The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-06
NOTICE or srEcIAL ELECTION.

Whereas, on the 2Sth day Of October,
1909, the city council Of the city Of
Chiclasha, Oklahoma, passed and
adopted an ordinance authorizing and
directing the mayor Of the city OF
Chlckasha, Oklahoma. to call special
election for the purpose Of submitting
to the qualified electors Of said city
the following question:
Shall the city OF Chiclasha. Okla
homa, grant to the Washita Valley Oil
a. Gas Company of Chickasha. Okla
homa, franchise for period of twcn-
1 ty years for the purpose of developing
and operating oil and gas and to sell
I TO persons, companies and corporations
In the city Of Chickasha. Grady county.
Oklahoma, and the territory contiguous
thereto. oil and gas for domestic, me-
chanical and manufacturing purposes
and to purchase oil and gas from other
firms, and construct pipe lines and 9th
e. buildings and appliances as may be
necessary in the prosecution of its
business 2" and
Whereas by the terms OF said ordi-
nance the mayor Of the said city Of
chickasha, Oklahoma. is authorized, d.
rected and required to issue his proc
lamatlon calling such special election
for such purpose, giving at least thirty
days notice Of the time and places of
holding said election; and,
Whereas, 1t is further provided by
said ordinance that the said mayor
Of the said city OF Chickasha, Okla
hcma. set forth in such proclamation
the proposition to be voted on at such
election, the time OF opening aud clos
ing the polls the number and places OF
voting. the judges and clerks OF each
polling place, and which judges and
clerks by the terms Of said ordinance
shall also act as counters.
Now therefore. /. VIM. Edwards.
mayor Of the city of Chickasha, Okla
homa, do hereby proclaim and give
public notice that special election /
will be held in the city Of Chickasha,
Oklahoma, on the 1ith day OF Decem-
bcr 1909, for the purpose Of submitting
TO the qualified electors Of said city
the following question:
Shall the city of Chickasha, Okla /
homa, grant to the Washita Valley Oil K
& Gas Company of Chickasha. Okla
homa, a franchise for period of twen-
ty years for the purpose OF developing
and operating oil and gas and to sell
to persons, companies and corporations
II the city Of chickasha, Grady county,
Oklahoma, and the territory contiguous
thereto, oil and gas for domestic, me
chaHicai and manufacturing purposes
and to purchase oil and gas from other
firms, and construct pipe lines and 9TH
er buildings and appliances as may be
necessary in the prosecution Of it's
business?"
The places Of holding such election
in the city Of Chickasha, Oklahoma.
shall be as follows:
Ward NO. /, Precinct No. /, Wells
store: Ward No. /. Precinct No 2.
WommacIcs store: Ward No. 2. Pre-.
;inct No. |, City Hall: Ward No. 2. Pre-
cinct No. 2. Carter's store; Ward No.
3. Court House; Ward No. 4, Precinct
No. !, colored Masonic Hall: Ward No.
I, Precinct No 2. Cumberland Presby-
terian Church. The following judges
and clerks are hereby appointed and
selected for the purpose Of holding and
such election In their re-
spectiye wards and precincts: Ward
No. i, Precinct No. Judges, G. G.
A. Horton; clerks, w. G.
Wells, j. L. Price. Ward No. i. Pre-
sinct No Judges. J. II. Bishop. A. r.
Mckenzie; clerks, J. r. Holland, III. B.
spencer. Ward No 2. Precinct No. T.
Judges, r. A. Sanford. j. II. Freeman:
Jerks, Or. ], Nj Bond, George Brown
Ward No. 2. Precinct No Judges.
A. Edwards. G. b Woods clerks
Frank. Stubbs Perry Dawson. Ward
20. Judges, B. f. Kendig. William
Stacey; clerks, Joe Wells. J. S, Tat
nan. Ward No 4, Precinct No -
Judges, II. G. Mckay w. II. Robin
on; clerks. John Hartman, s. l.. New.
nan. Ward No 4, Precinct No. o.
Judges, q schloiterbecls, Harvey Mat
hews clerks, Tom Driggers. G. L,
ireer
Should any such judges Or clerks
all, neglect or refuse to serve. such
acancy shall be FILLED in the same
manner as provided for filling such
acancies by the general election laws
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