The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-05

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Cofnnisslorcr Of Finance
and Revenue.
Attest MRS. FRANK SEAMAN.
Approved: PRANK T.. bGNCHS'
.----.--.-. city Attorney
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or TULSA
STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
propoHed apendment to tho char
Ter of the city of Tulsa by stfiking out
and repeating all Of Paragraph one
90, Paragraph Two t?D, Pafagraph
Threo TAR of Section Six 90, Article
Two t2). and adopting and cuacting
In lieg thereof tho following 10 be
known and desiFnatcd as Patagraph
one uL Paragraph Two t2I.. Para
graph Three 80, " Section Six 3d.
Article Two t2) ~ the charter Of the
Cny OF Tulsa. provided, that the CITY
power to acquire. g. operate and
maintain, within or without the cor
porate limits " the city of Tulsa.
real estate Tor sites ana rights ~ way
Tor public utiiity and public park pur.
WHEREAS. Tho Legislative authority o,
the city Of Tulsa, boing ~ Mayor and
commissionerS c; ,,,sio! OF sad chy are desirou.
the City of Tulsa an amendment to the
charter OF said City qs above referred to
ana hereinafter set out Tor their approval
or rsJeeiilon a. a special ,slee ton therefor
mlssioners In manner and form by law
required. and declaring an. emergency
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL-
WE'D BY THE BOARD or COMMGS-
yONEnG THE
OKLAHOMA:
That the board OF Commissioners Of tho
said city Of Tulsa hereby propose and sub-
init to the qualified electors OF said city 81
Tulsa at special election to be held In
the City Of Tulsa. as by law provided, 70
the qualified electors Of said city Of Tulsa
for their approval or rejection, tho fol-
lowing anne Ddments 20 the Charter OF said
city ~ Tulsa, to-wit, that Section Six 90,
of Article Two t2J. OF tho Charter of the
city OF Tulsa bo amended by striking out,
repealinS and Rnnulling all of Paragraph
one ND, Paragraph Two (2), Paragraph
Three go, OF said Section Six 90, Of
Article Two C2), OF said Chatter Of tho
said city OF Tulsa, and adopting and en-
acting In lieu thereof In manner and form
required by law, the following amendment
to the Charter OF tho city Of Tulsa, said
amendment, when adopted, to be known
and designated as Paragraph one %.
Paragraph Two t2l, Paragraph Three 80.
of section sit 90, Article Two (2). Of
the Charter W the city OF Tulsa. In words
and figures as follows. to-wit:
/. THE city OF Tulsa shall have the'
right and power to acquire own"
Ioperate and maintain within or
without the corporate limits OF the
city 9f Tulsa real estate for sites.
"and public park purposes. and. for
the location thereon OF waterworks''
'systems. electric power plants. gas
plants. hospitals, quarantine stations"
aWl. a
"Souses. 'gsi ssfibasetrs6 Snd waste p0qr Gp."
"duction plants, transportatica plants"
and disposal systems. storm sewers'
and pumping plants, sanitary sew"
| "ors ana disposal systems. transporta-"
''tion systems. street railway systems"
| Telephone systems. telegraph sys-"
| tens, pipe lines wire lines, and
'conduits sewer lines and water lines"
| TOR the transmission and transporta-"
| 'tion OF gas water sewerage, gar"
| 'bage, fuel waste, freight and per-
| sons; and, lines for the transmission'
\ "ond transportation Of electric power"
| "water-power. air power and other
| forms Of power. and, for any plants"
Il "for the manufacture Of any material"
"for public improvement purposes"
public buildings. and for the con-"
| "structIon. repairing and mainten-"
| "ance thereof; and, shall have and
| exercise the right whether within"
| "or without the corporate limits or
| the city OF Tulsa, to manufacture"
Y
! 'ial for public Improvement purposes,'
| and to barter and exchange the"
same for other material to he used"
| ''in public Improvement within or"
| without the corporate limits OF said
| City Of Tulsa, and TO sell the same
TO other cities for like purposes, and
| ito lay, establish, build construct"
| Operate and maintain any public"
| utility public park. public plant"
public Improvement. public trans"
'misYion and transportation plant"
public pumping stations, filtration"
| "plRnts dams. locations, waterways"
| ''water-linoS pipelines, sewer-linesf
| power lines telephone lines. elecf
| "tric-iines, automatic and wireiess'
"snd transmission and transportation"
Systems, terminals. buildings, sta"
! | "tons, connections and crossings, and
"tho said city Of Tulsa shall have
"tho right to engage in any business
cor enterprise which may bo engaged
"tn by a person firm or corporation"
| "by virtue OF franchise from said
CRY OF Tulsa and, for all such pur-"
poses as herein provided shall be-
"and exercise the right Of eminent"
'domain, whether within or without"
"the corporate limits of the City or
TULSA: and. in order to raise means"
"to carry out the same, shall have
'the power to issue and sell bonds tn
, manner and form provided by law"
bearing interest not to exceed Six
III "t6) per centum per annum, maturing"
in Twenty-Five t-bl years, and re-'
"a
E '"Ten I0) years. and. whenever any"
> "such public Improvement shah have"
{ 'bccn constructed hy means derived"
! from the sale of bonds us above pro-"
"Vided. II shall be the duty OF the
"City Of Tulsa 20 fiN the rates charg-"
. "cd for services 10 tho public as near
, "as practicable 50 as to pay tho inter-"
+ "yst. and not less than Three per-
"Antum 1850 per annum ON the
% principal Of such bonds, In excess OF
"the expenses OF maintenance and
= Operation OF such public utility"
2, "rhe city OF Tulsa shall have tho"
! right and power 60 sell, tranfor and"
u dispose OF any property acquired by'
, "said city Of Tulsa for public utility
purposes, IN manner and form ass
. provided by law, and, provided fur"
a 'ther. that said city ot Tulsa shall
exercise police Jurisdiction over all"
"lands OF property purchased, con-"
% "trollod or condemned by IL. outside"
. "of said City limits 20 the same eN-'
Z "tent and In the same manner as a."
( exercises nriadiction over lands"
within said Ctiy limits"
= \ THE city OF Tulsa shall have the"
right to acquire real estate for sites"
. "sni rights OF way for public utility"
/, | "aud public park purposes, within cor"
4 | without thc corporate limits OF the"
"CIty NJ Tulsa, by purchase, donation"
n "bcqucst lease, rental and condemna-"
b. "ticn. procecdings provided tho"
e "condCmnAunn Of such property"
"as provided By law for the con"
% "doWnsuon ~ property for rairoai'
4 purposes All acts and parts ot acts
{ 'ut tn" Charter OF the city OF Tulsa
A "Nud the ordinances enacted thcrcun-"
I der, In conflict with the provisions"
A "a 20