far as shown by the returns of the several assessors. Failure of county clerks to comply with this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars. SECTION 7 All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 8, 1901. County Com missioners, to Appropriate $500 00. AN ACT Authorizing County Commissioners to Encourage Agriculture, Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory SECTION 1. That the county commissioners of the not to Exceed different counties of this Territory having a county fair association duly organized under the laws of Oklahoma are hereby authorized to appropriate any sum of money not to exceed $500.00 each year to be offered as special premiums, such special premiums to be determined upon by the county commissioners and the directors of the fair association, which money shall be used to pay premiums of the county fair for exhibits of agricultural and horticultural products and improved stock. Funds shall be SECTION 2. That the funds provided for in Section 1 of this Act shall be derived from any funds on hand and not otherwise appropriated in the contingent fund of the county and that the county commissioners shall audit and allow bills presented by persons to whom premiums have been awarded as in other cases, on filing with said bill a certificate of the secretary and treasurer of the fair association, which shall state the person to whom the premium was awarded, the amount and the character of the exhibit for which said premium was awarded; Provided, That no part of said appropriation shall be allowed or paid for exhibitions of speed or races. SECTION 3. That this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 8, 1901. CHAPTER III. ANIMALS. SECTION. 1. Lien for Feeding, Grazing and Herding. SECTION. 2. Lien for Furnishing Feed. AN ACT Relating to Liens on Domestic Animals. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma: Lien, for Grazing and SECTION 1. That any person or persons employed Feeding, in feeding, grazing, or herding any domestic animals, Herding. whether in pasture or otherwise, shall, for the amount due for such feeding, grazing or herding, have a lien on said animals. Lien for Fur SECTION 2. Any person or persons, partnership, nishing Feed. firm or corporation within this Territory, or in any border county of the adjacent States, furnishing or providing to the owner of such domestic animals any corn, feed, forage or hay, for the sustenance of such domestic animals, shall, for the amount due for such corn, forage, feed and hay, have a lien on said animals. Lien; SECTION 3. All liens, not to exceed in the aggregate Amount of twenty-five per cent of the value of such animals, Priority of. against any domestic animal or animals for labor, grazing, herding, or feeding, or for corn, feed, forage or hay, furnished the owner of such domestic animals as herein provided, and actually used for such purpose, shall be prior to all other liens thereon, and no recital or stipulation in any mortgage or other incumbrance on any cattle so fed shall be held to supersede or vitiate the lien here provided for. SECTION 4. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved February 28, 1901. AN ACT Making Appropriations for Current Expenses of the Territory of Oklahoma for the Years 1901 and 1902, for Deficiency Appropriations and for Other and Miscellaneous Purposes. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma: tions General; Appropria SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of the AppropriaTerritorial Treasury, from moneys not otherwise ap- Overdrawing propriated, in amount sufficient to pay the following tions, Felony. sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose for which it is appropriated, and the Territorial Auditor shall draw warrants upon the Territorial Treasurer for such portion thereof as may be found to be due upon auditing the respective claims in favor of the person to whom such claims are allowed; Provided, That all claims and accounts against the Territory shall be sworn to as true and correct before being audited; And, Provided further, That no warrant shall be drawn upon the Treasurer for any moneys appropriated by this Act in excess Governor's Secretary, for Printing, Stationery, etc. Superintend ent and Auditor, Salary of the amount allowed herein, and that the drawing of any warrant upon any fund after the appropriation herein made is exhausted, or the creating of any deficit, is hereby made a felony and punished accordingly, except as otherwise provided in this Act. SECTION 2. To the Governor of the Territory, for the years 1901 and 1902, the sum of Twenty-six Hun dred Dollars per annum, for clerk hire and other incidental and contingent expenses not provided for by Acts of Congress. SECTION 3. To the Secretary of the Territory, for the years 1901 and 1902, for stenographer, books, records, stationery, and incidental expenses of his office under the laws of the Territory, not provided for by the Act of Congress, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars per annum. SECTION 4. To the Superintendent of Public Inand Expense, struction and ex-officio Territorial Auditor for his salary for the years 1901 and 1902, the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars per annum; for his deputy the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars per annum; for clerk hire the sum of Six Hundred Dollars per annum; and for rent, light, fuel, stationery, blanks, printing, etc., the sum of Twenty-two Hundred Dollars per annum; and the sum of One Hundred Dollars per annum for traveling expenses. Treasurer, SECTION 5. To the Territorial Treasurer for his salary for the years 1901 and 1902, the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars per annum; and for the contingent expenses of his office, including clerk hire, rent, fuel, light, stationery, etc., the sum of One Thousand Dollars per annum; and the further sum of Five Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated for the use and benefit of the Treasurer for money paid out and expended by him in complying with the order of the Secretary of the Interior, and the further sum of Five Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated for the use and benefit of the Territorial Treasurer to be ex |