In re Supreme Court Adjudication of Initiative Petition No. 1 in Washita County

BARNES, Justice:

There exists, by virtue of the Constitution, Article 10, Section 10A, a provision for activating and for repealing a special annually recurring ad valorem tax levy in a county for public library purposes. The provision is self-executing, by its terms. Appeal of Crescent Precision Products, Inc., 516 P.2d 275 (Okl.1973). The tax levy, once established, may be cancelled by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the county voting on the question at an election called for that purpose by the Board of County Commissioners upon petition initiated by not less than twenty…