The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-29
Provision Whereby The Hook
May Be Applied to DeTeIICt
Officials

the document.
Police Court.
Article vi relates 10 the police
court The police court is to have
wide power aud appeals may be made
direct to the district court All fines
and forfeitures shall be the property
cf the ely, and are to go to the sal
airy fund. The police judge, like al
other officers, is to have a salary
only. 1t is provided the police court
shall be open for business every day.
except Sunday.
Election Provisions.
The elections article is elaborate.
an officers % be voted for under the|
charter ara to be nominated at prim-
airy elections. The primary shall bel
on tue second Monday preceding theI
general election in each year.
Elections are To be held every TWO
years, beginning In 1913 Each per-
son running for mayor or commission
er is to file with the city clerk ten
days before the primary petition.
signed BY at least twenty-five voters
requesting the candidacy The form
ol the primary ballot is to be pos ed,
and names arc to be alphabetically
arranged There is to be an official
primary ballot.
The charter was changed at the
eleventh hour so that each commits
sloner Is to be electe to a designat-
al office II was al first intended
that the two commissioners under he
mayor should be cleo ed merely as
commissioners aud that one should
he afterward assigned 10 the head Of
utilities and one to safety popu-
lar demand was made and the con-
missioners will be elected to these
pos by the people
The ballot forms ana return sheets
are formulated in the charter
Special Electiona.
4 The commissioner may by ordi-
nance direct the mayor to call m
election for a special purpose grant
ling bonds, franchise, etc. Adver is
ling for ten days is required. IN ease
of a franchise election the grantees
shall deposit with The treasurer a
sum sufficient to cover the cost Of
lhe election
No Perncious Activity.
Punishment is provided for any per.
son who shall undertake TO promote
1.-The interests Of a candidate for ci y
offices for money or other valuable
consideration.
Recall the UnftH.
Recall Of officials is provided foI
The first proceeding is filing OF a pc
+, tltion signed by electors quallied tc
i voc for successor 10 a person
sought to be renewed, the signatures
10 equal at least thirty-fiye per cent
um OF the entire vote for all candi
dates for mayor in the last preceding
general election The petitions are
to demand an election for a sueces
sor The city clerk is to pass ON thC
sufficiency OF the petition. Ii insut
icicnt, Il shall be returned 70 tie per
sen sumitting it. without prejuaicC
against a new pc ition.
IL fopnd sufficient the petition viii
require the calling of an election The
person sought to be removed may bt
r. candidate to succeed himself ma
unless he distinctly orderS'to the con
uary his name will be printed on tne
ballot. The candidate receiving toe
i ulehest number of votes shall be de
clared elected, whether he is the per
son sought to be removed or another
If the incumbent fails he shall bt
deemed removed from office. II tht
! lparty elected fails to qaulify the neNi
pighest shall be declares elected. Nc
recall petition is To he filed agains
am official until he shall have served
at least six months.
General Provisions,
/ Contractors are TO give bond will
two qualified residents OF Oklahoma
as suretes No nopresden cat
make bonds except guaranty eompc
nies authorized to do business IN tht
state.
Contracts are 20 be let on tompeu
tive bidding. when they involve S5Vt
I ormore Seal,d bids are ga te ne
ceiyed and they are ie be open 20 in
spccti0n forty-elghi hours after fat
commissioners oGen them.
IN Re7ratusies.
Stringent provisions are mldt
). against money or other c0nsid
eratlons in the filling of city offices,
4 No employe shall give money or Other
valuable consideration tn view OF be
ing appointed The person so PRINTS
4 ing is to forfeit office and be disquali
fled for all time for ANY city office.
A city officer who accepts gratui
ties. money or other inducement from
] any person or corporation dealing
with the city or from any candidate
or applicant viii forfeit the office and
be disqualified from further office
{ holding.
Neither the mayor nor the commits
s,oners shall be employed By any per
/ sen or corporation holding or seek
ing franchise here. The provision
J further relates TO printing and slil'
/ plies and covers traits, commissions
) etc A violation Of he rule viii nsC
: facto render the position vacant. \
; shall be punished as bribery
City officials are forbidden to have
actual interest in city contracts oI
, culinary city work They are not &
he on official bonds to the city any
, o.fi-ial who apprevos an invalid claim
, shall be liable for the same.
. Books and records IN every depart
lrcht. eyeep in unexpected business