Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-201B
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Commission authority
Official statutory text
The J.M. Davis Memorial Commission is authorized to:
1. Acquire and hold real estate or interest therein or personal
property in the name of the Commission;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations Page 31
2. Act in cooperation and enter into contracts and agreements
with the owner or owners of the J.M. Davis Gun Collection;
3. Furnish suitable quarters to house, display and preserve the
J.M. Davis Gun Collection and other historical artifacts;
4. In the administration of the J.M. Davis Gun Collection,
maintain or lease to the owner or owners of the J.M. Davis Gun
Collection, or to a third party, an outlet for the sale to the
public of such items as shall, in the judgment of the Commission or
the lessee, be appropriate for sale at prices set by the Commission,
including, but not limited to, literature, in book or pamphlet form,
brochures, periodicals, books, artifacts and statuary;
5. Accept gifts, grants and donations from governmental sources
or any individual, person, firm, corporation or foundation for the
use and purpose of building, constructing, operating, maintaining,
preserving or displaying the J.M. Davis Gun Collection and other
historical artifacts. The location of the display and other
historical artifacts shall be within the city limits of Claremore,
Oklahoma, in Rogers County. The site for the display of the J.M.
Davis Gun Collection shall not be moved from its current location at
333 North Lynn Riggs Boulevard, Claremore, Oklahoma, unless a
declaratory judgment has first been issued by the District Court of
Rogers County stating that any such relocation is in compliance with
the lease dated April 25, 1967, between the J.M. Davis Foundation,
Inc. and the J.M. Davis Memorial Commission; provided, the
Commission may appeal any final declaratory judgment issued by the
district court authorizing or directing the relocation of the
current location of the site to the Supreme Court within thirty (30)
days of the filing of the declaratory judgment; and
6. Maintain donation receptacles for the purpose of the
collection of voluntary donations to the J.M. Davis Memorial
Commission and to the owner or owners of the J.M. Davis Gun
Collection. Funds donated to the J.M. Davis Memorial Commission
shall be deposited into the J.M. Davis Memorial Commission Revolving
Fund.
1. Acquire and hold real estate or interest therein or personal
property in the name of the Commission;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations Page 31
2. Act in cooperation and enter into contracts and agreements
with the owner or owners of the J.M. Davis Gun Collection;
3. Furnish suitable quarters to house, display and preserve the
J.M. Davis Gun Collection and other historical artifacts;
4. In the administration of the J.M. Davis Gun Collection,
maintain or lease to the owner or owners of the J.M. Davis Gun
Collection, or to a third party, an outlet for the sale to the
public of such items as shall, in the judgment of the Commission or
the lessee, be appropriate for sale at prices set by the Commission,
including, but not limited to, literature, in book or pamphlet form,
brochures, periodicals, books, artifacts and statuary;
5. Accept gifts, grants and donations from governmental sources
or any individual, person, firm, corporation or foundation for the
use and purpose of building, constructing, operating, maintaining,
preserving or displaying the J.M. Davis Gun Collection and other
historical artifacts. The location of the display and other
historical artifacts shall be within the city limits of Claremore,
Oklahoma, in Rogers County. The site for the display of the J.M.
Davis Gun Collection shall not be moved from its current location at
333 North Lynn Riggs Boulevard, Claremore, Oklahoma, unless a
declaratory judgment has first been issued by the District Court of
Rogers County stating that any such relocation is in compliance with
the lease dated April 25, 1967, between the J.M. Davis Foundation,
Inc. and the J.M. Davis Memorial Commission; provided, the
Commission may appeal any final declaratory judgment issued by the
district court authorizing or directing the relocation of the
current location of the site to the Supreme Court within thirty (30)
days of the filing of the declaratory judgment; and
6. Maintain donation receptacles for the purpose of the
collection of voluntary donations to the J.M. Davis Memorial
Commission and to the owner or owners of the J.M. Davis Gun
Collection. Funds donated to the J.M. Davis Memorial Commission
shall be deposited into the J.M. Davis Memorial Commission Revolving
Fund.
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