CHAPTER 111 HOUSE BILL NO. 44. Court House and Jail. AN ACT granting power to the Board of County Commissioners, District Judge, and County Judge of any county in the State of Oklahoma to use the sinking fund of the county derived from penalties, interest, forfeitures accrued or to accrue, and in addition to use such funds as may be voted in said counties as an ad valorem tax, for the purpose of building courthouses and jails and providing the method of procedure therefor. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA : Board of County Commissioners. Section 1. That the Board of County Commissioners, District Judge and County Judge of any County in this State may use for the purpose of erecting, remodeling or re-building a court house or jail, or both, at the county seat, all or any portion of the sinking fund of the county derived from penalties, interest and forfeitures accrued, or to accrue, and in addition thereto, where a mill tax for court house or jail purposes has been, or may be voted by a majority of the qualified electors of said county covering a period of years, the County Commissioners, District Judge and County Judge of said county may make an estimate of the amount that the said levy together with the sinking fund, interest and penalties so derived will raise during the entire period of time for which said mill levy has been or may be voted, based on the average valuation of the property in said county for the last past five years and may contract for and cause to be erected a courthouse and jail, or either in said county, at the county seat thereof, and may draw warrants against said estimate in payment therefor, which shall be a legal charge against said county, payable out of the fund thus derived. Said warrants to be issued in amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each, and when funds accumulate in the county treasury to the credit of said fund sufficient to pay one or more of said warrants the county treasurer shall give notice by publication in a newspaper published in said county that the money is available to pay said warrants, or warrant, giving the number and date of said warrant or warrants, and unless said warrant, or warrants, are presented for payment within thirty days from the date of said publications, said warrants, or warrant, so advertised shall cease to draw interest. Said contract for the building as aforesaid shall be approved by the County Commissioners, District Judge and County Judge of said County. This Act shall not be construed as affecting or repealing any existing law and shall be cumulative in its operation and effect. Emergency. Section 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this Act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 14, 1924. CHAPTER 112 HOUSE BILL NO. 51. Appropriation To Furnish Girls' Dormitory, Murray State School AN ACT making an appropriation to furnish the Girls' Dormitory at Murray State School at Tishomingo, and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Appropriation. Section 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of furnishing the girls' dormitory at the Murray State School at Tishomingo. Emergency. Section 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 21, 1924. CHAPTER 113 HOUSE BILL NO. 53. Revocation of License of Pool Halls AN ACT amending Section 3205 of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, relating to revocation of License of pool halls; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Section 1. That Section 3205 of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, be amended to read as follows: Section 3205. Revocation of License. The County Judge, upon five (5) days notice to the person holding such license shall revoke such license for any one of the following reasons: First. Drunkenness of the person holding such license or permitting any intoxicated person to loiter in such place. Second. Permitting minors to resort to such place, unless accompanied by parent or guardian. Third. Payment of the special liquor dealers' tax to the United States by the properietor or any one connected in any manner with him. Fourth. Maintaining such place in that part of a building or adjoining that part of a building occupied by any person holding a special liquor dealers' tax stamp, or receipt issued by the United States. Fifth. Violating any of the laws of the State commonly called "prohibition laws" or violating any of the laws of the State; or permitting any one to violate any of these laws in such place. Emergency. Section 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this Act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 17, 1924. CHAPTER 114 HOUSE BILL NO. 54. Salaries of Employees, State Reformatory AN ACT amending Section 9232, of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma 1921, relating to the salaries of certain officers or employees at the Oklahoma State Reformatory at Granite, and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: State Reformatory-Warden-Officers. Section 1. That Section 9232 of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma 1921 be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "9232. Reformatory-Granite. That the Warden of the Oklahoma State Reformatory at Granite, Oklahoma, shall receive for his full compensation for his services the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per annum, payable monthly. Such Warden shall have power with the approval of the State Board of Public Affairs to appoint a deputy warden, who shall receive a salary of One Thousand and Eight Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) per annum, payable monthly, and in addition thereto, each of said officers shall be furnished a residence in which to live. Said Warden shall, with the consent of the State Board of Public Affairs, appoint the following officers, to-wit: One Chief Clerk at a salary of per annum.. $ 1800.00 One Steward at a salary per annum.. 