The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-13
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
LOCAL POST ANERIC CAN
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At the regular meeting Of George
r. Anderson Post American Legion
held at Convention Hall last night,
resolutions relative to the attitude of
the mayor and city commissioners on
the charter amendment proposition
were read and adopted. 1t is the
intention of members of the post who
have been most active in getting the
petitions asking for amendments to
the charter before the people to take
immediate steps to compel the mayor
to call the election and submit the
proposition to a vote Of the people.
The legion also perfected some ar
rangements for the big spectacular
production to be given at the fair
grounds Friday and Saturday nights
depicting mo Mans Land" in fire
works, and advertised to be one Of
the best attractions Of the kind now
touring the country.
Following are the resolutions passed
last night:
Post, No. G5, American Legion, Of
Ardmore passed resolution at q
regular meeting in January, 1920 that
mass meeting of the citizens of
Ardmore be held to determine whether
they desired the citizens Of. ArdInore
to have an opportunity to vote on
whether they desired the charter Of
the city of Ardmore so changed as
to provide for the city managerial
form OF government as to provide for
the city managerial form of govern
ment and at the same meeting passed
resolution going on record as fav-
oring non.partisan city managerial
form Of municipal government for
Ardmore. oklahoma, and
Whereas, committee was formed
consisting of representatives, of the
various civic organizations, which com
mittee thoroughly investigated the city
managerial form of government in
operation in other cities, and a mass
meeting Of the citizens held to which
this committee reported, and
Whereas: 1t was apparently the
unanimous opinion Of this meeting
that charter changes should be made
to provide for the city managerial
form of government for Ardmore, and
Whereas: A charter committee was
appointed consisting Of Representatives
from the American Legion. Rotary
Club, Chamber OF Commerce, Lions
Club and Labor Unions of this city.
and,
Whereas: The charter committee,
consisting of some of our ablest law
yers and business men. prepared char
ter amendments providing for the city
managerial form of government and
an initiative petition requesting the
mayor to call an election to vote on
these amendments, and.
Whereas: This petition was signed
by a much larger number Of qualified
electors than required by law, and,
Whereas: The lawyers on the COM
nittee agreed that the petition was
drawn up in accordance with the laws
Of the state Of Oklahoma and fol-
lowed the procedure which had been
followed successfully in Muskogee'
and
Whereas The honorable mayor Of our
city stated when the petition was brought
to his attention that he would, If the
petition was filed on July 6, 1920,
call the election for the same day
us the regular primary election on
August 3, 1920, provided the city
attorney approved the procedure and
petition legally, and,
Whereas: The city attorney gave a
lengthy opinion to the mayor in which
he stated that it was his opinion
that the procedure was not legal and
that such an election would be void
and,
Whereas: The city attorney dis
agreed considerably from the lega
status in rendering his opinion.
Resolved: That the George II. An
derson Post, No. g. The American
Legion, strictly non-parusan organi
zation Of ex-service men deprecates
the action OF tho city attorney IN In
iecting petty partisan politics into this
| most important matter inasmuch o.