The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-19
PROPOSED CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF CHICKASHA

Offices Of Mayor, two Commissioners,
and three members of the Board
of Inspection.
Section 2.
The nomination, candidacy and
election of such elective officers as
are herein provided for by this
charter shall be in accordance with
the laws of the State of Oklahoma,
in force at the time of holding such
elections.
/ Section g.
! At such primary election all can
didates shall be nominated at large.
/ Section A.
Independent candidates may have
their names printed on the ballots
as Candidates for any office to be
filed at any City election, provided
that they file with the County Elec-
tion Board a notice as is required
of candidates for political party
nominations, and notices presenting
the names of Independent candi-
dates shall be filed with the County
Election Board during the period
| provided by law during which can
didates are required to file notice
of their candidacy in primary cleo
tions.
Section 5.
There shall be held, on the eighth
Tuesday after this charter shall
have been adopted and approved by
the Governor, city election in the
! City of Chickasha, for the purpose
of electing, from the nominations
made as herein provided a Mayor
two Commissioners and three mem
| bers of the Board of Inspection,
whose terms of Office and the ten
ure c the same shall be as provided
in this charter
Section 6.
1t shall be the duty of the Mayor
or chief executive officer of the
City of Chickasha, within five days
after this charter shall have been
adopted and approved by the Gov
ernor to call the primaries and
elections herein provided for, and
to give not less than twenty days
notice thereof.
Section z.
The terms of Office of all officers
elected at the first election of offic-
ers held hereunder shall begin on
the second Tuesday following their
election.
Section 8.
1t shall be unlawful for any can
didate for office, or any officer or
employee of the City, to give or
promise to any person or persons,
directly or indirectly, any Office, po-
sition, employment, benefit or any
thing of value, for the purpose of
influencing or obtaining support,
political or otherwise aid or vote of
any person or persons; the doing of
any of which things shall be
grounds for removal from office
of such officer, employee or candi-
date if elected.
ARTICLE TX.
Section /.
Every incumbent of any elective
office, whether elected by popular
vote or appointed to fill vacancy
is subject to removal by recall by
the voters of the City The pro-
cedure to effect such removal from
office shall be as follows.
Section 2.
Whenever petition signed by a
number of qualified voters of the
city equal to thirty-five per cent of
the total number of ballots cast in
the City of Chickasha, at the last pre-
ceding general election for State and
preceding election for State and
County officers, demanding the re-
moval of one or more of such cleo
tive officers, shall have been filed
with the Mayor, it shall be the duty
of the Mayor within ten days there
after, to issue a proclamation call
ing a special election, for the pur-
pose of such recall only, setting
forth the question to be voted upon
at such election such proclamation
to be published for a period of not
less than ten days prior to the
date of such election, in a newspa-
per published and of general circu-
Iation within the City. Such cleo
ton shall be held not later than
thirty DAYS after the filing Of sucn
petition. In case of petition for the
removal of the Mayor, the petition
shall be filed with the City Clerk
and the election shall be called by
the City Council. After the calling
of such election the said petition
shall remain in the Office OF the
City Clerk. The signatures OF such
petition need not all pc appenueu
to one paper, but each signer shall
add to his signature his place OF
residence, giving the street and
number, or if not numbered, the
number OF the lot and block. Some
qualified voter who signs such petit
tion shall make oath before an ofti-
Ger competent to administer oaths
that the statements made in such I
petition are true and some qualified /
voter shall make oath to each paper (
signatures that each sig
nature appended to such paper is
the genuine signature Of the per-
son whose name purnorts to be I
subscribed.
Section 3.
The form of ballot at such spe-
cial election shall be as follows:
Shall Name of oficerl be removed 4
from the Office Of tname of otiicel2 2
II YES
NO (