Charlevoix county herald., 1911-07-01

election for any municipal Office, or
any person in his behalf directly or
Indirectly, to employ either with
money, promises of money or other
valuable consideration. offices, place
or employment, any person to do any
campaign work, electioneering or
soliciting votes for such candidate;
and it shall be unlawful for any per-
sen to agree to perfci m any such ser.
vice In behalf Of any such candidate
for any consideration, profit or benefit
hatsoever. Anv violation of this sec
tion shall be a misdesneanor and shall
be punished as provided in the preced-
ing section.
Sec. 80. 1t shall be unlawful for any
candidate for any municipal Office or
anyone in his behalf, directly or in
directly. to employ or hire any hack,
carriage, motor vehicle or other con-
veyance for the purpose of conveying
voters to the polls at any primary
or municipal election. Amy violation
of this section shall be deemed a
misdemeanor and shall be punished as
provided in section % of this chapter.
Sec. 81. No person shall be eligible
to the Office of mayor or commissioner
who is not Is years of age, citizen
OF the United States, and a resident Of
the City of East Jordan at least one
year.
Sec. 32 There shall be elected an
nually on the first Monday Of April
one supervisor and one constable in
each Of the several wards or the city.
Sec. 33. The supervisors and con-
stables elected under this charter at
the first election shall hold Office un-
til the first Monday in April of the year
1912 or until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Sec "a. At the first annual election
held under this charter, two Justices
of the Peace shall be elected to serve
from date of such elections until July
4th, 1912, and at the annual election
held on the first Monday in April.
1912, two Justices of the Peace shall
be elected one of which Justices shall
serve for the term of two years, which
shall be known as the short term and
one of said justices shall serve for
the term of four years, which shall
be known as the long term. One JUS
tice of the peace shall be elected
biennially commencing with the cleo
ton to be held on the first Monday
in April, 1914 and shall hold off.ce
for the term of four years as fixed
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CHAPTER w, 49,
"-.. Recall. .. -
Sec. 1. Any holder of an elective Of
Ace may be recalled and removed
therefrom by the qualified electors or
the City of East Jordan as provided
herein.
Sec. 2. Any qualified elector Of the
city may make and file with the city
clerk an AFFIDAVIT containing the name
of the officer sought to be removed.
and a specific statement of the
grounds Of removal. D
The city clerk shall thsreupon de-
liver to the eleetor making such affi-
davit, q sufficient number of copies
Of petitions for such recall and remov-
al, printed forms of which shall
keep on hand. Such petitions shall be
issued by the city clerk with his sig-
nature and official seal thereto attach
ed; they shall be dated and addressed
to the commissioner shall contain the
name. of the. person to. whom issued.
the number of forms so ISSUED, the
name OF the person sought to be re-
moved, the Office from which such
removal is sought, the grounds Of
such removal as stated in said affida-
Wit, and shall demand the election Of
the successor to such Office, copy
of which shall be entered in a record
book to be kept in the office of the
city clerk.
Any defect in said form or record
shall not invalidate the same. Said
recall petition must be returned and
filed with said city clerk within thir-
ty days of its issuance.
Sec. 3. Said petitions before being
returned and fled, shall be signed by
qualified electors equal in number to
at least twenty per centum of the en-
tire vote cast for all candidates for
the office of Mayor. on the final bal !.
lot at the last preceding general mum.
cial election, and to each signature
shall be attached his place of resi-
dence, giving street and number. Such
signatures need not all be on one
paper. A qualified elector of the city
shall make an affidavit thereto that
each signiture appended to the paper