Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-04

submitted 10 a vote OF the qualified
voters Of the Cit Of Amarillo, for
election, the names OF all the can.
didates for membership upon the
charter commission.
Section 2-The form Of the bal.
lot for said special election shall
contaln. first, the question: shall
a commission be- chosen 20 frame q
new charter" and below this aues.
tion shall be printed the words
yes" and no" And those voters
fayoring a new charter for the cts
OF Amarillo shall draw o line thru
the word mo- and those opposing
a new charter shall draw q line thru
the word yes" And below the
word mo" there shall be- a distinct
line OF separation. after which shall
follow the words Candidates for
membership upon the charter com
mission" And below said latter
heading there shall be printed the
names OF those who desire to be 81
ected TO membership upon said char
ter commission.
Section 3-Those desiring to be
elected TO membership upon said
commission shall file with the sec
Rotary OF the City OF Amarillo. on
or before the seyenth day next pre-
ceding the day Of said special el.
ection. an application In the follow
ing words. I desire membership
upon the charter commission And
said application shall be signed by
the applicant. And on the seventh
day next preceding said election. the
various candidates shall draw for
places On the ballot under the same
rules as now obtain for drawing
places by candidates In primary ell
ect'ons. The secretary OF the city
OF Amarillo shall then write the
names OF those who are candidates
for membership upon the charter
commission. In the order Of their
drawing. and shall cause the ballots
10 be printed In a sufficient number
TO accommodate the voters on cleo
tion day.
Section III n majority Of the
qualified voters at said election shall
vote In the affirmative upon the
question "Shall a commission be
chosen Ia frame a g charter"
then the fifteen candidate for mem
bership upon the charter commits
sion who have received the highest
number OF votes shall be- declared
elected TO membership upon said
commission and shall constitute the
commission under the law. 10 pre-
pare said charter.
Section 5-Only those who are
qualified voters unde rthe law. in
the city OF Amarillo shall be eligible
to membership upon said charter
commission. and the making of al.
plication for the printing OF the
names OF the various candidates for
membership upon the charter com.
mission shall not preclude the yot-
ers from writing the name OF any
person who In eligible o. member
ship ~thereupon. on the ballot. but
charter commission shall be from the
the selection OF members OF the
city at large, and the writing Of any
name upon said ballot shall be- con
sidered as n vote for the person
whose name is SO written. Each
voter shall have the right to vote
for fifteen members OF said char
ter commission. which shall be done
by striking n line through the name
of all candidates printed or written
upon the ballot. except fifteen. and
the fifteen, or any less number.
having no lines drawn through
them, Will be considered as voted
for by the voter. However. II
more than fifteen names are left
upon the ballot, without lines drawn
through them. then the ballot shall
not be counted for any candidate.
and N no line Is drawn through the
words yes" and mo" so as to ex.
press the choice OF the voter upon
the question: "Shall a commission
be chosen TO frame a new charter"
then the ballot shall not be counted
for or against the selection OF n
commission to frame a new charter.
but the failure OF a voter 10 EXPRESS
choice upon both shall not viii.
the ballot. IL the same expresses
the viii of the voter p O either the
choosing of a commission to frame
a new charter, or the choosing of
upon the charter commits
sion. Fifteen numbered lines. NUM-
bered from one to fifteen inclusive.
shall be left below all tho printed
names on the ballots.
This ordnance shall be in full
and effect from and after its
passage and publication according 10
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