Legal Opinion
Cox v. Dawson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 6, 1996No. 86402PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice.
The issue of first impression presented is whether, after initial appointments were made to the Oklahoma Mining Commission (Commission) beginning October 1, 1986, the Legislature intended that subsequent appointments under 45 O.S.Supp.1995 § 11 should be for terms ranging from one to seven years or that all appointments would be for seven years. We find that pursuant to 45 O.S.Supp.1995 § 1, appointments made after October 1, 1986, to the Oklahoma Mining Commission were intended to be for seven-year terms. We assume original jurisdiction and settle title to the…
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