Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 257, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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PROPOSED NEW CITY CHARIER FOR
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ENID DAII.V KAOLE, l it! DAY, AUGUST 0, I DDI).
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City Attorney,
Court, The City Civi) Engineer, The thereof.
'Chief of Fire Department and all | Section 18. To prohibit, prevent
Klrenien, Ije removed except by a 1 and suppress horse racing, lramod-
raajorlty vole of the Board of Com- i rate riding or driving in the streets
mlssioners in regular session after of said city.
{due bearing, before the board. Section 19. To prevent cruel
I Section *■ The Commissioner fle-I treatment of animals and to punish
, lected as the hoad of each of said'the abusers of animals.
First published in The Enid Kagle | supervision of all^public Jmprovo- dt,partments Htiall. within fifteen | Section 20. To compel persons to
dayH after his qualification, submit fasten their horses or other animals
: ments, except as herein otherwise
July 30, 1909. provided, and Bhall see that all con-
I'llKAMHLE. ^ • traits therefor are faithfully com-
We the people of the City of Enid, | f)]ie(j w|th, and such other duties as
Garfield County, Oklahoma, under ) may jje required of nlm by the
the authority of the Constitution of j 0f commissioners; and Bai<l
the State of Oklahoma, do ordain Commissioner of Btreets, alleys and
and establish this Charter for the |
City of Enid.
Article I.
Section 1. Organization nnd
Nnme—That the inhabitants of the
City of Enid, Gnrtleld County, Okla-
homa. within ttie bcundries herein-
after described and such additional
territory as may lie hereafter added
thereto, nnd their successor be and
are hereby created and organized a
Municipal Corporation, with perpet-
ual succession, under the style and
name of the "The City of Enid, and
as such, they and their successors
are by these presents organized and
created a body politic and corporate,
and shall succeed to, own, possess
and control all the books, records,
documents, and all the property,
real, personal or mixed, and all the
rights, privileges, franchises, powers
and immunities now belonging to
and possessed or enjoyed by the
municipal corporation known as The
Citv of Enid; that it shall be sub-
ject to and liable for all legal debt-
liabilities, judgments, bonds, notes
and other legal obligations for which
the present corporation is now
may hereafter become legally
bound; that the corporation hereby
created and its succussors. in said
corporate name of "The City of
Enid," shall have power to sue and
be sued, plead and be impleaded,
complain, intervene, prosecute and
defend in all courts; it shall have
power to make contracts, to take
and acquire property, by purchaso or
otherwise, necessary for the public
good, and to own, hold, sell, lease,
convey or otherwise dispose of any
real or personal property within or
outside of the city limits; that it
shall have, exercise and enjoy other
ami additional iiowers, rights, privil-
eges, franchises and Immunities as
are granted by exislting laws ■or may
be granted and conferred by any
other provision hereinafter adopted;
that it Shall use a corporate seal or
such design as the elective officers
hereinafter provided may designate.
Soctlon 2. Boundaries. The
boundaries and limits of the City of
Enid are hereby established, and
are the same as are now prescribed
and defined In Ordinance Number
603, as passed by the Mayor and
City Council, together with such ad-
ditional territory as ma^ be hereaf-
ter annexed.
OFFICERS.
Article II.
Section 1. All powers conferred
on the City of Enid shall, unless oth-
erwise provided in this charter, be
exercised by the Mayor and Three
Commissioners, who shall he bona
tide electors and shall have lieeil
bona tide residents of the City of
Enid for the last two years next pre-
ceding their election; they shall be
both nominated and elected by the
qualified voters of the City of Enid
at large; they shall have nnd possess
such general powers as are now con-
ferred by existing state law upon the
Mayor and City Council, not incon-
sistent with the provisions of this
charter, and nil tne additional pow-
ers hereinafter conferred by this
charter, and shall receive such com-
pensation as elsewhere provided in
this charter.
Section 2. The Mayor shall be
the President of the Board of Com
mlssioners, and ex-otticio a commis-
sioner, and shall have all the power
and authority and perform all the
duties of a member of said Hoard
of Commissioners, except that when
acting as Chairman of said Board,
he shall have no vote on matters
before the board for consideration,
save In confirmation of appointment
and in cat'o of a tie vote, when, In
the latter case, lie shall cast the de-
ciding vote; he shall be the Chief
Executive ot the City, shall sign on
behalf of the city all contracts, or-
dinances, bonds, documents, ap-1
polntments, or other papers of offic-|
ial character, passed and approved
by the Board of Commissioners, and
ail city warrants drawn on city
funds, when properly passed and ap-
proved by the Board of Commis-
sioners in regular session, lie shall
perform such other duties as are |
now performed by Mayori
public property Is hereby author-
ized anil empowered to appoint the
following officers and appointees:
City Civil Engineer; City Streol
Commissioner; City Inspector of
Public Works; City Board of
Health; City Board ot Park Commis-
sioners; City Inspector of Weights
and Measures; Inspector of Milk and
Dairies, and such other appointees
as the Hoard of Commissioners may
to the Hoard of Commissioners, attached to vehicles, or otherwise
nominations for each of the officers hitched, or standing In the street.
