The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10

The recall provision Of the b
is as follows:
The holder of any elective ca
be removed at any time by tie
qualifed 10 vote for a successoy
incumbent. The procedure to n
removal OF an incumbent Of a
office shall be as follows. A
signed by electors entitled TO
n successor 10 the incumbent! ID
I've removed equal in number 70
% per centum OF tho vote FOR
didates for the Office OF mayr
the last preceding general muldI
ton, demanding an election d
cessor TO the person sought q I
moved. shall be fled with the ID
which petition shall contain .
statement OF the grounds for VI
removal IS sought. The HiEnzIm
the petition need not all be app#
one paper. but each slgner -
TO his signature his place Of -
giving the street and nuiuber
the signers of each such paper -
oath before an officer competehl /
minister oaths that the statemoau|
In made are truo as he belr@
that each signature 80 tho -
pended Is the genuine signaiw
person whose name II purpcru
Within ten days after the dsu
such petition. the city clerk
anime and from the yoters ~
certain whether or no, said ~
signed by the requisite nunber q
flied electors. and II necessary,
Gil shall allow him extra rep
purpose: and be shall attacp
petition his certificate showing
suit Of said examination. II
clerks certificate the petition
10 be insufficient, II may %
within ten days from the datp
certificate. The clerk shall VI
days after such amendment
examination OF the amended ~
II his certificate shall show ns
be insufficient, 1t shall %
the person fling the same: VIII
uGice. however. 10 the hlng
petition 10 the same effect
tltion shall be deemed 70 Do
the clerk shall submit the 50
council without delay W.
shall he found 10 be sufficient
! ell shall order a fixed date iH
I the said election. not less "
days or more than forty day
! date of the clerks ceruns1"
! council that sufficient peuu
! The council shall make or
made publication OF notics ~
| raDgcncnJs for holding such "a
The same shall be conducv@
and the result therco! deGn,'
respects as are other city sIcsI
successor Of any officer go 49,
hold Office during the uneSpnv
| mis- predecessor Any persoIa.
be removed may he a ceno,us
coed himself. and unless ie ~
erwjsc in writing. the cleta eta,i,j
| his name on the ofnclai ps,n,
nomina tion. In any suen Isgs
ton. the candidate recelVihs
number Of votes shall be deeL
ted. Al such election " some r.
son than the incumbent g.
highest number Of votes. NV
shou tbereupon be deemed fen.,
office mDon qualification Of hN
es, s n,Imher nf ~ yotes should fall y
within ten davs after receiy,ps
ton OF election. The ~ ..r,rN
deemed vacant II tns N
ceives the highest numecl e,0|
shall continue in Office. Ins Ins,v,
OF removal shall be cum asrrs,o,~
6l;ional 10 the methods oe's
vicsd by Inv. ,,x
Not only does the lows ~
for submitting the question ~
of government to the peop'~,
does it provide a means oi oi,s,ilI
honest or incompetent 0i,m ~;
their positions. bui it also NJ w
any city adopting the com@d cod /,
may abandon the same aru rursa
charter or return to goVs,s
the general laws of tne ste..,
law makes no such provision,
form is fastened upon W 4
like il or not as long as .n' 4
created il desires TO IMPOSE
people.
With all the distlnguiissa,'Hss -
acteristic features ot luy .sa,i|
form of government conspis.stel
ted from Thai form as enaeig..,1|
Utah legislature. the onls J, ant n
people from bad governn''In, 80
exercise of the greates' I'm
peuce 10 see that no man sS 20
ed to n commissionershlp ,sr w
stand among his fellow ,maii;ijsI F
proack. who is not wcil assr1ps|
rnsjtion' who is not in syI2
The proper enforcement o. oa'lIiast1
who IS not Tree from AL alan al.'I g.
would in any way nI!,.f ~ -
administering the AFFAIR." u
In accordance with AHpi'