The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-21
NtOPOSED AMENbMbNT
THE CHARTER OF TmE CITY OF TULSA,
STATE OF OKLAHOMA

A proposed amendment TO the Char
ter ot the city Of Tulsa by addins to
and DESIGNATED as ARTICLE IL.
WATER COMMISSION" being an amend
ment to the Charter Of the city Of
Tulsa; creating. establishing ana Drovid-
ing for WATER CUMMfSa ON", de-
filming In general terms Its rthts. pow
ers and duties providing for the call.
ing u special election for the purpose
o. voting upon suCh amendment. re-
pealing all acts or parts OF acts In con.
flict with this apendment. and deolar-
ing an emergency
WHEREAS. The Legislative authority OF
the city of Tulsa. being the Mayor and
Commissioners Of said city. are DESTROYS
OF submitting to the qualified electors OF
the city of Tulsa an amendment TO tho
Charter OF said city as above referred
proval or rejection at special election
therefor TO be called by the said Mayor
ana Commlssioners in manner and form by
s9tyrpT sN9St%y pTfF"HkkGHe5 - 4kkR h5AEb Is OF + c5H SH
MI.IsS MlSSioNERs Glf ,,4,dFy 4F THE CITY OF
sEd~fni6N ~fni 9TNNToMA i. Thsfa u hereby created a
WATER COMMISSION" consisting OF
Tulsa, whose rights, powers, and duties
shah be as herein provided.
SECTION 2. The WATER CoMMIs-
SION" herein mentioned shall consist OF
| Five 80 members, one OF whom shall he
tho wATERwORKs AND SEWERAGE
| COMMISSIONER provided for Ia the Char
member OF said "wATER COMMISSION. :
and Four 90 other members who shall be
| elected and serve term Of Four 90 years
| from and after their election, except as
| herein provided.
SECTION 3. The qualification Of a
| member OF such WATER COMMISSION"
bona-tlde resident OF the Guy Of Tulsa,
qualified eIector and free holder thereof.
| SECTION & Immediately upon the
| adoption OF this amendment to the Char
| ter Of the city OF Tulsa by the qualified
| electors thereof and Its approval by tho
| Governor Of the state OF oklahoma, tho
! Mayor Of the city OF Tulsa shall nomin lte,
I and the Commissioners confirm. Four OD
| qualified electors Of the city of Tulsa
tnis amendment, who ,toGeIher with the
C,0,,M,MlssloEER', Of sa!d Cl,y; shall sS9-
| MISSION; and the said -Four 90 mem
| pess, when 80 nominated ana eontlTmed,
| Qualification OF their successors.
| SECTION s. At the regular city Elec,
| ton of the City Of Tulsa on the First
elected -Four 90 free-holders and quail
members OF said WATER CoMMissIoN'
| Two t2) members for Two (2) years, and
Two tgl members for -Four 90 years, and
| Two l2) members for term Of -Four "a
| years.
sECTioN 6. In the even, OF vacancy
| in said WATER COMMISSION" by res.
| son OF the death, resignation or removal
| OF any members thereof, tho Mayor and
| Commissioners OF the city Of Tulsa shall
fill such vacancy by appointment and con-
firmation; provided. such appointment and
General CITY ElectionS at which time such
vacancy, n any. shah be filled BY election
for such uneSplred term In the same man.
ner pioviding for the election ~ members
OF SAID MATER COMMISSION
| SECTION :. Except as otherwise pro-
| vided herein, the members of said WA
TER COMMISSION snail be nominatsd
and elected as provided by the laws Of
| and ordinances Of the city Of TulBs. and
the first Primary Election and Rsgulai
| Election hereunder shall he held IN tn,
year 1899 at the same time, pIare aud
manner as the General city Primary Elet
tlon and Regular Election Tor Officers OF
the city Of Tulsa, and hicnntally tnefeafte.
there shall be elected in the same manner
members Of said WATER COMMISSION
d" "sEEGcSTFiiG0NS $. At At aoy rr,>sy Elecuc,
msmSer vS " Of ; the the iwATiE'a coMMissiJSoN;
mary ballot BY filing with the Guy Au.
dltor at least Ten ga days before salt
pr~S Eso,Gn nnt hnS TSSSSs' to be PLACED
must be accompanied BY a petition directed
TO said candidate and signed by not lie .
than one Hundred tloo) qualified vote
become candidate; and, provided fur
,her, that at, at any Primary Election Ssn,J snJ
| mary ballot and such General Eiectior
ballot shau designate the term for which
such petitioner 10 candidate. hnd. pro
! Vided further that H3ch request filed with
the, city Auditor shall designate the tern
for which 'he petitioner Is a candidate
| provided further, that In the event les,
ihsn Two (2j' randlSatss shall file thei
request ami petition 70 be placed upon th,
| Primary Election Ticket herein Trq
| vided. the newly elected and qualltle,
| Mayor and Commissioners .mmedia atoly
after being inducted into office shall Iom
mate and confirm a free holder and Qpal
| flied eicctor as herein provided. TO fin ana
vacancy In the WATER COMMISSION
| from any cause whatsoever.
| SECTION 3, IL shall be the duty ot tn
City Auditor to prepare. u separate ?rimarl
ballot and General ElSction ballot Tor N,
election ot members OF tgs "wATET
COMMISSION" and TO arrange n nam .
| Of the candidates Tor each tegt;; as men
ber OF the WATER COMMISSION" Il
alphabetical order without any deNgna
,iOR. insignia or devise OF amy kind o