Section 21. To restrain and pun-
ish vagrants, mendicants, beggars
and prostitutes.
Section 22. To regulate and con-
under his department, by submit-
ting the name or names of persons
to be appointed, and should the oth-
er members of the Hoard refuse to
ron ti rill such nominations by major-
trol the sale, gift, baiter or exchange
ity vote, then other names shall be of COcainc, opium, morphine and the
submitted until a selection has beenl(ia|tB thereof.
determined and nn appointment con-1 Section 2.r,. To license, tax and
firmed. | regulate merchants, commission mer-
f of Police The City Clerk, The safe condition, and to provide extinguishment of fires and shall thereof.
Judge of Police penalties for the non-performance | provide for the regulation, main- Section 9. At the regular meet-
—• ' tenance and support of a fire depart- jng 0f the Board of Commissioners,
ment, may prescribe fire limits, reg- after their installation into office,
ulate and prohibit the erection of the newly elected Mayor shall nomi-
bulldlngs in said limits, may direct nate, subject to confirmation by the
and prescribe that all buildings uoard 0f Commissioners, one Com
within the fire limits shall be con- missioner who shall be known and
structed of fire-proof material, the designated as "Mayor Protempore,"
kind, character, extent and quality wt,0 shall continue to hold the title
of which buildings and material, and office until the expiration of the
may by ordinance, be prescribed and term of office for which he was
fixed. And shall by ordinance duly elected as commissioner, unless re-
passed, adopt such rules and regula- moved therefrom, but shall receive
tions in relation thereto as may no extra pay by reason of being or
seem best for the public safety, com-,actjng Mayor Protempore.
fort and protection. And may by or- Section 10. Disability of the
dinance condemn, destroy, remove or M If_ for any reas0Ili the
cause to be removed, any building or ^avor js absent from the city or un
thing that seems best for the pub-
lie safety, comfort and protection.
Health.
Section 40. The city of Enid
able to perform the duties of his of-
fice, the Mayor Protempore shall act
as Mayor and during such absence
or disability, shall possess all the
Section 0. All appointive officers chants, hotel and inn keepers, brok-1 shall have power, by ordinance duly j powers and perform all of the duties
hereinbefore provided for shall per- ers, money brokers, real estate passed, to regulate and prescribe Qf t- May0r except that he shall
—""—'such rules and regulations deemed not lndepend'ent ot the Board of
form the duties prescribed by this agents, Insurance agents, Insurance
barter and as may be provided by brokers, auctioneers, and all other
dinance duly passed by the Com- trades, professions, occupations and
un necessary.
And all of his ap- mlssioners. and where such duties callings of every kind.
polntments shall be subject to the
confirmation by a majority vote of
the other three commissioners.
One Commissioner who shall bo
known as the Commissioner of
Water-works and Sewage," who
shall have under his special charge
the construction, maintenance and
operation of the Water-workB and
sewer system departments of the
City, and shall see to the enforce-
ment of all regulations with respect
to all the revenues pertaining
thereto, and shall perform such oth-
er duties as may be required of
him by the Board of Commission-
ers; and said Commissioner of
Water-works and Sewage is hereby
authorized and empowered to ap-
point the following officers and ap-
pointees; The City Clerk; the City
Superintendent of Water-works;
Engineer and Assistant Engineer of
the Water-works; Police Matron;
and such other appointees as the
Board of Commissioners may deem
necessary. And all of his appoint-
ments shall be subject to confirma-
tion by majority vote of the other
three commissioners.
