Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-10-27

N"t eaoh siShef snail ada to his sig
nature his place of residence. giving
the street and number. One of the
signers of each such paper shall
make oath before an officer compe-
tent 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
it purports to be. Within ten DAVIS
from tie date of filing such petition
the city clerk shall examine and,
from the registration books and the
returns Of the preceding municipal
election, ascertain whether or not
said petition is signed by the
requisite number of qualified elect
ors, and, If necessary, the commits
sion shall allow him extra help for
that purpose; and he shall attach to
said. petition his certificate, showing
the result of such examination. If
| by the clerks certificate the petition
is shown to be insufficient, it may
be amended within ten days from the
date of said certificate. The clerk
shall, within ten days after such
| amendment, make like examination
| of the amended petition, and if his
certificate shall show the same to be
insufficient it shall be returned to
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the person filing the same; without
prejudice, however, to the filing of
a new petition to the same effect.
The commission shall call special
primary election for the purpose of
nominating one candidate to oppose
the incumbent sought to be removed.
which said primary election shall be
conducted, as nearly as may be. in
the same manner as other primary
elections under this act. The sue
cessor of any officer so removed
shall hold office during the uneXpired
term of his predecessor. Any person
sought to be removed shall be a can
didate to succeed himself, unless he
| formally resigns his office, thereby
creating a vacancy, and the city clerk
shall place his name on the. official
ballot without nomination. In any
such removal election, the candidate
! receiving the highest number of
votes shall be declared elected. At
such election, if the candidate oppos-
ing the incumbent receives the high
est number of votes, the incumbent
shall thereupon be deemed removed
from the Office upon qualification of
his successor, which said qualification
shall take place within ten DAYS
after receiving notification of cleo
ton. otherwise the office shall be
! deemed vacant. If the incumbent
receives the highest number of votes
he shall continue in Office and shall
not be subject to recall under the
provisions of this section during the
remainder of his term of office. The
same method of removal shall be
cumulative and additional to the
methods heretofore provided by law.
Sec. 81. Any proposed ordinance
may be submitted to the commission
| by petition signed by electors of the
city equal in number to the percent
age hereinafter required The sig
natures, notification, authorization
inspection, certification, amendment
and submission of such petition shall
be the same as provided for petit
lions under section 30 hereof
If the petition accompanying the
| proposed ordinance be signed by
electors equal in number to twenty
five per centum of the votes cast for
all candidates for mayor at the last
preceding general election, and if it
| contains request that the said ordi-
nance be submitted to a vote of the
people, unless passed by the COM
mission, it shall thereupon be the
| duty of the commission to either:
(a) Pass said ordinance without
alteration within twenty days after
attachment of the clerks certificate
to the accompanying petition; or
OBJ Forthwith after the clerk
shall attach to the petition accom-
panying such ordinance his certifi-
| cate of sufiiciency, the commission
shall call a special election, unless
| a general municipal election will oc-
cur within ninety days thereafter
and at such special or general cleo
ton such ordnance shall be submitted
without alteration to the vote of the
electors of said city.
Any number of proposed ordi-
nances may be voted upon at the
same election, in accordance with the
provisions of this section, but there
shall not be more than one special
election in-any period of six months