The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-09
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shall within thirty days after qualify
ing publish his sworn statement of
all his election and campaign ex-
penses Cncluding primary election)
and by whom such funds were con
tributed.
Finances and Appropriations.
Section 40-The council shall each
month publish in pamphreT form a de-
tailed, itemized statement of all re-
ceipts and expenses of the city, and
Il summary of its proceedings during
the proceeding month, and furnish
printed copies to the state and city
library and to the newspapers and all
who may apply AT the end Of each
year tine council shall cause q full
and complete examination of all the
books and accounts of the city to be
made, and shall publish the result of
'such examination. 1t shall be unlaw-
full directly or indirectly TO expend
more money for any given purpose
than was appropriated for that pur-
pose in any given year, under penalty
OF fine from 800 to $500.
Section 41-The first council may
pass new appropriation bill if such
bill has been passed before it came
into office.
Recall of Elective Officers.
Section 42-Eyery incumbent Of any
elective office, whether elected by
popular vote, or appointed to fill a
vacancy is subject to recall and re-
moval at any time by the electors
qualified to vote for a successor Of
such incumbent. A pCt1rrTTion signed by
/ Is per cent OF the entire vote for ali
candidates for the office of mayor at
the last preceding e1aci1on, demand
ing an election of a successor of the
Iperson sought to be removed or re
called, shall be filed with the city
clerk, which petition shall contain a
general statement, in not more than
/ two hundred words, OF the ground for
/ which the removal or recall is sought
Such petition shall be sworn to. All
objections to such petition shall he
filed within ton days after the petition
has been filed. Such petition shall
! be submitted to the council at the ex'
I MIN ~ tor 1ats ~
shall order an election which shall
not be less than so days nor more
than 40 days after the expiration OF
such ten days.
Section 43-If the officer sought tc
be recalled shall resign within five
days after the said petition IA filed
with the clerk, the council shall ap
point his successor and no election
shall be held, provided the council
shall have no power to appoint the
person so resigning, and provided fur
Their that, unless such officer sought
to be recalled Shall resign within the
five days named, the recall election
Shall be held.
Section 43--The successor OF the
officer resigning or recalled shall holt
Office during the unexpired term,
| Section 45-No recall or remova
petition shall be filed against any Off
Ger until he has held office at leasi
itwelev months.
Section 46---No person who has
been recalled or who resigned while
, recall proceedings were pending shall
I be appointed or elected to any office
, within one year from such recall o.
, resignation.
, Initiative.
Any proposed ordinance may b
submitted to the council by petition
, signed by electors and filed with thu
! city clerk. If The petition bears q
| per cent of the votes cast for mayo
4 at the preceding election, then TIL
{ council shall pass such ordinances
! without alteration within 30 days ate