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Mustang Mail. SESSION LAWS OF 1903
mtstang,
OKI. AllOM.'
KOTtS 01 Ilil IWO ILRKIIOKItS.
The W. C. T. U. of Guthrie is circu-
lating h petition to close the opera
honse aud saloons of that city Sundays.
There are enrolled ill Oklahoma City
schools 8,600 pupils.
Mrs. Welsch, living u few miles north
of Cement, was burning brush in hei
yard when her little three-vearold
daughter approached too neal and her
clothing caught fire. Before her mother
could extinguish the flame* the child
was so seriously burned that it died.
Governor Ferguson, as required l v a
new law, lias appointed I r. .). M
House of Oklahoma City, for three
years; Dr. J. W. Blade of Blackwell,
for two years, and Dr. J A. Price of
Perry, for one year, as a state board of
Osteopathic examiners.
The body of A. Hayes, a fourteen-
year-old youth was found 011 the track
near Tecumseh Junction.
Complete Synopsis of all the Bills Passed by the l egis-
lature which were Siqned by Governor lercjuson
and which are Now Laws ot Oklahoma
' The codlf;-|ng committee of the Sev- j county commissioners. County board of
enth Legislative Assembly has Just health may condoum and remove pub-
completed 148 work and the laws are j <••<;^^nulKan. ^quarantlne against dan-
now In the hands of the public printer. ■ ,,J,j,|(',
There were more than three hundred 1 provlxlun for
bills introduced in the House and more Mjrk UIKj
than two hundred in the council. An
tven one hundred were passed by both
bouses, several of which were vetoed by
the governor, leaving about ninety to
be printed in the session laws.
Following is a summary of all the
bills passed by both houses and signed
by the governor:
Council Bill No. 1- Amending the law
defining powers of corporations and le-
galizing the acts of railroad companies
wnd other corporations in acquiring and
conveying real estate (townsites).
C. li. No. & Extending the Jurisdic-
tion or justices of the peace in criminal
cases, giving them (and probate judges
when acting as such) original jurisdic-
tion in all criminal cases where the
penalty does not exceed a fine of one
hundred dollars or imprisonment in the
county Jail for more than thirty days,
or both. Also * hanges manner of inl-
and in case of
r emergency may make
re and seclusion of the
IIred ion of the county com-
missioners, who shall audit all bills.
C. R. No. 67 -Empowering county
commissioners to sell unused county
grounds, after appraisement, advertis-
ing for bids, etc., under usual restric-
tions. Does not apply to any land do-
nated by federal government for special
purposes.
C. B. No. 69. -Regulating admission of
attorneys to practice in courts of rec-
ord. Supreme court may appoint com-
mission of not less than five attorneys
to examine applicants, who must be
citizens of the United States, above 21
years of age, of good moral character
and have had at least one year's study
in law office or college .
C. li. No. 7U. (New game law; does
not repeal old law as to season for
hunting). Prohibits the selling or ex-
posing for sale any deer, buck, doe,
fawn, antelope, prairie chicken, grouse,
quail, wild turkey, dove or insectivor-
ous bird, declaring violation of same to
misdemeanor punishable by line of
i panelling jury In justice's court; venire
■ to consist of eighteen men; prosecution
The Dawes commission has officially nd defense each allowed six chal-1 from $r 0 to $200, one-half of which shall
Announced that the land oflice*nt Atoka lenses, lemalnlnB six to constitute jury. i,e pultl to the informer; in addition
. . ii i . t v.M-il C. B. No. 8 Requiring written notice thereto the county attorney shall re-
and Tishomingo Mill be opened April (q be ^ |q prop^rtJ 0WIler betorc ,.lx 1
1Mb. deed to same is issued.
* . i c. R. No. 16.—Fixing fees of Jurors in
Melvin Bartier of Oklahoma City ha# jjie district couit at t\n«> dollars per
obtained a valuable patent for an im* day and five cents for each mile actual-
provement in a wrench.
| of the city council of the city of Guth-
rie in remitting certain sewer taxes
Feb. 17, 1303.
! C. B. No. 167.—Authorizing the organ-
I izatlon of corporations for the purpose
of constructing electric railways and
! furnishing light and power for public
I and private use. Prohibits use of third
j rail and kindred dangerous devices.
! C. li. No. 168.—Remitting certain
I taxes levied on certain parts of the
town of Walters, Comanche .county.
c H. No. 172. Legalizing the incor-
poration of the towns of Fort Cobb.
Apache, Hastings, Sterling. Hydro and
Bridgeport and legalizing the acts of
the trustees of said towns.
