The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-06

was the author Of it, and give 1t in
his words:
Every public officer in Oregon is
subject, as herein provided. to recall
by the legal voters OF the state OF OF
the electoral district from which he Is
elected There may be. required 20
per cent, but not more, OF the number
OF electors who voted in his district
at the preceding election for justice
of the supreme court to file their pc
tition demanding his recall by the
people. They shall set forth in said
petition the reasons for said demand
If he shall offer his resignation it
shall be accepted and take effect on
the day II is offered, and the vacancy
may be filed as may be provided by
law If he shall not resign within
five days after the petition is filed, a
special election shall be ordered to be
held within twenty days in his said
electoral district to determine wheth
er the people will recall said officer
On the sample ballot at said election
shall be printed In not more than
two hundred words the reasons for
demanding the recall of said officer
as set forth in the recall petition, and
in not more than two hundred words
the officers justification of his course
in office. He shall continue to per
form the duties OF his Office until the
result of said special election shall
be officially declared Other candi
dates for the office may be nominated
to be voted for at said special elect
ion The candidate who shall receive
the highest number of votes shall be
deemed elected for the remainder Of
the term, whether IL be the person
against whom the recall petition was
filed or another. The recall petition
shall be filed with the officer with
whom a petition for nomination to
such Office should be filed, and the
same officer shall order the special
election when II is required. No such
petition shall be circulated against
any officer until he has actually held
his Office six months, save and except
that ii may be filed against senator
or representative in the legislative as
sembly at any time after five days
from the beginning of the first ses-
sion after his election. After one
such petition and special election no
further recall petition shall be filed
against the same officer during the
term for which he was elected unless
such further petitioners shall first
pay into the public treasury which
has paid such special election eXpens-
es the whole amount for the preced-
Tao. 81 a1g n11 aal
Legislation as may aid the operation
of this section shall be provided by
the legislative assembly, including
provision for payment by the public
treasury of the reasonable special
election campaign expenses Of such
officer But the words the legisla-
tive assembly shall provide" or any
similar or equivalent words in this
constitution or any amendment there
to, shall not be constru d to grant to
the legislative assembly any exclusive
power of law making nor in any way
TO limit the initiative and referendum
powers reserved by the people"
There is the famous recall which
may sometime confront you Look it
over carefully. BY the way, Senator
Bourne informs me that no petition
has as yet been filed in the state for
the recall of any state or county of
fcer, though the law was enacted and
went into effect in 1908 During this
time the recall has only been used
twice, in each case to recall city may
ors. and in each case the charged Off
cial retained his office
J. e. Harris