Emergency Laws Passed By First Legislature, State Of Oklahoma, 1907-1908

At the moment of Oklahoma's birth as a state, law had to keep pace with history. Collected here are the emergency acts rushed through the First Legislature in 1907-1908, revealing how a new government seized its powers and defined everyday life almost overnight. Power was being negotiated daily. This Oklahoma statutory laws collection preserves the raw record of early 20th century Oklahoma as it confronted questions of authority, rights, and responsibility in the volatile statehood era. As ...