him 90 ect.
Ascending lc the provisions OF t-s
a.a.s 1epoclcoag law, under which al
szaadel ,s holding lhe fund, 60 cannot
BE- v1ia ouG szcep, UDon vouchers I'D
proved ty The person in whose name
the deposit is made. Since lass Ws1a
neaday the deposit has been In the
name Of Mr.. Campbell,
This action ly MIR. Campbell and The
hoard was taken ln s,atehouss circles
to indicate that Che controversy IS Gar
from settled and thar eventually dt
viii leach the highest court In the
state.
Tae resolution adopted by the board
follows;
"Reao.ygd ghat the refusal OF state
treasurer w. L.. Alexander TO rocogniao
the demand Of c. u. Campbell, tins
duly elected and qualified treaenFor Of
the Oklahoma board Of regents c1 the
Agricultural and Mechanical co,legs at
Stiilwatcr, Okla, and the Oklahoma
state board of agriculture, Tor the fed
erai money, known as J1s MotF..l fuAd,
due him aa treasurer OF the OEiGho-
ma state board Of agriculture, belong
ing 70 the Agricultural and Mochan-
ical college at saltwater, Okla, depos-
tied by officials OF the United States
government with the treasurer nf tho
state o. Oklahoma for the uGo and
benefit u tho Agricultural and Nc
caanical college, 10 bs diGburaod by
the treasurer OF the board OF regents
Cor such college, agreeable 10 the laws
Of the United States and State Of 0E-
lahona, ae set forth ia opinions by S. !
p. Freezing. the duly elected, qualified |
and acting attorney general Of the |
state OF Oklahoma, dated February ! ,
and October 7, 1915, has caused great /.
distress and Inconvenience to tho en- I
ployes os the n. G M. college; TINT |
the state treasurer AleXaHdeF's Un- |
lawful retention of this money has de- (
prived them Of salaries due for the |
past four months, from July l to Nov. !
/, 1915.
THAT state treasurer w. l.. AleZan-
der's willful disregard of the law gov |.
erning this deposit OF money, for the /
use of the e. & NJ. college, n@c-sst. I
tates immediate action for the p&y-
ment of salaries of employees Of such 1
college and recovery of moneys.
Whereas, the Oklahoma depository
lew, chapter 23G, section g, session &
awe 1915, reeuiGas that aH Withdraw 4
.ls Of money shall be made Oh youch-
sTs.c9 aathority q person. making such I
ie-15ic, aad as C. E. C5n25all. treas, I
ret OElahcl1 state bo1cd o3 agFi'
,.,l.are. never h5TinE had rossessi9Ds I
q 1Ls federal fund, EncwU as the
Merrill rrnI. c7lL5G withdraw aama,
g Is lsfeby ordered and directed, ,hai
III vouchers approved By the 0slaho' I
2a state board OF agg.crlsure against I
he No.riM fund, De forwarded 10 2ho
.-ats treasurer for payment. ia ths
Gmo IarGer as other hoard claims /
va presented 90 tes a15it-r Cog pay
cea5 after being a!1Us1 by inc Okla
.cnE state board Of cgF.cullv2e. signed .
y sIs D.esi1c1t and 92sfe,afy sad ]
by ghs pses:3eat II She /. Il
G. esilegs.
Moved b. McLish, seconded by !
'ampben thai in the event the claim
presented to the state treas
yer on the Morrill, fund Of tho A. & VI.
oi'eeg are not paid within FIVE days
fter presentation to the state treasur-
?. the president OF the state board Of
grciulture IS hereby ordered. directed