The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-15


by it is necessary for the preserva-
ton of the public health, peace and
safety, that the act become effect
i've without delay.
The special session of the legisla-
ture that adjourned Feb. 90, last, pass
ed forty-one bills. OF these, all but
five bore the emergency clause and
went into effect at once upon their
approval The five that will become
effective May 81, under the terms of
the constitution, are the usury law,
the law for absentee voters, for hog
cholera prevention. governing sales
of school lands and establishing a
twine factory at the state peniten-
tiary.
1t was desired that the emergency
clause be left off these in order that
the communities might be prepared
for their becoming effective or for
the reason that they could not be
made effective under any circum-
stances earlier than ninety days after
adjournment.
Administration Usury Law.
The usury law was an administra-
ton measure. 1t was opposed by
bankers. Provisions of this law are
designed to carry into more general
effect the limitations imposed in the
constitution upon the price charge
able for use of money. 1t permits
the defendant in suit for collection
of money due to plead as set-of
double the amount of usury paid, re-
served, charged or received 1t per-
mits the borrower to tender in pay
ment the amount of money received,
less the sum reserved, received or
collected thereon. 1t bars the cred
itor from the courts in action for
recovery of sums of $500 or less, un-
less the suit be accompanied by an
affidavit to the effect that the con-
the interest laws of the state. Sworn
reports are required to be made each
three months to the state bank COM
missioner by officers of all state
banks, disclosing loans made in ex-
cess of the interest allowed by law
and the amount of such excess in
terest. 1t is made the duty of the
bank commissioner at once to report
such violations to the governor, who
may direct the bank commissioner to
bring suit through the attorney gen
eral to cancel the charter and liquid
ate the assets of such bank.
The absentee voters law provides
that persons qualified to vote in this
state may vote in any precinct in the
state, if they are unavoidably absent
from their own precinct. Such elect
or may vote only for the candidates
in his own precinct or county or
district and must make affidavit, as
well as show offirmatively that he is
a qualified elector in his home pre-
cinct.
For Hog Cholera Prevention.
Regulations for administering hog
cholera vaccine or serum treatment
to swine are contained in the law
that was urged by the state board
of agriculture. This law makes some
changes with reference to licensing
persons to administer this treatment
and permits farmers to administer to
their own stock under certain condi-
tions. The state board of agriculture
is sending out copies of the law and
rules under it to all who ask for
them.
Amendments to the law as to sale
of school lands, which become effect
i've May 81, will permit the sale of
lands in the future without the crea-
ton of sales districts. Advertise
ment in some newspaper in the coun-
ty for four consecutive weeks Will
take the place of the present sales
pamphlet and will simplify and prob
ably reduce the cost of making sales
of school lands. The law was asked
by the secretary of the school land
office, a section of the old law pro-
viding for a section of the old law
providing for arbitration of disagree
ments between lessees and the land