The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-04

the referendum IS demanded The veto
power ~ the governor shall not extend
I to measures voted on By the people. Ali
/ elections on measures referred % the
( people Of the state shall be had 81 the
next general election throughout the state.
except when the legislature or the gover-
nor shah order a special election for the
express purpose Of making such refer
enee. Any measure referred to the peo-
pie shah take effect and be in force
when it shal have been approved BY q
majority Of the votes cast thereon. and
not otherwise.
The style OF all bills shall be. "Be 1t
Enacted by the People 0f the State Of
Oklahoma"
Petitions and orders for the initiative
and for the referendum shall be filed
with the secretary OF state and addressed
to the governor OF the state. who shall
submit The same to the people. The leg
islature shall make suitable provisions
for carrying into effect the provisions
Of this article and If the legislature shall
fan to make such provisions. or shall
make i,st1equate provisions, then the
governor OF the state shall. by executive
order, make such rules as may be neces-
sary to carry these provisions into effect
Sec. T. The referendum may be de-
manded by the people against one or
more items. sections or parts OF any
act OF the legislature in the same man
ner In which such power may be ex-
ercised against a complete act The
filing Of a referendum petition against
one or more items, sections or parts
Of an act shall not delay the remainder
Of such act from becoming operative.
Sec. 5. The powers OF the Initiative
and referendum. reserved TO the people
by this constitution for the state at
large, nre hereby further reserved for
the legal voters OF every county and dis
trict therein, as to all local and SPECIAL
legislation in the administration OF coun-
ty and district government in and for
their respective counties and districts.
The manner Of exercising said pow
ers shall be prescribed by general laws,
except that board of county commis-
sioners may provide for the time OF ex-
ercIsing the initiative and referendum
powers as to local legislation in their
respective counties and districts.
The requisite number Of petitioners
for the Invocation OF the initiative and
referendum in counties and districts shall
bear twice, or double, the ratio to the
wholes number OF legal voters in such
county or district, as herein provided
therefor IN the state at large.
Sec. Any measure rejected byfhe peo-
pie, through the powers Of the initiative
and referendum. cannot be again pro
posed by the initiative within three years
thereafter by less than twenty-five (25)
per centum Of the legal voters.
Sec. z The reservation Of the powers
OF the Initiative and referendum IN this
article shall not deprive the legislature
OF the right to propose OF. pass any meas
ure, which may be consistent with the
constitution Of the state and the consti-
tuition Of the United States.
Sec. 5. Laws shall be provided 10 pre-
vent corruption in making. procur-
ing and submitting initiative ana refer
ehuuih petitions.
The Leglslattire--sumper OF menbers
See. .. The Senate shall consist OF not
more than forty-one members. whose
term Of office shall be four years: Pro-
vided. That senators elected at the first
election from the even numbered dis
tricts shall hold office until the fifteenth
day succeeding the day Of the regular
State election In nineteen hundred and
eight, and those elected from the odd
numbered districts at said first election
shall hold office until the fifteenth day
succeeding the day of the regular state
election In nineteen hundred and ten.
See 10. The House OF Representatives.
until otherwise provided by law, shall
consist Of not more than one hundred
and five members, who shall hold office
for two years; Provided, That represen-
tatives elected at tie first election shall
hold office until the fifteenth day sue
ceeding the day OF the regular State
election in nineteen hundred and eight:
Provided, Further. That the membership
Of the House Of Representatives shall
never exceed one hundred and twenty
threS members.
The first Legislature shall meet at the
seat OF government upon proclamation o.
the Governor on a day named In said
proclamation, which shall not be more
than thirty nor less than fifteen days
after the admission Of the state into the
Union.
Legislative Apporslonment
See. II. The state r. hereby divided
into thirty-two Senatorial Districts. each
OF which shall be composed Of the coun-
ties as named, shall be- numbered and
elect Senators as folsows, namely:
First: Beaver. cimarron. Harper and
Texas--One Senator. Second: Woods
and Woodward-One Senator. Third:
Beckham Dewey. Ellis. and Roger Mills
Two Senators. Fourth: Greer-0ne
Senator. Fifth: jackson and TilIman-
One Senator. Sixth: Custer, Kiowa. ana
Washita-Two seators Seventh: Alfal-
ia, Blaine. and Maior-one Senator.
Eighth: Garfieid-One Senator. Ninth:
Grant and Kay--One Senator. Tenth:
CaaBes NODlei ana faNnee-One senator. !
Eleventh: Creek and Payne-One SEN
ator. Twelfth: Kingflsher and Logan
One Senator. Thirteenth: Lincoln and
Senators. Four
teenth Canadian and oklahoma-rwo
Senators. Fifteenth: Caddo and Crazy
Two Senators. Sixteenth: comanche
-One Senator Seventeenth Jefferson
and stephens-ons Senator Eighteenth:
Carter. Love. and Murray-Two sena-