C. B. No. 174. Authorizes townships
to construct bridges of more than two
hundred feet between banks, bridges to
be not l^ss than six miles apart, unless
within one mile of an incorporated city
or town. Two-thirds of cost to be paid
by township by special levy not to ex-
ceed live mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation, and other one-third to be
paid by the county.
<\ B. No. 183.—Authorizing the town
of Coyle, Logan county, tu construct
and own water works, fire apparatus,
ete.
C. R. No. 191.—Making Wilson's Re-
vised and Annotated Statutes of Okla-
homa Territory presumptive evidence
in all courts.
<\ B. No. 199.—Amending the law re-
lating to the admission of attorneys to
practice, giving attorneys admitted in
other states right to be admitted here
on proof of good character and having
never been disbarred.
C. R. No. 209
certain real estate by the City of Perry.
<\ R. No. 210. Legalizing the incor-
poration of New Cordell, Washita coun-
and Cleveland in Pawnee county. T ma!:e profile of bridge, embankments.
H. R. N6. 122. Authorizing probate etc., and file specifications with county
judges to charge same fees as district , clerk
and to retain
fee of $10 fm prosecution. Section
2 prohibits hunting on the public high-
way at any time without the consent
of landowners adjoining highway. Pen-
ally for violation, tin*? of to $100. or
A. A. Campbell, formerly of Still
water, Okla , has purchased the First
National Bank of Hugo, I. T. W. F.
Mills will remain as cashier.
The telegraph wires of tho Santa Fe 1
ly and'necessarily traveled in going to
and returning from the county seat.
C. R. No. is. -Declaring all tramps, demeanor for any agent or employe of
street loiterers, fortune tellers, trick- any railroad or express company, indi-
sters, prostitutes; managers, bar-keep- vidual or common < arrler to receive for
ers and dance callers of houses of pros- transportation any bird or animal men-
tltutlon; habitual drunkards, gamblers, j tloned in this ad. Fine for violation,
card players, card sharks and profes- , jjqq to $500, one-half to go to informer;
Bional alms seekers to be vagrants; and I county attorney's fee. $if>. Railroad or
. . «I i„ | j declaring vagrancy to be a misdeniean- express company may be lined $500, to
have been grounded again the tniru | ^ punishable by ti fine of not less than to t0uiity school fund; county at-
to to 30 days in pail, or both tine and i township, board of trustees and
imprisonment. Section 3 makes it a mis- j r()uncjj \0 appoint assessors in towns j
lerk for similar servit
from said fees the following sums for
clerk hire In counties of population of
10,000 or less, $120; population of 10.000
to 15,000 the sum of $200. population of
15,COO to 20,000 the sum of $300; popula-
tion of over 20.000 the sum of $400. in
no case shall the county be liable for
the salary of the probate judge or his
* erk. Also makes the highest salary
of judge $1,200, exclusive of fees for
clerk.
11. R. No. 126.—Requires the registra-
tion of voters in all cities of the first
class in the city clerk's office; giving
name, ward and street number. Regis-
tration to be done not more than forty
nor less than ten days before each reg-
ular or special election. Elector not
registered may vote upon giving elec-
tion inspector sufficient cause why he
did not register (such as sickness, com-
pulsory absence, etc.).
H. R. No. 158.—New oil inspection
law. Provides for the inspection of
all oils used for lighting and fuel (ex-
cept oils used In manufacture of gas).
Inspection shall be by the specific
gravity test and the flash test. All re-
jected oil to be shipped out of the
territory or destroyed. Oil in tanks
and barrels must be labelled, show-
ing date of inspection and result of
tests. Retailers must label all barrels
and tanks from which oils are sold,
and any person selling oil under a
false label shall be deemed guilty of
I a misdemeanor. The inspector of oils
Legalizing the sale of shi,1> llp appointed by the governor.
with the approval of the council. His
salary shall be $1,800 per year, to be
retained from the fees of his office.
The inspector may appoint a deputy
in each city or town having a storage
tank, but no person who is an agent,
employe or stockholder of any oil com-
pany or in any manner Interested In
the sale of oil shall be appointed dep-
uty inspector. The fee for inspecting
oil in large quantities shall be ten
cents per barrel; in barrels, fifteen
cents per barrel; fifty gallons to con-
stitute a barrel.
