sioners shall appoint a board of directors each of whom shall be a qualified voter and tax-payer of such county. The first board of directors shall be appointed for the following terms. Two whose terms shall expire on December 31st, 1926; two whose terms shall expire on December 31st, 1928; two whose terms shall expire on December 31st, 1930; and one whose term shall expire December 31st, 1927; and at the expiration of said terms two members shall be appointed for a term of six years each, excepting the member whose term expires December 31st, 1927, whose successor shall be appointed for a term of three years.

Board of Directors-Organization.

Section 4. Within ten days after their appointment the members selected as the board of directors shall qualify by taking and subscribing to the oath of office as provided by the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; and shall meet at the county seat of such county and organize by electing one of their number as president and selecting a secretary, who need not be a member of such board. The appointment of a secretary shall not be effected until approved by the board of county commissioners, and in the event the secretary appointed is not a member of the board of directors he shall qualify before assuming the duties of the office by taking and subscribing to the oath of office as prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.

Same-Power and Duties.

Section 5. The board of directors shall have the power, authority, and control over said exposition and free fair and the management, operation, and conducting of the same; and shall from time to time promulgate necessary rules and regulations in writing. in order to more fully and successfully manage and conduct such exposition and free fair; but all such rules and regulations shall be approved by the board of county commissioners before becoming effective; providing, however, that no rules nor regulations shall be promulgated nor adopted attempting to place a judicial or legislative construction on this Act or any of the provisions herein contained, but such rules and regulations shall only embrace the necessary details of the procedure in carrying out the provisions of this Act and in conducting such exposition and free fair. The board of directors shall have supervision and control over the secretary and all employees of such exposition and free fair, and are hereby charged with the duty and responsibility of causing proper records of business and financial transactions to be currently and accurately kept and open to public inspection and scrutiny at all times; and such board shall, at the end of each calendar year, make and file, under oath, with the board of county commissioners, a complete detailed report of all their transactions of business and finance for the year. At the end of such fiscal year and not later than the first Monday in July they shall prepare and file with the board of county commissioners an estimate of the needs of such exposition and free fair for the current fiscal year; and when approved by the board of county commissioners the amount of such needs shall be included as a part of the estimated needs for such fiscal year in the budget of the county filed by the board of county commissioners with the

county excise board; provided, however, that such estimated needs. shall not exceed the revenue produced by a 1/4 (sic) mill levy on all property in such county subject to ad valorem taxes after deducting therefrom 10% thereof as a reserve for delinquent taxes. Same-President-Secretary-County Treasurer.

Section 6. The president of the board of directors shall be the presiding officer of such board and shall perform the usual duties incumbent upon such officer and shall see that all orders of the board are complied with. The secretary of such board shall be the recording officer and shall keep and have supervision over all records, and shall file and safely keep all documents of said exposition and free fair, and shall at all times be subject to the order and direction of the board of directors and shall perform all duties imposed upon him by the board of directors compatible with the duties of such office. The county treasurer shall be the custodian of all funds, and all receipts and revenue set apart for the benefit of and belonging to such exposition and free fair shall be currently deposited with him; and all disbursements of revenue shall be made through him in the manner and form as hereinafter provided.

Same Compensation.

Section 7. That no member of such board of directors shall be paid nor receive any salary, compensation, nor emolument for his services in connection with such exposition and free fair; providing, however, if the secretary of the board is appointed from the membership thereof he shall be entitled to be paid and receive the salary as herein provided. The secretary shall be paid a salary per annum to be fixed by the board of directors and approved by the board of county commissioners, and such salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments.

Free Fairs-Held Annually.

Section 8. The board of directors shall provide for holding annually at the county seat of such county an exposition and free fair for the purpose of exhibiting and displaying resources connected with or part of agricultural, horticultural, mineral, mechanical, and industrial development and the raising of livestock, and shall have the power and authority in order to encourage the exhibiting and displaying of such resources and livestock to offer and pay suitable premiums and awards and to grade and classify all exhibits entered in competition at such exposition and free fair.

Race Course—Athletics-Prizes and Purses.

Section 9. That in addition to the powers herein conferred by Section 8 of this Act, such board of directors shall have power and authority to construct and equip a suitable speed-way or race course and athletic grounds upon the real property of such exposition and free fair and hold as often as it deems profitable and beneficial exhibitions and contest of speed and athletic skill, and award and pay suitable prizes and purses therefor.

Charges-Fees-Entrance Fees.

Section 10. It is hereby expressly provided that no charge nor

fee shall be made nor exacted from persons exhibiting resources produced in the State of Oklahoma at such exposition and free fair, nor any admission fee nor tax of any kind or character shall be charged nor exacted from any person for entrance to or exit from the grounds of such exposition and free fair, but, provided, however, a reasonable entrance fee may be imposed and charged against persons desiring to enter into competition in exhibitions of speed and athletic contests and a reasonable admission fee may be charged to the public desiring to enter the enclosure in which such exhibitions are held to witness the same.

Tax-Board of Commissioners May Levy.

Section 11. That in addition to the revenue produced by charges allowed to be made under the provisions of this Act the county excise board may, upon the estimate certified to the board of county commissioners by such board of directors for a fiscal year, levy a tax on all property in such county subject to ad valorem taxes a tax not to exceed one-fourth mill on the dollar, which levy shall be in excess of the levy now authorized by law for current expense purposes in any such county, and such tax and all other revenue accruing to such exposition and free fair shall be used exclusively for the purpose of conducting such free fair and exposition.

