The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO
THE CHARTER OF TuE CITY or TULSA,
NIAIE nI OIL AIInMN


proposed nuspdment 20 the Char.
ter OF the city 81 Tulsa by adding to
said Charter an ARTICLE to be known
WATER COMMISSION" being an amend
hicnt TO the Charter Of the city Of
Tulsa creating. establishing and provld-
Ing for "a WATER COMMISSION. de-
timing IN general terms Us rights, pow
crs, and duties: providing Tor tho call
Ing OF special election for the purpose
or voting upon ouch amendment, re-
pealing all acts or parts ot acts In con.
flict with this amendment, aud declat-
Ing an emergency
WHEREAS The legislative authority OF
tho city Of Tulsa, being the Mayor and
commissioners OF said city, arc dcslrous
ot submitting TO the qualified electors Of
Charter Of said city as above referred
to and hereinafter set out for their ap-
proval or rejection at a special election
and Commissioners In manner and form by
Law required. and declaring an emergency.
SOLVED hY THE BOARD or COM.
TULSA. OKLAHOMA;
'wATER CoMMissioN" eonsis,iSs cor % Of Z
five 90 qualified electors OF the city Of
Tulsa. whose rights. powers. and duties
SECTION ?, Tho WATER COMMIS-
SION herein mentioned shah consist Of
Five 90 members, one Of whom shall be
COMMISSIONER provided for In the Char
ter who shall be eN.offiCio chairman and
member Of said WATER COMMISSION .
and -Four 90 other members who SHAH be
elected and serve term OF Four 90 years
from and after their election. except as
SECTION q. The qualification of a
member OF such WATER COMMISSION"
shall be that such member Is an actual
a qualified elector and free holder thereof
SECTION & lmmediately upon the
N.W .N "a gf ~ aNgH. fI.F
electors thereof and It's approval by the
Governor Of the State Of Oklahoma, the
Mayor Of the Ctty Of Tulsa shall nominate,
qualified electors Of the city OF Tulsa
possessing the qualifications provided in
this m! am arm1Sendment;,, who ;t9se'heT wlth the
COMMISSIONER" OF said city. shall COM
stitute and be :he first WATER COM
berss, when SO nominated and confirmed;
shall hold office until the election and
Qualification of their successors
ton OF the City OF Tulsa on the First
Tuesday In April 1929. there shall be
elected Fou: Cp free-h9lders and quail.
members OF said WATER COMMISSION
whose term OF office shall be as follows
TWO as members ienlS for for -Four tO years, and
biennially thereafter there shall be elected
Two 90 members FOR term OF -Four 90
SECTION 6. In the event ~ vacancs
In said WATER COMMISSION by rea.
son Of the death, resignation or removal
Commissioners OF the City Of Tulsa shall
fin such vacancy BY appointment and col-
firmatlon, provided. such appointment and
confirmation shall only be until the next
General cry Election, at which time such
vacancy, II any shall be filled by election
for such uneNpIred term ia the same man
ner providing for the election OF members
Of said WATER COMMISSION"
SECTION I. Except as otherwise pro
TER COMMISSION" shall be nominated
and elected as provided By the laws oi
the State OF Oklahoma and the Charter
and Ordinances Of the city Of Tulsa and,
the first Primary Election and Regular
Election hereunder shall be held In the
year 1922 at the same time, place and
tlon and Regular T. ectiOn for Officers Of
the City Of Tulsa, and biennally thereafter
there shall be elected IN the same manner
members Of said WATER COMMISSION
SECTION 5. a. any primary E'ect'oa
hsrs DGy'tsd S sS ~ 4q 's9aaas
may have his name placed upon the pri-
mary ballot by filing with the City Au.
Primary Election, his request to be placed
upon said ballot provided, said request
must be accompanied b. petition directed
to said candidate and signed by not lie q
than one Hundred 900 qualified voters
OF said City OF Tulsa requesting that he
become candidate: and. provided fur.
General Election hold hereunder, such Pri
mary ballot and such General Election
ballot shall designate the term for which
such petitioner IL candidate, and, pro
ylded further, that such request flied with
the city Auditor shall designate the term
ipr which the petitioner 10 candidate,
provided further, that in the event less
Than Two 90 candidates shall file thqif
request and petition to be placed upon the
Primary Election Ticket as herein pro.
yided, the newly elected and qumitlei
MAYOR and Commissioners Immediately
after being lnducted into office shall nom
mate and confirm a free-holdcr and anal
flied alector as herein provided, 70 in any
vacancy 10 the WATER COMMISSION
from any cause whatsoever.
SECTION 3. II shall be the duty OF the
City Auditor to prepare separate Urinary
Ballot and General Election ballot for the
election q members Of the WATER
COMMISSION" and TO arrange the names
OF The candidates FOR each term ss mem
Der on the WATER COMMISSION" IN
alphabetical order without any designa'
tlon, Insignia or device % any kind OF
character, political or otherwise, except
that said ballot shall be headed By th'
PRIMARY ELECTION"
WATER COMMISSION BALLOT'
and Hereunder the words
-FOUR YEAR TERM