Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-13
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Form of petition
Official statutory text
The following shall be substantially the form for every
petition, or petitions, filed with the Governor, asking that an
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 39
election be called for the purpose of creating such new county, or
detaching territory from one county, for the purpose of adding same
to another; provided, that this section shall not apply to petitions
on file with the Governor, upon which an election has been called:
"Petition asking that an election be called for the creation of
the proposed county of _____; said proposed county to embrace the
following described territory. (Here describe proposed county by
metes and bounds)", or, if the election is to be called for
detaching territory from an existing county, the heading of petition
shall be as follows: "Petition asking that an election be called to
detach the following described territory (Here describe territory,
proposed to be detached by metes and bounds) from the county of
_____, for the purpose of having said described territory added to
the county of _____."
State of Oklahoma, )
) ss.
County of ______________)
To the Governor of the State of Oklahoma:
I most respectfully represent that I am ______ years of age; and
am now, and have been for ____ years, a resident of such county and
state above mentioned; that I am now residing within the precinct,
or ward, in which I now propose to vote and have resided thereat for
____ years, and am a duly qualified elector in the precinct wherein
I reside; and I do most respectfully petition Your Excellency to
call an election for the purpose of creating the proposed county of
______; (or in event territory is to be detached from an existing
county, and added to an existing county), to call an election for
the purpose of detaching a portion of ______ county and adding same
to ______ county; and I have not signed any other petition asking
that an election be held under the provisions of this act.
Respectfully submitted
__________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of ____ A.D.
(year).
__________________________
Notary Public.
My commission expires __________.
petition, or petitions, filed with the Governor, asking that an
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 39
election be called for the purpose of creating such new county, or
detaching territory from one county, for the purpose of adding same
to another; provided, that this section shall not apply to petitions
on file with the Governor, upon which an election has been called:
"Petition asking that an election be called for the creation of
the proposed county of _____; said proposed county to embrace the
following described territory. (Here describe proposed county by
metes and bounds)", or, if the election is to be called for
detaching territory from an existing county, the heading of petition
shall be as follows: "Petition asking that an election be called to
detach the following described territory (Here describe territory,
proposed to be detached by metes and bounds) from the county of
_____, for the purpose of having said described territory added to
the county of _____."
State of Oklahoma, )
) ss.
County of ______________)
To the Governor of the State of Oklahoma:
I most respectfully represent that I am ______ years of age; and
am now, and have been for ____ years, a resident of such county and
state above mentioned; that I am now residing within the precinct,
or ward, in which I now propose to vote and have resided thereat for
____ years, and am a duly qualified elector in the precinct wherein
I reside; and I do most respectfully petition Your Excellency to
call an election for the purpose of creating the proposed county of
______; (or in event territory is to be detached from an existing
county, and added to an existing county), to call an election for
the purpose of detaching a portion of ______ county and adding same
to ______ county; and I have not signed any other petition asking
that an election be held under the provisions of this act.
Respectfully submitted
__________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of ____ A.D.
(year).
__________________________
Notary Public.
My commission expires __________.
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