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vehicles, but two years ago, when truck weights wcrc increased, the Legislature added a very stifl' per pound fine- for overloading on the axle or gross weight.

In addition to 2c per pound finc fbr 3o/o overweight and 50 per pound for all weight over that, trucks that crceed 5,000 pounds over legal weight must park and makc arrangcments to transf'er the frcight to another vehicle. This has accomplished exactly what thc legislature intended to dcr -it has taken the profit out of overloading.

Whcn this bill was introduccd, a commitment was made to repeal the misdcmeanor f ine. However, at the last minute, it rvas dropped l'rom the bill. Last year when it rvas discovered that both fines wcre going to the state, a bill rvas introduced to repeal the misdcmeanor fine on the basis that two tines lbr the same offense was double jcopardy. When the at-

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irHE ANNUAL meeting of thc OLA's I District 3 rvas schedulcd for April 5, in Krebs, according to Clen Haney, president.

State Rcpresentative Frank Harbin was thc fbatured speaker, Brief reports on the association projects were given by OLA officers and staff members, including a progress report on the Oklahoma [-umbermen's Self-lnsured Group for rvorkers compensation insurance.

Jcrry Hetherington, Sallisaw Lumber

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Dimension lumber, studs, timbers to 4O'. Unitized torney general ruled that it w'as not dor"rble jeopardy as one \\as classil'icd as a I'ine and lhe othcr as an assessment, the bill died in committee.

Sawmills located at Molalla, Tillamook, Toledo and Clackamas, Oregon, with shipping via SP, truck, ocean barge and for export.

Scn. John Rucker and Sen. Anna Bclle Clemcnt O'Brien have introduccd a bill to givc rclief to operators of trucks that inadvertently arc ovenveight because of shifting axle loads or wcather conditions.

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('o., Sallisaw, senior dircctor in District 3, was meeting chairman, assisted b1, f'ellow f)istrict 3 directors. .l. D. Ollie. Gcorge Ollie's Lumber Co., Spiro, and O.K. Cunningham, Hudson-Houston Lumber Co.. Ardmorc.

In his third legislativc term, Rep. Harbin is a McAlestcr businessman rvho is not barlrl'ul about taking an opposite view oen if it n"reans getting out of step with the legislative leadership and the administration. His opposition to the proposed fuel tax incrcase has caused him to be in the hcadlines rccently.

District 3 is composed of 22 counties o1' South Central and Southeastern Ok.