an act to encourage and promote home ownership in Oklahoma; providing for the investment of certain designated funds; authorizing the sale of bonds against securities taken and the re-investment of the proceeds," be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Bonds as Security-Investment of Sinking Funds.

"Section 6. Any bank or trust or insurance company, organized under the laws of this state, may invest in the bonds issued under the provisions of this act. The officer having charge of any sinking fund of this state or of any county, city, town, township or school district thereof, may invest the sinking fund of the state or of the county, city, town, township, or school district in "Oklahoma Home Ownership Bonds," which mature prior to the due date of the bonded indebtedness for the payment of which such sinking fund is created. Said bonds shall be approved collateral as security for the deposit of any public funds or trust funds and for the investment of trust funds."

Appropriation.

Section 3. For the purpose of paying all expenses of loaning the funds provided in section 1 and 2 of said act, and of the preparation and sale of the "Oklahoma Home Ownership Bonds," there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the general fund of the treasury of the state, not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or so much of said sum as may be necessary for said purpose; provided, however, that the general fund of the treasury of the state shall be reimbursed from time to time by the commissioners of the land office in any amount available from the "maintenance fund" created by section 9 of said act, until the full amount expended under this appropriation is repaid..

Approved April 1, 1915.

CHAPTER 285.

SESSION LAWS-REPRINT-APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT authorizing the secretary of State to Reprint Session Laws of 1910, 1911, and 1913, and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted By The People Of The State Of Oklahoma:

Reprint of Session Laws, 1910-11, 1913.

Section 1. That the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and empowered to have not to exceed two thousand (2000) copies of the 1910-11 Session Laws and not to exceed twenty-five hundred (2500) copies of the 1913 Session Laws reprinted. A contract for printing of same shall be made by the Board of Public Affairs after advertising the same for bids for not less than ten days.

Section 2. The sum of thirty-five hundred ($3,500) dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying section 1 of this act into affect.

Emergency.

Section 3. 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 force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved April 2, 1915.

CHAPTER 286.

TOWNSHIP OFFICERS-ABOLISHED IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.

AN ACT to abolish the offices of township trustee, township clerk and township treasurer of each township in certain counties in the State of Oklahoma, and confer the powers and duties of said offices on the board of county commis sioners, county clerk and county treasurer of such counties, repealing all acts in conflict therewith, and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted By The People Of The State Of Oklahoma:

Officers Abolished-County Officers to Act.

Section 1. The officers of township trustee, township clerk and township treasurer of each township in the State of Oklahoma are hereby abolished, and the powers and duties of said trustee clerk and treasurer are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised by the Board of County Commissioners of the several counties of the state, whose duty shall be, in addition to the other duties required by law:

First: To audit all accounts or demands legally presented to it against any township in the county.

Second: To make and publish as provided by law, all estimated needs for each township in the county for township road and bridge purposes.

Third: To perform all other duties provided by law for the township board of directors.

County Clerk Custodian of Records.

Section 2. The county clerk of the county is the custodian of all books and records for each municipal township in his county and he shall file in his office all papers, claims, and other demands as are required by law and promptly record such of them as are required by law to be recorded, and he shall discharge all other clerical duties now required by law of the clerk of the township board. The county clerk shall keep separate records and files for each township in his county, such records and files to be kept in the same manner as the records and files of the county

clerk are now kept under existing laws. The records and books of each township in the county shall be kept open for public inspection at all times during working hours.

Township Funds.

Section 3. All moneys and taxes raised or collected for municipal township purposes from municipal townships shall be kept on deposit in the county treasury in a separate fund to the credit of such municipal township until the same is drawn out for the use of such municipal township upon a warrant duly issued and signed as other warrants. No township funds shall be used or expended except in the township where raised and then only for the purpose for which the same were raised and in the manner provided by law.

Claims Against Township.

Section 4. Any person having a claim or account against any municipal township may file such claim or account in the office of the county clerk of the county and the same shall be kept by said clerk on file and laid before the Board of County Commissioners at their next meeting or if the County Commissioners are in session the same shall be presented to them at that time. That said board of County Commissioners shall determine the legality or illegality of such claim or account, and shall allow all legal claims or accounts in such amount as is just and reasonable, and shall reject all claims or portions thereof found to be illegal. All claims allowed against any township shall be marked "allowed" and the amount for which the same was allowed, shall be stated thereon. All claims rejected shall be marked "rejected." The law relative to allowance or rejection of claims or accounts against the county shall apply in the allowance or rejection of claims or accounts against township, except as is herein othewise provided.

Road Overseers.

Section 5. The County Commissioners in each county

in which township government has been abolished as aforesaid, shall appoint one or more road overseers in each municipal township in such county who, shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, execute to the State of Oklahoma a bond in the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars, to be approved by the County Commissioners, and whose duty it shall be to superintend the road work in such township and whose time and compensation shall be fixed by said County Commissioners not to exceed two ($2.00) dollars per day.

Property of Townships Affected.

Section 6. In all counties in which township government is abolished as provided in this act, the township boards shall within twenty days thereafter, turn over to the County Commissioners of such county, all moneys and property belonging to their respective townships.

Counties Exempted.

Section 7. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the following named counties to-wit:

Wagoner, Kay, McIntosh, Oklahoma, Nowata, Garfield, Washita, Blaine, Beckham, Kingfisher Grant, Logan, Ottawa, Woods, Alfalfa, Payne, Texas, Cimarron, Major, Caddo, Tillman, McCurtain, Pottawatomie, Custer, McClain, Creek, Canadian, Washington, Noble, Woodward, Comanche, Ellis, LeFlore, Pawnee, Cotton, Cherokee, Dewey, Beaver, Harper, Grady and Kiowa.

Repeal of Conflicting Acts.

Section 8. All acts and parts of acts, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Emergency.

Cection 9. 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 force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 31, 1915.