first half of the 1923 ad valorem taxes be and the same is hereby extended without penalty until the 1st day of May, 1924, provided the same is paid on or before said date, and that the last half of the 1923 ad valorem taxes shall not become delinquent until the fifteenth day of June, 1924, and that no penalty shall accrue on. said taxes if paid according to the provisions of this resolution. 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 and effect from and after its passage and approval. Adopted by the House of Representatives January 25, 1924. Approved January 28, 1924. CHAPTER 149 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUUTION NO. 4. Refund to J. L. Ivy. A RESOLUTION directing a refund to J. L. Ivy, County Treasurer of Roger Mills County, State of Oklahoma, from the State Treasury, of certain funds collected by him and erroneously paid by him to the State Treasurer and converted into the State Treasury; making appropriation therefor. WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Company paid under protest, to J. L. Ivy of Roger Mills County, State of Oklahoma, of the last half of its taxes of 1920, the sum of One Hundred and Seven Dollars and Thirty Five Cents, ($107.35), and, WHEREAS, said J. L. Ivy, County Treasurer of Roger Mills County, State of Oklahoma, through error, remitted and paid to the State Treasurer of Oklahoma, the said sum of One Hundred and Seven Dollars and Thirty-Five Cents, ($107.35), and the same has been erroneously converted into the State Treasury, and, WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, has held that the tax for which said sum was paid, by said Railway Company, was illegally levied, Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Oklahoma, that said sum of One Hundred and Seven Dollars and Thirty Five Cents, ($107.35), be refunded from the State Treasury to said J. L. Ivy, County Treasurer of Roger Mills County, State of Oklahoma, to be held and disbursed by him as such County Treasurer as required; and there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of One Hundred and Seven Dollars and Thirty Five Cents, ($107.35), to effect said refund to said J. L. Ivy, County Treasurer of said Roger Mills County; and the State Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue his warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of said J. L. Ivy, County Treasurer of Roger Mills County, State of Oklahoma, for said sum of One Hundred and Seven Dollars and Thirty Five Cents, ($107.35); and said State Adopted by the House of Representatives February 7, 1924. Approved March 1, 1924. CHAPTER 150 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. Connor State School of Agriculture. JOINT Resolution providing for the transfer of certain Funds for Building Purposes; and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, The Connor State School of Agriculture located at Warner, Oklahoma, is immediately in need of a dormitory building to replace the dormitory building which was recently destroyed by fire, and WHEREAS, There is sufficient funds in the maintenance and equipment fund of said school. 'Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, By the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein, that One Thousand Dollars, ($1000.00), of the fund appropriated for equipment, or as much thereof as may be necessary, and Two Hundred Dollars, ($200.00), of the fund appropriated for maintenance of the years 1924 and 1925, or so much thereof as may be necessary to be used, to immeditely replace said dormitory so destroyed by fire. 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. Adopted by the House of Representatives January 21, 1924. Approved March 12, 1924. CHAPTER 151 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUUTION NO. 8. Providing for Political Parties to Submit List of Nominations. A Resolution authorizing any political party to submit a list of its candidates for nomination and election when sufficient number of voters have petitioned for same. WHEREAS, the Election laws of the State of Oklahoma are such as would prohibit candidates of the faith of minor political parties running for office in their political party, and WHEREAS, the minor parties in Oklahoma did not receive sufficient vote to comply with the law in this respect. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved By the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, that any political party pre senting a petition of 5000 names of voters of Oklahoma, to the Secretary of State, and the same being approved by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall then place the names of the candidates of the party submitting said petition on a ballot similar to that of the major parties in Oklahoma, and it shall be mandatory on the part of the Secretary of the Election Board to prepare said ballot when said petition has been approved by the Secretary of State, and upon filing and approval of said petition for State Officers shall be sufficient to permit candidates for Congress. District Judge or other minor offices appearing on the State and County ticket. Adopted by the House of Representatives March 12, 1924. Approved March 18, 1924. CHAPTER 152 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15. Authorizing Fraternal Benficiary Associations to Continue In Business. ▲ Resolution authorizing Fraternal Beneficiary Associations doing business on the Group Plan, that were in business December 31, 1923, to continue in business until June 1, 1925, and declaring an emergency. : BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN : Fraternal Beneficiary Associations-To Continue In Business. Section 1. Fraternal Beneficiary Associations doing business on the Group or Circle plan that were transacting business in Oklahoma, on December 31, 1923, whose license were not renewed for the year 1924 by the Fraternal Insurance Board, shall be permitted to continue in business until June 1, 1925, making their reports to the Insurance Commissioner as heretofore. Provided, that within thirty (30) days from the date this