The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-02


snail have qualified for office. ana
before the transaction Of any other
business the city Council shall CON
yene and proceed 10 the selection
OF one Commissioner to be the Com
missioner Of Public Works and the
other Commissioner 10 be the Com
missioner OF Finance.
Section g.
Attef the first election Of Mayor
y and Commissioners. Mayor or Com
missioner shall be elected annually
thereafter for a term Of three years.
70 succeed in the Office and perform
the duties Of the Mayor Or Commits
sionef whose term at that time ex-
pires.
Section 6.
All executive authority Is hereby
vested In the Mayor and Comis- |
sioners. and they shall at All times
have their Offices at the City Han. |
and shall devote their entire time to |
the duties Of their respective Offices. /
Section z.
All Legislative authority IS here
by vested in the city Council. The /
Mayor. and commissioners shall |
each have one vote in the City /
Council, and the Mayor shall /
have no veto power, but shall /
forthwith. without discretion.
approve an ordinances and
resolutions adopted by majority
vote Of the city Council All ordi
nances and resolutions shall be en-
tered in the minutes. and no ord-
nance or resolution shall become op-
erative until thirty days after its
final passage and approval excep
Ia case of emergency measures; and
NO such emergency measure shall
become Immediately operative un-
less il shall state in a separate sec
ticn they reason why II Is necessary
that 10 should become Immediately
operative. and the question of en-
ergency shall be ruled upon sepa- |
rately and approved as provided by
law. and emergency measures so !
adopted and approved shall take ef-
feet and be Ia force from and after I
their passage and approval III
Section s X
The City Council shall hold daily {
public meetings. except Sundays. at [
the city Hall, at an hour to be des- o
iguated By resolution A majority 4
Of the city Council shall consti- {
tute q quorum. C
Section 8.
The Mayor and Commissioners 4
sha.l be the City Board Of eqnaliza- p
ton. and shall perform such duties ]
~ are now or hereafter may be re- z
qnired Of Boards OF Equalization ar o
Cities of the FIRST class By the stat o
ltes Of the State OF Oklahoma. They q
shall receive no additional eompen- ?
iation for such services &
Section 10. 4
The Mayor and commissioners =
hall before entering upon the dis :
'harge Of their duties. each enter \
nfo an undertaking with the City 2,
ecured by some reliable surety =
'ompany. Ia the penal sum of ten 4,
thousand dollars, 20 be approved by &,
he Board OF Inspection. condition rI
q upon the faithful performance Of H
ne duties OF their respective off \,
es. The City Council shall require n
onds secured BY reliable surety
from the appointiye eff
ers Of the city. 70 be approved by !.
w City Council. in such sums and ~
object 70 such conditions as II NAV y
Gem advisable. No premium on =,
fticlal bonds snail be paid by the 81
ity. except as herein otherwise al
royided The Beard OF Inspection sa
hail have the power al any time IN
! its discretion 20 Increase the ~
mount Of the bond Of the Commits tir
oner OF Finance IN which case the NJ
remium on any excess over. ten IA
iousand dollars shall be paid by
le city.
Section IL. sh,
Each officer of the City shall be- | ~
re entering upon the duties OF his ST;
fice. take and subscribe the oath al.
office prescribed by the consti- IN
tion Of the state or Oklahoma svh
10 file the same in the office OF atc
e County Clerk. mi
Section IL. tio
All oiiieers OF the city OF Chick ser
ha ias municipality existing cit.
fore the adoption of this charterl
all hold their respective offices
thout change OF compensation nv
ltii the Officers provided for here ~
are elected and appointed AMI a.,
spectiycly qualified under this siv
arter, at which time their respec- sha
'e terms Of office shall end. the
49, N&A44 AAA. PIE
Section rec
Ihe affairs Of the City Of Chick mel
ha shall be conducted under three dltl
ireans. 10 be known as follows. msf
the Bureau OF Public Health pre
4 Safety t2i the Bureau OF pub nro
Works: and t5l the Bureau Of
nance
Section 2 tive
Ihe Mayor shall be the chief exc mai.
tive officer Of the City. and shall he
We direct supervision over the ann
reau Of Public Health and safety tha,
ich shrl include the city Police nos,
-he City Fire Depart- ION
mt and sh~ city Health Depart ans,
MT In addition thereto. he shall tim,
sside over the meetings of the elec
y Council and shall have general
lervision over the affairs OF the 7,
y, and shall see that All ordin- hgift
,es are properly enforced ions
Section 3. Com
The Commissioner of Public be
irks shall have direct supervision o,o,