Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-110
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Affidavit as to suspension - Resumption of publication
Official statutory text
When the owner or principal owner of any newspaper in this state
determines that he shall enter the Armed Forces of the United States
to serve in the war against Germany, Italy and Japan, or during a
state of national emergency as declared by the President of the
United States, and that by reason thereof it is determined that the
publication of the newspaper of which he is owner or principal owner
must suspend publication, such owner or principal owner may file
with the court clerk of the county in which said newspaper is
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located, an affidavit setting forth the fact, and said affidavit
shall be docketed and recorded by the court clerk in the manner of
cases filed in the district court; and any time such owner or
principal owner desires to resume publication of such suspended
newspaper, he may file an application with a district judge of the
county in which such newspaper is printed, which application shall
state the date when said newspaper was suspended and the reason
therefor and pray for an order of the district court authorizing
that said newspaper resume publication without loss of status as a
legal publication. Upon a hearing and proper showing of fact before
a judge of the district court of said county, the judge of the
district court may issue an order finding that said newspaper has
complied with the provisions of this act and ordering that said
newspaper upon resuming publication shall have the same legal status
as it possessed before such involuntary suspension of such
newspaper. The application and court order provided for herein
shall be docketed and recorded in the same manner as the affidavit
originally filed. The court clerk shall collect no fee for filing
and recording the papers required under the provisions of this act;
and providing further that when any newspaper resumes publication
upon the order of the court as provided herein, the original
subscription list and circulation list used by said newspaper shall
be used by said owner or principal owner in reestablishing its
publication.
determines that he shall enter the Armed Forces of the United States
to serve in the war against Germany, Italy and Japan, or during a
state of national emergency as declared by the President of the
United States, and that by reason thereof it is determined that the
publication of the newspaper of which he is owner or principal owner
must suspend publication, such owner or principal owner may file
with the court clerk of the county in which said newspaper is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 37
located, an affidavit setting forth the fact, and said affidavit
shall be docketed and recorded by the court clerk in the manner of
cases filed in the district court; and any time such owner or
principal owner desires to resume publication of such suspended
newspaper, he may file an application with a district judge of the
county in which such newspaper is printed, which application shall
state the date when said newspaper was suspended and the reason
therefor and pray for an order of the district court authorizing
that said newspaper resume publication without loss of status as a
legal publication. Upon a hearing and proper showing of fact before
a judge of the district court of said county, the judge of the
district court may issue an order finding that said newspaper has
complied with the provisions of this act and ordering that said
newspaper upon resuming publication shall have the same legal status
as it possessed before such involuntary suspension of such
newspaper. The application and court order provided for herein
shall be docketed and recorded in the same manner as the affidavit
originally filed. The court clerk shall collect no fee for filing
and recording the papers required under the provisions of this act;
and providing further that when any newspaper resumes publication
upon the order of the court as provided herein, the original
subscription list and circulation list used by said newspaper shall
be used by said owner or principal owner in reestablishing its
publication.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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