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HomeMy WebLinkAbout142_Special Election for Freeholders CharterORDINANCE NO 142 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO PROCEED FURTHER WITH THE MAKING OF A CHARTER FOR SAID MUNICIPALITY AND TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF A BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS TO DRAFT A CHARTER FOR SAID MUNICIPALITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma: Section 1. The President of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, is hereby authorized and directed to call a special election in said Town on April 18, 1972, and to submit to the qualified electors of the Town thereat the question whether fur - ther proceedings toward adopting a charter shall be had in pursuance of the call for this election and to elect two freeholders from each ward of the town to constitute a board of freeholders to draft a charter for the -municipality. Said election shall be held by the county and precinct election boards in accordance with applicable provisions of the State Constitution and law, and the county election board shall determine and certify the results of the election® Section 2. Any qualified elector of the town may become a candidate for freeholder from his respective ward by filing, with the secretary of the county election board at least ten days prior to the election, a sworn statement that he is an elector of the ward and requesting that his name be placed on the official ballot as a candi- date for freeholder from the ward. Section 3. Two ballots shall be prepared for the election. (a) One of the ballots shall present to the electors of the town the question as to whether or not further proceedings toward adopting a charter shall be had in accordance with the call, and the question shall be substantially as -follows: Shall further proceedings toward adopting a charter for the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, be had in pursuance of the call for this election? Ye s (b) The other ballot shall contain the names of the candidates for freeholders, and the ballots used in each ward shall contain only the names of the candidates for freeholders to be elected from and by the respective ward® The form and content of this ballot shall be substantially as follows: For Freeholders, Ward (number) (Vote for two) (Name of candidate) (Name of candidate) Etc. Section 4. The two persons receiving the greatest number of votes in each ward shall be elected freeholders from the ward® How- ever, unless a majority of the electors voting on the question of proceeding further with the making of a charter vote to proceed, the election of freeholders shall be void® Section 5. if a majority of the electors voting on the question of proceeding further with the making of a charter vote to proceed, the board of freeholders elected, either upon a call by the President of the Board of Trustees or upon a call signed by a majority of the freeholders, shall meet and organize by the election of a chairman, a vice chairman and a secretary® Within ninety days from the date of their election, the board of freeholders shall prepare and propose a charter for the municipality® The charter shall be signed in dupli- cate by a majority of the board of freeholders, and shall be returned to the President of the Board of Trustees of the town. Thereupon the board of freeholders shall be dissolved. Section 6. The necessary expenses of the board of freeholders shall be paid in accordance with law® Section 7. After the charter has been re of the Board of Trustees, it shall be -published Reporter (a newspaper of general circulation in week for three successive weeks, as required by and law. The first publication shall be within has been returned to the President of the Board turned to the President in full in the Owasso the town-) once each the state constitution twenty days after it of Trustees. Section 8. After the proposed charter has been returned to the President of the Board of Trustees, the Board shall pass an ordinance providing for submission of the proposed charter to the qualified electors of the town for ratification or rejection, at an election to be held not less than twenty days and not more than thirty days after the last publication of the proposed charter. Section 9. For the immediate preservation of the peace, health and safety of the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, and of the inhabitants thereof, an emergency is hereby declared to exist by reason whereof this ordinance shall become operative and go into full effect immediately upon its passage and approval. Passed and approved this the 20th day of March, 1972, President of the Board of Trustees ATTEST: V, '�.Town Clerk E; PROOF OF PUBLI MON � STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TULSA COUNTY, ss: PAGE. K IKW_ r+ � TIVWDAY, 1V 3l Bill IR, Retherford, of lawful age, being duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of the He � Owasso Peporter ., . . . . . . . ... . ............ a newspaper Jjrablished n the Owasso Reporter; Tulsa County, Owasso printed in the English language, in the City of Okla Thursday March 23, 1972. ....., Tulsa County, Oklahoma, ORDINANCE NO. 142 . �. . . having a bona fide paid general circulation therein, and with entrance into the United States mail as second class mail matter in Tulsa County and published in said county AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE p where delivered to the United States mail, and that the notice PRESIDENip OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE y of which is hereto attached, was b} publication, a copy TOWN OF iiWASSO, OKLAHOMA, TO CALL A SPECIAL said newspaper for ..owe . .. ...... ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO PROCEE published FURTHER WITH THE MAKING OF A CHARTER FOR, consecutive weeks, the first publication ring on the SAID MUNICIPALITY AND TO ELECT THE MEMBERS a a ® 43 .. ®.......... day of . P . - .., OF A BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS TO DRAFT A CHAR.= z' TER. FOR SAID MUNICIPALITY;; AND DECLARING AN and the last day of publication being on the EMERGENCY. x Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Town o" , . . .. ......... > . . day of ........... . °' Owasso, Oklahoma: 19 ....... and that said newspaper has been continuously Section 1. The President of the Board of Trustees of the and uninterruptedly published in said county during the IV period of more than One Hundred and Four (104) weeks Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, is hereby authorized and l consecutively, prior to the first publication of said notice, directed to call a special election in said Town on April 1, or advertisement, as required by Section one, Chapter 1972, and to submit to the qualified electors of the Town four, Title 25 Oklahoma Session Laws, 1943, as amended thereat the question whether further proceedings toward g by house Bill No. 495, 22nd Legislature, and thereafter, adopting a charter shall be had in pursuance of the call for and complies, with all of the prescriptions and require- this election and to elect two freeholders from each ward of rnents of the laws of Oklahoma_ (The advertisement above the town to constitute a board of freeholders, to draft a referred to is a true and printed copy. Said notice was charter for the municipality. Said election shall be held by published in all editions of s ' new er d no in as the county and precinct election boards in accordance with supplement there applicable provisions of the State Constitution and law, and r the county election board shall determine and certify the N. . . . .. .. . /° .. results of the election. i Subscribed and sworn to before me by Bill Rietherford, I Section 2. Any qualified elector of the town may become; a V O b ra. s s ® w� e o� � e � candidate for freeholder from his respective ward by filing, publisher of the .. ......... ~ . . ° . . , with the secretary of the county election board at least teak i days prior to the election, a sworn statement that he is an this .. day of . r3 .� , 19 .. ® elector of the ward and requesting that his name be placed on � ,ga the official ballot as a candidate: for freeholder from the N6fary public. ward. my commission expires .-26-7.4 ........ . Section 3. Two ballots shall be prepared for the election. .... (a) One of the ballots snail present to the electors of the town the question as to whether or not further proceedings TUi3L1SHER'.S FEE $. , � „"� ® 2,I_ toward adopting a charter shall be had in accordance with the call, and the question shall be substantially as follows: Shall further proceedings toward adopting a charter for the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, be had in pursuance of the call for this election? Yes? No 1 (b) The other ballot shall contain the names of the can- didates for freeholders, and the ballots used in each ward shall contain only the names of the candidates for freeholders to be elected from and by the respective ward. The form and content of this ballot shall be substantially as follows: f For Freeholders, Ward (number) (Vote for twos) t (Name of candidate) F7 (Name of candidate) Etc. Section 4. The two persons receiving the greatest number of votes in each ward shall be elected freeholders from the ward. However, unless al majority of the electors voting on the question of ,proceeding further with the making of a charter vote to proceed, the election of freeholders shall be void. a Section 5, if a majority of the electors voting on the question of proceeding further with the making of a charter vote to proceed, the board of freeholders elected, either upon a call by the President of the Board of Trustees or upon a call signed by a majority of the freeholders, shall meet and organize by the election of a chairman, a vice chairman and a secretary. Within ninety days from the date of their elec- tion, the board of freeholders shall prepare and propose a charter for the municipality. The charter shall be signed in duplicate by a majority of the board of freeholders, and shall' be returned to the President of the Board of Trustees of the town. Thereupon the board of freeholders shall be dissolved. Section 6. After the charter has been returned to the President of the Board of Trustees, it shall be published in full in the Owasso Reporter (a newspaper of general circu- lation in the town) once each week for three'' successive` weeks, as required by the state constitution and law. The first publication shall be within twenty days after it has been returned to the President of the Board of Trustees.. Section 8. After the proposed charter has been returned to the President of the Board of Trustees, the Board shall pass an ordinance providing for submission of the proposed charter to the qualified electors of the town for ratification or rejection, at an election to be held not less than twenty clays and not more than thirty days after the last publication of the proposed charter. Section 9. 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