Explore the framework that shapes Oklahoma’s early state government, its tax rules, and how public finances were planned.This nonfiction work presents the proposed constitution as debated and drafted by the constitutional convention. It outlines how the state would handle taxation, debt, property valuation, and the management of state lands and the permanent school fund. The document also covers ratification procedures, the roles of state boards, and safeguards intended to govern fiscal policy and public indebtedness.
- How taxes are levied, restricted, and earmarked for specific purposes
- Limits on state and local debt, with requirements for sinking funds and voter assent
- Rules for the management of state and school lands and the permanent school fund
- Procedures for adoption, ratification, and the official certification of the constitution
Ideal for readers of legal history, constitutional law, and those interested in how states planned governance and public finance at the moment of statehood.