H. Ti. No. 161.—New herd law. To
and t itles which have not elected as- j regulate and restrain domestic animals
essors. Took effect March 11, 1903. 1 from running at large, and requiring
H. R. No. 9. Provides for the can- j the building and maintaining of fences,
ellatlon (on records of the county , Does away with "free"' range unless
lerk) or discontinued stock brands o * I the same is voted for by majority of
and th
fore contract
o i all bids,
propriate fur
ty.
c. R. No. 216.—Legalizing warrants
issued by the City of Lawton.
HOUSE BILLS.
House Rill No. 5.—Repealing the law-
creating the office of couifty assessor
and re-enacting the old law providing
for township and city assessors. Town-
dilp trustee to be ex-officio assessor in
time within a month. Kach time the
ten nor more than one hundred dollars torie y's fee, $100. Section
•quire
^ com-
for a period of thirty days, or both such j panics and common carriers shall label
fine and imprisonment. all packages received for transporta-
C. R. No. 19. Requiring banks here- I tion. giving name of consignor, name of
after organized under territorial law to
have fully paid up capital stock, as fol-
lows: in towns of less than 2,.>00 popula-
Dccurrence has happened near Bliss, j or by Imprisonment in the county jail 'agents and employes of expn
ftiid seriously interferes with the run-
ning of trains.
The postoffico at Choctaw City was
robbed of $150 in stamps. The office is
without a safe and the burglars found tion, $10,000; In tow ns of 2,500 to fdioo
the wooden drawers quite easy to get $15,000; in towns of 5.000 to 10,000, |20.-
tuto. No clew to the robbers.
i marks.
I 11. R. No. iS.—Provides that taxes on
I real estate are lein on same after Do- i
I cember 15 each year. In real estate
I transfer the grantor is liable for taxes)
i if deed is made between December 15 I
! and March 1. and grantee is liable if |
' deed Is made between March 1 and
! December 15, unless there is a specific i
consignee and destination; penalty tor j a(freemllt to tho contrary.
violation, fine from $50 to $250, or im- j jj j{ ^\*o. 19.--Provides that property!
Less than $40 of Tahlequah's taxes
remain unpaid.
Holdenville will pay her mayoi
fMX) plus fees next year. The recordei
is to have f'JOO plus fees ami aldermen
are to have $7.50 per month.
000; In towns over 10,000, $25,000. Also al-
lows territorial bank examiner, whose
salary is $l,H0o p,r year, to employ an
assistant at $1,000 per year; allows $600
per year for stationery and contingent
expenses.
C. R. No. 24.—Authorizing cities and
towns to construct or extend sewer sy
prisounient for six months, or both.
R. No. 72. Amending law govern-
ing religious, educational and benevo-
lent corporations allowing them to
have any number of trustees from three
to lifty; also giving such corporations
power to hold any amount of personal
property, but only such real estate as
is necessary to carry on business,
t'. R. No. 75.— Amending law relating
| to towns and villages. Town trustees
ch-
Stroud's new brick plant is an assur
ed fact. The machinery has been or-
dered and the money put up in the
lank.
erty for waterway, etc., under same re-
strictions that private property is con-
demned for other public uses.
C. R. No. 26 Directing the auditor to
apportion from the school land fund to
the school districts and parts of dis-
1 trlcts embraced in what was formerly
The Rock Islam! Railroad company tho Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and
has taken charge of the Choctaw mines' caddo Indian reservations the sum of
at Hartshorne and Gowen. U-M for each person of«<W age in
said districts according to last offUial
school census. (This is the January and
tem and to levy special taxes to pay for appoint town marshal and all lie*
same. City or town may condemn prop Sary assistants, and may remove such
officers. Town clerk and assessor's of-
fices may be held by same person.
ualified electors in the stork
district. On petition of twenty-five
homesteaders or free-holders in any
county the county commissioners shall
divide the county irvto stock district"
each distric t to contain not less than
seventy-two nor more than one hun-
dred forty-four square miles. On peti-
tion of one-fourth of the legal voters
of any district the county commission-
ers shall call a special election in said
district to vote upon the following
propositions: "S^all domestic animals
he permitted to run at large° Shall
domestic animals be permitted run
at large from sunrise to sunset? Shall
domestic animals be perimtted to run
at large from the first day of
to the first day of of cv/jh
year?" The provisions about fences
i are about the same as the old law.
The Monitor says there has been more
trees planted in and nronud Marietta
than in any one year before.
The O. & C. C. has lucroased its capi-
tal stock to $'.*,000,000 aud projioses tc
build more hues of load in the Indian
Territory.
As the result of a protracted meeting
in Purcell nearly one hundred and li f t >
conversions were made.
