The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-10
County Commissioner, However, Authorizes
Straw Vote to Feel the Pulse Of
The Farmer
LEGISLATURE MAY
AUTHORIZE ISSUE
No Law Which Empowers County Com
missiOners 10 Ask for Bond Issue
for Permanent Fair

The farmers of Grady county will be
given an opportunity to express their
wishes respecting 100000 bond issue
for a permanent Grady county free
fair with permanent buildings and this
vote will be taken at no cost to the
county.
Investigation Of the statutes reveal
ed the fact that there is no law under
the provisions Of which a county is
authorized to issue bonds for the pur-
pose indicated in the petition which
was presented to the county commits
sioners by farmers Of this community
That was the opinion rendered by the
county attorneys office and was also
stated by attorneys Of the men who
we're most eager to put the plan for
permanent fair through. The petit
TONERS were repI'esentd before the
board yesterday by Colonel O'Neill,
Ed Burton, while Ed Sheegog and
Bert Jackson We're present to discuss
the 4natter as members Of the legisIa-
ture They all decided that the com
missioners could not grant the petition
but in lieu Of this the board passed
the following resolution:
Authorize Straw Vote.
Resolution.
Whereas, there has been filed before
the board of county commissioners of
Grady county, Oklahoma, petition
asking that an election be called for
the purpose of voting bonds for the
building of permanent fair grounds in
Grady county for county free fairs, and
Whereas, the petitionihg parties have
agreed to bear all the expenses of such
an election,
Now, therefore, be it hereby resolved
by the board Of county commissioners
of Grady county, Oklahoma, that the
o'cntloa OF officials of each and every
voting precinct of the county be and
they are hereby requested to submit,
on the 7th day of November, 1916, at
the general election to be held on that
date to the voters of Zach and every
precinct, ballot upon which shall be
printed the question as to whether or
not there shall be issued under proper
authority bonds in the sum of 100000
for the erection Of permanent fair
grounds in Grady county, such ballots
and all necessary supplies required in
submitting such questions to be fur
nished by the petitioning parties to
such election officials. it being special |
ly understood that the county is not
to be liable for any such supplies.
This proposition to be voted upon to
ascertain the feeling of the voters of
the county upon this question.
Passed, this the 9th day of October,
1916.
The Board of CounSy Commissioners
Of Grady County, Oklahoma.
BY j. A. Corzine,
Chairman.
In the course of the discussion the
opinion was expressed that there
would be little or no trouble in getting
a bill passed during the coming Iegis-
lature authorizing COUNTY commission
ers to take such action as was asked |
in the petition.
Colonel O'Neill spoke in favor Of the |
establishment Of a permanent fair pro.
viding proper authorization could be
secured. He believed the fair would
surround the people with more oppor-
tunities to improve their general con-
dition than any other single thing
which could be established in the coun-
ty A good fair served to eliminate
scrub stock from the farm by showing
the farmer how to raise better grades
which eventually take the place Of tlse
poor breeds. This result is seen all