resolution takes effect, said Fraternal Beneficiary Associations shall settle all claims upon which final proof has been submitted by the policy holder and have been on file for thirty (30) days or more, or in case of disputed claims, the associations shall immediately set up a reserve sufficient to cover said claims; and thereafter such Fraternal Beneficiary Associations shall be required to settle all claims within thirty (30) days from date final proof is submitted or immediately set up a reserve to cover same, and failure to comply with this provision will be sufficient reason for the revocation of their license, and it shall be the duty of the Fraternal Insurance Board to revoke same. Same-Requirements. Section 2. All Fraternal Beneficiary Associations, the name of which does not clearly indicate that the same is a Fraternal Order, or Mutual Assessment Association, are hereby required within thirty (30) days from the taking effect of this resolution to have printed on all their applications for insurance in large and plain type the words, "Fraternal Beneficiary Association", or "Mutual Assessment Association" or other language that would clearly indicate to the assured that the organization is a fraternal society operating under the fraternal insurance laws, and failure so to do will be sufficient reason for the revocation of their license. Emergency. Section 3. 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 and Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. Adopted by the House of Representatives March 10, 1924. Approved March 20, 1924, CHAPTER 153 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3. Memorializing Congress to Reimburse State of Oklahoma. A RESOLUTION Memorializing Congress to reimburse the State of Oklahoma for Taxes, of which it has been deprived through Federal Treaties under Legislation. WHEREAS, Before Statehood the United States Government negotiated and entered into treaties with each of the Five Civilized Tribes, exempting lands allotted to members of the Five Civilized Tribes from taxation; and WHEREAS, Under these treaties the State Government has been deprived of the right to levy and collect large amounts of taxes necessary for the support and maintenance of the State Government and its institutions; and the counties have been deprived of the right to levy and collect taxes necessary to build roads and bridges to accommodate the traveling public. The school districts have been deprived of the right to collect taxes for the support and maintenance of the common schools, many of which are not able to run for the term of six months, which the law requires. The common schools of the State are now costing the people approximately Twenty-eight Million ($28,000,000.00) Dollars, per annum, for the support and maintenance and the upkeep of the same; and WHEREAS, The Five Million Dollars in cash, donated by the United States Government to the State of Oklahoma for the support of common schools, does not in any way meet the taxes, which the State Government and its municipal sub-divisions have been deprived of by these treaties, neither does it match the Three Million (3,000,000) Acres of land that was donated to the common schools by the Federal Government, which lands and proceeds are now valued at Forty Million ($40,000,000.00) Dollars; and WHEREAS, That since the State of Oklahoma and its sub-divisions have been deprived of these taxes through the operation of treaties entered into by the United States Government, it is the sense of the Legislature of this State, that the United States Gov ernment ought to, as a matter of equity and right, reimburse the State for the same: Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the Congress of the United States is hereby memorialized to make a fair and equitable adjustment of this matter; Be it further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the United States Senators and Congressmen from this State. Adopted by the Senate January 17, 1924. Adopted by the House of Representatives January 19, 1924. CHAPTER 154 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5. Continuance of Special Committee. RESOLUTION providing for the continuance of the Special Committee created by the First Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature on Drainage and Flood Control. WHEREAS, on the adjournment of the First Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature, the Committee appointed by the House and Senate for that Session, on drainage and flood control, died by operation of law; and WHEREAS, it is necessary under the Governor's message for the Second Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature to have such Committee: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRÉSENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Committee heretofore appointed by the First Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature, on drainage and flood control, be continued as a special Committee on drainage and flood control, of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature. Adpted by the Senate January 23, 1924. Adopted by the House of Representatives February 27, 1924. CHAPTER 155 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6. Memorializing Congress To Pass Adjusted Compensation Law. A RESOLUTION Memorializing Congress of the United States to consider and enact a law providing for adjusted compensation to Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Nurses, who served honorably in the World War. WHEREAS, the soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses, who served honorably in the World War, by their entrance into the service, offered their service, and their lives in defense of the Nation and its principles, and evidenced the most supreme American Patriotism: and, by their entrance into the service abandoned their individual properties, vocations and business at their respective homes, and were deprived of the opportunity of participating in the opportunities commercially, so profitable and wonderful by virtue of the activities of War; and |