Four burglaries have been committed
in K1 Reuo during the past fortnight
aud the guilty parties are at liberty a>
yet. The mayor lias ordered the chief
of police to put on meneuough to guard
the business houses and to catch the
miscreants.
Mrs. Susan Brown, said to be the old-
est Chickasaw Indian in the Indian
Territory, died recently at the age of
110 years. She was a noted Chocotee
tmong the Indians aud wax greatly
reverenced by her tribe.
Newspapers report a great many cat-
tle dying in the vicinity of Lehigh.
Btocknien seem to be puzzled to know
the cause.
Okemah is also getting up a com mere-
ml club.
The comptroller of the currency has
ir.thorized the Weleetka National bank
io begin business with a capital of $25,-
KO.
Farmers in the vicinity of Tnlsa ere
foing to raise potatoes this year. Over
1,000 bushels of seed )>otatoes have al-
ready been planted.
Frank West, a United States deputy
tiarsiial found 125 pints of whisky on
i Choctaw train east-bound from Okla-
homa City and smashed every bottle.
The Dental Society of tho Chickasaw
nation has been organized at Ardmore
with the following officers: Dr. Aber
aathy, president; Dr. Nicholson, vice
(resident; Dr. Peuuell, secretry and
treasurer.
H, D Donavan, a contractor on the
Missouri, Kansas A: Oklahoma railroad,
which is building fiom Muskogee ti
vtuthrie w as thiown front a motor caT
«nd terribly injured. He uses a sniat
motor car to run over the road aud thi
was detailed while running at a rapi
rate throwing Mr Donovan on the ties
Camp Ham Davis Ulilted Confederate
Veterans, gave a minstrel )>erfotntance
ht Ardmore under the direction of M >.
John Rnnck of Dallas. The minstrel,
w hich was for the benefit of the camp,
was a financial success, and a stroiif
delegation will go to New Orleans fion.
Ardmore.
F:re totally destroyed the residence
and contents of ex-United states Mar
thai Hsininer at Ardmore l.oss $11,-
«M>, insurance $*1,700.
South McAlester capitalists hsve or
gani/.ed to build an ice plant at i'isho- 1
July apportionment for 1902, which the
"new country" did not receive on ac-
count of a technicality in the law, and
does not interfere with the regular ap-
portionments for 1903.)
C. R. No. 33. Authorizing board of
directors ill school districts, and board
of education in cities, to condemn land
for school house site. I .and to bo ap-
praised by three disinterested parties,
not residents of the district. Appraise-
ment may be appealed from, as In other
like cases.
c. B. No. c Appropriating tne Bum
of $2,500 per annum for U«"3 and 1904
for the manufacture of vaccine (for
black-leg in cattle) at the oklahoma
Agriculture Experiment Station at
Stillwater, anil providing for the free
distribution of the same to farmers and
stock raisers in Oklahoma.
No. 44 Amending law relating
situated in unorganized country att
ed to any county for judicial purposes
shall be subject to taxation for nil pur-
poses except roads and bridges and
schools.
H. R. No. 25. Provides that hereafter
no license shall be issued to sell malt,
spirituous or vinous liquors outside of
any incorporated city or town unless
applicant tiles with the county clerk a | H R Xo. 162.- Requiring merch
written petition signed by a majority of ; stock (or any iairt of same) in
the resident free-holders of the con- . hulk to give creditors written notice
gressional township in which such li- before making sale. The purchaser
qtior is to be sold, provided, that the must gd from seller a written state-
, lessees of school land shall be consider- nient of indebtedness on the stock, and
<\ R. No. 76. Fixing compensation of j ()(j free.holders for the purposes of this failing so to do must forfeit all rights
secretary of territory and ex-officio > a(.j ,,f .jj-j innocent purchaser. Any person
superintendent of insurance at $1,200 j jj ^ ^ Prohibits any member vioilating the provisions of this act
per annum (in addition to the $1,S00 al- ! ()j- |)0ill(j 0f county comml t oners, city shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
lowed by United States); allows $l,SG0
per year for clerk hire. Requires sec- !
retary to make complete report of all !
fees received at end of each quarter,
and to turn all fees above salaries into ;
territorial treasury.
C. R. No. 7S. -Changing form of sub-
poena for witnesses in criminal cases, ,
requiring witness to take notice of con-
tinuance of case from one term of court
to another without being re-subpoena- i
ed.
C. R. No. 96.—legalizing the election
and «>tii< i.ii acts of the followii g named j
probate judges: J. A. Patton of Wood- ,
ward county, M. N. dish of Caddo coun-
ty and H. D. Messick of Beaver coui ty.
