The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-04-26
CONVENTION SIGNS
ORGANIC DOCUMENT

named by the state chairmen, a board
of election commissioners to receiv
and pass on certificates Of nomination
for state and district officers, mem
bers of the legislature, and five rep
distribute the ballots for such officers
and to print and distribute the bal
lots on the question of the ratificat-
ton or rejection of the constitution
and the ratification or rejection of the
provision for state wide prohibition.
These officers are the board OF elc-
ton commissioners under the laws Of
Oklahoma territory, and their duties
are extended to the proposed state
In Usage county and the new coun-
ties in Indian Territory, and the new
counties in Oklahoma that do not re-
tain the old county name, provision
is made for the appointment Of a
county clerk to perform the duties of
Oklahoma laws such county clerk and
member of each of the two prin-
cipal political parties, nominated by
the chairman, constitute the county
board Of election commissioners, to
perform the duties in the new coun-
ties Of election commissioners under
the Oklahoma laws. The county
board Of election commissioners print
and distribute the ballots for county
and township officers and the elec.
ton supplies.
Provision is also made In such
counties for the appointment Of a
board Of county commissioners to es'
tablish voting places and election pre-
cincts and appoint inspectors of elec'
ton in each precinct under the ter
ritorial laws, and with the county
clerk to act in each of such counties
as a canvassing board to count and
certify to the state canva ssing board
sue certificates Of election to county
and township officers.
The state canvassing board as pro-
vided by the election laws of the Ter
ritory of Oklahoma Is continued In
force for the purpose Of canvassing
the returns on state and di strict Of
ficers, members of the legislature and
representatives In congress. The man
ner of canvassing the returns of the
election on the ratification or reJec
ton of the constitution and the adop'
ton or rejection OF the provision
for statewide prohibition is prescribed
in the enabling act.
The report is very long and divides
Usage county and the new counties In
the Indian Territory into municipal
townships. and such counties and the
new counties In Oklahoma into com
missioners' districts, and appoints In
such counties a commissioners for each
district, constituting the board ol
county commissioners above men
toned.
Provision is made for the governor
to issue the proclamation for the
election. In the event of his failure
or refusal to act. the president Of the
convention Is required to issue the
proclamation. In the event Of hi!
failure or refusal to act, the secretary
of the convention is required to issue
the proclamation. Provision Is made
for the filling Of vacancies In the of
flee Of county clerk under the law.
in force in the Territory Of Oklahoma
and also for the filling of vacancies II
the office of county commissioner,
named in the ordinance. by appoint
ment from the governor.
In the old counties In Oklahom,
Territory the county commissioner,
and county clerks and local election
officers are required to perform thu
duties at such elections. In the coun
ties that retain the old names, tn,
boundaries of which have been re
duced the county clark and h0a rd,