After this Charter shall have been adopted by the people of
the City of Cushing, and on the third Tuesday after its approval by
the Governor of the state, there shall be held in the City of Cushing,
Oklahoma, a primary election for the nomination of candidates for
the offices of Commissioners of the City of Cushing, as in this Charter
elsewhere provided, and on the second Tuesday after the primary election,
there shall be held in the City of Cushing a general election for
the election of five (5) commissioners, as elsewhere in this Charter
provided. Said elections shall be called by the Mayor of the City
of Cushing, Oklahoma, and said elections shall be conducted in the
same manner, and the returns thereof made in the manner as provided
for holding all special primary and general elections under the provisions
of this Charter; provided, that in the event this Charter is approved
by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma at any time not more than
sixty (60) days nor less than twenty (20) days prior to the date fixed
by general laws for holding primary elections in cities of the first
class in the State of Oklahoma, for the election of city officers,
then and in that event, the first primary election held under this
Charter shall be held on the date fixed by general law for holding
primary elections in cities of the first class in the State of Oklahoma,
and the election of commissioners so nominated shall be held at the
next succeeding general municipal election, and in that event, the
officers now holding elective offices in the City of Cushing shall
hold their offices until the election and qualification of said commissioners,
and the first meeting of the first board of commissioners elected
hereunder, shall be on the first Monday after their election.
