The Harrison times., 1912-06-01

| ballot IN such election snail De printed
! in not more than two hundred words
the reasons set forth in the petition de-
manding the recall Of the official. And
in not more than three hundred words
there shall also be printed, if desired by
him. the officers justification Of his
course In office,
e. Petitions for the recall of any
county, township, city or town official
or OF any road OVOrseer or school di-
rector shall be prepared, circulated
signed and verified In the same manner
as herein provided for state officials
ton commissioners Of the county IN
which tho official sought to be removed
resides, And the county election COM
missiOners shall certify the regularity
and sunicienCy thereof to the county
Judge who shall fix the date for holding
the election I'm the same manner as the
governor is directed in the case of the
recall OF state officers, and the county
election commissioners shall certify the
election of candidates elected at any
county, township, city or town recall
election to the governor, who shall issue
commissions In accordance Herewith;
provided that in the case of constablcs,
road overseers and school directors the
returns shall be certified to the county
Judge who shall issue commissions IN
accordance with the certificates Of cleo
ton.
f. Proceedings for the recall of any
officer shall be deemed to be pending
from the date Of the fling of any recall
petition against such officer, and If such
officer shall resign at any time subSe-
quent TO the fling thereof, the recall
election shall be held Notwithstanding
such resignation, and the vacancy caused
by such resignation, or from any other
cause, shall be filled as provided by law,
but the person appointed to fill such
vacancy shall hold his ONCE only until
the person elected at the recall election
shall qualify,
&. Any elector may be nominated for
the office which Is to be filed at any re-
call election I'm the following manner:
l. BY a petition signed by the cleo
tors, qualified to vote al such recall cleo
tion, equal I'm number to at least one
per centum of the total number of votes
cast at the last preceding election for
all candidates for the office which the
incumbent sought to DO removed occu-
pies,
O. BY the returning boards Of pri-
mary election.
3, by the certificate OF the chairman
and secretary Of the convention of any
regularly organized political party in
this state,
h, Nominations OF candidates for a
state office or for candidate TO be
elected from a district composed OF
more than one county, shall be filed with
the state board OF election commission
the date fixed by the governor for hold
ing the recall election; and nominations
for candidates for county township, city
or town offices shall be filed with the
county election commissioners not less
than fifteen days before the date fixed
by the county Judge FOR holding the
county, township city or town recall
election. Provided that candidates for
school director at any recall election
shall be nominated five days before the
election,
T. There shall be printed on the re.
call ballot, as TO every officer whose
recall is 10 be voted thereat, the follow
ing question; shall tname OF person
against whom the recall petition is
fled be recalled from the office, of (ti-
tie Of offlce"D, following which ques-
,tion shall be the words Yes and "No'
on separate lines with a blank space on
the right OF each, In which tho voter
shall indicate by placing cross lH) his
vote for or against said recall on
such ballots, under each such question
there shall also be printed the names
Of those persons who have been nomin-
utod as candidates to succeed the per-
son recalled, I'm case he shall be remoY7
cd from office by said recall clecuoni
but no vote east shall be counted for
any candidate for said office unless the
voter also voted on said question OF the
recall Of the person sought 60 6o recall
ed from said office, The namC Of the
person against whom the petition Is Tiled
shall not appear on the ballot as "A can.
those voting on said question Of the re.
call Of any incumbent from office shall
vote mo, said incumbent shall con-
tuuo In said office
j. If a majority shall vote Yes said
incumbent shall thcroupon be deemed re-
moved from said office, upon tho quail
fiCation Of his successor The election
officials shall canvass all votes for cam
didutcs for said office ana declare the
result In Ike monnor NJ In u regular
OloCtiOn If the vote 0t any such recall
election shall rCcOll the officer then the
candidate who has received the highest
number OF votes for the office shall be
thoroby declared elected for tho romans
dor Of the term m case the person
who received the highest number OF
voters shall fail to qualify within ten
dnyH after receiving the certificate Of
election, thQrotllCo shall be doomed va
cant aud shall be filled according TO
k Any recall petition may be pre-.
Hontod ana filed I'm sections, but each
section shall contain u fun and accurate
COPY Of the tltlc and text Of the petit
ton Each agncr sh0ll ada TO his alg7
nature his place OF residence, giving the
gtroot and number II such exists, Ills
tho petition after his signature, The
number Of signatures appended to each
section ahull be at the pleasure Of the
person soliciting signatures 10 tho sumu
Any qualified oluciur Of the state shall
hc competent 60 solicit such signatures
within the county township, or city or
town, of which ho ia an oloctor Each
section OF the petition shall bear the
nDmo OF tho county township, city or
town, In which IL la circulated ana only
qualified electors Of such county iuWua
uhlp. city or town shall be competent
tu sign such section Each section shall
have attached thereto the affidavit Of
the person soliciting siEnuturoB To the
gumu stating hlu qualifications ANA thnl
all the signatures 10 the attached Hu'.
ton are nude In his presence ana thul
~ his best knowledge Nud belief each
signature 60 the section lR the genuine
signature OF the person whose numo i
uuTpuTtg 60 be, uud no other affidavit
thoroto Rhnll bo required The affidavit
of any person soliciting WgnntutoA horo.
under shalt ho verified cree Of charge 10y
amy officer of this state authorized TO
administer an oath such petition 40
verified shall be- prlma fAeH evidence
that the signatures thereto appended
are genuine ana that tie persons sign
ing the same are qualified electors
l. Each section Of tho petition for the
recall of amy oflIciul shall ho filed at
the Same time whether with the state
election commissioners or the county
election commissioners ua herein prus
Nided, and any petition ahUll be- deemed
to have been filed when Il h shown TO
the said election commissioners that the
requisite number of electors have signed
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