The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-16
Commissioners Proceedings

Continuation Of Commissioner pro-
ceediogs Feb. S. 1911.
STATE Of Oklahoma, Beaver County
g..
BE it remembered that at n regular
adjourned session ofthe Board Of Coun-
~ Commissioners OF the County OF
Beaver in the State OF Oklahoma. held
az the Court House in the town OF
Beaver. in said county and state, or
she Sth day Of Febr uary, 1911 the fol-
lowing Commissioner wsre present
A. II. Fox, W. 5. Vandeburg and "A.
Haskell. a. II. Fox, chairman presid-
ing
The,eupou, Commissioner Haskell
offered the following resolution which
was read infull
where's, under and 10y virtue Of
Section 3, Article Y, OF the Cons,itu-
zion Of the State of Oklahoma, the
covers Of the Initiative and Referen-
dunn reserved to the people by said
constitution for the State at large, are
reserved to the legal voters Of every
county and district therein, as to all
local legislation and action in the ad-
m%iuistration Of county and district
government in and for their respective
counties and districts, and the authority
vested in the Boards Of County Com
m~issioners to provide for the time OF
exercising SAID Initiative and Referen-
dunn powers and
Whereas. the needs and interests OF
the County Of Beaver. in the State OF
oklahoma, and OF the townships and
school districts therein, demand tnat
q time shall be fixed for exercising III,
referendum powers as t. local legisla-
ton aud action therein, TO the enc
that the operation Of such Legislation
and action may not he unduly delay
al
Now. Therefore, be it resolved and
ordered by the R9ard Of County Com
missioners of the County of Beaver.
and state Of Oklahoma,
Section &. That the powcr- of refer
enlum reserved by the constitution oi
the state of oklahoma 20 the lcEa.
voters OF saii county aai the township
aud school districts therein, az To al
local legislation aud action la the ad
iniuistratiun OF county township
and school district government in anO
for said county and the respective
township, aud school districts therein
L, be exercised iu the manner pre-.
sribcd 10y an actu cine legislature of
tur ~ta.c OF oklahoma entitled "Ar
urt tu provide tpr carrying into e0ec
the initiative aud referendum power,
reserved by the people ia article iiv,
t-l and eighteen llSl of the cuustItu-
ton Of the state ut oklahoma TO Iegu
late elections hereunder and 10 pun
ish ]violatcrs Of this act, approved and
in force April lBJu A. ID. lgJS, shall be
exercised within the time as follows.
tD-wit;
All petitions Tor q referendum on
any resolution, order, or other legisla'
tive action Of the Board Of County
Commissioner Of Beaver County, Ok
lahoma, and for the legislative or gov
crniug body OF any township or school
district therein in the administration
OF the local government OF said county
township or school district, shall be
filed as provided in the act aforesaid
not more than thirty $500 days after
the adoption or enactment of such re-
solution, order or other legislation.
Section ., That no resolution, order
or other legislative action Of said Board
of County Commissioners Of Beaver
County or Of the corporate authorities
of any township or school district in
said county shall become operative
until thirty 500 days after the adop-
ton enactment Of such resolution, or
der, or other legislation, O il II refer
cndum thereon is demanded within
said thirty (3O) days, until said resolu-
ton, order, or other legislative action
shall have been approved by a majority
Of the votes east thereon. at an cleo
ton called and held for tho purposes rs
provided in the act herein above men
TONED provided, however, that moth
ing in this resolution contained shall