One commissioner who shall be
known as the "Commissioner of
Finance and ltevenue," who shall
have under his special charge, the
enforcement of all laws for the as-
sessment and collection of taxes, of
all and every kind, and the collec-
tlon of all revenues belonging to the j weights
are not specifically provided for
Section 24. To license, tax, reg-
hereln, then such appointive officer|ujate prevent or suppress paupers,
shall perform such duties as are now peddlers, second hand dealers, pawn
required under the existing state forokers, and dealers in junks, and
law. (keepers of theatrical or other shows
POLICE AND OTHKB POWERS. and amusements. To license, tax
Article III. land regulate theaters, circuses, mov-
Section 1. The City of Enid shall ing picture Slows and shows of any
have power, by ordinance duly kind, and the exhibition of natural
passed, to establish and maintain a or artificial curiosities, menageries
city police department, prescribe the and musical exhibitions, and per-
duties of policemen, and regulate formances and to regulate and li-
their conduct. | cense or prohibit street parades, pool
Section 2. To permit, forbid or tables, slot machines, striking ma-
regulate theaters, balls, dance houses chines, lung testers, doll racks, cane
and other public amusementB, and to racks and exhibitions, devices and
suppress the same whenever the things for which a fee is charged.
preservation of order, tranquility,
public safety or good morals may
demand.
Section 3. To prohibit dram
shops, drinking saloons and other
Section 25. To prevent all box-
ing matches, sparring exhibitions,
cock fighting and dog fighting and
punish all persons thus offending.
Section 26. To regulate, control
,-isable or necessary to protect commissioners, appoint or remove
places whore Intoxicating liquors and prohibit the carrying of fire-
are sold, and to close variety thea-! arms and other weapons within the
u,h„n nnoeiK'irv expedient ori city limits, and to provide and ln-
l?iv,u„h e nece8sary' e*I>etllent oriflict the same punishment therefor
_ . .... . . - 'as is now or may hereafter be pro-
Section 4. To prohibit and vlded by Btate ]aw against persons
keepers and inmates of bawdy hous s unjawfuny carrying weapons,
nnd variety shows; to prevent and, , v
suppress assignation houses and Section 27. To provide work
houses .of ill fame, to determine houses for vagrants, vagabonds and
suc h Inmates and keepers to be va-1 disorderly persons who are unable
grants and to provide for the pun-j or refuse to pay fines, or who bive
lshment of such persons. been sentenced to tine and imprlson-
Sectlon 5. "fro inspect weights! ment or to compel them to work on
and measures, mix standards of t-he streets, alleys and public works
and measures, and to
for not us-
conformIng to the same,
and to provide that Inspec-
tion fees may be fixed by ordinance.
nibus drivers, hack drivers, and dri-
vers of baggago wagons and ve-
hicles; to establish maximum rates
for all kinds of transportation within
City, from whatever source the fix lhe penalties
same may be derived and shall also j or
examine into and keep informed as
to the finances of said city, and per-
| form such other duties as may be re-
quired by the Board of Commis-
[ sloners. And said commissioner of
Finance and Revenue is hereby
authorized and empowered to 1 ap-
point the following officers and ap-
pointees; City Engineer; City As-
sessor; City Enumerator; City
Library Board; Humane Agent and
such other appointees as the Board
of Commissioners may deem neces-
sary. And all of his appointment!
Bhall he subject to confirmation by a
majority vote of the other three
commissioners.
The commissioner making the ap-
pointment of a City Officer shall
have no vote on the confirmation of
the same, and such selection of
Meads of Departments and Assign-
ment of Duties, as hereinbefore set
forth, shall be made at the first
meeting of said Board of Commis-
sioners, or as soon thereafter as the
same may bo conveniently done and
after any election held for the pur-
pose of electing a Mayor, or one or
more members of said Board of
Commissioners.
Section 4. The Mayor and each
Commissioner shall receive a salary
of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,-
r.oo.oui per annum, payable in
monthly installments at the end ot
each month; and provided further,
that said amount ot compensation
as salary shall continue until the
city has attained a population ot
20,000, then such salary shall be
increased to J2.000.00 per annum,
and make all necessary regulations
concerning the same, and to provide,
keep and regulate a city prison.
Section 2 8. To define what shall
be nuisances in the city, and within
3,000 feet of the corporation lines
Section 6. To make all needful1 outside of the city limits and to
nnd proper regulations concerning abate such nuisances by summary
keepers of taverns and other public, proceedings, and to punish the au-
houses, draymen, horse drivers, om- thors thereof by penalties, fines and
imprisonment.
