in bank stock. The bondsmen of the State Treasurer, as such official depository, shall be liable to the bank for any securities deposited as herein provided and for the accounting of all such securities and the return thereof to the said bank or the value thereof in money. Examination of Securities for Deposits-Forfeiture of Securities. Section 5. Before the State Treasurer shall be authorized to deposit in any bank or banks any funds coming into his hands, as herein provided, it shall be the duty of the Governor, the Attorney General and the State Treasurer to investigate and examine, and if found satisfactory, to approve such securities or bonds, so offered, and the expense of such investigation, if any, shall be paid by the bank offering such securities, or bonds. In the event of default of any bank designated and approved as a depository, the said securities shall become forfeited to the state and shall be sold by the State Treasurer and the proceeds thereof used in liquidation of the obligation of such bank accruing by reason of the deposits of any funds therein as herein authorized and provided. Such securities so forfeited shall be sold by the State Treasurer, after sixty (60) days' notice, at public or private sale, at not less than par or market value, without further process of law. Should the proceeds of the sale of such securities be less in amount than the amount deposited, accrued interest, expenses of advertising and selling, the State Treasurer shall be entitled to recover from such bank such balances with costs and attorneys' fees. Deposits-How Credited-Payments. Section 6. All moneys deposited in the official depository as provided in sections one (1) and two (2) hereof, shall be credited to the account of the officer, board or commission or employee thereof so depositing the same, and may be withdrawn only in transfer into the State Treasury such parts thereof as may be due the state or its funds, or funds under its management, and in refund of erroneous or excessive collections and credits, and in payment of legal claims and charges against any trust deposit or fund included in any such account. All withdrawals of moneys from the said depository shall be made on the voucher of the authority making such deposit, which said vouchers shall show on their face the character of claim or charge liquidated or the fund or funds to which transferred in the State Treasury, and shall, when redeemed, be delivered monthly to the State Auditor and receipted for by him. All vouchers issued as in this act provided for the withdrawal of moneys from the official depository, when presented for redemption to the State Treasurer, shall be by him registered for payment by writing his official signature as custodian of such official depository thereon and designating on the face thereof the bank through which the same shall be paid, which voucher when so registered shall be and become the official draft of the State Treasurer on the bank so designated thereon. The Treasurer shall keep a record of all vouchers so registered by him, showing therein the date of issue and registration of each voucher, by whom and on what account drawn, to whom payable, the purpose for which issued and the amount thereof, and the name of bank on which registered for payment. Moneys Belonging to General Revenue Funds-Departments to Report to State Auditor. Section 7. All moneys that shall be received during any calendar month by any state officer, state board, state commission or the members or employees of either thereof, accruing as a part of state's general revenue or any other appropriated funds, shall be paid into the State Treasury—that is, transferred from the official depository to the fund or funds in the State Treasury to which the same belongs by the authority so receiving the same on or before the second Monday following the close of the calendar month in which such moneys shall have been received, and it shall be the further duty of all such officers, board, commissions and the members and employees of either thereof, to make and file with the State Auditor, on or before the second Monday of each month, a verified report in writing showing the several sources, classes and amounts of money received by virtue or under color of office during the preceding calendar month, together with an itemized statement of the amount and purpose of each of the several vouchers issued in disbursement, distribution and transfer thereof. Actions to Enforce Provisions of Act. Section 8. It shall be the duty of the State Treasurer and he is hereby empowered to institute in the name of the state the necessary suits, actions and proceedings to enforce the provision of this act, and in the event of the neglect, failure or refusal of the State Treasurer to bring such suits, actions and proceedings, then the same may be instituted and maintained on the relation of any citizen of the state. Penalty for Violation. Section 9. Any official or employee thereof or any member or employee of any state board or state commission who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of section two (2) hereof, or any other provision of this act, shall forfeit and pay to the use of the State of Oklahoma the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day for each and every day that he shall so fail, neglect or refuse to comply with requirements of said act, and shall forfeit and be removed from office; and any such official who shall issue, sign, attest or utter any false or illegal voucher against any moneys deposited, as in this act provided, shall be liable to the state or his official bond for a sum double in amount of any such illegal or fraudulent voucher, and shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in the sum of not less than one hundred ($100) dollars nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than five years. Time of Taking Effect. Section 10. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after July 1st, 1915. Approved March 22, 1915. CHAPTER 239. COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE HOURS. AN ACT amending section 1582 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910, relating to county clerks, and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted By The People Of The State Of Oklahoma: Office Hours Fixed. Section 1. Section 1582 of the Revised Laws of the State of Oklahoma is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1582. The county clerk shall keep his office open from 8 o'clock A. M. to 5:00 P. M. of each secular day. Emergency. Section 2. 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 22, 1915. CHAPTER 240. STATE EXAMINER AND INSPECTOR-STENOGRAPHER. AN ACT creating the position of stenographer in the State Examiner and Inspector's department and fixing compensation therefor, and declaring am emergency. Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Position of Stenographer Created. Section 1. The position of stenographer for the State Examiner and Inspector's department is hereby created and established and the salary and compensation therefor shall be $1,000.00 per annum. Emergency. Section 2. 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 22, 1915. CHAPTER 241. APPROPRIATION-STATE CAPITOL BUILDING. AN ACT making an appropriation for the construction of the state capitol; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Section 1. The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) now in their |