Oklahoma § 19-401 - Rental of quarters - Attendants, fuel, light and

§ 19-401. Rental of quarters - Attendants, fuel, light and

stationery.

In any county where there is no courthouse or jail erected by

the county, or where those erected have not sufficient capacity, it

shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to provide

for court room, jail, and offices for the following named officers:

sheriff, treasurer, register of deeds, district clerk, county clerk,

district attorney, superintendent of public schools and judge of the

district court, to be furnished by the county in a suitable building

or buildings, for the lowest rent to be obtained at the county seat,

or to secure and occupy suitable rooms at a free rent within the

limits of the county seat or any of the additions thereto, until

such county builds a courthouse. They shall also provide the courts

appointed to be held therein, with attendants, fuel, lights and

stationery, suitable and sufficient for the transaction of their

business. If the commissioners neglect, the court may order the

sheriff to make such necessary provision, and the expenses incurred

by him in carrying the order into effect, when certified by the

court, shall be a county charge.

R.L. 1910, § 1617.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers