The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE CITY CHARTER
TO BE VOTED UPON AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
TUESDAY,, z, 1912

Amend the Duluth City Charter by
adding at the end thereof, CHAPTER
AAAll, In the following words:
CHAPTER xxXII.
Recall. Initiative and Referendum.
Sec. 501-The holder of any elective
onlce may be removed at any time by
the electors qualified to vote for a sue
cessor of such incumbent in the fol-
such electors, equal in number to at
least twenty-five per centum Of the
entire vote cast for all candidates for
said elective office at the last preced-
handing. a special election of a sue
moved shall be filed with the city
Clerk. which petition shall contain a
g 9;,hier l., statement of the grounds on
natures to the petition need not all be
appended to one paper, but each signer
shall, state his place Of residence, and
street number. One Of the signers Of
the statements therein made are true
as he believes. and that each signature
to the e,,I paper appended is the genuine
1P 6s 70 Se ~ %fSn ssf fsn
days from the date of filing such neti-
ton, the City Clerk shall ascertain
from the voters register whether or
ne5 sad pe91flon is signsd by the
and, if necessary, the Council shall
allow him extra help for that PURPOSE:
ana shall attach to said petition his
e eeamiGa showing the result Of said
certificate the petition is shown to be
insufficient, it may be amended within
ten days avs from the date Of said Clerks
ce e;th1 tos: the City Clerk shall,
make like examination of the amended
petition. and if his certificate shall
s sho the same to be insufficient, it
fha s. pe returned to the person filing
to the fling Of a new petition to the
same effect: If the petition is deemed
sufficient 81! the City Clerk shall submit
and thereupon the Council shall order
the same filed. Within ten days after
the filing of said petition, the Council
shall sia fix a date for holding. said spe-
nor more than fifty days from the date
of said filing.
In the published call for the cleo
ton there shall be printed in not more
than two hundred words the reasons
for demanding the recall of the officer
In said call in not more than two. hun
dred words the officer may justify his
course in office.
Except as herein otherwise provided
SAG special election shall be. con.
declared, in all respects as are other
city elections. But nominations of
candidates for the office to be voted
upon at such special. election shall be
made without the, intervention Of a
primary election by filing with the
City Clerk at least ten days prior to
said special election statement of
candidacy subscribed and sworn to by
said candidate giving his full name
and address, and stating that he is a.
qualified voter and containing a re-
quest that his name be placed upon the
official ballot as a candidate for cleo
ton to said office at said special cleo
ton; which said statement must be
accompanied by a petition requesting
s;!c candidacy signed by electors en-
f eans to vote rh at seid special election
cent of the entireHvote for all candi-
dates for said office at the last pre-
ceding general city election. Said petit
tlon must be verified by. one or more
residence with street number of each
or the persons SO signing said petition,
ana must contain a statement that the
petitioners are qualified electors of the
city, and that they know the said can
d1date to be qualified elector Of the
city, man Of good moral character
and qualified, in the opinion of said
petitioners. for the duties Of such office.
No petitioner shall sign more than
one such petition.
The successor Of any officer so re-
moved shall hold office during the un-
expired term Of his predecessor. Any
person "1a; sought to be removed may be
unless he REQUESTS otherwise in writ
ing, the City Clerk shall place his
name on the official ballot without
n ntI At such election if some
ce1ves the highest number of votes, the
incumbent shall thereupon be deemed
removed removed from the office upon quail
heation Of his successor. but ii the
Der of votes he shall continue in office.
No recall petition shall be filed
against any officer until he has act
ually held his office for at least three
months.
No person who has been recalled
such office while recall proceedings
were pending against him, shall be
elected or appointed to any office with
In one year after such recall or resig-
nation.
Sec; 5o2-,Any proposed ordinance
of the City equal in number to the
percentage TSn age:, hereinafter required;
sspecting the forms and conditions Of
the petition, the mode of verifcation,
certification and fling shall be sub
stantlally Followed, with such mOdi-
quires.
If the petition accompanying the
| proposed ordinance be signed by elect
ors equal in number to twenty per
| centum of the entire vote cast for all
candidates for mayor at the last pre-
ced1ng general municipal election at
which Mayor was elected, and con-
ta1ns request that said ordinance be
submitted forthwith to a vote Of the
people at special election then the
Council shall either:
(a) Pass said ordinance without
alteration within twenty days after
attachment of the Clerks certificate Of
sufficieacy to the accompanying petit
ton; or,
90 Within twenty-five days after
such cert1f1cation, proceed to call a
special election at which said ordi-
nance without alteration shall be sub
m1tted to vote Of the people.
II the petition be signed by electors
equal In number to at least ten, but
less than twenty per centum Of the
entire vote cast for all candidates for
Mayor at the last preceding general
municipal election at which a Mayor
was elected, and said ordinance be not
passed by the Council as provided, in
the preceding. subdivision, then such
ordinance. without o1faro ti0n ho ho