Okla. Stat. tit. 64, § 64-1030
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Handling of mail - Entry on reception record -
Official statutory text
Disposition of cash and equivalents – Lock box services.
The Secretary of the Land Office shall cause all mail received
by the Land Office to be opened by some employee designated by the
Secretary, assisted by two other employees not connected with the
cashier's office, whose duty shall be to examine all incoming mail
and make a proper reception record of all monies received. The
reception record shall be delivered to the cashier. The entries on
the reception record shall be made at the time of the opening of the
letters and when completed shall be signed by the maker and
witnessed by the employees assisting, who shall also sign. All cash
and cash equivalents, together with the reception record, shall be
immediately delivered to the cashier who shall give a receipt
therefor by signing the original copy of the reception record, and
who shall make proper entries on the financial records of the Land
Office showing the amount so received. The Secretary to the
Commissioners of the Land Office and the cashier are charged jointly
and severally with the proper keeping and it is hereby made their
duty to see that the above and foregoing reception record is
correctly kept. Alternatively, or in addition to the procedures set
forth in this section, the Secretary may also purchase lock box
collection services from an appropriate vendor for the handling,
collection and processing of mail. Lock box services may include
collecting Land Office mail from a specified post office, sorting,
totaling, and recording payments, processing the items and making
deposits.
The Secretary of the Land Office shall cause all mail received
by the Land Office to be opened by some employee designated by the
Secretary, assisted by two other employees not connected with the
cashier's office, whose duty shall be to examine all incoming mail
and make a proper reception record of all monies received. The
reception record shall be delivered to the cashier. The entries on
the reception record shall be made at the time of the opening of the
letters and when completed shall be signed by the maker and
witnessed by the employees assisting, who shall also sign. All cash
and cash equivalents, together with the reception record, shall be
immediately delivered to the cashier who shall give a receipt
therefor by signing the original copy of the reception record, and
who shall make proper entries on the financial records of the Land
Office showing the amount so received. The Secretary to the
Commissioners of the Land Office and the cashier are charged jointly
and severally with the proper keeping and it is hereby made their
duty to see that the above and foregoing reception record is
correctly kept. Alternatively, or in addition to the procedures set
forth in this section, the Secretary may also purchase lock box
collection services from an appropriate vendor for the handling,
collection and processing of mail. Lock box services may include
collecting Land Office mail from a specified post office, sorting,
totaling, and recording payments, processing the items and making
deposits.
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