1500.00 One Farm Superintendent at a salary per annum_ 1800.00 One Secretary to the Warden, who shall be record clerk, at a salary per annum 900.00 One Chaplin (sic) at a salary per annum__ 1200.00 One Chief Engineer at a salary per annum.. 2400.00 One Day Sergeant at a salary per annum__. 1200.00 One Night Sergeant at a salary per annum... 1200.00 which salaries shall be paid monthly. Said Warden, shall, with the approval of the State Board of Public Affairs, employ such turnkeys, door keepers, cell house keepers, guards and such other employees as may be necessary and fix their compensation as provided for like employees at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Provided that the Warden may furnish the said officers and employees in merchandise, groceries or stock out of the commissary at the Granite Reformatory at actual cost to the State and they shall be entitled to receive vegetables cultivated on said prison property without cost under rules and regulations to be preperty scribed by said Warden. Emergency. Section 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 17, 1924. CHAPTER 115 HOUSE BILL NO. 56. Appeal Bonds in County Court. AN ACT amending Section 1415, Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, relating to appeal bonds in County Court, and, declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Bonds-Requisites of. Section 1. That Section 1415 of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: a Section 1415. The appeal bond shall be in such sum as the county court shall require and deem sufficient, with at least two sufficient sureties to be approved by the judge, conditioned that the appellant will prosecute his appeal with due diligence to determination, and will abide, fulfill and perform whatever judgment, decree or order may be rendered against him in that proceeding by the district court, and that he will pay all damages which the opposite party, may sustain by reason of such appeal, together with all cost that may be adjudged against him; and such appeal bond shall stand in lieu of the cost bond and the cost deposit required in section 764 of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, and the Court Clerk shall not require either cost bond or cost deposit in such appeal cases. Emergency. Section 2. It being immeditely necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this Act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 17, 1924. CHAPTER 116 HOUSE BILL NO. 57. Bailiffs In Courts of Record AN ACT amending Section 5897, Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, relating to the appointing of a bailiff in courts of record, and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Bailiffs-Appointment-Salary. Section 1. That Section 5897 of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: Section 5897. Necessary bailiffs upon any court of record in this State shall be appointed by the Judge thereof and such bailiffs shall receive in full compensation not to exceed the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00) per day while in actual attendance and service of said court; provided, that in each county having a population in excess of 34,000 as now or hereinafter shown by the last federal census, the bailiff shall receive in full compensation Three Dollars ($3.00) per day while in actual attendance upon the court and provided that in each county having a population in excess of 60,000 as now or hereafter shown by the Federal census, the bailiff shall receive not to exceed $125.00 per month, to be fixed by the Board of County Commissioners; and provided further, that the above and foregoing amendment of said section and the reenactment of the above proviso shall not be construed as affecting any law now in force relating to compensation to court bailiffs based upon the population of Counties in this State. Emergency. Section 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this Act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 17, 1924. CHAPTER 117 HOUSE BILL NO. 58. Filing of Cost Bonds. AN ACT amending Section 764, Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, relating to filing of cost bonds, and declaring an emergency. ΒΕ ΙΤ ΕΝACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Cost Bonds-Filing-Deposit of Cash. Section 1. That Section 764 of the Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: Section 764. In any civil action hereafter filed in any court of record before the court clerk shall be required to issue any summons or other process therein, there shall be filed by, or on behalf of the plaintiff, a bond for cost with one or more good and sufficient sureties, one of whom shall be a resident of the county in which the action is filed, or with some bonding company as such surety, conditioned that the plaintiff will pay all costs which may be adjudged against him, or in case the costs cannot be collected from the defendant, if judgment be obtained against him, then the plaintiff will pay the costs incurred by himself, and such bond shall not be required to contain any other condition. In probate actions the guardian, administrator, or executor must pay the costs out of the first funds of the estate coming into his hands, and, upon failure so to do, he shall be personally liable for the payment thereof. In lieu of cost bond any plaintiff may deposit, from time to time, |