The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
LAR0R
w "A - ~ n ~ ~ n
Is OPPOSED
TO CHARTER
The Trades Council Gives
Grounds for Their
Position

By unanimous vote the chickasha
Trades Council last night adopted a re-
port Of a special committee which con
demns the proposed city charter
The full report Of the committee set
ting forth the reasons for the position
taken is as follows:
We, your committee appointed 70 in
yestigate the merits OF the proposed
charter for the city Of chickasha. to
be submitted 70 vote OF the people
fer their adoption or rejection, on De
cember IS next beg leave TO submit
the following report
In the outset we wish 90 state that
we have ret studied the proposed
charter from any partisan or class
standpoint whatever, bat it has been
our object all through our inyestiga-
tion to determine, if possible, the effect
which its adoption might have upon
the population at large. and the vel
fare and future growth of the city Of
Chickasha as a whole.
WE find mat the freeholders elected
to write a charter for Chickasha adj
opted the McAlester charer as
Whole, with fey changes. some of
which are as follows Where the
word McAIester appeared it was
erased and chickasha written in its
stead Where the AIcAlester charter
provided for the election OF police
Judge, the Office was made appointive
for chickasha; where the NIeAleSter
charter required twenty-five (25) per
cent OF the number OF votes cast at The
last preceding general election to in
stlute recall proceedings against a
commissioner il was changed 10 thir-
ty-five $3.50 per cent OF the number OF
votes cast al the last preceding cleo
lion for state and county officers in
chickasha.
TWO sections were added to the Nc
AIester charter, viz Sections 10 and
II, article TO- Following are a few
81 the Objectionable features Of the
charter a. proposed.
Public service corporations are
more favored than the people;
Cart. q section ~ as lhirty-hye per
cent of the number Of votes cast al the
last preceding general election for
stnke and county officers are required
to institute recall proceedings against
q commissioner cart. 10, section -
only twenty-five per cent Of the mum
Der Of votes cast al the last preceding
municipal election on a petition. are
required to call special election to
vote on granting franchise.
Articles .. section .. makes the re.
call almost an impossibility By requir-
ing thirty-hve per cent Of the number
Of votes cast at the last general cleo
tion for state and county officers.
1t is also in conflict with the spirit
Of the state cons tuition which re-
quires only twenty-five per cent of the
number Of votes cast at the last mu-
nicipal election on petition to se-
cure a referendum vo.e on any phase
OF municipal legislation
Should one or more Of the com1nss-
sioners be recalled the people are de-
prived the right to elect their success
sors Cart. 8. section a). but the re-
naming commissioner Or commission
ers shall fs the vacancy by appoint
mcnt, thus carrying ahe appointive
power 70 the extreme limit II all
three Of the commissioners should be
recalled OF their offices become va
cant through any cause. the city
would be without governmens, as no
provision is made to elect comnss-
sioner except at a general election.
Article 10, section 10, discriminates
against employees in the police. fire
and clerical departments, and is in
violation Of article 2s. section 1, of
the state constitution, which says:
Eight hours shall constitute days
work in all cases Of employment BY
and on behalf OF the state or any
county or municipality
Article 10. section II, might have
been intended to protect bona,fde resi-
dents Of Chicl'asha- but 1t fails to do
so from the fact that local labor can
be construed to include any person
who might be in town al any time.
Three commissioners given absolute
Legislative power (sectlon 6, article
2). an executive authority tSection 6.
article ~
All appolntive power All financial
nower article b section 81 and All
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