The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01
SENATE PAGES
MUST Be GOOD
Boys Adopt Rules for Govern
ing Themselves,
NICKEL FINE TO FIGHT
Fine of Five Cents for Tardi-
ness Tucker Treasurer

It's quieter along the row OF chairs
in the senate chamber occupied BY
wriggling pages, Why shouldn't il be ?
II costs a nickel to fight. The floor
around them isn't so messy either as it
was, Eating in the senate chamber costs
a nickel in addition to the cost OF the
chocolate bar or apple.
Part Of Rules.
This nickel business is part t.of the
self-government rules adopted by the
the pages under constitution and by
laws. Fines for various oficnses which
page might commit are collected
propmtly by +. r. Tucker. treasurer OF
the Second Senate" but known in the
real senate as Senator Tucker Of
Ardmorc.
Without prompting, the pages II the
senate signed a resolution drafted by
Jone Benson, one of them Then they
went to officers and members of the
senate whom they liked and asked them
to sign it to make the thing look strong
Resolution Signed.
The resolution is:
"Be it enacted by the pages OF the
senate
Section l. There is hereby framed an
organization Tor the pages OF the senate
whose name shall be known As Second
Senate
Section , The constitution and by
laws OF said organization is hereto at
tached and the same shall be voted on
section by section and approved or re-
jected by the Second Senate
"Section B. After said constitution
and bylaws are once adopted they must
be abded by Any page breaking any
law of said organization shall be fined
S cents and said fine shall he placed in
the treasury TO be used according to
the bylaws"
. Ii was signed by the following pages /;
Lawrence Seaman, Joseph Benson,
Kelly Baker. Winireld killam. Charles
I. BaUctt jr.. Clifford Cartwright, and
by Joe s. Morris. secretary OF the SEN
ate; Walter Jacobs, assistant sergeant
alarms f. T. Tucker, treasurer, NJ
f. Trapp, lieutenant governor; John y
Adams. sergeant alarms William Cor
dell, reading clerk.
Second Senate, Name.
Constitution and bylaws of the "Sec-
ond Senate:
Article l. The name Of this organi
zation shall be known as the "Secont
Senate
Article , All pages in the senate ar
entitled to membership.
Article 3 A membership ice of
cent week is placed upon each mem
Der page.
Article T. Any page violating any o
the articles Of this constitution shall
be fine cents, said fine to be place,
in the treasury and applied as voted o
necessary.
Article S. The officers of this or
ganiration shall be speaker, treasure
and secretary.
Article g. The election of officer
shall be immediate upon adoption G
this constitution and shall hold offic
one month
Article 2 The same page cannot hol
the same office twice.
Tucker Is Treasurfr.
Article &. Senator Tucker is hereb
voted treasurer of this organization.
Article g. Fines shall be placed upo
pages for the following; l--Absenc
from two meetings. 2-Tardine. a
work at Q a. m. Fighting. LAY
ing off their work. Disturbances !
the senate chamber. t--Ea,ing in III
senate chamber Swearing or usin
= improper language,
b Article lo-Afttr this constitution ha
- been read and accepted It can only !
n changed by iwe-thrds vote OF ,hos
present and voting,