Oklahoma § 17-42 - License from Corporation Commission - Necessity - Showing Fee
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 17-42 — License from Corporation Commission - Necessity - Showing Fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-42. License from Corporation Commission - Necessity - Showing Fee
No person or persons, or corporation, in this state shall be
permitted to maintain and operate a gin for the purpose of ginning
seed cotton of the general public, or of ginning seed cotton not
produced and owned by the person or persons, or the stockholders of
the corporation maintaining and operating said gin, without first
having secured a license for such purpose from the State Corporation
Commission, said license to be issued upon proper showing to be made
as prescribed by the rules and regulations promulgated by the
Commission. The fee for said license issued by the Corporation
Commission is hereby fixed at three cents ($0.03) per bale, based on
the number of bales ginned the previous year as shown by the final
report of said gin, on file, with the Corporation Commission. In
case of a new plant or gin that did not operate the preceding year,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission
a license fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) per gin stand will be charged;
which sum shall be converted into the State Treasury of the State of
Oklahoma.
Laws 1915, c. 176, § 2; Laws 1923, c. 191, p. 340, § 1; Laws 1929,
c. 240, p. 301, § 2.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 17-42
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 17-42 cover?
Section 17-42 ("License from Corporation Commission - Necessity - Showing Fee") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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