Section 2 9. To regulate and pre-
vent dangerous construction and
conditions of chimneys, fire places
the city limits, to prevent extortion, | hearths, stoves, stove pipes, boilers
and to preserve order and prevent and other heating apparatus and to
noises and confusion in and about cause the same to be removed or
the several depots on the arrival and , made gafe.
departure of railway trains, and to Sectlon 3() To regulate the use
provide how and where hacks an jof automobiles, motorcars, motor
other carriers shall stand or a . t,yCjpB or any motor vehicles, and
their positions upon the streets ad J • lhe spee(i thereof; to prescribe the
cent or near to said depots, and. pr0per lighting of same when used
where they shall stand when receiv-i ^ njg^t; to issue permits for the
Ing or discharging passengers. | use of such vehicles and to require
Section 7. To suppress gambling the ,lumijerjng- Qf such vehicles,
houses, and to punish keepers of i
gambling houses and pool rooms, Section 21. To control and reg-
ain! all persons who play cards or'nate the location and the use of
games of chance of any kind, and all kinds of steam engines and steam
fo Tuntoh persons who sell littery, boilers n the city; and proscribe
tickets or who advertise lottery the qualiflcat ons of persons operat-
drawlngs or schemes and results of, Ing and running same, and to adopt
drawing of lotteries.
Section
I such rules and regulations in rela-
D„uu„ „. To provide for the in- tlon thereto as may be seen best for
speclion of milk, cream, butter and the Public safety and comfort
,11 ,i,iirv iirnrinets offered for sale, I Section 3-. To inspect the con
adv
the public health, public safety and
comfort.
DUTIES ANI) POWERS OF THE
HOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Article IV.
Section 1. The Board of Commis-
sioners shall be vested with the
power, and charged with the duty
of adopting all laws and ordinances
not inconsistent with the Constitu-
tion of this st^te and the laws there-
of touching every subject-matter and
subject, within the purview of the
local government, instituted by this
charter.
Section 2. Every ordinance or
resolution of the Board of Commis-
sioners shall, before taking effect, be
presented to the Mayor for his ap-
proval and signature, if he approves
it, he shall sign it; if he disapproves
it, he shall specify his objections
thereto in writing, within seven days
and return the same to the Board of
Commissioners with such disapprov-
al, when it shall again be submitted
to the vote of the commissioners,
and should it receive a unanimous
ote of the three commissioners, it
shall, after five days, be in full force
and effect the same as if approved
by the Mayor.
Section 3. The Board of Commis-
sioners may meet daily at the City
Hall in said city or at stated inter-
vals, which shall be not less than
once a week, as shall be fixed by
said Board, to consider and take un-
der advisement and act upon such
bills as may come before them. A
majority of said Board, shall consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction of
business, but no motion of said com
missioners shall be effective unless
upon a vote of the majority of such
quorum. No final action shall be
taken in any matter concerning the
special department of any absent
commissioner,, unless such business
has been made the special order of
the day by action at a previous
meeting of the Board. Special meet-
ingg may be called by the Mayor or
by any two members of said Board,
at any time, to consider only such
matters as shall be mentioned in
the call for said meeting, and writ-
ten notice thereof shall be given to
each member of said Board. All
sessions of said Board, whether reg-
ular or called, shall be open to the
general public.
Section 4. The Board of Com-
missioners shall have the manage-
ment and control of the finances of
the city, except as otherwise herein
provided. They shall have the power
to appropriate money and provide
for the payment of debts and ex-
penses of the city; to provide by or-
dinance for special funds for special
purposes, and to make the same dis-
bursable only for such purposes.
Section 5. The Board of Commis-
sioners shall have the power to fund
or refund as provided by law, the
whole or any part of the existing
debts of the city, or any future debt
by acquiring and cancelling the evi-
dence thereof, and to issue other
bonds in lieu thereof, bearing inter
est at a rate not greater than the
original indebtedness, and to apply
the sinking fund belonging to said
pay and retire any bond, by using
the sinking fund therefor
tor their election, or as soon therer
alter aa may be practicable, shall by
a majority vote designate from
among their number, one commis-
sioner who shall be known as the
"Police and Fire Commissioner,"
nnd who shall have under his special
charge the enforcement of all Police
Regulations of the City, and the
general supervision over the Fire
Department thereof, and perform
such other duties as may be required
of him by the Board of Commission-
ers; and said Police and Fire Com-
missioner is hereby authorized and
empowered to appoint the following
officers and appointees: Judge of
the Police Court; Chief of Police;
all City Policemen; City Attorney;
Chief of Fire Department and all
Firemen, and such other appointees
as the Board of Commissioners may
all dairy products offered for sale, . Hlo „Uv
in the city of Enid, and to proscribe , structlon of all buildings in the city
the fees to be charged therefor. and to prescribe and enforce proper
Section 9. To establish and reg- regulations in regard thereto to reg-
ulate public grounds and regulate "late and ocate or prohibit the erec-
and restrain and prohibit the run- tlon of all poles in the city, and
tiing at large of horses, mules, asses,, ca"se the same to be changed,
cattle, sheep, goats, swine, geese,! whether telegraph telephone, elec-
... . . ducks, chickens, and pigeons, and j trie light or otherwise.
