Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-257
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List and signatures of county officers to Secretary of
Official statutory text
State.
The county clerk shall annually on the fourth Monday of January
prepare and file in the office of the Secretary of State, a list of
the officers of the county, elected at the last preceding general
election, which list shall contain the genuine signatures of all
county officers, and the county clerk shall certify under the seal
of his office, that such signatures are the genuine signatures of
the respective officers, and that they were attached in his
presence: Provided, that in case of any vacancy in any county
office, the county clerk shall immediately transmit to the Secretary
of State the genuine signature of the person elected or appointed to
fill such vacancy: Provided, further, that any county clerk failing
or refusing to comply with the provisions of this article, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less
than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
R.L. 1910, § 1580.
The county clerk shall annually on the fourth Monday of January
prepare and file in the office of the Secretary of State, a list of
the officers of the county, elected at the last preceding general
election, which list shall contain the genuine signatures of all
county officers, and the county clerk shall certify under the seal
of his office, that such signatures are the genuine signatures of
the respective officers, and that they were attached in his
presence: Provided, that in case of any vacancy in any county
office, the county clerk shall immediately transmit to the Secretary
of State the genuine signature of the person elected or appointed to
fill such vacancy: Provided, further, that any county clerk failing
or refusing to comply with the provisions of this article, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less
than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
R.L. 1910, § 1580.
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