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bonds, but they shall be paid from the proceeds of the loans herein 

 authorized to be made. 



SEC. 9. Any premium upon bonds sold, and the difference between 

 interest paid upon the bonds and the interest collected upon loans, 

 shall be paid into the State Treasury and kept in a special fund to 

 be known as the "Maintenance Fund" from which shall be paid all 

 expenses of loaning this fund and the sale of the bonds. 



SEC. 10. The Commissioners of the Land Office shall have power 

 to provide all necessary rules for the investment of this fund, not 

 inconsistent herewith, and to employ such assistance as may be 

 necessary and to fix the compensation of the same, requiring each 

 employee to file an approved bond equal to the maximum amount of 

 such fund that may be in his possession or subject to his order at 

 any time. 



SEC. ii. It shall be the duty of the State Examiner and Inspector 

 to make a thorough examination of said fund annually, and to furnish 

 a copy of his report to each holder of any " Oklahoma Home Ownership 

 Bonds," whose name and address he may reasonably secure, and he 

 shall file a copy of same with the Governor. 



Passed January 28, 1915. 



NOTE. The act of January 28 was amended on March 22. 

 Besides minor changes which I have incorporated in the version of 

 the act printed above, the following provision was added. EDITOR. 



SEC. 3. For the purpose of paying all expenses of loaning the 

 funds provided in Sections i and 2 of said Act, and of the preparation 

 and sale of the "Oklahoma Home Ownership Bonds," there is hereby 

 appropriated out of any money in the general fund of the treasury 

 of the State, not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1916, the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars, or so 

 much of said sum as may be necessary for said purpose; provided, 

 however, that the general fund of the treasury of the State shall be 

 reimbursed from time to time by the Commissioners of the Land 

 Office in any amount available from the "maintenance fund" created 

 by Section 9 of said Act, until the full amount expended under this 

 appropriation is repaid. 



Passed March 22, 1915. 



