The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-14
q. 4. BROWN,
Chairman.
MM. II. HARRISON,
G. w. O'NEAL,
A. G.. MARTIN.

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A. G.. MARTIN.
To the Honorable the House OF Rep
resentatives and the Senate,
We, your Conference Committee on
House Bill No ia, by Murray, en-
titled. AN Act to provide for carry
ing into effect the initiative and ref
crendum powers reserved by the peo-
pie in Article s and Article 1S of the
Constitution of the State of Oklaho-
ma; to regulate elections thereunder
and to punish violations of this Act.
beg leave to make the following re-
port:
The honorable Senate recedes from
their amendment to Section IA, in
serting the words 'or cause to be
printed" after the word print" in
line IL, page 49, and from their sub
stitue to Section 13; and the House
of Representative recedes from their
action adopting Section 1S, and your
Conference Committee agree to the
following as a substitute to said Sec
ton 49, to-wit;
Section 13. printing and distii-
hutton OF text of measures, sample
OF ballots, and arguments) Before
the mandatory primary election held
prior to each general election held
throughout the State, at which any
proposed law, part of an act, or
amendment TO the Constitution rs to
be submitted to the people, the Secre-
tary of State shall forward, or cause
to be forwarded, to the county clerk
OF each county IN this State a suffi-
cient number of the pamphlets here
matter described, with which to sup
ply each and every voter of his coun-
ty and an additional number equal 80
ten per centum OF such number OF
votes: and, at the time of furnishing
the primary election supplies, said
county clerk shall furnish each cleo
ton inspec or his quota for each pre-
cinct wherein a primary election Is to
oe held, a sufficient number of copies
of the text of each measure to be sub
mitted TO popular vote; also copy
of ths. arguments for and against such
measure. and a copy Of the official
ballot, bound together in a single
pamphlet with table Of contents.
The pages shall be numbered con-
secutively ,the title page OF every
measure bound in the pamphlet shall
show its ballot title and ballot num-
Der. The title page of each argu-
ment shall indicate the measure IL
favors or opposes, the names Of the
committee and Il shall be the duty OF
said inspector 10 furnish eac and every
voter on said primary election day q
COPY Of the same. All copies of said
pami,ifiets remaining after said pri-
mary election, shall be preserved by
said inspector and be by him distribu-
ted TO electors unsupplied with such
pamphlets. Provided, however, when
| the Legislature or the Governor shall
order special election for the eX-
GAL FOUR
press purpose OF making such rel
oience. the Secretary of Sta'e shall
not later than forty days before any
such special election, forward such
pamphlets 20 the county clerk of each
county who shah in like manner inn
radiately distribute them to The cleo
ton inspectors for the election pre-
cincts Of his county, and said inspect
or shall. within five days, convoke,
4 hold or cause TO be held. a pubh
meeting of the electors OF his distric
and distribute or cause 10 be dlstri.
buted such pamphlets TO the as
sembled voters; and use ali other
dhgent means OF distributing them
10 ali the voters of such election pre-
dnet
We. your Conference Committee
asree that each House shall concur
in the adoption OF the above and FORE
going section as substitute - Sec
fticn l8, aud that House Bin remain ~
an other respects the same as adopted
hy the House Of Representative.
AN OF which is most respectfl'l'
submitted,
l.. X. TAYLOR,
HENRY S. JOHNSTON,
Conferees on the part OF the