The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-04
LEGAL.

public park purposes ana, Tor the
location thereon ~ waterWorks sys-
teuH, electric power plants, gas plants,
hospitals. quarantine ststious, cemes
tefirs work houses, poor houses, gar
bsge. trash ana waste reduction plants
trsnHpurta Ion plants and disposal Ws'
tens storm tewcrs aud pumping pants
sanitary sew"-s and. dlsposal tys.-
TENS. transpprta.tef sysieus Htttct
railway Hyuein7. telephone S,sttus,
lines and condui,s. sewer lines and
water lines, for the Transmission and
tTAn6portatiou ~ gas, water. sewerage.
garbage. fuel waste. freight and per.
sons, ana. lines for the Transmission
aud transportation ~ electric power.
water poWer, air power and other
forms of power and. Tor any plants Tor
the manufacture ot any material for
public improvement purposes. public
buildings and Tor the construction, re-
pairing aud maintenance thereof. and.
shall hay" and cSrrcise the right,
whether within or without the cor
porste limits ~ the city 81 the city
Of Tulsa. 10 manufacture. make. mine.
ana produce any material for public
improvement purposes. and TO barter
and exchange the same Tor other ma
terlAl To be used in public improve
mont. within or without the corporate
limits Of said Guy ~ Tulsa. and 10
sell the same 10 other Cities for Ike
purposes. and to lay establish, build,
construct operate and maintain any
public unity public park. public plant,
public Improvement, public transmits
slpn and transportation plant. pub
lic pumping stations. filtration plants.
dams. locations, waterways, water.
lines, pipe lines, sewcr-llnes. power
lines, telegraph lines. telephone lines.
electric lines. automatic Hni wir"ltss,
aud trapSmissiJn ard 'ransportRt'on
systems, terminals. buildings, sta
tl0ns. connections nuf ctotsings,
and the said City OF Tulsa shall
have the risnt to cngtEc in any
business or enterprise which may
be- engaged IN ny pcryon, firm
or corporation by virtue OF
ffauChiss from said CITY ot Tulsa:
end. fo- all such purposes AZ herein
provided shall have and exercise the
right Of eminent domain, whether
within or without the corporate limits
of tho Ctty Of Tulsa. and. in order to
raise means to carry out the same.
shall have the power to issue and
sell bonds In manner and form pro.
vded by law, bearing interest not to
exceed Six 90 per Centum per annum,
maturing IN Twenty-Five C25D years.
aud rcdeemabie at will In not less than
Ten b0l years! and. whenever any
such public improvements shall have
been constructed by means derived
from the sale Of bonds as above pro-
yided. II shall be the duty Of the CITY
Of Tulsa TO fix the rates charged for
services to the public AZ near an prsc-
ticabe so as to pay the interest, and
not less than Three per centum (3%)
per annum on the principal OF such
bonds. In excess OF the expenses OF
maintenance and operation of such
public utility"
2 "The Guy OF Tulsa shall have tho
right and power to sell, transfer and
dispose OF any property acquired by
said city Of Tulsa for public utility
purposes In manner and form as pro-
vided by law; and. provided further.
that said city Of Tulsa shalt exercise
property purchased. controlled or con-
deInned by II. outside OF said city
limits, to the same extent. and In the
same manner as 1t exercises juris-
diction over lands wituin said city
limits"
g. The Citv NJ Tulsa shall have the
right to acquire real estate FOR sites
ana rights OF way for public utility
and public park purposes. within or
without the corporate limits ~ the
city OF Tulsa, by purchase, donation.
bequest. lease, rental, and Condemna-
ton proceedings; provided. the CON
demration Of such property shall he
regulated In all respects as provided by
law for the condemnation OF property
for railroad purposes. All acts and
parts OF acts OF the Charter Of the
city OF Tulsa. and the ordinances en-
acted therunder. In conflict with the
provisions OF this amendment, are
hereby repealed and annulled."
THIRD: That the Charter OF the CIT
OF Tulsa shalt be amended by adam
thereto an article to be known and desls
. That said Article XII shall be In word
and figures as follows. to-wit:
SECTION I. There IL hereby created
WATER COMMISSION" consisting
Of five t6) qualified electors OF the
city OF Tulsa. whose rights powers
and duties shall be as herein pro-
vided
SECTION 2. The WATER CoMMIS-
SION herein mentioned shall consist OF
Five 90 members. one OF whom shall
be the wATERwORKS AND SEWER
AGE COMMISSIONER provided for
in the Charter. who shan be ex-officio
chairman and member Ot said
WATER COMMISSION" and Four
60 other members who shall be elected
and serve term OF -Four 90 years
from and after election. except as
herein provided.
SECTION 3. The qualification Of a
member Of such WATER COMMiS-
sIoN" shall be that such member Is
an actual bona-fide resident OF tho
city OF, Tulsa. a qualified elector and
SECTION I. Immediately upon tho
adoption OF this amendment to the
Charter OF tho city OF Tulsa by the
proyal by the Governor OF the State
OF Oklahoma, the Mayor OF tho city
OF Tulsa shalt nominate, and the Com
missioners confirm, Four 90 qualified
provided In this amendment, who to.
gether with the 'WATERW
AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONER"
the first WAFER coMMIssioN"
and, the said Four 90 members, when
70 nominated and confirmed, shall
hold office untt the election and quail
fication OF their successors.
SECTION b. AZ the regrsr City
Election OF the city OF Tulsa on tho
First Tuesday In April, 1929. there
shall be elected Four 60 free holders
and qualified electors OF said City>of
Tulsa as members OF said WATER
COMMISSION whose term OF office
shall be az follows: Two (2) members
for Two (2) years, and Two t2) mem-
bers for Four tD years, and biennially
thereafter there shall be elected Two
C) members for a term OF Four 90
In said WATER CoMMIsSTON" by
reason Of the death. resignation
or removal OF any memb'rs there
Of the Mayor and Commlssiion;;
I'M such vacancy by appointment
and oonfirmatio provided such ap-
pointment and confirmation shall only
be until tho next General city Election,
at which time such vacancy. II any.
shall be nlled by election for such
uneNpired term In the same manner
providing Tor the election OF members
OF said WATER COMMISSION"
SECTION Z Except as otherwise pros
viled herein, the members Of said
WATER CoMMlsSlON" shall he
nominated and elected AS provided by
the laws OF the state OF Oklahoma and
the Charter and Ordinances Of the
city OF Tulsa; and, the first Primary
Election and Regular Election here
under shall be held In the year 1929
at the same time, place and manner
as the General city Primary Election
and Regular Election Tor OFFICERS o:
the city Ot Tulsa, and biennislly there
after there shaii be elected In the
same manner, members OF said
WATER COMMISSION" AS provided
herein
SECTION 8. At any Primary Election
herein provided for, any candidate for
member OF the WATER COMMIS-
ELNN. NAV hANe hla nAmn nlAcnd