How judg ments against counties, cities and ipal corpora funded. out of what fund. ARTICLE 2.-BONDS FOR PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS. SECTION 1. How judgments against coun- SECTION. 1. How paid and out of what fund. 1. Time bonds shall run. AN ACT providing for the issuance of bonds in payment of judgments against counties and other municipal corporations. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma: SECTION 1. Whenever there shall exist against any municipality in the Territory of Oklahoma, judgments other munic- in such amount that one-third of such judgments can tions may be not be paid out of the sinking fund for the following year, estimated upon the last preceding annual assessment, without making a greater levy for such fund than five mills, then the proper officers of such municipality may, by agreement with the judgment credHow paid and itors, issue the bonds of said municipality in settlement of such judgments and in amount equal thereto, to be exchanged dollar for dollar in satisfaction of such judgments, or any part thereof, and to be issued by the same officers and in the same manner, and under the same regulations, and bear the same rate of interest as bonds now authorized to be issued for the funding of warrant indebtedness. Such bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States, and shall be in denominations of one hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, and shall run for such time not exceeding twenty years as may be agreed upon between the judgment creditors and the municipality, and shall be subject to call by the municipality for payment at any time. In the funding of such judg ments the municipality shall be required to prove, to the satisfaction of the court, the existence of such judgments, that they remain unpaid, and that an agreement has been made for the settlement of such judgments by the issuance of such bonds, which facts shall be recited in the bonds; and all contracts, bonds or obligations of any county or other municipality of this Territory, which, including existing endebtedness, are in excess of four per centum of the assessed Time bonds shall run. valuation of the taxable property within such county or municipality as shown by the last assessment preceding the incurring of such indebtedness, shall be void as against such county or municipality, and no judgment shall be rendered thereon against such county or municipality. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 12, 1897. AN ACT legalizing the funding bonds of the board of education of the City of El Reno, Canadian county, Oklahoma Territory, issued on the 28th day of March, 1896, to the extent of $19,500. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma: board and ance of fund ized. SECTION 1. That all acts of the board of education Acts of school of the City of El Reno, Canadian county, Oklahoma court in issuTerritory, and of the District Court of said county in ing bonds, City of El issuing funding bonds of said board to the amount of Reno, legal$21,000, on the 28th day of March, 1896, and all proceedings in connection therewith are hereby legalized, and said bonds shall be and are hereby made valid and legal negotiable obligations of said board of education to the extent of nineteen thousand five hnudred dollars. education to bonds so SECTION 2. It is hereby made the duty of said Board of board of education to cancel all of said issue of bonds cancel all in excess of said sum of nineteen thousand five hun-issued in dred dollars commencing with those of said bonds $19,500. which mature last in point of time. SECTION 3. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 11, 1897. excess of Mayor ap points certain officers. AN ACT amending sections 7 and 8, of article 1, of chapter 14, of an act Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of SECTION 1. That sections 7 and 8, of article 1, of chapter 14, of an act entitled "An Act providing for the incorporation and government of Cities of the First Class," of the statutes of the Territory of Oklahoma, of 1893, be, and the same are, hereby amended to read as follows: (543) Section 7. The mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the council, an assistant city marshal, a city engineer, a city physician, and such policemen and other officers as the mayor and council may deem necessary. The officers so appointed shall hold their offices until their successors are chosen and qualified. (544) Section 8. The annual election, in all cities of the first class, shall be held on the first Tuesday in April, 1897, and each year thereafter. At the annual election of 1897, Officers to be there shall be elected a mayor, city clerk, police their term of judge, city treasurer, city attorney, city marshal, who shall be chief of police, city assessor, treasurer of the school board, street commissioner, and one councilman and one member of the school board from each ward, who shall hold their offices for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified: May provide Provided, Any such city may by ordinance provide for election and an annual election of any of its officers, and may Time for holding annual elections. elected, and office. for annual officers. further provide for the election or appointment of an for other assistant city attorney, and fix powers and duties. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 12, 1897. AN ACT to amend section 2, article 1, of chapter 11, of the Session Laws of 1895, of Oklahoma Territory, entitled, An Act to amend sections 3 and 47, of article 3, chapter 14 statutes of Oklahoma, 1893, entitled, "Cities of the First Class." Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oklahoma: may provide improve SECTION 1. That section 2, article 1, of chapter 11, City council of the Session Laws of 1895, of Oklahoma Territory, for certain be, and is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec- ments. tion 2. When the city council shall deem it necessary to grade, pave, macadamize, gutter, or otherwise improve any street, avenue, alley or lane, or any part thereof, within the limits of the city, for which a special tax is to be levied as herein provided, such council shall, by resolution, declare such work or improvement necessary to be done, and such resolution shall be published for four consecutive weeks in the official paper of the city; and if a majority of the Resident ownresident owners of the property liable to taxation protest. therefor, shall not, within twenty days thereafter, file with the clerk of said city their protest against such improvements, then such council shall have the power to cause such improvements to be made, and to contract therefor, and to levy the taxes as herein provided. No such notice shall be required for the sidewalk making of any sidewalk, but the council may, upon structed on the petition of ten or more citizens, order any side. petition. walks constructed as provided in this act, if by them ers may may be con missioners may make repairs. liable for cost ment. deemed necessary. No formality whatever shall be required to authorize the repairing of sidewalks and Street com- making assessments therefor; but the street commissioner or committee on improvements may, after first giving the five days' notice to each occupying owner, or tenant, of the necessity therefor, and without such notice, if the lot or piece of ground be unoccupied, make repairs at any time, keeping an account of the cost thereof, and reporting the same to the city counAbutting lots cil for assessment, and each lot or piece of ground of improve abutting on such sidewalk shall be liable for the costs of repairs made along or in front of such lot or piece of ground as reported to the city council: Provided, That there shall not be charged any greater sum against said lots in front of which sidewalks have been repaired by the city council, than the actual cost of building or repairing same at the regular market price for such material used, with twenty-five per cent. added thereto, and there shall not be allowed for the services rendered in performing the work necessary to do such building or repairing exceeding the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day. And all such charges shall be based upon the actual time consumed in doing such work. SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 11, 1897. City council may provide AN ACT authorizing Cities of the First class to extend or build laterals to Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of SECTION 1. That in cities of the first class, the for sewerage city council may, by ordinance, provide for the exten |