The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-03
piled Laws Of Oklahoma, 1903.
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Section 5.
No recall petition shall be filed
against any officer until he shall
have held his office for at least six
months; nor within six months af-
ter an election has been held upon
a previous petition for recall Of the
same officer. -
Section 6.
No person who has been recalled
from an office, or who has resigned
from such Office while recall pro-
ceedines We're pending against him.
shall be appointed to an office or
employment Of the City within one
year after such recall or resigna-
tion-
The city Council may by ordin-
ance make such further regulations
as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions Of this article.
ARTICLE x.
Section /.
The City OF Chickasha shall never
grant, extend or renew a franchise
without the approval of a majority
1 of the qualified electors residing
within its corporate limits, who
shall vote thereon at general Or
4 special election; GNd the J legislative
body Of the City may submit. any
such matter for approval or disap-
proyal to the electors thereof at any
general municipal election, or call a
special election for such purpose at
any time upon thirty days notice;
and no franchise shall be granted.
extended or renewed for a longer
term than twenty-five years; and
no renewal or extension OF an EXIST
ing franchise shall be granted ear
lier than two years preceding the
date Of It's expiration.
Section 2.
Whenever a petition signed by a
number of qualified electors of the
City equal TO twenty-five per cent
of the total number OF votes cast in
said City at the next preceding gem
eral municipal election, demanding
that franchise be granted, en-
tended or renewed, shall be fled
with the Mayor OF said City, the
Mayor shall. within ten days there
after BY proclamation embracing
the entire text of the proposed
franchise, to be published for a
period Of not less than ten days,
call special election at which
shall be submitted the question OF
whether or not such franchise shall
be granted, extended or renewed;
and If at any election held In which
such question Of granting, extend
ing or renewing a franchise Is sub
mitted a majority Of the qualified
electors voting thereon shall vote
for the grant. extension or renewal
of such franchise, the same shall
be granted by dhe City Council at
the next succeeding regular meet
ing thereof
Section 3.
No grant, extension or renewal
of any franchise or other use OF
the streets, alleys or other public
grounds or ways OF the City shall
diyest the City Of its right or con
troll and regulation Of such use ard
enjoyment Of such streets, alleys,
public grounds or ways, nor shall
the power 70 regulate the charges
for public service be- surrendered.
nor shall any exclusive franchises
ever be granted by the City
Section A.
In the event special election Is
called, as herein provided, to vote
upon granting, extending or re-
newing franchise, the expense Of
such special election shall be borne
by the applicant for such franchise;
and the payment Of such expense
shall be provided for before any
such special election shall be called.
Section 5.
Every grant Of a franchise or ex-
ension or renewal thereof shall
contain a provision that upon the
ermination OF the grant, the grant
is well as the property. If any, OF
be grantee. located in the streets.
Illeys, avenues or other public
grounds and ways Of the City. shall.
lpon the payment OF a fair valua-
ion Of said properly as then in
tailed, the mode Of ascertaininE
Which shall be prescribed In the
rant. be and become the property
4 the City Of Chickasha; and the
Tantee shall never be entitled 70
ny payment or valuation because
( any value derived from or based
pom the franchise itself. or the
act that the grantee Is or may be
going concern.
Section 8.
The City Of Chickasha shall have
he power by ordinance to hx aud
egulate, from time to time. fea-
enable rates, fares. tolls aud charg-
s, to be charged or exacted for
ubIic service by telephone. gas.
lectric light and street railway
and by any and all oth-
+ persons or corporations operating
nder a grant, franchise, or license
'om the City; and to prescribe the
nality OF the service; and the value
any franchise conferred by this
ity shall not be considered in the
lmputation OF what saail be con-
dered reasonable rates of compen-
ition.
Section z.
No officer or employee. elected or
Dpointed, shall be interested. di-
'tly or indirectly IN any contract
II work or material or services to
; furnished or performed by the
Ity: and no such officer or em-
oyee shall accept or receive. d.
city or Indirectly, from any per-