gating com pense. SECTION 23. That the sum of eight hundred dollars, Joint investior so much thereof as max be necessary, is hereby appro- mice, expriated for the purpose of paying the expenses of the Joint Investigating Committee appointed by the Fifth Legislative Assembly under the provisions of Council Concurrent Resolution No. 4, such expenses to be paid. upon sworn vouchers, the claims for such expenses to have been previously approved by such committee. Assembly, ap. SECTION 24. For clerk hire for the various committees Employees of House, Fifth and for the employees of the House of Representatives ofislative the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Okla-opriation. homa, as follows: H. B. Gilstrap, first assistant chief clerk, three hundred dollars. W. Charles Seeley, second assistant chief clerk, two hundred and forty dollars. J. Riggs, third assistant chief clerk, two hundred and forty dollars. W. E. Thralls, first assistant enrolling and engrossing clerk, ninety-two dollars. May H. Peebles, assistant enrolling and engrossing clerk, one hundred and fifty-six dollars. Anastatia Fitzgerald, for like service, one hundred and fifty-three dollars. E. M. Bailey, for like service, one hundred and fifty-three dollars. Marion Rock, for like service, one hundred and fifty dollars. W. W. Asher, for like service, one hundred and fifty-six dollars. Isabella Patterson, for like service, one hundred and fifty dollars. John V. Koogle, for like service, one hundred and fifty-three dollars. Florence Hadley, private secretary to Speaker, two hundred and forty dollars. Stella May Sherer, clerk committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, and also election committee, one hundred and sixty-eight dollars. C. W. Goodrich, clerk committee on public lands, fifty one dollars. Lew Sargent, clerk committee on penitentiary and reformatory institutions, one hundred and eighty dollars. D. T. Vankirk, clerk committee on roads and highways, fiftyone dollars. W. J. Weighlein, clerk committee on banks and banking, fifty one dollars. C. B. Baker, clerk committee on insurance, one hundred and sixty eight dollars. J. W. Rickets, clerk committee on public officers, fifty Employees of seven dollars. Minnie Wood, clerk committee on Florence SECTION 25. For clerk hire for the various comLegislative mittees and for the employees of the Council of the Fifth Assembly. appropriation. Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma, as follows: Harry F. Ardery, first assistant chief clerk, three hundred dollars. Harry N. Horner, assistant chief clerk, two hundred and forty dollars. Grant Shoop, assistant chief clerk, two hundred and forty dollars. R. C. Dickensheets, assistant sergeant-at-arms, two hundred and forty dollars. Allan Norris, assistant sergeant-atarms, eighty-one dollars. Olin Doty, assistant enrolling and engrossing clerk, one hundred and eighty dollars. C. F. Quinby, assistant enrolling and engrossing clerk, eighty-one dollars. eighty-one dollars. Samuel Means, for like service, Henry Herwig, for like service, one R. H. Hahn, for like serv hundred and eighty dollars. ice, eighty-one dollars. W. M. Robbins, for like service, eighty-one dollars. T. L. Shafer, for like service, eightyone dollars. S. P. Atherton, for like service, seventyeight dollars. H. C. Combess, night watchman, eightyone dollars. A. J. Foster, janitor, one hundred and eighty dollars. J. R. Carter, janitor, one hundred and eighty dollars. Carl Gilbert, page, twenty-seven dollars. Richard Cassel, page, sixty dollars. Lawrence Laws, page, sixty dollars. Earl Kidd, page, nineteen dollars. J. E. Quien, secretary to President and clerk committees, two hundred and forty dollars. Angie Penny, clerk committee on private corporations, eighty dollars. T. H. Cuppage, clerk committee on railroads, one hundred and fifty six dollars. J. R. Eckles, clerk committee on quarantine fifty-seven dollars. T.F.Milliken, clerk committee on ways and means, two hundred and forty dollars. Minnie Miller, clerk committee on judiciary, two hundred and eight dollars. Otto Beckemeyer, clerk committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, fifty-seven dollars. J. J. Graham, door keeper, ninety dollars. Maggie Hutto, clerk committee on county affairs, fifty-seven dollars. W. T. Lawrence, clerk committee on municipal corporations, sixty three dollars. George M. Green, clerk committee on codifying and revision, fifty-one dollars. J. M. Davis, clerk committee on private corporations, forty-two dollars. B. F. Wolf, clerk committee on education, forty-two dollars. George W. Vickers, clerk committee on public lands, fiftyseven dollars. W. M. Allison, assistant enrolling clerk, eighty-one dollars. And for extra work in Council as follows: W. M. Allison, assistant enrolling clerk, fifteen dollars. S. P. Atherton, assistant enrolling clerk, fifteen dollars. R. H. Hahn, assistant enrolling clerk, fifteen dollars. W. M. Robbins, assistant enrolling clerk, fifteen dollars. Thomas Taylor, assistant enrolling clerk, fifteen dollars. Allan Norris, night watchman, twentyfour dollars. Hugh McCredie, for rent of typewriters for use in Council, nineteen dollars. SECTION 26. For the Bank Examiner of the Territory of Oklahoma for the years 1899 and 1900, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, for salary and five hundred dollars per annum, for expenses. SECTION 27. That there is hereby appropriated for the years 1899 and 1900, the sum of sixteen hundred dollars for the use of the Oklahoma Historical Society, to be used as the board of directors may direct: Provided, That a majority of said board be editors, whole files are regularly donated to said society, and that not less than one-half of each annual appropriation be used in the binding of files. SECTION 28. For the following specific deficiencies, towit: For the State Capital Printing Company, for printing and supplies furnished to various Territorial officers for the year 1898, as per sworn and approved vouchers on file in the Auditor's office, the sum of five hundred and eighty-five dollars and eighty-five cents. For deficiency for the office of Attorney General the sum of five hundred eighty-five and 63-100 dollars as per vouchers on file in the Auditor's office. For the Daily Leader Printing Company, for supplies furnished to Bank Examiner, Territorial Librarian, Clerk of Supreme Court, Attorney-General and Adjutant General, for the years 1897 and 1898, the sum of eight hundred and sixty-three dollars and eighty two cents, as per itemized bills approved and filed in the office of Territorial Auditor. SECTION 29. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 10th, 1899. AN ACT relating to banks and banking, providing for the organization, management, control, regulation and supervision of banks and providing penalties for violations of the provisions of this act, and repealing Chapter 4, of the Session Laws of 1897, of Oklahoma Territory. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma: SECTION 1. Any three or more persons, a majority of whom shall be residents of this Territory, may organize themselves into a banking association and be incorpor |