The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-16

the electors must pass on the first
quoted bin or amendment TO the con
sutution of the state. which payes the
way for the second to be put in eG-
feet
The bin naming he permanent
capital Of the state is the one com
monty referred 10 as the Ledbetter-
oklahoma city bill. which is being
attacked hy the temporary capital
location, through injunction proceed
ings, seeking to prevent the election
On the constitutional amendment.
This would make the bill for The lo-
cation imperative if carried and
would therefore 10 away with the
necessity for an election.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment is as follows:
A bill entitled an act proposing an
amendment to the constitution Of the
state OF oklahoma, By adding to arti-
Gle XXI OF the constitution a proyi
sion authorizing the location of the
state capital by law,
Be ii enacted and ordained by the
people OF the state oil oklahoma:
Section That the constitution Of
the state Of Oklahoma be and the
same is hereby amended by adding to
Article XXI, the following, which
will be known al Section of Article
XXI of the constitution If this state.
Section q The capital OF this state
may be permanently located at such
place as may be selected by the quail
itied electors of the state under the
provisions Of an act initiated aud
adopted in the year 1909, or as may
be thereafter provided by law.
Following is the bill providing for
a specific location in the event that
the application for an Injunction pre-
venting the June election is not sus-
tanned:
A bill entitled an act providing for
the permanent location OF the cap
ital of the state of Oklahoma, Great
ing a board of capitol commission
ers and defining its powers and du-
ties. and making an appropriation
BE it enacted by the people OF the
state of Oklahoma:
Section ! That the permanent To-
cation Of the capital of the state OF
Oklahoma shall be selected, located
and determined AS herein provided
Under Che legislative powef re
served to the people of the state m
the constitution, to propose laws anc
to enact or reject The same at the
polls. independent Of the legislature
an election shall be held for The pul'
pose Of determining the permanen
location Of the capital OF this stat,
on the first Tuesday succeeding tht
first Monday OF November, 1910, be
ing the Sth day of said month, or a
the next election held throughout tn,
state or at any special election which
the governo of the state may call fo
such purpose, at which the question
OF the permanent location OF the cap
ital of this state may be submitted tt
and determined by the qualified elect
ors of the state.
Section 2. The city, town or place
which shall receive a majority or I
plurality of the votes cast at an,
such election as herein provided, o.
at the final election hereinafter pro
yided for, shall be and remain The
permanent capital OF the state OF Ok
lahoma.
The selection of any city, town O
place as the permanent capital OF th'
state as herein provided shall b'
construed TO mean that the neces
ssry land for capital purposes an'
tor all the buildings and institution
which the state may establish there
on, and to create the special funC
herein provided for, may be pfocu e,
for and on behalf OF the state In th'
manner hereinafter set forth, anl
that such land may be definitely 10
Gated within or at distance OF mol
exceeding five miles from such cap
ital city, town or place, as may bs
determined by the state capital com
mission, created by this act
Section 8 Oklahoma City, Shaw
nee and Guthrie are hereby decla e
to be candidates for the permanent
location OF the capital OF this state
and shall be voted for at the cleo
ton or elections herein provided for
and their names shall be placed upon
the ballots voted and used at sael
election or elections.
ANY other city, town or place may
become and shall be deemed a can
didate to be selected as the perma
nent capital and voted for at suci
election OF elections, il within thi d,
days after this bill ard the petitions
accompanying same shall be Offered
10 the secretary of state, to be flied
therein five thousand qualified elect
ors of the state shall file with thC
secretary Of state. petition or pefi
tons requesting that the name o
snch city or town, or the description
of sHch place. be placed, upon th'
ballots to be voted for therein SaiC
petition Or petitions shall be verified
by affidavit and shall be substantially
in the following form.
Petition asking that the city, town
or place OF .....+.......s....,
be placed on the ballots TO be voted
for throughout the state at The cleo
aon or elections at which the perma
nent capital of the state shall be Sc
lected
State OF Oklahoma,
County Ot ....,.+...+5.. SIS:
To the Secretary of The state of Ok
lahoma.
most respectfully represent thai
am .. years OF age, and am now
aud have been for 80. years a resi-
dent OF the county and state above
mentioned; and that | am quail
fed elector in laid county And
most respectfully request that the
hHlHe VI .......H.=. ..-.-t.s.+ .....+..t t..
tcity, town or place. be placed upon
the ballots TO be voted at the genera