('. R. No. 9S. Appropriating $40,000
for building and exhibit at the Louisi-
ana Purchase Centennial Exposition at
St. Louis ill 1904.
('. R. No. 117. Authorizing school dis-
trict No. 57 in Woodward county to lo-
cate school house on block 24 in the
town of Supply, the same as if said
block was within one-half mile of the
center of said district.
ptlng the offer of
council, town
i hool board ' nieanor and on conviction shall be fin-
to county examiners, who are appointed United States tendering the use of
by county superintendent of public in- port Supply military reservation (in
struction to assist in examination of | woodward county) and the building
applicants for tea. hers' certificates
allows each of the two examiner* pay j
for not more than live days work dur-
ing each quarter, at $3.00 per day.
C. R No. 46. l.iniits the general ter-
ritorial tax rate to three mills on the
dollar. Also appropriates the following
sums p*r annum for the years 190.' and
1904 for maintenance of territorial edu-
cational institutions University at
Norman. $30,000; agricultural and me-
chanical college at Stillwater, $12,000;
Normal school at Kdmond. $25,000; Nor-
mal school at Alva. $-5,000; Normal
school at Weatherford. $l-'.500. Normal
sity preparatorv school at Tonkawa,
$12,000; colored university at l.angston.
$10,000 deaf and dumb Institute at
Guthrie, $18,000.
C. R. No. 52. legalizing the election
of R A. Rlllups as probate judge of
Washita ounty. (Was not IS years old
when elected, though his second term.)
it \,>. 54. Authorising judge
j district court to release juvenile offen-
ders under 16 years of age on their
j own recognizance, provided such juve-
nile offender has previously borne good
reputation; person so released on pa-
role must prove by two reputable citi-
zens at each term of district court that
he has been peaceable and law abiding,
on failure to make such proof, judge
may pass sentence as If such Juvenile
had not been released.
I C. R. No. 69.—(New board of health
law). The governor shall appoint three
practicing physicians * territorial
board of health, one member vo be pres
blent, one to be vice president and tne
other to be se. retarj m I supei intend-
imt salarv of superinb ndeut to be $S00
per year and $5(M) for «ontingent and
traveling expenses: other members to
, receive no salary except fe Board
has power to examine applicants foi li-
1 cense to practice medicine and surgery
In Oklahoma, to quarantine against
thereon for an Insane asylum. Institu-
tion to be known as the Oklahoma Hos-
pital for Cie l.isane. to be under the
direction, control and management of a
board of trustees consisting of the gov -
ernor and two others, one to be of dif-
ferent political party from the gover-
nor; trustees to be appointed by gov-
ernor and confirmed by the council.
Governor to appoint superintendent,
who shall be physician of ten years
praetie*
f live
ea rf
practic*
in
rontag
« onden
to look
Applb
pay f.
good n
of son
have c
asei
tc
Impure
tions
articles of food and
ral health of territory,
it for physician's license must
of $5.00. furnish evidence of
nal <h trader and be graduate
• reputable medical college or
B iged I" actual prndU • for five
Shall take exam... uion in the
in hool of medicine which he Intends to
practice (such as homeopathic, alopath-
Ie eclectic, ete. but does not apnlv to
osteopathy), I'ounty bo<rd >f h* lth
• hull consist of one physician appoint-
ed by territorial superb tendent of
hen It h. the chalnnsn Of 1h board of
county commission *« "d on phy-l-
cl n to be el*ct«*d by the county com-
ml*sloner« Superintendent shall re-
«lv« $10$ i" year, to I • ill©*• d by
diseases of the mind compensation of
superintendent to be $2,000 per year in
addition to family residence and house-
hold provisions. Trustees to appoint
steward, whose compensation shall be
$SOO per year, residence and provisions;
Stewart to purchase necessary sup-
plies for the institution every six
months by competitive bids. Trustees
may employ any number of physicians
they may deem necessary, the salary of
each not to exceed $1,000 per year. The
superintendent to employ matron and
other help by and with the consent and
approval of the trustees. Governor to
appoint a commission coin sting of
three reputable physicians vho shall
Inspect the Institution every three
months and make detailed report.
Trustees to report in full to legislative
assembly. Insane from other states or
territories may be kept in asylum un-
der rules and regulations of trustees.
Idiots not to be kept In asylum. Act not
to take effect until a steam or electric
rallwaj* I" built within one mile of the
old guard house at Fort Supply; (the
Stnta Fe line now runs within IS miles
of the fort). Buildings to be rep'lred
under direction of trustee?- and patients
to be removed from Norman sanitarium
by sheriff of Cleveland countv when
the railway i« built, as required.
C. R No 133 Increases the compen-
sation of the county superintendent of
public Instruction twenty per cent of
tb" amount previously allowed by law.
. • b. No 1 •$ ippi oprlatHg $4tM
for the erection of a new building for
the territorial normal s« hool at Ed-
from making contract with board for
furnishing supplies. Violation to be
deemed embezzlement for amount of
contract and punished accordingly.
H. R. No. 42. Appropriates a sum
sufficient to equip the new university
building at Norman, to replace the li-
brary recently destroyed by tin
make other iinorovements. Amour" to
be determined by regents, not less than
$15,000 nor more than $25,000 per year
for 1903 and 1904; none of the fund to be
used for the erection of any building.
H. R. No. 44.- Legalizing the actions
of probate judges ill taking acknowl-
edgments of conveyances, and giving
probate judges authority to take ac-
knowledgments.
H. B. No. 47 Authorizing the terri-
torial auditor to draw certain warrants
on the Northwest Norman fund to pay
for repair of building, etc . aggregating
$2,166.03.
H. R. No. 67.— Legalizing the incor-
poration of the town of Elk City, in
Roger Mills county.
H. R No. 68 Requiring railroad
companies to fence right of way. Tosts
to be not more than one rod apart; four
barb wires; top wire to be not less than
fifty-four nor more than fifty eight
in* h*s from th* ground; bottom wire
t«) be not less than fourteen nor more
than twenty inches from the ground,
owner of land adjoining may put on
additional wires or boards to make
fence "hog tight." Railroad companies
to be liable for all damages resulting
ftoni killing live stock on account of
failure to build fence.
H. R. No. 71.—Defining the crime of
harboring or aiding criminals. Any
person who shall knowingly feed, lodge,
t lot he, arm, equip, harbor, aid assist
or conceal any criminal, outlaw or fugi-
tive from Justice shall be deemed guil-
ty of a felony and on conviction sen-
tenced to hard labor In the peniten-
tiary for a term not to exceed ten years.
H R. No. 72. Making the right of a
change ot' vet
matter of pre
."acts.
nnina
f. the
ed not less than $300 nor more than
$500 or punished by Imprisonment in
the county jail not more than thirty
days, or both such fine and imprison-
ment.
H. R. No. 188. To regulate the prac-
tice of osteopathy. Governor to ap-
and Vol Point a board of three examiners, who
aint to shall examine applicants and Issue lic-
enses to practice osteopathy. Any per-
son practicing osteopathy, or offering
so to do, without first having ob-
tained a license, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and on conviction
shall be punished by a fine not less
than $25 nor more than $100 or by
imprisonment in the county jail not
less than 30 days nor more than one
y.*a r.
H. R. No. 196. -Authorizing the city
council of any city of the first c lass
to transfer unused money belonging
to any fund, to any other fund when
necessary.
H. R. No. 199.—Legalizing certain
township school warrants issued by
township 14 north, range 7 west, in j
ls9o, and belonging to school district I
No 9 in Canadian countv.
H. R. No. 209.—Empowers the gov- j
ernor to contract for the care of pris-
oners sentenced to the penitentiary. |
Governor may enter hit*) a contract !
with the county commissioners of any j
county to work male prisoners, who
have been sentenced for a period of
five years or longer, on the public 1
highways of such countv under the
dire* tion of the cherlff: the funds de- j
rived from such contract, after ex- |
penses of keeping prisoners are paid,
shall be returned pro rata to the coun- ■
ties in which such prisoners were con- !
victed.
H. it. No 221 --Authorizing the Pur-
cell St Lexington Street Railway Co.
to construct a bridge across the South
Canadian river opposite the town of
Lexington.
