The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-01

STATE cdpitai Dill Whlth VIII nc p"D
mitted to the voters on June IL;
BE ii enacted BY the people Of the
state Of Oklahoma:
Section !. That the permanent 10
cation Of the capital Of the state Of
Oklahoma shall be selected. located
and determined as herein provided
Under the legislative power re-
served to the people OF the state IN
the constitution. to propose laws and
10 enact or reject the same at the
polls, independent Of the legislature,
an election shall be held for the pur-
pose Of determining the permanent
location Of the capital Of this state
on the first Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday OF November 1910, be
ing the 9Th day OF said month, or
the next election held throughout the
state or at any special election which
the governor Of the state may call fol
such purpose. az which The question
OF the permanent location OF the cap
ital OF this state may be submitted to
and determined by the qualified elect
ors Of the state.
Section 2. The city. town d rlace
which shall receive majority o. q
plurality Of the votes cast at any
such election as herein provided, OF
al the final election hereinafter pro.
ided for. shall be and remain the
permanent capital OF the state OF Ok
lahoma.
The selection Of any city. town or
place as the permanent capital Of the
state as herein provided shall be
construed to mean that the neces.
sary land for capital purposes and
for all the buildings and institutions
which the state may establish there
on. Ind to create the special fund
herein provided fcr. may be piocured
for and on behalf OF the state in the
manner hereinafter set forth. and
that sach land may be definitely 20
Gated within or at a distance OF no
exceeding fiye miles from such cap
ital city town or place. as may b
| determined BY the state capital com
mission, created BY this act
Section g. Oklahoma city. Shaw
ness and Guthrie are hereby declared
to be candidates for the permanen
location OF the capital Of this state
and shall be voted for at tthe cleo
tion or elections herein provided fol
and their names shan be placed upoi
/ the ballots voted and used at sue
election or elections.
ANY other city, town or place ma
become and shall be deemed cal
didate to be selected as the permi
nent capital and voted for at sue
election or elections. If within thirt
DAYS after this bill and Athe petition
accompanying same shah be offere
Ito the secretary Of state. to be iile
therein. five thousand qualified ele
tors OF the state shall file with tn
secretary OF state. a petition or pet
tions requesting that the name {
such a city or town, or the descriptio
Of such place. be placed upon the ba
lots TO be voted for therein. Said p
tition or petitions shall be verified /
affidavit in the following for.n;
Petition asking that the city. tow
or place OF Observation-Disclosures.
be placed on the ballots TO be vote
for throughout the safe at the ele
Z lion or elections at which the perm
nent capital Of the state shan be 5
!, lec;ed.
State Of Oklahoma,
: County OF .........ss
To the Secretary OF the State OF 9
lahoma:
q most respectfully represent th
a am M years OF age, and am nc
and have been for M years re
4 dent Of the county and state abo
mentioned, and that | am qua
fed elector in said county. And
most respectfully request that {
name OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Getty. town or place. be placed up
& the ballots 10 be voted at the gene
election to be held in the state
Okelhoma. to detenSlne the locatl
OF the permanent capital Of q
state
....t .....ss. .'ts.,...|s..
Subscribed and sworn 20 before
this day Of ......., 1909
: Notary Pub
My commission expires .......,
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The ballots and the ballot title TO
N used and voted at such electi,
III shall be prepared, certified and pri