The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-01
First Published Nov. p, 1900
NOTICE or SPECIAL ELECTION.

whereas, Oh the 18th day Of Sep
tember, 1910. there was held in the City
of Chickssha, Oklahoma, an election
for the purpose Of determining whether
or nos further proceedings shall be
had towards adopting charter for
said city, and for the purpose Of elect
ipg twc freeholders from each ward
IN said city for the purpose Of drafting
charter for said city, and,
Whereas, At said election a majority
Of the electors voting at said election
voted to pTcceed to draft said charter,
And did at sa'd election eelct two free
holders from each ward in said city for
the purpose Of drafting said charter,
and.
Whereas, Said board Of iieehclders
did proceed to draft charter for said
city and did within ninety days after
their election, to-wit, the 29th day Of
October, 1910, complete and sign said
charter in duplicate, one copy Of which
was returned to the chief executive Of
ficer of the city Of chickasha, Ollaho-
ma. ana filed in the Office Of the city
clerk OF said city, and one copy Of
which was returned and filed with the
register Of deeds oE Grady county. Ok
Iahoma, as by law provided, and,
Whereas Said charter was thereafter
published in the chickasha Weekly Ex-
press, weekly newspaper Of general
circulation in said city, for three CON
secutive weeks. the first publication be-
ing November 3, 1910, and the last be-
ing November II, 1910, and,
Whereas, 1t IS made my duty under
The law to call special election,
within thirty days and not sooner than
twenty days, after the last publication
for the purpose Of submitting to the
qualified electors OF said city the ques-
tion as to whether or not said charter
as proposed and drafted by said board
Of freeholdera shall be ratified and adj
opted,
Now, therefore, |, w. M. Edwards
mayor OF the city Of Chickasha Okla
By virtue or authority in me vested by
law, hereby proclaim and give public
notice that a special election viii be
held in the said city on the 18th day
Of December, 1910, for the purpose oi
submitting to the qualified electors q
said city the following question. Shall
the proposed charter for the city ol
Chickasha, Oklahoma, as drafted and
signed by the board Of freeholders be
ratified and adopted?" The places o.
holding such election shall be at tht
usual polling place in each ward II
said city, and tho judges and clerks q
such election shall By appointed by thc
mayor and the clerks SO appointed
shall also act as counters.
The polls and each Of said polling
places shall be open at o'clock in ths
forenoon and Shall be kept continuous
" open until o'clock in the after
noon, at which time said polls shall b.
closed.
The election shall be held and con
Quoted. and returns made as provided
BY the general election laws Of th'
state Of Oklahoma, and all person
qualified to vote under the constitution
Of the state, and under the law, at elec
tions in cities Of the first class shall b
entitled to vote al said election.
The ballot for said election shall b
prepared by the city clerk Of said city
and shall have printed thereon the fo
lowing: Shall the proposed charte
for the city Of chickasha, OkIahoms
as drafted and signed by the board Q
freeholders, be ratified and adopted
immediately under such words shall b
rvlnted the words ''yes" and mo- t
the left or such words shall be pritte
square as follows: