The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To
STATE on ObLAHOME.

THE CHARTER or THE CITY oFTULsA,
STATE or OhLAHoME.
A proposed amendment 20 the char.
| ter of the CITY ot Tulsa by adding 20
said charter 20 ARTICLE to be known
%Srrh VA de'sps'sd soas ssiow S ssIns a,ps ~
| iu-nt 90 the Charter or the CITY ot
| Tulsa creating. ssiablishing and provid-
nning IN general terms rs rights, pow
ms q 's tsSSn sSS%"is Tor 20 'so 'GS purpose pose
psai1s ali acts acts or TS parts Of acts IN con-
| fict with this amendment. and deolar-
| WHEREAs' The Legislative authority Of
the City Of Tulsa, being tho Mayor and
| Commiasfonors of said city, ar. dosirous
oi Hnomitting 20 tho qualified electors Of
| charter Of said city as above referred
10 and hereinafter set out for their sp-
thcrefor 10 be called by the said Mayo
| and Commissioners In manner and form by
lay tsauired. and declaring an emergency.
SOLVED bY TnE boARb or con-.
MisstoNERs OF THE CITY OF
WATER caMmissIoN' eonsistins q
five tbl qualifiea electors Of the cry oi
shall he az herein provided
| SECTION 2. The WATER CoMMIs-
stoN" herein mentioned shall consist ot
tho whTERwoRKs AND SEWERAGE
CoMMlssioNHH provided for In the chart
mems"S @ "S of snS sa,d WAFER c0MMIssioMa sna
| and -Four 90 other members who shall be
| elected and aerve term ot -Four 90 years
| from and after their election, except as
herein provided.
SECTION 3. Tho qualification Of a
| member OF such WATER COMMISSION
| shall he that such member In an actual
! bona fide resident Of the city ~ Tulsa
qualified eiector and free -holderNhereof,
| SECTION 4, Immediately upon the
adoption OF this amendment to the char.
ter OF the City ~ Tulsa by the qualified
electors thereof. and its approval by the
| Governor ~ tho state OF Oklahoma, the
| Mayor OF the city ~ Tulsa shall nominate
and the Commissioners confirm. -Four 90
ao.Iied electors 9r .n9 v'ty %, u'sn ia
this nigs93,dmssnt; =. ", who ,t3Bethst %ath the ne
stitutS n%S ana ana be- e' .he first % "wirER CON.
| MISSION, and. the said -Four tD mem
bers. when so nominated and confirmed
shall hold office. until the election and
| qualification Of their succepsors.
| =. SECTION 6. At The regular city Elec.
TS@sday aS % 'hs IN AW2n A i,ss. there err % shall be
elected Four 90 free.holders and quail
fled electors o ssia ci,y et r9lsa a., az
| whose term OF office shall be as follows
| two t2l members for Two t2l years, nd
Two Ssn member, tor n -Four SH ysars, ,.r,aa ana
| Two 90 members for term OF Four 90
| years.
SECTION 6. In the event OF a VACANCY
son OF the death, resignatinn or removal
o. any members, thereof ths T Mayor and and
t.n such vacancy by appointment and con.
firnations provided, such appointment and
General Cuy Election. at which time such
vacancy. IL any,rshan be filled BY election
for such uneHplred terms In the same man.
| nor providing for the election OF members
| OF said WATER COMMISSION"
SECTION Z. Except as otherwise pro-
TsR Tiefh coMMissoN S!a nt eS sS. be ' nom,n"tsd
ana elected as provided by the laws Of
tho state of oklahoma and the Charter
the hrst Primary Election and Regular
| Election hereunder shalt be held In tho
year 1879 AZ the same time, place and
tion and Regular Election for Officers OF
the city OF rulsa. and hiennially thereafter
thers shall be siec,yd IN the same manner,
skoTioN $ a. any Primary Election
member 't OF the water coMMlssIoN''
may have his nsmo placed upon the pri.
mary ballot by filing with the CITY Az,
Primary Election, his request 10 be placed
upon said ballot; provided, said request
must be accompanied b. petition directed
than one Hundred uoO qualified voters
% SAW CIty 81 Tulsa rSSues,ins nat h.
| ther. that nt any Primary Election ahl
General Election held hereunder. such Prl'
mary ballot and such General Election
ballot shall designate the term for which
such petitioner " a candidate. and, pro
vidad further, that such request filed with
the CITY Auditor shall designate the tern
for which the petitioner iB "A candidate
provided further that IN the event lesi
. Than Two tD candidates shall hle thei
, request and petition 20 be placed upon tbs
! Primary Election Ticket as herein PRO
vidcd the newly elected and qualities
Mayor and Commissioners immediately
after being inducted into office shah nom
mate and confirm a free holder and qpal
? flied clcctor Ps herein provided. to tin an,
, vacancy IN the WATER COMMISSION
from any cause Whatsoever.
SECTION .. II shall be the duty OF thu
cry Auditor to prepare separate PrimarI
Ballot and General Election ballot for tn
election OF members Of the "WATEi
COMMISSION" and to arrange the name
of the candidates Tor each term AS men
Der OF the WATER COMMISSION" II
alphabetical order without any dcsfyna
tion. insignia or device of any kind o
| character, political or otherwise, excsp
that said ballot shall be headed by tn
PRIMARY ELECTION"
WATER COMMISSION HALLoT'