The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-20
LAWMAKERS OF
COUNTY BUSY
Progressive Legislation Fav-
ored by All Legislators,
TO INCREASE SALARIES
Bu!terfieId Wants Pay OF
County Officers Raised,

Oklahoma county's representatives TO
the next legislature are contemplating
the introduction OF measures which It
passed will improve every phase OF
business in the state
w. X. Snyder. state senator. has been
working on the largest and most varied
assortment OF bills. He intends to in
troduce himself or support bills nitro
duced by others, relating to the iol-
lowing matters
Bulk Sales Law.
A change in the bulk sales law pro
tecting the wholesale dealer against
fraudulent retailers by making It posi-
bic to collect against the sale Of goods
A statute making train apd bank rob,
berry capital punishment Further AID
in supprcssing outawry by approprlat-
ing a fund for capture rewards, and
permitting a peace officer 10 collect re
wards the same as private individual
Giving SheriffS and deputies the author
ity 10 arrest anywhere IN the state.
A law establishing five year mini
mum sentence for automobile THEFT
apprehension of auto thieves would be
simpliiied by requirement that an
auto driver must produce his license
before being allowed to purchase gaso-
line. This provision would also com
pei owners to pay the license, which Is
lodged by many al present
Measures necessary to obtain federal
aid. This would require minor altera-
tions in the road laws and the appro
priation hv the state OF enough to pay
tate road inspectors. The sum as
signed to Oklahoma BY the govern
ment's stlpulatonS is practically ST.
10000, TO be paid in five years.
Loan Laws.
Alterations in the loan laws com
pelling lenders to have license, and
to file bond against which judgment
may be assessed in case OF guilt of vio
lation being proved
Requirement compelling relatives OF
insane to provide for them, il able. II
not, the county to pay for each patient
in the state asylum, the commission now
serving on insane judgments to do that
work without fees
Adjustment OF the county tax fcrrets
office. assigning his duties to the treas
urer or the assessor, without additional
pay for that work
Separation OF the city and county tax
collections so that duplicate records. at
the courthouse and city hall. need not
be kept any longer
Reduction of Board.
Reduction of the school board for
iirst-class cities TO five members, the
president TO be elected at large,
An amendment to the constitution
simplifying the impeachment law, and
changing the judgment of guilty in such
cases to preclude the man charged from
ever holding office again,
s s Butterfcld, representative. is
going to promote legislation 10 raise
the salaries OF all county employees to
living wage; 10 create the office OF
public administrator To limit the size
Of billboards and other structures near
sidewalks and tracks to establish free
textbooks for public schools to placI
the study Of agriculture and horticu.
iure in every school; to compel bic
cities and corporations to install septic
systems of purifying sewage, and to
amend the home ownership law so that
borrower OF state money has the
privilege OF prepayment OF the loan be
fore maturity.
Separate Funds
Rolln L GiSh also has IN mind stat.
utes preventing the duplication OF clcr-
ical work in keeping the tax records He
would abolish separate funds ior the
county, establishing a general revenue
fund, and apply the budget system to
the county The excise board would
have control of the budget He like
wise advocates enabling courts to op-
point court clerks as receivers in minor
cases.
Tom Dolan is going to work Tor
larger appropriations for state schools