Charlevoix county herald., 1911-07-01

days from the filing of the certificates.
The city clerk shall, within ten days
after such refiling, make like examina-
tion of the additional signatures, and
attach thereto his certificate of the
result. II still insufficient, or If so ad-
ditional signatures are so filed, he
shall return the petition to one of the
persons designated as filing 1t, with.
out prejudice. however, to the filing
of a new petition for the same pur-
pose.
Sec. 6. When the petition shall be
found and certified by the city clerk
to be sufficient, he shall submit same
with his certificate to the commission
without delay. and the commission
shall, II the officer sought to be re-
moved does not resign within five
days thereafter, forthwith, after said
FIVE day period, order and fix date
for holding the said election, not less
than thirty days nor more than forty
days from the date Of the city clerks
certificate that a sufficient petition Is
filed; provided, however, that If any
other municipal election is to occur
within sixty days from the date Of the
clerks certificate, the commission
may, in its discretion, postpone the
holding of the removal election to the
date of such other municipal elec-
tion.
Sec. Z. The commission shall make
or cause to be made publication Of no.
tice and all arrangements for holding
such election; and the same shall be
conducted, returned and the result
thereof declared, in all respects, as
are other city elections. II a vacancy
occur in said office after removal
election has been so ordered, the elec-
ton shall nevertheless proceed as
herein provided.
Sec. 8. Any officer sought to be re-
moved may be a candidate to succeed
himself, and unless he requests other
wise in writing the city clerk shall
place his name on the official ballot
without nomination.
Sec. 8. The nomination of other can
didates, the publication of notice of
such removal election and the conduct
of the same, shall all be in accord
with the provisions of this charter, re-
lating to election.
Sec. 10. The incumbent shall con-
tinue to perform the duties of his Of
fee until the removal election. II
then elected, he shall continue in Of
fee for the balance of his term. II
not then elected, he shall be deemed
removed upon the qualification Of his
successor, who shall hold Office dur
ing the unexpired term. If the sue
cessor fails to qualify within ten days
after receiving notification of his elec-
ton, the incumbent shall thereupon
be deemed removed and the office va
cant.
Sec. II. No recall petition shall be
fled against any officer until he has
actually held his Office for at least
three months.
Sec. IL. No person who has been re-
moved from an office by recall, or who
has resigned from such Office while
recall proceedings were pending
against him, shall be appointed to any
office within two years after such re-
moval or resignation.
Chapter v.
Sec. 1. All powers conferred on the
city shall, unless otherwise provid-
ed in this charter, be exercised by a
mayor and two commissioners, who
together shall be known and designat.
ed as the commission.
1t shall be the duty of the commits.
sion to take the active management
and control Of the city affairs and
shall be responsible for the full and
complete discharge thereof
Sec. 2. The members of the commits.
sion shall be entitled to and shall re-
ceive as full compensation for their
services, the following annual sala.
ries, viz: mayor, $500; each commits.
sioner $500; such sums to be paid in
monthly or semi-monthly installments
as the commission may determine.
Sec. 8. Every officer or employee oi
the city except day laborers or day
employees shall receive such salary
or compensation as the commission
shall by ordinance or resolution pro
vide, payable in installments as fix
ed by such ordinance or resolution.
Sec. 4. The commission shall be the
Judge of the election and qualification
of its own members, subject to review
by the courts in cases Of contest.
Sec. 5. The commission shall deter
mine its own rules of procedure, may
punish its members for disorderly