and when the population lias in-1 the distraining. Impounding and sale section d.i. tne city snail
num. and when increased to 30,000 and to order their destruction when ons, workhouses, ana otner means o
such salary shall be increased to j t lioy cannot be sold, and to impose punjshment for vagrants, persons
000.00 per annum, and when in- penalties upon the owners thereof convicted of mis-demeanors of the
nouM-ii to 40,000 population, such for tjie violation of any ordinance city and disorderly persons, houses
salary shall be. 1:5,500.00 per annum, rogulating or prohibiting the same. ; of correction end reformatories for
and shall not thereafter be increas- Section 10. To tax, restrain or youthful criminals.
cd. The population to be detenu- rogulate and prohibit the running at Section 34. The city of Lnid
lned us shown by the last census large of (l0KSf an(1 to authorize their shall have power to enforce the by-
taken by the City Enumerator; the ,!estruction when at large contrary laws and ordinances for the city, by
compensation for the services of tho to or(ii„ances. and to impose penal- fine or iniprisonmeut, or both; pro-
appolntive officers and the terms of (|eg u,)on the owners or keepers vlded, that no ordinance or by-laws
their appointment shall be fixed byithereof. |8,111,1 I,rovide * lesser penalty than
the Board of Commissioners and tho Section 11- To prohibit or regu- prescribed for a like oiieuse oy
I /mount of bond required to be given the rolling of hoops, the tlylng the laws of the state.
— • " 1 - Section 35. The city of Enid may
by ordinance, for the coin-
tatlon of fines Imposed, or may
- labor in a workhouse or on
tion ... The* Mayor and Com-j persons' passing'upon'The streets or a 'rock pile, or upon the public
nils Miners shall each make bond hi s|(ieWa'lks or to frighten horses or streets, and public highways of the
the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars I teams , city of Enid, and for the collection
>10,000.00) to the City of Enid | Socj
any officer or head of any depart-
ment of the city, from office, which
officer was appointed by the Mayor.
Section 11. Vacancies. In case
of death, resignation or permanent
disability of the Mayor, or when-
ever a vacancy in the office of the
Mayor shall occur for any reason
the Mayor Protempore shall act as
Mayor, and shall possess all the
powers and perform all the duties of
the Mayor, under the official title,
however, of Mayor Protempore until
an election is ordered by the Board
of Commissioners, to fill the vacan-
cy In the office of Mayor, and until
such election has been held and the
successor to the office duly elected
and qualified. Such election shall
be held within thirty days (30)
thereafter, and after notice by publi-
cation, given for at least tweifty
days (20), as required by law.
Section 12. All ordinances, reso-
lutions, rules and regulations now
in force in the City of Enid, not in
conflict herewith, shall remain in
full force and effect until altered,
amended or repealed by the Board
of Commissioners; and all questions
arising in administering said city
government, not provided for herein,
shall be governed by the State law
in such case made and provided.
Section 13. The publication of
all legal notices of the City shall be
made in some newspaper which is
of general circulation, and must
have been of a continuous publica-
tion for a period of at least one
year in the City of Enid, and be
fore letting the contract for the city
printing, the Board of Commission-
ers shall cause an advertisement to
be published in a daily newspaper of
general circulation of the City of
Enid, inviting competitive bids from
daily newspapers published in the
City of Enid, for the work to be
done, said advertisement to be pub-
lished not less than live times, all
bids submitted shall be sealed, and
the same shall be opened by the
Mayor in the presence of the major-
ity of the Board of Commissioners
and shall remain on file in the office
of the City Clerk, and be open to
public inspection for at least forty-
eight hours (48), before any award
of said work is made to any competi-
tive bidder. The Board of Commis-
sioners shall, in determiningthemost
advantageous bid for the city, take
into consideration the true and ac-
tual circulation of said papers in the
f'<j and shall enter Into contract
with the party submitting the low
ist secure bid; and; if in the opinion
of the Board of Commissioners, none
of said bids are satisfactory, then
tlie Commissioners may reject oil
bids and Immediately re-adverr.ise
for bids, inviting competition from
both daily and weekly papers, juib-
l.shed in *!io C ity of Enid, and pro-
ceed as beio™
REVENUE.
Article V.