Funds-Disbursement-County Treasurer.

Section 12. All disbursements of the funds of such exposition and free fair shall be made upon cash voucher claims duly allowed by the board of directors and such allowance shown in the minutes of such board and such allowance shall be endorsed on such claims by the president and attested by the secretary with the date and amount thereof. Such claims shall be itemized and sworn to by the claimant and when presented to the county clerk he shall issue a cash voucher to the county treasurer directing him to register and pay the amount thereof out of any funds in his possession to the credit of the exposition and free fair fund; provided, that the county treasurer shall set up two accounts in the name of the exposition and free fair on his books; one account to be designated as "tax account" and the ad valorem taxes herein authorized to be levied when collected shall be credited to such account, and the other account to be designated "miscellaneous revenue account" and the miscellaneous revenue herein authorized to be collected shall be credited thereto when paid to such treasurer. That such cash voucher claims shall specify the account drawn against and payable out of and no cash voucher claim nor cash voucher in payment thereof shall be allowed or drawn against such miscellaneous revenue account in excess of the cash actually in the possession of the county treasurer at the time of presentation to him for payment, and no cash voucher claim nor cash voucher warrant in payment thereof shall be allowed or paid out of said tax account in excess of the amount allowed and appropriated by the excise board. That no contract, debt, or obligation created by the board of directors in excess of the amount of miscellaneous revenue collected shall be valid, and no action in law or equity shall be permitted to enforce payment of the same, and any debt, demand, or obligation arising out of any contract or obligation made contrary herewith shall be and become

the personal liability, jointly and severally of the members of the board of directors authorizing or contracting the same.

Counties-Liabilities.

Section 13. That any county coming under the provisions of this Act shall not in any manner or form be liable for nor permitted to pay any debt, claim, or liability created by or existing against any such exposition and free fair, excepting wherein contracts under existing laws for the acquisition of real property and improvements thereon have been legally entered into, the board of county commissioners are hereby directed to carry out such contracts to the full and complete termination thereof in the manner and form and within the time as provided by any such laws.

County Fair-Dissolution.

Section 14. In any county in this state having a county fair association under existing laws and the board of county commissioners in such county has organized an exposition and free fair as authorized by this Act such county fair association is hereby dissolved and shall have no further legal existence and all property of such county fair association shall and does hereby become the property of such county for the benefit of such exposition and free fair, and immediately upon the board of directors of such exposition and free fair qualifying and organizing as herein provided, such board and the board of directors and executive board of such county fair association shall meet in joint session and arrange the details of the transferring of all property, real or personal, to such county. for the benefit of such exposition and free fair, and shall arrange for such county for the benefit of such exposition and free fair to take over and carry out all contracts and obligations of such county fair association, authorized, created and entered into by the authority of some expressed provision of law of the State of Oklahoma; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as to make or constitute any liability on the part of any such county in relation to or connected with any such contract or obligation created expressly fixing the liability of such county.

Legislature Acts Applicable.

Section 15. That the provisions of Chapter 235, of the Acts of the Ninth Legislature for the year 1923, and of Chapter 85, of the Acts of the Special Session of the Legislature for the years 19231924, shall be, and do hereby apply to counties in the State of Oklahoma coming within the terms and provisions of this Act, and that all real and personal property heretofore acquired under and by virtue of the provisions of said legislative act whenever any such county shall, as provided by the terms of this Act, come within the provision hereafter.

State Examiner and Inspector-Forms.

Section 16. For the purpose of keeping a proper and uniform system of records and accounts, it is hereby made the duty of the State Examiner and Inspector of the State of Oklahoma to prescribe proper forms of records, books of accounts, reports, claims and other

forms necessary to properly reflect transaction of business and finances.

Repealing Clause.

Section 17. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Emergency.

Section 18. It being immediately necessary 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 full force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 5, 1925.

CHAPTER 160

HOUSE BILL NO. 246.

School District No. 20, Johnston County

AN ACT authorizing the Board of Directors of School District No. 20, Johnston County, Oklahoma, to divert from the sinking fund belonging to said District any sum of money not to exceed $3,000.00; to repair and improve the high school building and heating system; providing for a tax levy to repay said sinking fund, and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :

Board of Directors-Sinking Fund.

Section 1. That the Board of Directors of School District No. 20, of Johnston County, Oklahoma, under the provisions of this Act, are authorized and empowered to divert from the sinking funds of such school district an amount not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), for the purpose of improving and repairing the high school building, situated in the town of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and the heating plant of said building, which was damaged by fire, which diversion of such sinking funds shall be deemed a loan from such funds, and such diversion may be made without submitting said matter to the vote of the people.

Same-Levy Special Tax.

Section 2. For the purpose of providing a fund to reimburse said sinking fund, said Board of Directors of said school district, county commissioners and excise board are authorized and empowered to levy a special tax at the time other taxes are levied, not exceeding in any one year one mill, and continue such levies from year to year for a period not exceeding twenty-five years, as may be necessary to reimburse said sinking fund; provided, however, that such levies for such purpose together with the levies for all other purposes for such school district shall not exceed the amount now authorized by law; and provided further, that the money raised by such levy or levies shall constitute a separate and distinct fund from all others in the hands of the treasurer of said school district, until the obligation assumed by the School Board, under the authority of this Act, shall have been discharged and the sinking fund diverted has been fully paid; and any un