H. R. No. 233. -Prohibiting the buy-
ing or selling or offering to buy or
sell votes with money, appointment to
office or any valuable consideration
Anyone violating the provisions of this
dvertise for bids be-
ler, may rejed any
imissloners may ap-
. aiil any township in
the improvement of any principal roaw
and any supervisor « f roads und
bridges m his township and may em-
ploy labor and nurchase material by
and with the consent and approval
of the township board. Ail bills for
material must be verified by claimant
and trustee and audited by township
board. Each township f.hall be di-
vided by the township board into a
convenient number of road districts,
no district to contain less th.'n nine
square miles; board shall appoint a
road overseer for each district, whose
duty it shall be to oversee the grading
and draining of roads, the construc-
tion and repair of bridges and city
or towns may appropriate funds to
aid in improving any road or bridge
leading to said city or town. When
any river or principal stream is the
boundary line between two counties
the boards of county commiisiom rs of
such counties may, by agreement,
jointly contract for tlie erection of u
bridge over said stream. The town-
ship trustee t.. collect poll tax. Trustee
is allowed sixty days' work each year
.at $1.50 per day and road overseer \m
allowed thirty days' work each year
at $1.50 per day, to be paid by town-
ship board on presentation of a veri-
fied and itemized statement showing
when and where work was done
Township board may levy a road and
bridge tax not to exceed five mills on
the dollar. Every male person who
has resided in the territory thirty
days above twenty-one and under fifty
years of age, and able to labor on the
roads, shall pay poll tax of $4.00 or
work four days on roads each year:
two days' work of man and team shall
be equivalent to four days of man
alone. Township board may let work
by contract, and may have weeds cut
fro u roads. Town clerk shall keep
record of all money received and paid
out, and shall exhibit record to any
taxpayer of the township at any meet-
ing of board.
H. R. No. 263.—Any school district
having a population of 2.500 or more
may establish kindergarten for the
training of children from four to six
years of age. Children attending kin-
dergarten shall be counted in school
census same as others aild receive ap-
portionment of school land fund. The
territorial normal schools shall prepare
teachers for kindergarten work.
II. B. No. 268. Appropriates $4-
143.86 to pay teachers who taught n
Greer county in 1895-96 when the fam-
ous Oklahoma-Texas case was ill the
United States supreme court.
11. R. No. 274.—Amending the law-
relating to county high schools. The
trustees may erect school building and
equip same, to be paid for on Install-
ment plan, levy not to exceed thrse
mills in any year. Regular levy for
running expenses not to exceed three
mills.
H. R. No 301. Legalizing the pur-
chase of real estate by the city of Alva
for water works purposes.
H. R. No. 306 - Directing the secre-
tary of the territory to re-convey the
land donated by the town of Granite
for the Southwestern Normal School,
and directing the auditor to cancel the
bonds issued by Granite school district
for same purpos*.
TT. R. No. 309. — Legalizing the snecial
election recently held In the city of
Geary by which water works bonds
for $52,000 were voted,
II. 1?. No. 314. -Legalizing the con-
tract between Wm. T. Smith and the
school board of the city of Perry, re
lating to planting trees on school
grounds.
IT. R. No. 315.—Legalizing the incor-
poration of the town of Ralston, in
Pawnee county.
II. R. No. 316.—Authorizing the town
r" Elk City to construct, own and op-
erate water works and fire apparatus,
and to issue bonds to pay for same.
II. R. No. 326 Legalizing the incor-
poration of the town of Watong i and
the acts of the board of trustees of
said town.
TI. R. No. 327.—Authorizing the town
of Bridgeport to construe*, own and
operate water works and fire appar-
atus. and legalizing water works bonds
for $22,000 voted by said town in Jan-
uary. 1903.
Joint Resolutions.
Council J. R. No. 5.—Directing the
territorial auditor to pay the sum of
$680 to the treasurer of Custer county
as apportionment for Weatherford
school district for 1901.
C. J. R. No. 6. - Authorizing th® gov-
ernor to annoint a custodian for Ft
Sunoly reservation, to look after bul'd-
ines until the Fame are needed for
j asylum.
ATI ropriations.
I The genera, appropriation bill car-
ries more than the same bill did two
i yearS ago. but the amounts approprlat-
f ed for the various educational lnsti-
; tutions are mu* h smaller than the .ap-„
propriations of 1901. The running ex
' penses of all the territorial offices (in
j addition to what is paid bv the federal
government) amount to about $40.00(1
per year For care of insane. $,5.oi/.
j per year; for commitment of insane.
$6,00u
mltment of insar
prisoners. $40,000
.f prisoner
Deficient y
o. $ ',631. Fo
<jm-
: HC
for
printing jo
rising the
H. R. No. 8S -Anti
of county commissioners of any
to contract for the construction <
house, jail or other
building to be
mono.
c R No 149 T>li
mnk* semi-annual
the funds derlv ed *
thirteen (university
"S fol
the te
ted
icts the auditor to
apportionment of
Mn b- ■'■■'X section
and college land*
V5; one-s«venth to go to each of
Itorlal educational Institutions,
it Norman. Stillwater. Kdmond.
