The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-26

the second legislature DelnB an ACT
regulating elections in cities and
towns and liking the time for holding
primaries and municipal elections and
providing complete supervision Of the
same. The coming election in Vim
lta is in pursuance of this law:
Article /.
Section General elections shall
be held in all cities Of the first class
and in all incorporated towns or vii
lages of this state on the first Tues
day in April A. p 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 Com
missioner; 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 Coun
cilmen and members of the School
Board has not been had since the adj
mission 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 elected two members
of the Schol Board and two members
81 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. 10 be determined hy lot The
officers above determined shall serve
for q period of two years and until
their successors are elected and quail.
fled III incorporated towns or vii
lagos. other than cities Of the first
class. there shall be elected at such
elections, one Truestee, 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 period of
two years and until their successors
are elected and qualified
The terms of officials elected here
under shall begin upon the first Mon
day in May following their election.
on the first Tuesday In April 1910,
and each two years thereafter. an
election shall be held in all cities of
the first class at which time one
Councilman and one member Of the
School Board shall be elected from
each ward. On said date. and each
two years thereafter, such election
shalt be helu in ali incorporated
towns other than cities Of the first
class, at which time one Trustee
from each ward of such town or vii
lage shall be elected.
The officers to be elected hereun
der in 1910 and each two years there
after shall serve for period Of two
years from the first Monday IN May
following their election Provided,
that in the year 1909 the general
election in cities of the first class
towns or villages IN this State shall
be held on the fourth Tuesday IN
April 1909, and the primary election
hereinafter provided for shall be held
on the first Tuesday in April, 1903.
Provided, that the City Assessor 50
elected shall enter upon the duties of
his Office on the first day of January
following the election. Providing,
that in all cities in which a Commits
sion form OF government has been
adopted, as provided in Article (lSl
eighteen of the Constitution, the elec-
tive officers provided for herein,
shall be elected at the same time
and I'm the same manner as herein
provided for the election of officers
in other cities and towns In this
State: and. Provided further that
in all cases IN which a Commission
form OF government shall be adopt |
ed more than four months before any |
general election for municipal officers |
as herein provided, the legislative au-
thority Of such city shall have power
to call a special election for the elee
ton of the elective officers provided |
for therein, which election shall in all
respects be governed by the general |
election laws of this state
seetiog 2. All elections held in ae
cordance herewith shall be conducted
at the regular voting places or polls
used within such cities, towns and
villages at general state elections and |
IN cities of the first class the polls |
shall be opened at six o'clock in the
forenoon and kept open continuously |
until seven o'clock in the afternoon,
and In other towns the polls shall be
open az eight o'clock the forenoon
and close at six o'clock in the after
noon.
Section ,. The law governing the
general elections IN the state of Ok.