Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-10-09

to all local. special and municipal
legislation Of every character in or foi
said respective counties or municipal
tiles. The Legislature may provide ,by,I
law for the manner Of exercising the. j
initiative and referendum powers as to
county and municipal legislation but
shall not require petition OF more
than 10 per cent (10$) of the electors to |
order the referendum, nor more than
10 per cent (15S) to propose any
municipal measure by initiative. II the
conflicting measures submitted to the
people at the next insuinR general.
election shall both be approved by a
majority of the votes severally cast for
and against each of said measures, the
measure receiving the highest number
of affirmative votes shall thereupon
become law as to all conflicting pro
visions The provisions of this section
shall be self:executing, but legislation
may be especially enacted to facilitate,
its operation. ..s .-
No. 4.-.Stnate Substitute for Assem-
bly, Joint and Concurrent Resolution No.
s. PROPOSING that section nine be aided to
article f1oo Of the constitution ofthe Sfake
Of Neuadd. ....... ..
Approved February Q, 19l1.
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly
concurring, That feet on nine be added
to article two of the constitution of the
State of Nevada, to read as follows:
Section 0. Every public officer in the
State of Nevada is subject, as herein
provided, to recall from Office by the
qualified electors of the state, or of the
county, district, or municipality, from
which he was elected. For this pur-
pose not less than twenty-five per cent
(25%) of the qualified electors who vote
in the state or in the county, district.
or municipality electing said officer. at
the preceding election, for justice of
the supreme court, shall file their
petition in the manner herein provided,
demanding his recall by the people;
they shall set forth in said petition, in
not exceeding two hundred (2OO) words,
the reasons why said recall is demanded.
If he shall offer his resignation it shall
be accepted and take effect on the day
it is offered. and the vacancies thereby
caused shall be filled in the manner
provided by law. If he shall not re-
sign within five (5) days after the
petition is fled, a special election shall
be ordered to be held within twenty
days (20) after the issuance of the cali
therefor, in the state or county, dist
riot. or municipality electing said
officer, to determine whether the.
people will recall said officer. On the
ballot at said election shall be printed
verbatim as set forth in the recall
petition, the reasons for demanding the
recall of said officer, and In not more
than two hundred (2OO words, the off
GERS justification Of his course in Office.
He shall continue to perform the duties
of his Office until the result of said cleo
tion shall be finally declared Other
candidates for the Office may be nomi-
mated to be voted for at said special
election. Tho candidate who shall re-
ceive the highest number of votes at
said special election shall be deemed
elected for the remainder of the term,
whether it be the person against whom
the recall petition was filed, or another.
The recall petition shall be filed with
the officer with whom the petition for
nomination to the Office shall be filed,
and the same officer shall order the spe-
cial election when It ia required. No
such petition shall he circulated or filed
against any officer until he has actually
held his Office six 10y months, save and
except that it may be fled against a
senator or assemblyman in the legisla-
ture at any time after ten (1o) days from
the beginning OF the first session after
his election. After one such petition
and special election, no further recall
petition shall be fled against the same
officer during the term for which no
was elected, unless such further petit
tioners shall pay into the public treas
ury from which the expenses OF said
special election have been paid, tho
whole amount paid ont Of said public
treasury as expenses for the preceding
special election. Such additional legis-
lation as may mid the operation Of this
section shall be provided by law.
No. ti--,Senate Concurrent and Joint
Resolution No. +, rciatiUc to amending
section three Of article eicpeD Of tie con-
Sfifafion offhe State of NeVada.
Approved February IA, 1911