The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-07
PROPOSED ANt>DMENr
TIM cu,HrrHor rnr CTR, OF ruIsA.
STATE on OKLAHOMA.

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Tur CHARTER or Titr CRY or TuI.sA.
S1ATL Ot OkiAhOMt.
proposed amendment t1 the thar.
| ter ~ the City ~ Tulsa BY addlnE 70
snid charter an ARTICLE TO be knoWn
| WNTIR COMMISSION" being an sutnd
| ment 60 tho thetier ~ the Guy ~
Tuisa. creating. satabushinF and ptovii
| inE fuf - WATER tOMMlSSiDN' ie-
| fulnr foo general terms is tlghtn. pow
rfn. and duties, Irnyiilur TOT 'h' ''l-
ms ~ a special 1''u"h t"t "" Is'p..'
~ voting upun such am,hdW'nt' 70
ptHIiuE 80 acts nf parts ~ acts N con.
fic' win this nmcndmcnt. and decl"t'
INK au ciurfgch'y
Whereas. The Ierislative authority ~
| tho Guy of Tulsa brinE tho Mayor and
| ComtuifrIurcrH ~ said Guy, are desirous
~ aubmutIur 30 tho qualified electors OF
| chatter ~ asId Jity ~ above referred
~ and hereinafter H't out Tor thof ap'
pro,u ut rejection e. special election
and commissioners in manner and form by
low ,,lulfsd Hrd d',.sting 40 emergency
now TiEuLfohE. ~ Y NJ
spLvEr w ruL HOARD OF com.
MIHslDEErs ut TiiE CITY or
Tt'IbA. OKLAHOMA
sECTlpN There T. hereby created a
tive tbl qualified electors ~ the city of
Tulsa. whuho righ's. povrrs, and duties
'aCTtG% B. mo WATER CoMMfS.
gIpS' herein mentioned SHAH consist Of
FIyc tbl WrWbrrr. une ~ whom shall be
.CDNMIRatDSEd provided for In the Chsr.
ter who shall he ~ offcio chslrman and
member of said WATER COMMISSION"
aud -Four 60 other mrmbpra Who shall he
cio,t,d and Hcryo term u -Four 90 years
from and after thcir election. except "a
herein provided
member 81 such WATER COMMisSiOS"
rhil be that such member is an actual
bona TIDE resident Of the Ciy ~ Tulsa
SECTION 4 Immediately upon the
adoption ~ this amendment TO the char.
ter ~ mo Guy " Tulsa by the qualified
electors thcrcof and Its APPROVAL by the
Govcrnor of the state OF oklahoma. the
Mayor " the city ~ Tulsa shall dominate,
and the Commissioners confirm. -Four 90
posacsaiug the qualifications provided In
his amsniment,. who together With the
coMMissIoNEH" Of said city. shall con.
aiItuto and be 'hc first WATER COM.
MIssIuN", and. the said -Four 80 mem
bern when so nominated and confirmed,
qualification Of their auccessorH
SECTION 3. A. the regular city Flee.
T%"sday l%@ S' '"s ia Ap2,l. isas. there snail ss
elected -Four tp free holders ana quail
fled electors ~ said city q Tulsn as
whose Nerm OF office shall be as follows
Two t2J members for Two t7l yeats. and
Two tal memb"rs Tor -Four 81, years and
Two CD members for a term OF -Four 90
years
SECTION 9. In tn. even, ot = vacancy
In said "wATBR COMMISSION" by rea-
sen Of tho death, reHignatlon or removal
~ any members thereof the Mayor and
CommlsHionctr ~ the tity OF Tulsa shal'
rrnation; provided. such appointment and
confirmation shalt only be until tho next
vacancy, n any shall he filled by eiee lion
for such uncXpitcd term In the same man
ner providing Tor the el.ctir ot members
Of said WATER COMMISSION"
SECTION 7. Except az otherwise pro-
vided herein. the menb-rs of said WA
TER COMMISSION shall be nominated
and elected as provided by the lava ot
the state Of oklahoma and the Charter
aud Ordinances OF the city of Tulsa, and
the first Primary Election and Regular
Election hereunder shall be held In tbs
year io22 at the same time. place and
manner as the General city Primary Elec.
tion and Regular Election Tor Officers OF
the city ot Tulsa. and b,ennislly thereafter
members Of said "wATER COMMISSION
as sREcTiGS RTaTiaTS t'''H,H, "A, any rr,m.ry rl.cuo.
herein provided for, any candidate Tor !
member OF the WATER COMMISSION
%syy may h sso nv by ""H tns pss s,s Iss" ss c Ra
| dit6f ct least Ten uo) days before sal
| Primary Election, his request to be place
must be accompanied by a petition directe
! to said candidate and signed by not le
| than one Hundred tlO0) qualified voter
| ot said CITY of Tulsa requesting that h
1, become - candidate; and. provided fur
| ther. that at any Primary Election at,
| General Election held hereunder, such Pri
| mary ballot and such General Election
! ballot shalt designate the term for whici
| such petitioner IL candidatei and, pro
| vided further, that auch request filed VIII
! the city Auditor shall designate the tsru
| for which the petitioner Is u candidate
provided further that In tho event les
| than Two (2D candidates shall file thci
| request and petition ~ be placed upon tn
Primary Election Ticket as herein pro
! vided. the newly elected ana qualite
| Mayor and commissioners iyrm ediatel,
| after being inductcd into office shall nNu
| mate and confirm a free e-holder and anal
| lfied clector rs herein provided. to fin an.
vacancy In the WATER MISSION
from any cause Whatsoever,
SECTION .. II shall be the duty OF IN
| city Auditor to prepare q separate Primar
| nallot and General Election ballot Tor tn
! election Of members ~ tha "WATEl
| CDMMISStON." and to arrange tho name
nf the candidates Tor each term as mer
her Of the WATER COMMISSION" I
! .iph ah.t,ccl order without any ces'STs
tlon. insignia or device ~ any kind q
| character, political or otherwise eNceT
that said ballot shall be headed by IN
words.
PRIMARY ELECTION"