The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-01
The Complete Election Law
Passed by Last Legislature.

and in al. Incorporated towns or viii
lages OF this state on the first Tuesday
in April, A. y 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
marshal one city assessor. one treas
urer of the city school board and one
street commissioner. also there shall
be elected from each ward one coun-
Gilman and one member OF the school
board provided that in cities OF first
class whore an election OF the council
men and members of the school board
has not been had since the admission
OF Oklahoma into the union, and in
towns or cities in which the terms Of
members OF the council and school
board expire in 1909 there shall be
elected two members OF the school
board and two members Of the council
from each ward. one Of which members
Of the council and school board from
each ward will serve one year and the
other two years, to be determined by
lot.
The officers above designated shall
serve for two years and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. In
Incorporated towns and villages other
than cities OF the first class, there shall
be elected at such elections, one trps-
tee 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 the officials elected hereunder shall
begin the first Monday in May follow
ing their election.
On the first Tuesday in April. 1910,
and each two years thereafter, an cleo
tion shall be held in all cities Of the
man and one member Of the school
board shall be elected from each ward
On said date, and each two years there
after, 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 he elected. The officers
TO be elected hereunder in 1910 and
each two years thereafter, shall serve
for period Of two years from the first
Monday in May following their cleo
ton. Provided that the general cleo
tion cities of the first class, towns and
villages in this state shall be held on
the fourth Tuesday in April, 1909, and
the primary hereinafter provided for,
shall be held on the first Tuesday in
April, 1909; provided that the city
assessor so elected, shall enter upon
the duties of his office on the first day
of January following his election.
All elections held in accordance here
with shall be conducted Mt the regular
voting places or polls used within such
cities, towns and villages at general
state elections. and cities OF the first
class the polls shall be opened Mt six
O'Clock in the forenoon and kept open
continuously until seven o'clock in the
afternoon, and other towns the polls
shall be opened at eight O'Clock in the
forenoon and close at six IN the after
noon.
Section 3. The law governing gen
erhl elections in the state of Oklahoma
shall in all respects govern the cleo
tions herein provided for, except
where otherwise provided 10y this act
All violations of this act shall be sub
ject TO the same penalties provided 10y
law ior violations or the general elec-
ton law.
Section 4. The regular precinct cleo
tion board for the within cities of the
first class and Incorporated towns and
villages shall conduct all elections
herein provided for, When precinct
extends beyond the city, town or vii.
lage limits, and any member of the
precinct election board residing in such
precinct and outside the corporate linn
its Of such city, town or village and is
thereby ineligible to serve as n member
of such board in city or town election
shall not be allowed TO serve, but il
shall be the duty of the county election
board preceding any election, to be
held hereunder, to select an elector,
who shall he resident of said city,
town or village, and of such voting pre-
cinct, who possesses the other qualiii-
cations required of members of pre-
cinct election boards, who shall be
named as the successor or substitute !
for such disqualified member. Such |
successor shall be of the same political |
party affiliations as his predecessor and |
shall serve only upon elections held in |