Section 1. The Board of Commis-
sioners shall, by ordinance or reso-
lution, on or before tho first Tues-
day in August in each year, levy an
ad valorem tax for all purposes ex-
cept as herein otherwise provided,
not to exceed the limit provided, by
the Constitution of the State of Ok-
lahoma, which said levy shall in-
Section 6. The commissioners elude the levy for park and library
of th« first ci'-iss" not inconsistent1 !l> appointive officers and the of kitPS nm\ the firing of flre crack-; Sectio:
with "h"7n.^i<Vn. of this charter. - ml.tion* "'"eof shall be tlxed by ,„.s „nd u8e of Vl.,0ol„,des and bicy-| provide
Section II,,. Iio-inl of (loin- 1,10 Hoard of Commissioners nnd lea and the use of any other amuse- mutatiot
mis Mil. • rs, 'at thru' tUst meeting at- "hall run to the..'Ity of Enid, obligee. ment or irl,s tending to annoy require
. „„„„„ .^strain and pro- of any fine Imposed, execution may
for the faithful performance j hibit tho blowing of whistles, horns, be enforced as other executions is-
Section 12. To re
named at the hoad of each depart-
ment shall audit all accounts or
claims against it, unless he be ab-
sent or fail or refuse to do so, In
which case the Mayor shall appoint
another commissioner to act in his
stead during his absence, or to audit,
all such claims and accounts that
the said commissioner shall fail or
refuse to act upon; but before pay-
ment, all accounts shall be examined
and approved by said Board of Com-
missioners, at a meeting of said
Board. Said Board shall require a
statement to be published quarterly,
in the official newspaper of said
city, showing a full, clear and com-
plete statement of all. taxes and oth
er revenue collected and expended
which bond M ()f „oods and „u other prac- sued in civil cases.
approved l.y the County ,^Ban(, SperformanCe8 tending to' Section 36. Whenever the for-
Garfield County and shall j f. collection of persons in the feiture of a franchise, right or priv-
J &a |^f — of the1
deem necessary. And all of his ap-1 office of the City Clerk, a verified
polntments shall be subject to con-1 quarter**' report, showing all the
firmatton by a majority vote of the ! business had and done for the past
other three commissioners. quarter, and the condition in every
One commissioner who shall be department of the city at the time of
Known as "Tho Commissioner of I making said report and such report
Streets, Alleys and Public Prop-
erty," who, except as herein other-
wise provided shall have under his
special charge, the supervision of
streets, alleys, public grounds, and
other property of the City, and be
charged with the duty of lighting
the same, and keeping the streets
nnd alleys, public grounds and prop-
erty In a clean and sanitary condi-
tion, and with the enforcement of
all ordinances, rules and regulations
necessary to these ends, and shall
have under his special charge, the
their respective duti*
«<hall be approved by
Clerk of C tV)lllulull J| ...
he by him filed in the office of I 8troeta or sidewalks by auctioneers ilege granted to any person, firm or
County Clerk of Garfield County, : and mher8 for the purpose of busi- corporation to be exercised as a pub-
Oklahoma, with the oath | ness amusement or otherwise. j ile utility, ar provided in this chrr-
office attached, and the same to bo Soction 13 To regulate or pro- tcr, the power to enforce sum for
recorded: and each appointive °*-!htblt mendicants, beggars, or other feiture shall not be construed to b"
ti. er, before entering upon the dut- ,u.,sons from soliciting alms, help or in the B«.pu* of Commissioners, but
other assistance upon the streets or such forfe'tc.re shall le flnal'v en-
sidewalks of said city, and prescribe forced only through rh^ decree ol a
a penalty by fine for a non-observ- court af competent jurisdiction,
ance thereof. I Franchises.
Section 14. To prohibit and reg-1 Section 37. The city of Enid
ulate the speed of railroad engines shall have power, by ordinance duly
or locomotives within the city limits, passed, to regulate, operate or con-
Section 15. To prevent all tres- trol the streets and alleys of s.ald
passes and breaches of the pea<*e and city of Fnld, or may confer by ordi-
good order, assault and batteries, nance upon any person or corpora-
lighting. quarreling, using abusive, t*on. the franchise, or the right to
profane or insulting language, mis- \?e the property of the city, for the
demeanor and all dis-orderly con- purpose of furnishing to the public
duct and to punish all persons thus any general public service.
offending. | Municipal Service.
ies of Ills office, shall each take tho
oath of office and make bond to the
City of Knid, for the faithful dis-
charge of his respective duties ami
the same shall be approved, filed
and recorded by the City Clerk.
Section ti. The Mayor and Com-
missioners shall make and file In the
shall be recorded by the City Glerl
in a book Kept for that purpose.
