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


Of the State not relating to cities q
the FIRST class
ARTICLE |.
Section /
ihe municipal corporation now
existing and known as the city OF
Cnickasha shall remain and continue
10 be body polite and corporate
under the same name and with the
same boundaries. until said boundar-
ies shall be altered III The manner
provided by Section SIT Of the Com
piled Laws OF Oklahoma, 1903.
Section 2.
The City OF Chickasha shall have
perpetual succession. and shall own
possess and hold ali property. real
and personal. now owned, possessed
Or held BY the present city Of
Chlckasha
Section 3.
The City shall have all rights and
powers, legislative. executive and
judicial, that are now enjoyed and
exercised by cities OF the first class
under the Constitution and Laws 81
the State Of Oklahoma, not inconsis-
tent with or inapplicahle to the
specific provisions OF this charter
and shall have sucn additional pow
ers as may. by snch constitution and
laws. or BY specific provisions of this
charter or Of regular adopted amend
ments thereto. be hereafter granted
toflt Provided that no law relat-
ing to cities OF the first class here
after enacted by the State Of Okla
homa shall effect a repeal, diminu
tion or limitation Of the powers con
ferred upon this City BY this Char
Ter
Section 4.
All existing ordinances Of this
City not inconsistent with this Char I
ter or inappllcable under The altered |
form Of municipal government pro-
vided for by N, shall be and CON
tinue in full force until altered,
amended or repealed by the legisla
tive authority or The CITY. or until I
they expire BY their own Imitation
and no existing rights. actions lciyil /
or penal) snits. proceedings. or
contracts shall be affected By the
change In the form Of civil govern
ment of the city. but all shall con
tinue as though no change had TAX
en- place, and an debts penalties
and torfeitures which have accrued
or which may hereafter accrue. by
virtue Of anything heretofore done
shall iuure 70 the benefit OF tn city
of Chickasha. and may be sued for
and recovered by said City as snvnga
no change in form of governments
had taken place Nothiag herein.
however shall iegaliae OF validate
any Illegal or invalid Indebtedness
of the City heretofore contracted cr {
incurred. or impair any defense Z
against the payment Of tile same
nor shall the adoption Of this char &
ter IN any wise interfere With ans I
l.rcceedngs heretofore insiiirted re- g
lating o the levy and collection Of <
taxes. special assessments or levies 7
81 any nature or with any proceed :
ings TO enforce the payment oi the q
same. and an vand aud legal @
contracts and obligations heretofore G
entered into by the CITY shall re-
main In fun force and effect and We n
and performed under or Il
dlnanres existing az the titae of the a
adoption on this charter. ~
ARTICLE II. ?
Section / 4
Whenever IN the constitution Of q
tho State OF Oklahoma or the Laws
hereof, or in the present ordinances
II the city 81 rhickasha hereby con- K
.inned ia force, reference is made OF
% THE Mayor or 20 "the chief ex- 81
.cutlye officer Of the city. such re- "
erence shall be deemed made to the a.
Mayor under The new form OF gov q
,rnment hereby created. and when
.ver In said constitution, laws or
lrdinnnces reference Is made to rs
the City Council" or to "The May ne
lr and Council. or 10 THE Mayor So
nd Councilmen. or 20 "The I.egis W
ative body" Of the city. such refer ui
nee shall be deemed made TO the IN
'ity Council created by this Char re
er. ch
Section 2. ~
The administration Of the affairs
I the city OF Chickasha shall be
by a Mayor and two Com
lsssioners, one OF the Commission rs
RS. to be designated as hereinafter ~
rovided. to be the Commissioner &
pubiic Works. and one 90 be the az
Of Finance: and said lie
Iayor and Commissioners shall con- ~
.itute the City Council.
Section 3. Il,
Any elector Of the State OF Okla H.
oma. twenty-five years Of age and ~. ~
bona flde freeholder OF the city ~
Chiekasha. who at the time Of ~
ie election shall be- and for three NJ.
ears next preceding such election ~ ~
lall have been. a resident OF the 10y n,A
I'D City, shall be qualified for the ~,
flee Of Mayor or Commissioner. ~
Section 4. Cil
At the first election held hereun- I'M,
sr for the purpose OF electng Off
is, there shall be elected a Mayor.
IA two Commissioners, whose re- ~,
ective terms OF Office shall be as ov'
provided One shall VIII
)d office from the time OF mo
s election and qualification here aii
lder until the first Monday in May i'm,
I12, one from the time OF HIS cleo No
IN and qualification hereunder uu- ter
the nrat Monday ia NAV. fqI2 ~.
d one from the time'of his election tNe
Il qualification hereunder unfit The AZ,