The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-12

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PROPOSED AMENDMEST
TnE cuARTrR OF Tur CITY OF Tulsa.
STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
| proposed amendment 10 the Char
| ter ~ the city of Tulsa by adding to
said charter an ARTICLE TO he known
Sgf Spa deslE3stsd ,l,l 1s ,AhTlGiE r.
ment ~ the charter of the city of
| Tulsa creating. establishing aud ptovld-
ins for WATER COMMISSION. de
filming Ia general terms ita rights, pow.
ers. and duties. providing tor tho call
ing of special election Tor the purpose
Of voting upon such amendment. re-
| pcsiinE all acts or parts ot acts In con
g; s'% E s%'"%%.'' ... '"a .",o,, a,'',' .,
| the city OF Tulsa, being the Mayor and
| CommiHslonerA Of said city, are desirous
| Of submitting to the qualified electors Of
| the city of Tulsa an amendment to tho
| Charter ot said city as above referred
| to and hereinafter set out for their APP
| provRl or rejection at - special election
therefor to bo called by the said Mayor
and Commissioners In manner and form by
law required, and declaring an emergency.
SOLVED nYY 'TIiE HOARD or con-.
| MlsSlONEHS or the CITY OF
| WATER COMMISSION" consistIng OF
| five 90 qualified electors Of the city Of
| SECTION 2. The WATER COMMIs-
SION' herein mentioned shall consist OF
| the wATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE
| COMMISSIONER provided for In the Char
ter Tho shsi, De ~ SS2ttlS'9 AT GMssnoN ShM1,msn and
| apd -Four 90 other Members who shall be
| eNcted and serve a term Of Four 90 years
from and after their election, except as
herein provided.
SECTION B. The qualific, alton OF n
tnenhct OF such WATER COMMISSION
uN.u l. 0lts.f "a t,..r .l
| bnna tide resident OF the CITY Of Tulsa,
qualified elector and free holder thereof
sEGTioN Immediately ~immsdls,ey upon the
| ter OF tho city OF Tulsa by the qualified
electors thereof, and its approval by the
| Mayor of the city ot Tulsa shall nominate.
and the Commissioners confirm. -Four 90
| qualified electors Of the, Ciy OF Tulsa
tSS bis SSSmsndmta,. Who toseihaS S'V With the
''WATERwoRKs AND SEWERAGE
HM'SS,p s,tHiS and be- :ho OF fiss, ss wXTER CON-
MISSION; and, the said -Four 90 mem
bsrs when SO nominated and c3ntlr'ned;
| qualification OF their successors.
SECTION g., Al the regular city Eleo.
| tuesday in Apfil, 1919. there shall be
elected For- 90 free-holders and 1uali.
fled electors q sSla cI,y q ,,ss'oS, T9lsn as
whose term OF office shall be as follows
! Two (2) members for Two CD years. and
|
bienniaiy thereafter there shall De elected
Two t2) members for term OF Four 90
| years.
SECTION 6. In the event Of a vacancy
| In said WATER COMMISSION by rea-
| son OF the death, resignation or removal
OF any members thereof. the Mayor and
| Commissioners Of the City Of Tulsa shall
| fill such vacancy by appointment and con.
| firmation; provided. such appointment and
| confirmation shall only be until the next
General city Election, at which time such
vacancy, II any, shall be filled by election
for such uncNpirod term In the same man
! OF said WATER COMMISSION"
| SECTION Z. Except as otherwise pro-
yiGSd hsgsn ths WemSsT1 q, SSld WA
and elected as provided by the laws Of
the state OF Oklahoma and tho Charter
| and Ordinances OF the Guy OF Tulsa and,
| the first Primary Election and Regular
Election hereunder shall he held in tho
year l922 at the same time, place and
tion and Regular Election for Officers of
the city Of Tulsa. and biennally Thereafter
there shall be elected In the same manner,
sEcTioN :, a any Primary Election
memGer menu ''Ef'ISS Of the "wATEn c@MMIssIoN''
may have his name placed "pon tho pri-
mary ballot by films with the City Au.
ditor at least Ten tio) days before said
Primary Election. his request to be placed
upon said ballot. provided, said request
must be accompanied by a petition directed
to said candidate and signed by not lie =
| than one Hundred pOOl qualified voters
| OF said city Of Tulsa requesting that he
become a candidate and. provided fur.
ther, that at any Primary Election anl
General Election held hereunder, such Pri'
mary ballot and such General Election
ballot shall designate the term for which
such petitioner Ia "a candidate. and. pro
| Nided further, that sucn request Tiled with
the city Auditor shalt designate the term
! Tor which tho petitioner Is a candidate
| provided further, that In the event less
Than Two t2) candidates shall file THEFT
request and petition to be placed upon the
| primary Election Ticket ns herein pro-
| vided. the newly elected and qualinej
| Mayor and Commissioners Immediately
| after being iuduCted into office shall nom
mate Ani confirm free holder and qpa!'
flied elector as herein provided, to tiu ans
| vacancy In the water COMMISSION
| from any cause whatsoever.
| SECTION ., IL shall be tho duty OF th'
city Auditor TO prepare a separate Primary
| Ballot and General Election ballot Tor tn,
! election of members OF the "WATEH
| COMMISSION" and to arrange the namei
OF the candidates for each term AS men
Der of the WATER COMMISSION" II
alphabetical order without any designa
ton. insignia or device OF any Kind ul
| character, political or otherwise. eNcep
that said ballot shall be headed by thu
PRIMARY ELECTIo~''
WATER COMMISSION BALLOT