Weatherfot d.
and
Authorise*
corporations t
mdemn prlvat
i restrictions
•if v^ -ter « r>
prop-
er the
board
•ounty
f court
sary public
the install-
| , ial tax levy not ex-
ling ten mills for an> year, and not
to run longer than ten years. Proposi-
tion must be submitted to qualified vot-
ers of the county and receive a majori-
ty of all \otes < ast before commission-
ers have authority to let contract, make
levy, etc.
II. R. No. 9? Incorporating 'he 'Con-
gregation of Renedidtne Sisters of th**
S.o red Heart" of oklahoma Territory,
and authorising said corporation to •*-
tabllsh branch schools wherever its
t fflcers desire.
H. n No. 95 Defining the crime of
indecent cxnosure; ttie circulation of
obscene books, pictures, prints, etc..
the giving of obscene exhibitions and
k mil g of disorderly or brawd>
houses, declaring the same to be a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of
put 1,-ss than $i"0 nor more than $*oe
H R. No. 101. Authorizing park
board of Rock Island township. Grant
county, to purchase additional land at
a ost not to exceed $2,000, to be paid
tij sp -.1,1 t..\ lit y not to v eed two
mills. Proposition must oe accepted
b\ a majority of the qualified electors
of the township voting at a special elec-
tion held for that purpose.
>1 R No. 104 Making it a misde-
meanor to trespass on rsllway trains by
riding on top of car. on bumpers, on
ro or to steal a ride in anv manner.
11. R No. 116 - Legalising the Incor-
poration of the towns of Kremlin .Run
act shall be .
qualified from
trust or profit
Unfranchised
holding any
th;<
te
r inor*
l ha
find dis-
offlee of
not le-s
i twenty
fi«
Fo
sessioi
Up Ft. Suppl>
l'errlng patien
For legislative
cellancous, al
torlal ti v rati
5 to 5.5 mills;
care of
er year; for cominlt-
$5,000 per
of prisone
rnnls of 1
. $16,200, 1
r asylum and trans
roni Norman, $15.0(0
lployes $18,500. Mls-
$15.(100. The terri-
$16.16:
slature,
fitting
ar will hi
•ars it wa
ibout
7.S.
No.
H. R
more than
tain public
ami to levy
234 Authorizing cities of
000 pooulal Ion \ o main-
libraries and reading rooms
tax for that purpc
L
- Id •
hotnn
dv. I
und WiMiko'-
m- Wolf in I
to exceed two mills on the dollar of
assessed valuation.
H. R No. 235.—Governing the or-
ganisation and regulation ofl the Ok-
lahoma National tJuard. Appropriates
}:0 per month to the commanding of-
ficer of each organisation for armory
rent, fuel, light* -'atlonery, etc*
H. R. No, 239. -Authorising tlie town
of Kremlin to construct, own, control
and operate water Works and fire ap-
paratus, aud to issue bonds for such
purpose?.
II. R. No. 253 Authorizing th*- Asher
Brtdge <Jo. t« <onstru<t a toil i"idge
over the South Canadian river near
iher, In Pot tawatomle < > ntr
11. R. No. 260. Relating to roads and
bridges. Authorising count) c^.nmls*
gliomas to levy road and bridge tax
not to exceed ill mills; ind for the
purpose of bridging any river or^irln-
clpal stream they may |e\> an addi-
tional tax not to ex. eed four mills.
County commissioners to bui! 1 ami
maintain all bridges of twenty foot
span or longer, and township trustee
to build and maintain all bridges of
less than twenty foot Span: all bridges
to be at least fourteen feet wide. Coun-
ty commissioners may (oiitract f* r
bridge over any river or principal
stream: to be paid for in annual In-
stallments not to exceed $3,000 p«-r year
and tiot to rail Iona than five years.
is in (la1
the
to *' p
fr*
f.je
MERE: OPINION.
When a woman suffers in silence it
1* because there is nobody around
to be Bcolded.
Some men who were born for great
things didn't pet them because their
*ives couldn't believe it.
Some people think so much of them
selves that they have no time to think
about what othar people may think of
them.
A woman's brain declines In weight
after she is 30 years of age. but soma
old widowers are the most light head-
ed people in the world.
The man who works hard si! day
and rocs home at nlyht to be told that
he Is a poor stick and a failure be-
cause somebody «l«** gets a larger sal-
ary than he. mu* Keep .gr.t on saying
the old bachelor Isn t half a man. but
peoplo don't always say what they
think.
Progress Made In Boilers.
The I>o Wott Clinton engine built in
1831 had a bollsr pressure of
pounds to the square inch Now stestt.
ship lad' •- are made to stand s pres
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