persons, pretending or professing to tell fortunes by the use of any subtle craft, means or device whatsoever, either by palmistry, clairvoyancy or otherwise, plying his or her trade, art or profession within the State of Oklahoma, to make any charge therefor either directly or indirectly or to receive any gift, donation or subscription by any means whatsoever for the same. Penalty. Section 2. Every person or persons violating the provisions of the foregoing section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty days nor more than six months. Approved March 3, 1915. CHAPTER 60. APPROPRIATION GAME PROTECTION FUND. AN ACT making an appropriation out of the game protection fund to pay the Wallace Evans Game Farm certain moneys due it for certain propagating game furnished to the State Game and Fish Warden of Oklahoma, and for certain express charges thereon prepaid by the said Wallace Evans Game Farm, and to pay Levy Brothers rent for space occupied in the Mercantile Building for April, May and June, 1913, and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Deficiency, Appropriation-Propagation. Section 1. The following sums of money are hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Game Protection Fund, not otherwise appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the deficiencies for the support of the Department of State Game and Fish Warden for the period ending June 30, 1915, and itemized as follows: Wallace Evans, game farm, for purchase price of certain pheasants, wild duck, geese, and other Wallace Evans game farm, for purpose of reim- $843.50 107.59 Levy Brothers, for rent of space occupied by State Emergency. 300.00 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 3, 1915. · CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT-FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING. AN ACT prohibiting fraudulent advertising and providing a penalty therefor. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oklahoma: Misrepresenting Wares-Penalty. Section 1. That any person, firm, corporation or association who, with intent to sell or in any wise dispose of merchandise, securities, service or anything offered by such person, firm, corporation or association, directly or indirectly, to the public for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption thereof, or to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title thereto, or an interest therein, makes, publishes, disseminates, circulates or places before the public, or causes directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public in this State, in a newspaper or other publication or in form of a book, notice, handbill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet or letter, or in any other way, an advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, securities, service or anything so offered to the public, which advertisement contains any assertion, representation or statement of fact which is untrue, known by him to be deceptive or misleading, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twenty (20) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Approved March 3, 1915. CHAPTER 62. VENUE-ACTIONS FOR TRANSFERRED DEBTS. AN ACT amending section 4679 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910, fixing venue in civil causes on claims, notes and other evidence of debt which have been assigned, sold or transferred by or from the original payee or obligee; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Section 1. That section 4679 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910, be amended to read as follows: Venue When Creditor has Assigned Right. "Section 4679. Other actions. Every other action must be brought in the county in which the defendant or some one of the defendants resides or may be summoned; except actions against makers of notes, claims, or other indebtedness which have been assigned, sold or transferred by or from the original payee or obligee, which actions against such original maker of such notes, claims or indebtedness can only be brought in the county in which the said maker of such note, claim or indebtedness or some one of the original makers of such note, claim or indebtedness resides. Provided, however, this section shall not in any way change or limit section 4671 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910." 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 3, 1915. CHAPTER 63. STATE WARRANTS-LOST WARRANTS. AN ACT amending section 8067 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910, relating to lost warrants or bonds. Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Warrants Reissued-Provisions. "Section 1. Section 8067 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910, is hereby amended to read as follows. "Section 8067. (Duplicate of lost or destroyed Warrant or Bond.) The State Auditor is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a second or duplicate warrant or bond in lieu of any warrant or bond that has been lost or destroyed; provided, that no second or duplicate warrant or bond shall be issued until an affidavit setting forth the facts as to the loss or destruction of said original warrant or bond has been filed with the State Auditor, together with an indemnifying bond running to the State in double the amount of such lost or destroyed warrant or bond, the conditions of which bond shall be to indemnify and protect the State from any loss or harm occasioned or sustained by the State on account of the issues of such second or duplicate warrant or bond, which bond shall be in such form as the Attorney General shall prescribe, and shall be signed by at least two sureties, residents of this State, which sureties shall be satisfactory to the State Treasurer, who shall, upon being satisfied as to the sufficiency of said bond and sureties, indorse his approval thereon. The State Auditor and the State Treasurer shall make such records in their respective offices as will, as nearly as possible, preclude any loss being sustained by the State on account of the issue of any second or duplicate warrant or bond." Approved March 3, 1915. CHAPTER 64. APPROPRIATION-LEGISLATURE-PER DIEM. AN ACT making an appropriation for the payment of the per diem of the mem. bers and contingent expenses of the Fifth Legislature; 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 money in the Treasury of the State of Oklahoma not otherwise appropriated, to pay the per diem of the members and the contingent expenses of the regular session of the Fifth Legislature, the sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. |