The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-01


flee at such county seat: Provided,
further, That while so unorganized,
such county shall. in all respects. be
part and parcel OF the county with
which II IL united
REMOVAL OF COUNTY SEATS.
Sec. 6. The towns herein named
as county seats shall be and remain
the county seats OF their respective
county until changed by vote OF the
qualified electors OF such county. in
the following manner:
(a Upon petition or petitions in
writing. signed by twenty-five per
centu,n Of the qualified electors OF
the county. such per centum to be de
termined by the total vote cast In
such county for the head OF the state
ticket in the next preceding general
election, said petition or petitions be-
ing verified by an affidavit showing
that the petitioners are qualified
electors Of said county, and such pe.
tition or petitions having been filed
with the governor at any time after
four months after the admission OF
the state in the union. the governor
shall, within thirty days. issue his
proclamation, calling an election, to
be held in such county not less than
sixty or more than seventy days from
the date OF his proclamation.
Such election shall be held under
the provisions OF the election laws OF
the state. and upon such public notice
OF such election "a the governor In
his proclamation may direct; and the
governor shall cause to be placed up
on the tickets to be voted at such
election, only the names OF such
towns as may. more than twenty days
prior to such election, file with the
governor verified petitions therefor,
as above mentioned, signed by not
less than three hundred qualified elec.
tors of said county.
(The word town" as herein used,
shall be construed to mean town, city
or place.
(b) Upon the holding Of any such
election, the board OF canvassers shall
certify and return said vote to the
governor. who shall thereupon at
once declare the result and cause the
will Of the electors to be carried In.
to effect: Provided, That in all cleo
tiors for the removal OF any OF the
county seats named in this constitu.
ton the following rules shall govern,
until the county seat is once located
by vote of the people, but not later
than the first day of January. nine
teen hundred and nine: Provided,
| further, In case the necessary and
proper petition for the holding of an
election for the removal Of n county
seat shall be filed with the governor
for over six months prior to the first
day OF January, 1909. in accordance
with the foregoing provisions, and
such election or elections is delayed
or postponed on account OF any In
| functions or legal proceedings, then
the time limit provided in the sub
division OF this section shall be ex-
tended the length OF time that such
election or elections are delayed or
postponed by such injunction or legal
proceedings.
II majority Of all the votes cast in
the county at such county seat cleo
ton in favor of any town shall elect
such town the county seat: Provided,
however. That where the county seat
named in this constitution Is within
six miles OF the geographical center
OF the county (said geographical cen
ter TO be determined by certificate
from the secretary OF state, and said
distance to be determined by measure
ment from geographical center to the
nearest corporate limits OF such coun-
ty seat, as they existed on January
twenty-first, nineteen hundred and
seven), It shall require sixty per cen
tum OF the total vote cast at such
election by the competing towns to
effect the removal OF such county
seat, unless such competing town be
more than one mile nearer the geo