The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-12
TAYLOR ELECTION
BILL IS PASSED
Emergency Clause Makes It Effective
at once--city Elections to Be
Held Api ~.

The Tylor election blil, Whlch was
finally disposed of by the state legis
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 bin will settle for all time the
ever rising question regarding cleo
tions IN cities and towns of the state
Following is. in substance, the bin as
passed
Section l. General elections shall
be held in all cities OF the first class
and in all incorporated towns or vii
lagos OF this state on the fourth Tues
day Of April, A. ID, 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 whore 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 shah 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 anC
qualified In incorporated towns ant
villages, other than cities of the FRS
class there shall be elected at sucl
elections. one Trustee from each ware
and for the town at large one Cierl
one Assessor one Treasurer and on,
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
elected hereunder shall begin upon the
first Monday in May following theh
election.
on the first Tuesday in April. 1910
and each two years there after. al
election shall be held In all cities ol
the first class. at which time one Coun
Gilman and one member of the schoo
Board shall be elected from each ward
On said date. and each two years
thereafter 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 1915
and each two years thereafter shall
serve for a period Of two years fol
lowing their elections
Provided. The city assessor select
ed shall enter upon his duties the
first Of January following.
No candidates name shall be print
ed upon the official ballot for any city
town or village election unless suet
candidate shall have been nominated
by some political party at the primary
election herein provided for and SC
certified 10 the County Election Boart
by the Chairman and Secretary oI
such political party or unless his nam,
Is presented as an Independent eandi
date. as hereunder provided
Political parties In cities and towns
of this State shall organize by the Sc
lection Of a city or town executive
committee. which, In cities Of the frs
class. shall be chosen from wards II
such manner as such party prefer, ant
IN towns or villages may be choser
from the town at large. Such com
mittee when so chosen shall be eerti
fed to the county election board o
the respective parties
Any female who is entitled TO vote
for members OF the School Board may
be registered for such purpose by The
regular registration officer of her prs
cinct during the period when bis
books are open for general reglstra
ton. Females who so register shal
be listed by the registration officer IN
list or book separate from the gen
eral registration list
Sections g. 9, and 10. Of Article /
Chapter -, also Sections II. IS, II, Is
ie. and n. OF Article /. Chapter IS, ol
Wilson's Revised Statutes OF oklaho
ma, 1903. are hereby repealed and