The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-05
GOVERNOR ASKS
FEW NEw! LAWS
Appropriations Recommended
Aggregate Nine Million,
REVENUE FOUR MILLION
Executive Silent ON Supreme
Court Revision,

The economy program OF Governor
Williams is to continue the next two
years If the recommendations he made
in his message to the legislature are
carried out by the lawmakers. Appro-
priations aggregating 100000 will be
required to operate the government and
state institutions in the next two years.
BY pointing out the estimated revenue
for the next two years, A,oOI ,BZ,9S,
the governor showed the legislature
how the ad valorem assessment could
be held with mills.
Few Changes Proposed,
The governor recommended very
few changes in the laws. The gist OF
his message follows
Home for the oklahoma department OF
I'the Grand Army OF the Republic and
Spanish War veterans,
| An appropriation OF $50 900 for the
purchase OF additional land ut tho Con
| fcdcra,c home Mt Ardmore.
An appropriation OF $4,000 annually
during the next biennium for the pay
ment OF pensions OF eS-Confederate sol
diers
Establishment Of n state home for th/
Establishment OF another orphans
| home to be located on the west side
| Of the state, to be known az the West
oklahoma state home"
More adequate laws providing for tho
removal Of officers who fail to enforce
| laws.
Legislation asserting to the terms Of
the new federal aid road act and pledge
the state 10 carry out its part OF the
program of road construction,
More Help Needed.
Additional employees for the office Of
the state highway department
A law requiring county, municipal and
township bonds to be Issued In serial
form
| Discontinuance Of the practice Of issu-
| ing funding bonds TO cover deficiencies
In counties townships and municipal
| ties
Revolving funds for all institutions
where industries are conducted In con
nection with the work OF such institu-
tons
Establishment OF state marketing
system through the state board Of agri-
culture.
Amendments TO the home ownership
law 80 that borrowers may pay off the
loan at any annual interest period and
the interest reduced to percent.
An additional assistant attorney gem
eral to assist In examining titles for the
state school land department
Construction of terrace walls around
capitol by use OF convict labor
| Discontinuance OF approprla tions for
rent on downtown buildings occupied by
state departments after July OF this
year on account Of the capitol being com
pleted by that time.
strengthening OF the income tax law
SO ns TO enable the state auditor to force
compliance with it's provisions by those
who are amenable to H.
Death Penalty Asked.
Make life Imprisonment or death max
imum penalty for robbery by firearms
and explosives
Appropriation OF 5000 available for
use by the governor In employing secret
service men in the apprehension OF Grim.
inals
Appropriation OF $4,000 from the game
protection fund 10 be used by the game
warden's department in the apprehension
Of those who ViolatS the fish and game
Appropriation Of 5000. 900 for the Uni
Herslty hospital and medical school, the
appropriation TO be conditioned on Okla
homa city giving to the state emergency
hospital the land upon which It Is To-
Establishment OF a state home for in.
corrigible girls.
Amendments to primary election laws
40 as TO make party nominees choice OF
majority,
Silent on Court Revision.
] he governors message is silent
on the supreme court commission, which
expires the last day OF January. Sew
eral bills, however, proposing changes
IN the judiciary are ready for intro
duction.
On the question of appropriations the
governor says:
The total appropriations recommend
ed by the several boards or heads for
the fiscal year closing June 80, 1918
aggregate S,S38977Sl; Off the fiscal
year closing June 30, 1919, aggregate
S4S4830O. For each year add 81, 50O.-
OW for expenses of state government
and YOU would have right around S.
WOO appropriated for the year clos
ing June 80. 1918, and $4,0OO0OO for the
year closing June 70. 1919, il appropria
tions are made in accordance with said
recommendations"