The Fourth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the

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of the

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, composed of the

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. The state legislature met in the India White Temple in

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, in regular session from January 7 to March 17, 1913, and in special session from March 18 to July 5, 1913, during the term of Governor Lee Cruce.A Century to Remember
, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) The 1913 session was marked by the passage of a municipal Sunday closing law, which was favored by Cruce. Lieutenant Governor James Jackson McAlester served as the President of the Senate and C.B. Kendrick served as the

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. J. H. Maxey served as

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Dates of sessions

*Regular session: January 7-March 17, 1913 *Special session: March 18-July 5, 1913 Previous: 3rd Legislature • Next: 5th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Major legislation

*Sundays - Governor

Lee Cruce Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 – January 16, 1933) was an American lawyer, banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma, Cruce successful ...

supported municipal Sunday closing laws and the 1913 state legislature passed House Bill 50, which prohibited a number of Sunday activities.

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor James Jackson McAlester served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. C.B. Kendrick was elected by state senators to serve as the

, the primary presiding officer of the

House

J. H. Maxey of

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, served as

in 1913 and Charles B. Emanuel served as Speaker Pro Tempore.

Members

Senate

*Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on government database.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)

References

External links

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