The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-04
u'''' PROPOSED AMENDMENT
r,,r ,u,nrrR Ror T,,r CITY OF TULSA.
STkrE or OKLAHOMA.

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a proposed amenailm,,,eln, to Jhe J.H1,cg mar 10
ssld Charter an ARTICLE 70 be ,known
and deslsnatad hs -, nliaI. n di cni
men, 10 the Charter of the CITY OF
Tuise creating. establishing and provid-
ing for n WATER COMMISSION nc-
uning In general terms liS rlsnts. poM-
crs. and duticsi providing ior tho C, Cal'.
ing OF "A special election for the purpose
of voting upon such amcndment' re
pcaling all acts or parts OF hy's ~ In
ftct with this amendment ana ueV'a'-
VITEREAS. Tho Legislative authority or
,ho CIV of Tulsa being the Mayor and
Gi,,,,rt ts.toners OF said city, are dcsirous
OF submitting 20 the qualified electors on
the city Of Tulsa an amendment tonS 70 tnS
to ana hereinafter set out for their APP
provul or rejection at a speela e'.c'iOu
therefor to be called by the SAID Mayor
ana commissioners in manner and form oy
law required. and declaring an emergency
SOLVED ny, THE BOARD tllCv or COM;
TULSA, OKLAHOMA:
SECTION /. There Is hereby created =; 9
WATER COMMISSION consisting OF
five 90 qualified electors OF the city ol
Tulsa whose rights powers and duties
shall be ns herein provided ,.1,,,,s
SEC SECTION 1,oncG Tn9 T AbET sbS coSsist |0M' OF
Five 60 members, one OF whom shali he
the WATERwORKS AND SEWERAGE
COMMISSIONER provided for In the Char,
ter who shall be eS.ofticio chairman snd d
member OF said WATER COMMISSION, "
and -Four 90 other members-who shau De
! elected ana serve a term Of -Four 90 years
! from and after their election, except as
SECTION :, The qualification or a. a
| member OF such "WATER COMMISSION .
| shall be that such mombcr Is an actual
! bona -fide resident OF the city OF Tulsa'
| "a qualified elcctor and free holder thereof.
| SECTION 4. Immediately upon the
adoption Of thls amendment TO tho Char.
| ter OF the CITY OF Tulsa by the qualified
electors thereof, and It's approval by ne
| Mayor Of the city of Tulsa shall nominate
i and the Commissioners confirm, -FOUR ~
| qualified electors o. the ,Ny OF u'Sa
| This amendment, who together with thS
| "yvATcRWORkS AND SEWERAGE
! COMMISSIONER Of said city. shall con
! MlSsION". and, the said -Four 90 mcm'
bers, when SO nominated and confirmed
| shall hold office until the election and
qualification OF their successors, ,,,
| SECTION 8. At the regular city Elec,
tion of the City of Tulsa on the flrs,
Tuesday in April. 1929, there shall %
elected Four (D free-holders and quail
fled electors OF said CITY et Tsisn ls,o a. a.
members OF said WATER COMMISSION
| Two (s1 members for Two CD years, an'
Two Cs) members for -Four t4l years ah'
| biennlnlly thereafter there shaIl De e'eotv'
| Two (2) members for term OF -Four q
| years. .
In SECTION G. In the event OF vacancl
In said WATER COMMISSION by dea .a
son OF the death, resignation or renoNa
| OF any members thereof the Mayor an,
| Commissioners OF the CITY OF Tulsa shal
. firmation; provided, suth appointment am
| confirmation shall only be unth the mex
General city Election at which time suei
vacancy, II any. shall be filled by elect
for such unexpired term In the same man
| ner providing for the election or member
of said water COMMISSION"
| SECTION Z. Except as otherwise pro
| vided herein, the members OF said WA
TER COMMISSION" shall be nominate
: and elected, as provided ey nc ne iswS SEar,o o
and Ordinances OF the city OF Tulsa, and
I the first Primary Election and RegulH
Election hereunder SHAH be helu IN IN
| wear l922 AZ the same time, place an
manner as the General city Primary Elec
tion and Regular Election for Otticers o
the city Of Tulsa, and biennially thereatte
there shall be elected In the same mannei
members OF said WATER COMMISSION
az provided herein.
SECTION 5. Al any Primary Electlo
herein provided for. any candidate for
member Of the WATER COMMISSION
may have his name placed upon the pr
mary ballot by filing with the Clly Au
ditor at least Ten UO) days before sal
Primary Election his request to be place
, upon said ballot; provided, said reques
must be accompanied ~ petition directe
TO said candidate and signed BY not lie
| than one Hundred O0O) qualified voter
OF said city OF Tulsa requesting that h
a thcr. that at tny Primary Election an
General Election held hereunder, such Pr
mary ballot and such General Electio
| ballot shall designate the term for whic
such petitioner Is a candidate; and pre-
vided further, that such request filed wit
| the city Auditor shall designate the teri
J for which the potitioner Is "a candidate
provided further, that in the event le'
90 than Two CD caTRidates shall fhe tho
3 request and petition 20 be placed upon N
I Primary Election Ticket as herein pr,
| yided, the newly elected and quallne
Mayor and Commissioners immedlatel
after being inductcd into office shall non
!. | mate and confirm a>free- holder and qua
4 flied elector as herein provided, to fill an
| vacancy in the "WATER COMMISSION
| from any cause whatsoever
SECTION Q. II shall be the duty Of u
city Az litor To prepare separate Primai
Ballot and General Election ballot for n
4 election of members Of the WAITE
COMMISSION" and to arrange the nam
| OF the candidates for each term as me
ber OF the WATER COMMISSION"
- alphabetical ordog without any design
tion. insignia or device Of any laind
character, political or otherwise, exec
n that said ballot shall be headed by Il
i words.
PRIMARY ELECTION"