Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-550
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Power to borrow money and incur indebtedness - Mortgage or
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pledge of property - Liability of property to taxation.
Any such charitable or educational corporation may borrow money
and incur debts either for its principal purposes, or for the
furtherance of any or all its business enterprises or both. In case
money is borrowed to aid any corporation, a majority of whose stock
is lawfully owned by such charitable or educational corporation, it
may loan or advance the same to such controlled corporation on such
terms as may seem advisable to its trustees. Any such charitable or
educational corporation so borrowing money to aid any other
corporation as aforesaid, may evidence its indebtedness by notes or
bonds and secure their payment by mortgaging and pledging all or any
part of its property, real, personal and mixed, except the real
estate, buildings and personal property consisting of household
goods, farm implements and domestic animals used for the ordinary
conduct and operation of the institution of such corporations, which
last-named property shall never be liable, or in any manner taken
for indebtedness, charge or lien of any nature whatsoever contracted
by such corporation, to aid another corporation as aforesaid,
provided that if any charitable or educational corporation shall
maintain or carry on any auxiliary business under the terms of
Section 549 of this title, either directly or through any other
corporation or corporations, such fact shall be held to be an
agreement on its part and on the part of such other corporation or
corporations that all property owned by, devoted to, or used in such
auxiliary business hereunder, shall be subject to taxation for all
purposes in the same manner as taxable property generally and that
such property shall not be exempt from taxation by reason of the
fact that the revenues or profits or a portion thereof, are used or
intended to be used as additional funds for carrying out the
charitable or educational purposes of such corporation or for
reinvestment by or in behalf of such charitable or educational
corporation; and it is hereby declared that no such property shall
be exempt from taxation; and provided, further, that the real
estate, buildings, and personal property consisting of household
goods, farming implements and domestic animals necessary for the
ordinary conduct and operation of such charitable or educational
corporations, shall be exempt from taxation.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 241
Any such charitable or educational corporation may borrow money
and incur debts either for its principal purposes, or for the
furtherance of any or all its business enterprises or both. In case
money is borrowed to aid any corporation, a majority of whose stock
is lawfully owned by such charitable or educational corporation, it
may loan or advance the same to such controlled corporation on such
terms as may seem advisable to its trustees. Any such charitable or
educational corporation so borrowing money to aid any other
corporation as aforesaid, may evidence its indebtedness by notes or
bonds and secure their payment by mortgaging and pledging all or any
part of its property, real, personal and mixed, except the real
estate, buildings and personal property consisting of household
goods, farm implements and domestic animals used for the ordinary
conduct and operation of the institution of such corporations, which
last-named property shall never be liable, or in any manner taken
for indebtedness, charge or lien of any nature whatsoever contracted
by such corporation, to aid another corporation as aforesaid,
provided that if any charitable or educational corporation shall
maintain or carry on any auxiliary business under the terms of
Section 549 of this title, either directly or through any other
corporation or corporations, such fact shall be held to be an
agreement on its part and on the part of such other corporation or
corporations that all property owned by, devoted to, or used in such
auxiliary business hereunder, shall be subject to taxation for all
purposes in the same manner as taxable property generally and that
such property shall not be exempt from taxation by reason of the
fact that the revenues or profits or a portion thereof, are used or
intended to be used as additional funds for carrying out the
charitable or educational purposes of such corporation or for
reinvestment by or in behalf of such charitable or educational
corporation; and it is hereby declared that no such property shall
be exempt from taxation; and provided, further, that the real
estate, buildings, and personal property consisting of household
goods, farming implements and domestic animals necessary for the
ordinary conduct and operation of such charitable or educational
corporations, shall be exempt from taxation.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 241
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