The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-28

! priations and to make additional appro-
! priations-
See L. In the construction of this act
| the following rules shall be observed. un-
| less such construction would be inconsist-
ent with the manifest intent, or repug-
nant to the context Of the statute;
]. The words councilman or alder
man. shall be construed TO mean 'coun-
Gilman when applied to cities under this
! act.
?. When an office or officer is named in
any law referred to in this act. II SHALL
when applied to cities under this act De
construed to mean the office or officer
having the same functions OF duties under
the provisions of this act. or under or
dinances passed under authority thereof
g. The word franchise shall include
every special privilege in the streets. high
ways and public places OF the city. wheth-
er granted by the state or the city. which
does not belong to the citizens generally
by common right.
4. The word electors shall be con-
strued to mean persons qualified to vote
| for elective offices at regular municipal
elections.
Sec. Is The holder of any elective Of
flee may be removed at any time by the
electors qualified TO vote for a successor
of such incumbent. The procedure TO ef-
| feet the removal of an incumbent or an
| elective office shall be as follows. 4 pc
tition signed by electors entitled 10 vote
| for a successor TO the incumbent sought
to be removed. equal in number TO at least
twenty-five percentum OF the entire vote
| for all candidates for the office of mayor
at the last preceding general municipal
| election. demanding an election OF sue
cessor OF the person sought TO be removed
| shall be filed with the city clerk. which
/ petition shall contain a general statement
of the grounds for which the removal is
sought. The signatures TO the petition
need not all be appended to one paper,
but each sgner shall add TO his signature
| his place of residence. giving the street
I q nd NJ n sinners n p4r RI
such paper shall make oath before an Of
ficer competent TO administer oaths that
the statements therein made are true as
he believes. and that each signature TO the
paper appended is the genuine signature
of the person whose name II purpOrtS TO
be. Within ten days from the date of fiji
| ing such petition the city clerk shall eX-
anime and from the voters register aScer-
tain whether or not said petition is signed
by the requisite number of qualified cleo
tors, and, If necessary, the council shall
allow him extra help for that purpose
and he shall attach to said petition his
certificate showing the result of said eX-
animation. If by the clerks certificate the
! petition is shown to be insufficient. IL may
be amended within ten days from the date
of said certificate. The clerk shall. with
/ in ten days after such amendment make
like examination of the amended petition,
and if his certificate shall show the same
10 be insufficient. it shall be returned TO
the person filing the same; without pre-
| judice. however. to the filing of new pc
tition to the same effect. If the petition
shall be deemed to be sufficient, the clerk
shall submit the same to the council with
out delay. If the petition shall be found
to be sufficient. the council shall order
and fix a date for holding the said cleo
ton. not less than thirty days or more
than forty days from the date of the
clerks certificate to the council that a
sufficient petition is filed.
The council shall make. or cause to be
made. publication of notice and all ar
rangements for holding such election, and
| the same shall be conducted. returned and
| the result thereof declared. in all respects
as are other city elections. The successor of
any officer so removed shall hold office
during the unexpired term of his predeces-
sor. ANY person sought to be removed
| may be candidate to succeed himself
| and unless he requests otherwise in writ
| ing. the clerk shall place his name on the
| official ballot without nomination. In any
such removal election. the candidate re-
! be declared elected At such election if
some other person than the incumbent
receives the highest number of votes the
incumbent shall thercupOn be deemed re-
moved from the office upon qualification
of his successor In case the party who
receives the highest number of votes
| should fail to qualify. within ten days af-
/ ter receiving notification of election the
office shall be deemed vacant If the in
cumbent receives the highest number of
1 votes he shall continue in office. The
same method Of removal shall be cumula-
] tive and additional to the methods hereto
| fore provided by law.
Passing of Ordinances.
/ Sec. 19 Any proposed ordinance may
/ De submitted to the council by petition
| signed by electors of the city equal in
number 10 the percentage hereinafter re-
! quired. The signatures. verification, au-
| thentication, inspection. certification.
amendment and submission of such petit
/ ton shall be the same as provided for pc
/ titions under section Is hereof.
! II the petition accompanying the pro-