The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-08
TAYLOR ELECTION
BILL IS PASSED
Emergency Clause Makes it Effective
at once-city Elections TO Be
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lature Saturday afternoon, only awaits
the signature of the governor to be-
come a law and nobody doubts that
Governor Haskell will sign it.
This bill will settle for all time the
ever rising question regarding cleo
tions in cities and towns of the state.
Following is, in substance, the bill as
passed;
Section l. General elections shall
be held in all cities of the first class
and in all incorporated towns or viii
lagos of this state on the fourth Tues
day of April, A. d., 1909, and each two
years thereafter at which time, in
cities Of the first class there shall
be elected for the city at large one
mayor, one city clerk, one police Judge
one city treasurer one city attorney,
one city marshall, one city assessor,
one treasurer of the city school board
and one street commissioner, also,
there shall be elected from each ward
one councilman and one member Of
the school board; provided, that in
those cities of the first class where an
election OF councilmen and members
of the school board has not been held
since the admission of Oklahoma into
the Union, and in towns or cities in
which the terms of the members of the
Council and School Board expire in
1909 there shall be elcted two mem
bers of the School board and two mem
bers of the Council from each ward,
one Of which members of the Council
and school board from each ward shall
serve one year and the other two
years to be determined by lot
The officers above designated shall |
serve for a period of two years and |
until their successors are elected and |
qualified In incorporated towns and |
villages, other than cities of the first |
class there shall be elected at such |
elections, one Trustee from each ward |
and for the town at large one Clerk |
one Assessor, one Treasurer and one
Justice of the Peace. Such officials
shall serve for a period of two years
and until their successors are elected
and qualified The terms of officials II
elected hereunder shall begin upon the
first Monday in May following their
election.
On the first Tuesday in April, 1910,
and each two years there after, an
election shall be held in all cities of
the first class, at which time one Coun-
Gilman and one member of the School
Board shall be elected from each ward.
On said date, and each two years
such election shall be held
in all Incorporated towns other than
cities of the first class, at which time
one Trustee from each ward of such
town or village shall be elected The
officers to be elected hereunder in 1910
and each two years thereafter shall
serve for a period of two years fol-
owing their elections.
Provided: The city assessor select
ID shall enter upon his duties the
irst of January following.
No candidates name shall be print
ID upon the official ballot for any city,
own or village election unless such
.andidate shall have been nominated
~ some political party at the primary
election herein provided for and so
certified to the County Election Board
" the Chairman and Secretary Of
uch political party or unless his name
S presented as an independent candi-
ate, as hereunder provided.
Political parties in cities and towns
f this State shall organize by the Sc
ection of a city or town executive
which, in cities of the first
lass, shall be chosen from wards in
uch manner as such party prefer. and
] towns or villages may be chosen
rom the town at large. Such com
littee when so chosen shall be certi-
ed to the county election board of
ne respective parties.
Any female who is entitled to vote
n members of the School Board may
e registered for such purpose by the
sgular registration officer of her pre-
met during the period when his
Ooks are open for general registra-
on. Females who so register shall
e listed by the registration officer in
list or book separate from the gen
al registration list
Sections s. 9, and TO- of Article I.
hapter u. also Sections y. 13. "A. Is,
}. and II. Of Article /. Chapter 49, Of y
'ilson's Revised Statutes of Ollaho-
a, 1903. are hereby repealed and
J other laws and parts of laws in
'ntict herewith are hereby repealed.