Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-985

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Bonds - Service of process

Official statutory text

At the time of filing said application, and as a part thereof,

the applicant shall file and deposit with the said county treasurer

a bond, with sureties to be approved by the said county treasurer,

in the penal sum of two times the value of the merchandise proposed

to be offered for sale at public auction as shown by the inventory

filed, running to the State of Oklahoma, and for the use and benefit

of any purchaser of any such new goods, wares or merchandise at the

said auction who might have a cause of action of any nature arising

from or out of a sale or sales at such auction or against the

applicant or against the auctioneer; the said bond shall be further

conditioned on the payment by the applicant of all taxes that may be

payable by or due from, the applicant to the State of Oklahoma or

any department thereof or any subdivision of the State of Oklahoma,

municipal or otherwise, the payment of any fines that may be

assessed by any court against the applicant or against the

auctioneer for violation of the provisions of this act, and the

satisfaction of all causes of action commenced within one (1) year

from the date that such sale is made at any such auction and arising

therefrom provided, however, that the aggregate liability of the

surety for all said taxes, fines, and causes of action shall in no

event exceed the sum of such bond but there shall be no limitation

of liability against the owners of the new goods, wares and

merchandise or the auctioneer or the applicant for the license.

In such bond the applicant and surety shall appoint the

treasurer of said county in which said bond is filed the agent of

the applicant and the surety for the service of process. At the

time that said bond is filed and deposited with the county treasurer

as herein provided the auctioneer shall appoint the said county

treasurer the agent of the auctioneer for the service of process. In

the event of such service of process, the agent on whom such service

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is made shall, within five (5) days after the service, mail by

ordinary mail a true copy of the process served upon him to each

party for whom he has been served, addressed to the last known

address of such party. Failure to so mail said copy shall not,

however, affect the court's jurisdiction.

The State of Oklahoma or any department or subdivision,

municipal or otherwise, thereof, or any person having a cause of

action arising out of any sale of such new goods, wares or

merchandise may join the applicant and the surety on such bond and

the auctioneer in the same action, or may in such action due either

such applicant or the surety or the auctioneer alone.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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