Section 7. Each commissioner
shall have the power to remove any
appointee In the department, under
bis special charge, except as herein-
after provided, when In his Judg-
ment it Is for the best interest of the
department and upon such removal,
he shall immediately appoint anoth-
er person to till the vacancy, thus
caused, provided however, that In
no instance shall the following of-
ficers: The City Treasurer, Tho
during the preceding quarter, iudi
eating the respective sources from
which the money was derived, and
also indicating the disposition made
thereof, and showing all disburse-
ments during said period.
Section 7. The Mayor and each
Commissioner, the Judge of Police
Court and the City Clerk shall be,
and they are hereby authorized to
administer oaths in all matters con-
cerning municipal affairs of the city.
Section 8. If a vacancy shall oc-
cur In the Board of Commissioners,
(excepting the Mayor), the Mayor
purposes. Said ordinance or resolu-
tion shall specify distinctly the pur-
pose for which said tax is levied, and
no tax levied and collected for one
purpose shall ever be diverted to any
other purpose. The tax so levied,
when collected, shall be kept in the
fund created.
Section 2. The Board of Com-
missioners shall, on or before the
lirst Tuesday in August of each year,
levy sufficient additional revenue to
create a sinking fund to be used
first, for the payment of interest
coupons as they fall due; second, for
the payment of bonds as they fall
due; third, for the payment of such
parts of judgments as such muni
.cipallty may by law be required to
pay: provided that said city shall following offences committed within
not be required to pay to exceed | fhe city (except when prosecuted by
one-third of the original amount of
all judgments now outstanding in
any one year.
Section 3. For the purpose of
erecting public buildings in said
city, the rates of taxation herein
limited, may be Increased and the
rate of such Increase and the pur-
pose for which it is intended, shall
be submitted to a vote of the people
of such city and the majority of the
qualified voters of such city, voting
at such election, shall vote therefor.
shall nominate a person to Oil the Provided, that such increase shall
office, and shall submit his name to not exceed five mills on the do lar
the Board of Commissioners. If such " ®"™s„ed„,va.lu?110,? of the taI"
nominatlon shall receive the approv-j JL ,t?U . unM h u t h
al of two of the other three com-1 „t,e, t 0° 4, Sal<l ^ ^a" ,not be
mlssioners, said appointment shall '°nwn«d t° Jbecome indebted in any
take effect from the date of such J" P"rP° • rt0(?°
rtnnA mnMnn ir n,Q nvn.it amount ixcooding in any year, tho
confirmation. In the event income in revenue provided for such
Board shall fail or refuse to conflrm year wlthou( thc £sscnt of throc
such nomination, the Major shall (ift,,Q ... thrt nnni<«flH votora fhiornni
i . l4 .. . „ ... fifths of the qualified voters thereof
Section 16. To prevent and pun- Section 38. The city of Knid|^ubmlt another nomination of a dlf- votjng. at an election to be held for
ish the keepers of houses in which shall have power, by ordinance duly ^re., p(fT t „nm . I that Purpose nor in cases requiring
loud and immoral theatrical repre- passed, to buy, or construct, own. |anaM continue to oo so until a noini- RUch aaSent shall any indebtedness
sentations are given, and to adopt maintain and operate a system ofjnfttl°n. so made by him, shall bo be allowed to be incurred to any
summary measures for the removal waterworks, gas or electric plants, confirmed by the other members, and amount, Including existing Indebted-
or suppression of till such theatrical telephones, street cars and sewers
representations. or any other public service or pub-
Section 17. To require all steam 11c enterprise.
or street railway companies owning Fire and Fire Department
such appointee shall serve in said ness, in the aggregate, exceeding
office until the next city eloction, or flve per cent of the value of the tax-
untll his successor is elected and nble property therein, to be ascor
qualified, unless sooner removed, and talned from the last assessment rt>
tracks within the city limits, upon Section 39. The city of Enid I "hall be entitled to receive the reg- for state and county purposes, prcvi-
the public streets or highways of shall have power to provide meanslular sa ary for such office, for tho 0Us to the Incurring of such Indebt-
sald city, to keep their tracks in a for the protection against and the time he shall perform tho dutiee edness; provided that said city, in
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Incurring any indebtedness, requir-
ing the assent of the voters as fore-
said, shall, before or at the time of
doing so, provide for the collection * j
of an annual tax, sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as
it falls due, and also to constitute
sinking fund for the payment of the
principal thereof, within twenty-five
years (25) from the time of con-
tracting the same.
