The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-29
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL NO. 642.

ny NIsbIr, DuRAHT, and MIILfR.
An act providing for school poul-
try aud egg shows. and for the ex-
penditure of certain school funds
in aid thereof, and for the County
Poultry Shows and for the raising
and expenditure OF certain county
Funds ia aid thereof, and for a
state Poultry Show, and making
appropriations thereof, and re-
pealing House Bill No. 2I6. ap-
proved February 26, 1917. and de-
claring an emergency.
Be 1t enacted by the people Of the
state OF Oklahoma:
Section For educational purposes
and in furtherance uf the study of
agriculture, and to encourage industry
among the school children Of the state
there shall be held annually at each
school house in the stated of Oklahoma.
not included within cities of the first
class, a poultry show during the week
commencing with the Last Monday of
November OF each year. and an egg
show during the week commencing
with the last Monday of January OF
each year, and the county superinten
dent Of public instruction in each
county, and the various officers of each
school district, and the teachers at
each school house, are hereby directed
10 cooperate in the holding OF said
annual school poultry and egg shows.
and in aid Of such annual school
poultry aud egg shows, the board of
officers OF each respective school dis
trict are hereby authorized and
directed To eSpend OF the fund or funds
OF each school district not less than
five dollars ($5 .O0) nor more than ten
dollars $1,000 for each of said shows.
Section ,. The board of county com
missioners OF each county in the state
is hereby authorized and directed to
include in its estimate of expense for
said county the sum OF two hund red
and fifty dollars, t25O. .OO) each year. To
be known rs the County Poultry Show
fund. and the county excise board il
directed To prepare and make n suf-
ficient levy in addition to all other
levies required by law. to raise said
sum Of two hundred and fifty dollars
25O OO) per year. tn he used in aid of
holding of one poultry show each year
in each county, such poultry show 10
be held by the county branch OF the
Oklahoma State Poultry Federation
for such county during the week com
with the first Monday OF De-
Ct mber of each year.
Section 3. There is here by appropri-
ated out Of any money in the state
treasury, not otherwise Appropriated
the sum OF two thousand dollars
($2,OOO.OO) for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1918, and two thousand dol
lars t2.0oO Oo) for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1919, said sums of money
so appropriated to be used and expen-
ed to aid in holding the annual state
poultry show Of the Oklahoma State
Poultry Federation, to lie held the
week commencing with the second
OF December Of each year.
Provided, that the said state show
snail not he held in any one county
in the state. any two years in success
sion.
Section 4 Any and all budgets,
estimates or levies made, or. other
action taken by any officer or officers
Or any board, commissioners or other
body or bodies for the purpose OF rails.
ng revenue or taxes for school district.
county and state purposes, or either
thereof shall include and provide funds
'or the school poultry and egg shows
Ind county and state poultry shows.
respectively, as are herein provided /
or, and no part OF any of said poultry |
how funds shall be paid out except in
he manner herein provided. nor used
or any other purpose than for poultry
md eggs, "a herein provided.
Section 8. Sixty per cent OF the
money herein-aboye provided IN be