Shattuck shall be filed by abstract of such judgments in the county court held at Arnett, the county seat of Ellis county.. Jurors from locality. Section 5. The jury commissioners are directed to select the jurors to serve at either court from that portion of the county wherein said court is located, but no juror shall be disqualified because he may reside in some other part of the county. Traveling expenses of judge. Section 6. The county judge shall be paid out of the county treasury on order of the board of county commissioners, his actual traveling expenses and hotel expenses attending court at Shattuck, to be paid as other bills against the county are paid, upon his filing an itemized sworn statement with the county clerk. Repeal. Section 7. All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Emergency. Section 8. An emergency is hereby declared by reason whereof it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety that this act take' effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved February 23, 1910. CHAPTER 20. COURTS-TERMS OF COUNTY COURT AT GAGE. House Bill No. 87. AN ACT to provide for holding sessions of the county court in Gage, in Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Section 1. After the passage of this act there shall be four terms of the county court of Ellis county held each year in the town of Gage, Ellis county, Oklahoma. Said terms shall begin on the first Monday in March, June, September and December, and each term shall continue until the business of the term is Provided, said court shall Provided, that the county disposed of, not exceeding four weeks: always be open for probate business. shall not pay any money or incur any expense for rent at said town. Jurisdiction-transfer of cases. Section 2. The said court held at Gage, Ellis county, Oklahoma, shall have original jurisdiction as a county court in Ellis county. Provided, that upon application presented after reasonable notice any action or matter pending in either court shall be transferred to or remain in the county court held in said county nearest the residence of the defendant, or one of the defendants, in said action; and, provided, further, that in case of probated wills, guardianships, administrations and the like, such matters shall on application be transferred to such county court held in such county nearest the residence of such guardian, executor or administrator. Resident clerk. Section 3. The county commissioners shall appoint a clerk of said county court at Gage, resident of said district, at a salary not to exceed six hundred dollars per annum, to keep the records of said court at said town; and said clerk is hereby authorized to issue process and perform such acts, ministerial in character, as are performed by the clerk of the district court. Record of judgments at county seat. Section 4. All judgments obtained in the county court at Gage shall be filed by abstract of such judgments in the county court held at Arnett, the county seat of Ellis county. Separate jury lists for court towns. Section 5. The jury commissioners of Ellis county shall make three lists of names of two hundred persons, each of whom shall possess the qualifications of jurors, as prescribed by law, and one of the said lists shall be marked "Shattuck Jury List," one "Gage Jury List," and the other shall be marked "Arnett Jury List." All said lists shall be delivered to the county judge of Ellis county, who shall place said lists, as provided by law, into three separate boxes, and shall mark on one box "Shattuck Jury List." on another the "Gage Jury List," and on the other box "Arnett Jury List," and the jurors to serve at the court held at either place shall be drawn from the box containing the jury list for said place. The jury commissioners are directed to select the jurors to serve at either place from that portion of the county wherein said place is located, but no juror shall be disqualified because he may reside in some other part of the county. Traveling expenses of judge. Section 6. The county judge shall be paid out of the county treasury on order of the board of county commissioners, his actual traveling expenses and hotel expenses attending court at Gage, to be paid as other bills against the county are paid. Emergency. Section 7. An emergency is hereby declared to exist for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, by reason whereof this act shall take effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved February 23, 1910. CHAPTER 21. BONDS-ARDMORE CITY BONDS LEGALIZED. House Bill No. 101. AN ACT providing that the special election held on the twenty-third day of March, A. D. nineteen hundred and nine in the city of Ardmore, county of Carter, State of Oklahoma, be legalized; and the bond issue of said city of Ardmore authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of said city at said special election in the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of raising means for the improvement of the street and alley crossings to be owned by said city, be legalized and made valid; and that the bond issue of said city of Ardmore authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of said city at said special election in the sum of twenty thousand dollars for the purpose of raising means for the improvement of the fire department of the city of Ardmore, to be owned exclusively by said city, be legalized and made valid; that the mayor and board of commissioners of said city be empowered to issue and sell said bonds as authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of the city at said special election. Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Section 1. That the special election held on the 23rd dav of March, A. D. 1909, in the city of Ardmore, county of Carter, State of Oklahoma, be, and the same is hereby legalized, and that the bond issue of said city of Ardmore authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of said city, at said special election in the sum of $35,000 being of the denomination of $1,000 each, and 35 in number, and numbered from 1 to 35, both inclusive running for 25 years, dated June 1, 1909, and bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum payable semi-annually, on the 1st days of June and December of each year, for the purpose of raising means for the improvement of the streets and alley crossings of the city of Ardmore, to be owned exclusively by said city, be, and the same is hereby legalized, and that the bond issue of the said city of Ardmore, duly authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of said city at said special election in the sum of $20,000 being 20 in number, and numbered from 1 to 20, both inclusive and of the denomination of $1,000 each, dated June 1, 1909, and running 25 years, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually on the 1st days of June and December of each year, for the purpose of raising means for the improvement of the fire department of the city of Ardmore, to be owned exclusively by said city, be and the same is hereby legalized. Issue and sale authorized. Section 2. That the mayor and board of commissioners of the city of Ardmore are hereby empowered to issue and sell bonds of the said city of Ardmore, as authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of the city at the special election held therein on the 23rd day of March, A. D. 1909, in the sum of $35,000, being of the denomination of $1,000 each, and 35 in number, and numbered from 1 to 35, both inclusive, dated June 1, 1909, and running 25 years from date, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of June and December of each year for the purpose of obtaining means for the improvement of the street and alley crossings of the city of Ardmore, to be owned exclusively by said city. Same. Section 3. That the mayor and board of commissioners of the city of Ardmore are hereby empowered to issue and sell bonds of said city as authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of the city of Ardmore, at a special election in the sum of $20,000 being 20 in number, and numbered from 1 to 20, both inclusive, and of the denomination of $1,000 each, dated June 1, 1909, and running 25 years, payable semi-annually on the 1st days of June and December of each year for the purpose of raising means for the improvement of the fire department of the city of Ardmore, to be owned exclusively by said city. Repeal, Section 4. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Emergency. Section 5. For the immediate 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 force from and after its approval. Approved February 25, 1910. CHAPTER 22. BONDS-ARDMORE SCHOOL BONDS LEGALIZED. House Bill No. 106. AN ACT providing that the special election held on the 23rd day of March, A. D. 1909, in the city of Ardmore, county of Carter, State of Oklahoma, in pursuance to a resolution duly adopted by the board of education of the city of Ardmore be legalized and validated; the bond issue of said board of education of the city of Ardmore authorized by the qualified tax paying voters of said school district at said special election in the sum of $100,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the erection of a high school building and purchasing site therefor in and for the said school district of Ardmore be legalized and validated; that the bond issue of said board of education of the city of Ardmore authorized by the qualified tax-paying voters of said school district at said special election in the sum of $60.000 for the purpose of raising means to re-imburse the said city of Ardmore to the amount of $60,000 for indebtedness previously incurred by said city issuing its bonds for building and furnishing school houses and purchasing sites therefor be legalized and validated; and that the board of education of the city of Ardmore be empowered to issue and sell its bonds as authorized by the qualified tax-paying voters of said school district at said special election. Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Section 1. That the special election held on the 23rd day of March, A. D. 1909, in the city of Ardmore, county of Carter, S. L. '10--3 |