# Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-1.2: Oklahoma Historical Society - Membership - Powers -

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## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-1.2
- **Heading:** Oklahoma Historical Society - Membership - Powers -
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 53 / Section 53-1.2

## Text

Expenditures of state funds - Disposition of collections of

property.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Historical Society

consisting of members who have heretofore become and are now members

of said Society, and such others as may be admitted and elected as

members thereof, in accordance with the terms of the constitution

and bylaws, or as otherwise provided by the the Oklahoma Historical

Preservation Act.

B. The Oklahoma Historical Society is hereby declared to be an

organized agency of the State of Oklahoma, with power to formulate

and promulgate, rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative

Procedures Act by means of its constitution and bylaws, and

resolutions for its government and regulation subject to the laws of

the state.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations Page 3

C. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall faithfully expend and

apply all money received from the state to the uses and purposes

directed by law. The Society shall hold all its present and future

collections of property for the state, and shall not sell, mortgage

or dispose of any such property without authority of law.

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