The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-08

government in and for their rcspec.
tive counties and districts. and the
authority vested in the County Com.
mis- toner's to provide for the time of
exercising said initiative and refer.
endum powers: and
WHEREAS. the needs and interests
Of the County OF Carter. IN the stat,
Of Oklahoma, and OF the townships
and school districts therein. demand
that a time shall be fixed for eNer.
cising the referendum powers as to
local legislation and action therein.
10 the end that the operation Of such
legislation and action may not be I'M.
NOW THEREFORE,. BE IT RE
SOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE
BOARD or COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERS or THE COUNTY or CARTER
AND STATE or OKLAHOMA.
Section l. That the powers Of ref.
erendum reserved by the con titution
of the state of Oklahoma to the legal
voters of said county township and
school district government in and for
said county and the respective town.
ships and school districts therein. to
be exercised in the manner prescrib.
ed by an act of the legislature of the
State Of Oklahoma. entitled: AN
act to provide for carrying into effect
the initiative and referendum powers
reserved by the people in articles
five and eighteen of the constitution
OF the State Of Oklahoma to regulate
elections Hereunder and to punish
violations under this act" Approved
and in force April l6 \. H. 1908. shall
be exercised within tie time as fol.
lows. towit:
All petitions for referendum on any
resolution ordered or other legisla.
tive action of the Board OF County
Commissioners of Carter County. Ok.
lahoma. and of the legislative or gov.
erning body Of any township or school
district therein, In the administration
of the local government of said
county. township or school di trict.
shall be filed as provided in the act
aforesaid, not more than thirty DAYS
after the adoption or enactment of
such resolution. order or other legis-
lation.
Section .. That no resolution or
other legislative action OF said Board
of County Commissioners of Carter
county or the corporate authorities
of any township or school district in
said county shall be operative until
thirty day after the adoption or en-.
actment of such resolution. order or
other legislation, nor If referendum
thereon is demanded within said thir-
~ days. until said resolution, order
or other legislative action shall
have been approved by majority of
the votes cast thereon at an election
called and held for the purpose. as
provided in the act hereinbefore men
toned; provided. however. that moth.
ing in this resolution contained shall
prohibit the passage or adoption OF
emergency measures u In the man.
ner mentioned and provided in the act
aforesaid.
Section 3. That all petitions Cor
referendum of any resolution. order or
other legislative action of the Board
OF Commissioners of said Carter
County and Of the legislative or gov.
erning body of any township or school
district therein in the administration
of the local government of said coun.
~, township or school district. here.
tofore adopted, passed or taken, ehall
be filed within thirty days from the
adoption and approval OF this resolu-
ton
Section T. That the county Clerk
of said Carter County, be and he IS
hereby authorized and directed to
file certified copy of this resolution
'''iA .Ai' wv n VT bllltI l'NUlNlllE Oh
ficer of each school district in said
county and with the township clerk
OF each organized township I'm said
county; aud said County Clerk Is fur.
ther authorized and directed TO pub
Ii h true and complete copy of this
resolution in the following newspaper,
published and OF general circulation
In said county; Weekly Ardmoreitc.
this being the official paper of publi-
cation for Carter county.
Section .. That there are many
matters cflecting the public health.
peace and safety requiring early leg.
islaiirc action I'm the several school
districts and townships In said Carter
County, by reason whereof an emer.
gency is hereby declared to exist and
this resolution shall 90 into effect