Section 5. Said city may, by a
majority vote of the qualified voters,
voting at an election to be held for
that purpose, be allowed to become
indebted in a larger amount than
that specified in section 4, for tho
purpose of purchasing or conducting
public utilities or for the repairing
of the same, to be owned exclusively
by said city; provided, that in the
incurring of any such indebtedness,
requiring the assent of the voters
aforesaid, said city shall have the
power to provide for, and at or be-
fore the time for incurring such
indebtedness, shall provide for col-
lection of an annual tax, in addition
to other taxes provided for by this
charter, sufficient to pay the interes;
on such indebtedness as it falls due,
and also to constitute a sinking
fund for the payment of the prin-
cipal thereof, within, twenty-five
years (25) from the time of con-
tracting the same.
Section ti. Said city, in addition
to the authority hereinbefore given,
shall have the authority to issue
bonds in lieu of any bond now out-
standing against the said city; pro-
vided that said bonds shall not
draw to exceed five per centum in-
terest, and shall be exchanged at not
less than par, and accrued interest
on the outstanding bonds, and when
so issued and exchanged, such out>
standing bonds, shall be taken up
and cancelled.
Section 7. The receiving directly,
or indirectly by any officer of said
city, of any interest, profit or per-
quisites, arising from the use or loan
of public funds in his hands, or to
be raised through his agency for city
purposes, shall be deemed sufficient
cause to forfeit his office and the
person so receiving, shall then and
there forfeit his office and be dis-
qualified to hold office.
Section 8. The various levies
provided by this article and all other
taxes and assessments provided .a
this charter, except license and po l
taxes, shall be certified by the City
Clerk to the County Clerk of Gar-
field County, to be by said County
Clerk placed on the tax rolls for coJ •
lection, subject to the same penalty
and collected by the County Treas-
urer as other taxes are collected by
the County Treasurer, as is provided
by law for the collection of taxes,
and paid by him to the City Treas-
urer, and such payment shall include
all penalties collected on such city
taxes. The entire amount of all city
levies shall be placed upon the tax
rolls as one levy, to be known as
"City Levy."
Section 9. The County Treasurer
shall, on January 15th, May 15th,
July 15th, and November 15th, of
each year, and oftener if required
by the Board of Commissioners, pay
over to the City Treasurer, all
moneys and evidence of indebted-
ness, collected and payable to said
city, which shall include all penal-
ties collected on city taxes and as-
sessments, and render a full item-
ized statement thereof to the Board
of Commissioners, and the County
Treasurer shall duplicate receipts
from the City Treasurer for tho
same, and file one of said receipts
with the County Clerk and the City
Clerk shall enter in a book for that
purpose, and under the proper head,
all amounts for which receipts are
given.
Section 10. The City Treasurer.
under the immediate direction of
the Mayor and Board of Commis-
sioners, shall require every bank
with which he makes a deposit of
the the city's funds, to pay not less
than two per cent interest on tho
average daily or monthly balance^
of all money in said bank or banks,
belonging to said city, such interest
to become a part of the fund on de-
posit and the said City Treasurer
shall not keep any money in any
bank that will not make such allow-
ance as aforesaid.
Article VI.
POLICE COURT.
Section 1. The judicial power of
the city shall be vested in a police
court.
Section 2. The police court shall y j
have exclusive jurisdiction of the
criminal proceedings for a violation
of any city ordinance, and of all
civil actions and proceedings arising
out of a violation of such ordinances
and for the collection of any license
required by any ordinance, except
such actions and proceedings as fall
within the jurisdiction of other
courts under the provisions of the
constitution of this state.
Section 3. The police court shall
also have exclusive jurisdiction of the
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indictment or information): 1,
petty larceny; 2, assault and bat-
tery; 3, breaches of the peace, riot,
committing wilful injury to property
and all misdemeanors punishable by
fine or imprisonment in the county
jail, or by both; 4, proceedings re-
specting vagrants, lewd or disord-
erly persons; and all other petty of-
fences and misdemeanors committed
within the city, embraced in its
ordinances or by the laws of the
State of which the police court has
jurisdiction.
Section 4. All fines, penalties and
forfeitures collected by said police
court shall be the property of the
city, and shall be Immediately de-
posited with the city treasurer for
the use of said city.
Section 5. The city shall furnish
tho necessary dockets, and all blanks
and other books and papers and sta-
tionery in the transaction of the
business of tho said police court. A
complete record of all cases shall be
entered In the docket of said court.
Bectlon 6. The police court shail
always be open for the transaction
of business, except on Sunday.
ELECTIONS.
Article VII.
Section 1. On the 4th Tuesday
after this charter shall have boen
adopted nnd approved by the Gov-
ernor, there shall be nominated, at a
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Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 257, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1909, newspaper, August 6, 1909; Enid, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc144182/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.