The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-19
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piled Laws Of Oklahoma, 1903.
Section g.
No recall petition shall be filed
against any officer until he shall
have held his office for at least six
months; nor within six months af-
ter an election has been held upon
a previous petition for recall of the
same officer.
Section 6. a.
No person who has been recalled
from an office, or who has resigned
from such Office while recall pro-
ceedings were pending against him,
shall be appointed to an Office or
employment Of the City within one
| year after such recall or resigna-
tion
Section 7.
The City Council may by ordin-
anee make such further regulations
as MAY be necessary 10 carry out
the provisions of this article.
ARTICLE x.
Section /.
The City of Chickasha shall never
| grant extend or renew a franchise
without the approval of a majority
of the qualified electors residing
within its corporate limits, who
shall vote thereon at general Or
special election; and the legislative
body of the City may submit, any
such matter for approval or disap-
prevail to the electors thereof at any
general municipal election, or call a
special election for such purpose at
any time upon thirty days notice.
and no franchise shall be granted.
extended or renewed for a longer
term than twenty-five years; and
no renewal or extension of an exist
ing franchise shall be granted ear
lier than two years preceding the
date of its expiration.
Section 2.
Whenever a petition signed by a
number of qualified electors of the
City equal to twenty-five per cent
of the total number of votes cast in
said City at the next preceding gem
eral municipal election, demanding
that franchise be granted ex-
tended or renewed, shall be filed
with the Mayor of said City, the
Mayor shall, within ten days there
after, by proclamation embracing
the entire text of the proposed
franchise, to be published for a
period of not less than ten days,
call a special election at which
shall be submitted the question of
whether or not such franchise shall
be granted, extended or renewed;
and if at any election held in which
such question Of granting, extend
ing or renewing a franchise Is sub
mitted a majority of the qualified
electors voting thereon shall vote
for the grant. extension or renewal
of such franchise, the same shall
be granted by the City Council at
the next succeeding regular meet
ing thereof. AsiMl@A
Section 3.
No grant, extension or renewal
of any franchise or other use Of
the streets, alleys or other public
grounds or ways of the City shall
divest the City Of its right OF con-
troll and regulation Of such use and
enjoyment Of such streets alleys.
public grounds or ways, nor shall
the power to regulate the charges
for public service be surrendered,
nor shall any exclusive franchises
ever be granted by the City.
OECblOM 4
In the event a special election Is
called, as herein provided, to vote
upon granting, extending or re-
newing a franchise, the expense Of
such special election shall be borne
by the applicant for such franchise;
and the payment of such expense
shall be provided for before any
such special election shall be called.
Section g.
Every grant of a franchise or ex-
tension or renewal thereof shall
contain a provision that upon the
termination of the grant, the grant
as well as the property, if any, Of
the grantee, located in the streets,
alleys, avenues or other public
grounds and ways of the City, shall,
upon the payment of a fair valua-
tion of said properly as then In
stalled, the mode Of ascertaining
which shall be prescribed in the
grant, be and become the property
of the City of Chickasha; and the
grantee shall never be entitled 10
any payment or valuation because
of any value derived from or based
upon the franchise itself, or the
fact that the grantee is or may be
going concern.
Section g.
The City Of Chickasha shall have
the power by ordinance to fix and
regulate, from time TO time, rea-
sonable rates, fares, tolls and charg-
es, to be charged or eXacted for
public service BY telephone gas
electric light and street railway
companies, and by any and all 9TH
er persons or corporations operating
under a grant, franchise, or license
from the city; and TO prescribe the
quality Of the service; and the value
of any franchise conferred by this
City shall not be considered in the
computation Of what saall be con-
sidered reasonable rates Of compcn-
sation.
Section z.
No officer or employee. elected Or
appointed, shall be interested. d.
ectly or Indirectly in any contract
for work or material or services TO
he furnished ar nerformed bv the