The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02

10. is. H. Is. 10. go ~ and 20. 1890. worlt
Publishing omg..n,y. pmhHShs,.
THE CHARTER or Tnr CITY or TULSA
STATE or OKLAHoMA.
4 proposed amendment to the Char
ter ~ the CITY Of Tulsa by adding 20
said charter an ARTICLE to be known
Spa ds's9S'Sd 4MS ssioN AmFtTLn ssinf s amend
ment TO the Charter OF the city OF
TULSA, creating establishing and proNii-
ing for WATER COMMISSION de-
fning In general terms Its rights, pow
.rs aud duties. providing Tor the CALI
ing Of special election for tho purpose
~ voting, upon such amendmen, re re
fliCt with this amendment, and declaf-
INK an ctnergency. -,
the City OF Tulsa. being tho MAYOR and
Commissioners Of said city. are deair"u.
~ admitting to the qualified eleotots OF
the cry ot Tulsa an amendment 10 IN,
10 and hereinafter set out FOR their ar
provsl or rejection al a special election
and Commissioners In manner and form by
law required and declaring an emergency.
NOW THEREFoRE. NJ IT RE
SOLVED HY THE BOARD or COM.
MIssIoNERs OF THE CITY OF
TULSA. OKLAHOMA;
SECTION | There Is hereby created /.
WATER COMMISSION" consisting OF
five b) qualified electors ot the CITY on
Tulsa whose rights powers. and duties
shall be aH herein provided. -
SION" herein mentioned shall consist of
Five tb) members one Of whom shall be
the wATERwoRKS AND SEWERAGE
ter who shall he eS-officio chairman and
member of said WATER COMMISSION,
and -Four 90 other members who shall be
elected and serve n term OF -Four 90 years
from and after their election. except hs
SECTION 4. The QUALIFICATION ot a
har Of A1.n COM MISSION
| shall he that such member Is an actual
bona -fide resident Of the CITY Of Tulsa
"A qualified eloctor and free-hOlder thereof
SECTION 4 Immediately upon the
adoption ot this amendment to the Char.
tor OF the city Of Tulsa by the qualified
electors thereof and It's approval by the
Mayor OF the city Of Tulsa shall nominate,
and the Commissioners confirm, -Four 90
possessing the qualifications provided In
this amendment, who together with the
"wATERwoRks AND SEWERAGE
COMMISSIONER" OF said city: shall con-
s,itute and be the first WATER COM
MISSION, and, the said -Four 90 mem
bers when so nominated and confirmed
qualification OF their successors.
SECTION b. At the regular city Eleo-
ton ot tho CITY OF Tulsa on the First
tuesday In April. 1929. there shall be
elected -Four 60 free holders and quali-
fied electors ot said city Of Tulsa as
mombers Of said WATER COMMISSION"
Two 90 members for Two C) years. and
Two (2) members for -Four 90 years, and
biennisliy thereafter there shall be elected
Two (2l members for n term OF -Four 90
years
SECTION &. In the event Of a vacancy
In said ''NVATER COMMISSION" by rea-
son Of tho death. resignation or removal
ot any members thereof. tho Mayor and
Commissioners Of the city Of Tulsa shaB
fill such vacancy by appointment and con.
firmation, provided, such appointment and
confirmation shall only be until tho next
General CITY Election, at which time such
vacancy, " any, shall be filled by election
for such uneNpired term In 'hs same man
nor providing for the election OF mem bers
ot said WATER COMMISSION"
SECTION Z. Except as otherwise pro-
vided herein. the memhers OF said WA.
TER COMMISSION" shall be nominated
and elected as provided by tho laws OF
the state Of oklahoma and the Charter
and Ordinances Of the city OF Tulsa; and.
the first Primary Election and Regular
Election hereunder shall he held In the
manner as the General city Primary Eisc-
ton and Regular Election FOR Officers OF
the City o. Tulsa. and hicnninlly thereafter
there shall be elected IN the same manner,
members OF said WATER COMMISSION"
as provided herein.
SECTION ). ~ any Primary Election
herein provided for, any candidate for a
member OF the WATER COMMIsSO
may have his name placed upon the pri-
ditor at least Ten uo) days before said
Primary Election, his request TO be placed
upon said ballot, provided said request
must be Ccotnpsnled by a petition directed
60 said candidate and signed by not less
than ono hundred lOOl qualified voters
~ said city Of Tulsa requesting that he
become candidate, and, provided fur
Their that at any Primary Election ahi
General Election held hereunder, such Pri.
mary ballot and such General Election
ballot shall designate the term for which
such petitioner IL candidate. and. pro
vidcd further. that such request filed with
tho City Auditor shall designate the term
Tor which the petitioner Is candidate,
provided further, that In the event less
han Two CD candidates shall file their
request and petition TO be placed upon tho
Primary Election Ticket as herein pro-
Ntdcd, the newly elected and qualified
Mayor and commissioners Immediately
inate and confirm free-holder and quAl-
flied clector As herein provided, to I'm any
vacancy In the WATER COMMISSION"
from any cause whatsoever.
SECTION p. II shall be the duty of the
city Auditor 20 prepare "A separate Primary
Ballot aud General Election ballot Tor the
COMMISSION" and to arrange the names
OF the candidates Tor each term as mem
her ot the WATER COMMISSION" Ia
alphabetical order without any dcslgna.
character, political or otherwise except
that said ballot shall be headed by the
words, -
WATER COMMISSION BALLOT"
and Hereunder tho words
-FOUR YEAR TERM
Two YEAR TERM"
GENERAL ELECTION"
WATER COMMISSION BALLOT
aud Hereunder The words
POUR YEAR TERM"