The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-30
URQUHART COM
MISSION BILL

shall hold ONCE during the unexpirea
term Of his predecessor. Any
person sought to be re-
moved may be q candidate to
succeed himself. and unless he requests
otherwise In writing, the clerk shall
place his name on the official ballot
without nomination. In any such re-
moval election, 1t shall not be necess-
airy to submit the question of removal
or no removal. but the encumbent
sought to be removed. unless he re-
quests otherwise. and the candidate
or candidates against him, shall have
their name placed on the official bal
lot and the candidate receiving
majority of the vites
cast shall be declared elected. And In
case the successful candidate Is other
than the encumbent, the latter shall
be deemed removed upon the quail
candidate elected shall fail to qualify
within ten days after receiving noti-
location Of election, the Office shall be
deemed vacant. II the encumbent 10
reelected, he shall continue in ONCE
without further qualification.
Sec. SO. The said method of re-
moval shall be cumulative and addi-
tional to the methods heretofore pro-
vided by law. Any violation of the
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to the duties OF the Mayor and City
Clerk, shall be q misdemeanor and
punishable in accordance with the pro-
visions OF Section 1893 OF the crimi-
nal court of 1907.
Sec. go. Any proposed ordinance
may be submitted to the commission
by petition signed by electors Of the
city. equal in number to the per-
centage hereinafter required. The sig
- zln
Identification. inspection. certihcation,
amendment and submission of such
petition shall be the same as provided
for petitions under Section SO and
subsequent sections of this Act here
OF.
Sec. 81. If the petition accompany
ing the proposed ordinance be signed
by qualified electors equal in num-
Der to rs per centum o fthe votes cast
for all candidates for Mayor at the
last preceding general election, and
contains a request that the ordinance
be submitted to q vote OF the people
II not passed by the commission. said
commission shall either.
(a) Pass said ordinance without al
teration within twenty days after
attachment Of the Clerks certificate to
the accompanying petition, or
(b) Forthwith after the Clerk shall
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such ordinance. his certificate of sum
| cheney. the commission shall order q
special election. unless a general mum
icipal election 10 fixed within ninety
days thereafter, and at such special
or general municipal election. IL one
is so fixed such ordinance shall be
submitted, without alterations to the
vote of the qualified electors OF said
city
Sec. So. But II the petition II
signed by not less than ten, but less
than rs per centum Of he qualified cleo.
tors. then the commission shall. with
In twenty days, pass said ordinance
without change, or submit the same al
the next general municipal election
occurring no more than thirty day.
after the Clerks certificate of suffici
ency is attached to said petition.
Sec. So. The ballots used when vot.
ing upon said ordinance shall con
tain these words: For the ordinance
| (stating the general nature of the pro
posed ordinence) and against the ordi
nance (stating the general nature of thu
proposed ordinance.) II a majority OF
the qualified electors. voting on AM
proposed ordinance shall vote in favor
thereof, such ordinance shall there
upon become a valid and binding ordi
nance of the city, and any ordinance
proposed by petition. or which shall
be adopted by vote of the people
cannot be repealed or amended, ex
cept by a vote of the people.
Sec. "a. Any number OF proposed