Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-1.10
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Historical Society Revolving Fund
Official statutory text
There is hereby created in the State Treasury of the State of
Oklahoma a revolving fund to be designated as the Historical Society
Revolving Fund, which shall consist of all money appropriated to
said fund and all money received by the Oklahoma Historical Society
from membership, sales of publications, sales of merchandise to
visitors, income from duplicating and microfilm services,
contributions, entry fees, gifts and endowments, excluding those
gifts and endowments conditionally tendered, and other income
derived from the operations of the Oklahoma Historical Society and
from historic sites. The Oklahoma Historical Society is hereby
authorized and directed to prepare for public distribution such
historical data as may in its judgment meet the public demand; said
Society shall determine the fee to be charged for each of the
publications and such fee should be sufficient to cover the cost of
preparing, publishing and marketing to the general public in the
museums and historic sites operated by the Society.
Said revolving fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to
fiscal year limitations and shall be under the control and
management of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the disbursements
therefrom shall be approved by the Society. Monies deposited in
said revolving fund may be expended for the purpose of maintaining
and operating the Oklahoma Historical Society functions and for
operation of historic sites. Monies deposited in said revolving
fund from entry fees collected at each participating museum or site
pursuant to the entry fee pilot project shall be expended only on
the museum and historic site from which the fee is collected and for
the purposes outlined in Section 1.21 of this title. Purchases of
merchandise for sale to visitors shall be exempt from The Oklahoma
Central Purchasing Act but all other expenditures shall be made
pursuant to the laws of the state and the statutes relating to the
Oklahoma Historical Society. Warrants for expenditures from this
fund shall be drawn by the State Treasurer based on claims signed by
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations Page 9
the approving officer of the Society and approved for payment by the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Oklahoma a revolving fund to be designated as the Historical Society
Revolving Fund, which shall consist of all money appropriated to
said fund and all money received by the Oklahoma Historical Society
from membership, sales of publications, sales of merchandise to
visitors, income from duplicating and microfilm services,
contributions, entry fees, gifts and endowments, excluding those
gifts and endowments conditionally tendered, and other income
derived from the operations of the Oklahoma Historical Society and
from historic sites. The Oklahoma Historical Society is hereby
authorized and directed to prepare for public distribution such
historical data as may in its judgment meet the public demand; said
Society shall determine the fee to be charged for each of the
publications and such fee should be sufficient to cover the cost of
preparing, publishing and marketing to the general public in the
museums and historic sites operated by the Society.
Said revolving fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to
fiscal year limitations and shall be under the control and
management of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the disbursements
therefrom shall be approved by the Society. Monies deposited in
said revolving fund may be expended for the purpose of maintaining
and operating the Oklahoma Historical Society functions and for
operation of historic sites. Monies deposited in said revolving
fund from entry fees collected at each participating museum or site
pursuant to the entry fee pilot project shall be expended only on
the museum and historic site from which the fee is collected and for
the purposes outlined in Section 1.21 of this title. Purchases of
merchandise for sale to visitors shall be exempt from The Oklahoma
Central Purchasing Act but all other expenditures shall be made
pursuant to the laws of the state and the statutes relating to the
Oklahoma Historical Society. Warrants for expenditures from this
fund shall be drawn by the State Treasurer based on claims signed by
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations Page 9
the approving officer of the Society and approved for payment by the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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