EDITORIALS

Attorney-General West Right Again.

In an opinion to the County Attorney of Logan he holds that, a county clerk is not entitled to extra compensation for making out the tax rolls in addition to his regular salary. The county clerk of Logan county was asking $500.00 extra for making the year's tax rolls. Yes, as well allow the hired girl at three dollars a week, a dollar extra when she irons. and fifty cents extra for peeling the potatoes. Great scrambles are often undertaken for county offices, and when secured are turned into public snaps.

A law partnership, consisting of Stuart, Cruce and Gilbert has been formed in Oklahoma City, with offices in the State National Bank Building. This firm is composed of eminent lawyers of State-wide reputations.

The Federal Act of March 3rd, 1911, abolishing the Federal Circuit Courts, fixes January 1st, 1912, for it to cease as a court.

The Secretary of the Interior has granted the application of Scott Ferris for six months extension of time for all purchasers of unallotted lands in the Choctaw, Creek Chickasaw, Cherokee and Seminole districts.

Arkansas is the thirtieth State to vote for the ratification of the income-tax amendment to the Constitution, and only ten states have voted against it. Five more States are needed for ratification.

Messrs W. J. and K. D. Donohue, have opened a new law office in the city of Bartlesville, Okla. gentlemen are graduates of the University of Minnesota.

Hon. Charles Bagg, recent Superior Court Judge of Muskogee County, has resumed the general practice of the law in his original headquarters.

Judge Bagg came here originally from Missouri. By reason of his legal attainments, character and social qualities he soon developed a remunerative practice in Muskogee and surrounding counties. At the organization of a Superior Court in his county he was selected to fill that Bench. While his term was short, his services were faithfully rendered as well as highly appreciated by the Bar the general public; and he will always be remembered as a capable, honest and upright judicial officer.

The semiannual Bar examination takes place June 6th 1911, in the city of Guthrie. We are requested to announce that at this meeting of the Bar Commission, all who have applications with the Commission must appear that a disposition may be made of their cases. It is said that about 60 applications of parties who have failed or more time given them to prepare themselves are in the hands of the Commission and must receive final disposition. So take Notice. Those practicing on probation come to Guthrie on the 6th, and take your medicine.

HUMOR.

"What do you understand by the term socage?" asked an examiner of an aspirant for the Bar. "I should say it meant an age of from one to three years, though older people sometimes wear them."

Judge--. "Daughter, you surely are not going to marry that little cad, just because he owns a few dollars? Why, you told me time and again you would not marry a man less than six feet high."

Daughter. "I know, papa; but I decided to take off 20 per cent for cash."

THE

OKLAHOMA

LAW JOURNAL

EDITED AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY

D. H. FERNAndes, GuthrIE, OKLAHOMA.

AN ACT Providing for the Sale of Unused or Unsuitable Real Estate Deeded to or Held by any County for the Purpose of County Farms or County Poor Farms, and Declaring an Emergency.

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Oklahoma:

Section 1. The board of County Commissioners of any county of this state is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey any real estate deeded to or held by such county for the purpose of county farms or poor farms; when in the opinion of said Board of Commissioners such real estate is not needed, is unsuitable, or inconvenient for such purposes, such sale to be in the manner hereinafter provided.

Section 2. Before any such sale or conveyance shall be made, the Board of County Commissioners in regular or special session, shall adopt a resolution declaring that said real estate is not needed for county farm or county poor farm purposes, or is unsuitable or inconvenient for

such purposes, or that other or more suitable or convenient real property within the county is obtainable at a fair and reasonable value; said resolution to be published with other proceedings of said Board, and a copy of said resolution shall be certified by the county clerk to Judge of the district court of such county, and said Judge shall determine whether such sale is for the best interest of the county. The Judge shall order and direct said Board to sell said real estate, as hereinafter provided, and he shall appoint three disinterested freeholders of said county to appraise said real estate, said appraisement to be returned by said appraisers to the Board of County Commissioners.

Section 3. Upon the return of the appraisement as provided for in section two of this act, the Board of County Commissioners shall give notice of such sale by publication in some newspaper of general circulation in the county for a period of thirty days.

Section 4. Bids for said real estate shall be in writing, sealed and delivered to the County Clerk of such county and by him preserved unopened, until the next regular meeting of the board of county commissioners, at which time said Board shall open such bids and a ward the said real estate to the highest bidder for the same and file a report of such sale with the Judge of the district court for approval and confirmation; provided, that such real estate shall not be sold for less than ninety percent of its appraised value, and the Board of County Commissioners shall have power to reject any and all bids.

Section 5. If such a sale by the Judge of the District Court approved and confirmed, he shall direct and order the Chairman of the Board of County Commission ers to execute a deed to the purchaser thereof which shall be signed and acknowledged by the Chairman of said Board, and attested by the county clerk, which deed shall recite the several steps and proceedings had in such sale, and such recitals shall be prima facia evidence of the truth of the same.

Section 6. The proceeds derived from such sale shall

be placed into the fund from which the purhase money of said real estate sold, was appropriated.

Section 7. An emergency is hereby declared by reason whereof it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety that this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed by the House February 24th, 1911.

W. A. Durant, Speaker

Passed by the Senate March 11, 1911. J. J. McAlester, President of the Senate.

Approved March 13, 1911.

Lee Cruce, Governor

SENATE BILL NO. 32.

AN ACT to Amend Section Five (5) Chapter Four (4) of the Session Laws of Oklahoma, 1903, Entitled "An Act Amendatory of Section Two, Five and Fifty-Four Chapter Four, Session Laws of Oklahoma, 1899, and Repealing Section Six, Seven, and Eight, Chapter Four of Session Laws of Oklahoma, 1899."

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Oklahoma: Section 1. Section 5, Chapter 4, of the Session Laws of Oklahoma, 1903, entitled, "An Amendatory of Sections Two, Five and Fifty-Four. Chapter Four, Session Laws of Oklahoma, 1899, and repealing Sections Six, Seven and Eight, Chapter Four, Session Laws of Oklahoma, 1899," be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 5. Any three or more persons who shall have associated themselves by articles of agreement in writing, as provided by law, for any of the purposes included under section 4 of this article, may be incorporated under any name or title designating such business. The articles of agreement shall set out:

First: The corporate name of the proposed corporation,