The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05

] suits thereof declared. in all respects as In other state elections On the official i ballot in such election shall be printed. the reasons set forth in the petition de manding the recall of the official And fu not more than three hundred words there shall also he printed. is desired by l him. the officers justification Of his course in office
 @. Petitions for the recall Of any county. township. city or town official i or of any road overserr or school di- rector shall be prepared circula ted signed and verified in the same manner as herein provided for state officials nut shaH be filed with the county cleo uon commissioners of the county in which the official sought to be removed resides. And the county election com mlssioners shall certify the regularity and sufaciency thereof to the county judge who shall fix the date for holdtn 2 the election in the same manner as the governor Is directed Tn the case of the ] recall of state officers and the county election comm ssioners shall certify tha election of candidates elected at any county. township. city or town recalI election 10 the governor who shall issue comrnisStors tn accordance herewith: ;: provided that in the case of conStabfes. road oVerseers and school directors the returns shall he certified to the county Judge who shall issue commissions In tion.
 [. Proceedings for the recalF Of any officer shall he deemed 10 he pen1fn 2 from the date ef the fl'nE Of any recall petition against such officer and if such ot1cer shall resign at any time susse- qnent To the filing thereof the recall eieCtion shaii be held notwithstanding | such resignation and the vacancy caused by such restr1atton. or from any other cause shall he allei as provided ny law. bdt the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold his orce onlv until the person elected at the recall election shall qualify.
 z. Any elector may be nominated for the office which Is to be filled at any re- call election iu the following manner.
 l. By petition signed by the elee- tors. qualified to vote al such recall cleo ton. equal in number to al least one per centum of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding election for all candidates for the office which the .Hclmoeat sought to De removed oeeu-
 Ey the returning boards of pri- mary election
 2. By the certificate of the chairman and secretary of the convention of any this state
 h. Nominations of candidates for a state office. or for candidate to be elected from district composed of more than one county. shall be filed with the state board of election commission CTS CTS not not less than thirty days prior to the date fixed by the governor for hold ing the recall election; and nominations Tor 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. toNnship. city or town recall election. Provided that candidates for school director at any recall election election.
 call ballot. as to every officer whose recall is to be voted thereat. the follow ing question; shall tname of person against whom the recall petition is flled) be recalled from the office Of 1ti- tie of office 2.1. following which dues- tion shall be the words Yes" and aNos on separate lines with a blank space on the right Of each, in which the voter shall indicate hy placing a cross Cx1 his vote for CT against said recall Or such ballots. under each such question. there shall also he printed the names or those persons who have been nomin- ated as candidates to succeed the per son recalled in case he shall be remov- ed from office by said recall election: but no vote cast shall he counted for any candidate for said office unless the voter also voted on said question of the recall of the person sought to be recall ed from said office. The name of the shall rot appear on the ballot as q can Nla'te Tor the uft4ce. lf ma iority of those voting on sud question of the re call of any incumbent from office shall vote Ne. said aeunbent shall con true in sad office
 j. If q majority shall vote Yes said Incumbent shall thereupou be deemed re moved from said office. upon the qu4li- ! flcation of his successor. The election officials shall canvass all votes for can dldateS for said office and declare the result in like manner, as in a regular election. T. the vote at any such recall elect 2n shall recall tae officer. then the Haiaaie " ae tas te -etF"i the highest IHiHheH at votes for the office shall be thereby de laEsf elected fQr the remain ger or t'.s les.2 IT Case the person "H7 reseiNea the highest nAmher Of days after receiving t.e certificate Of e.eF lion the atHee shall he deemed va rant and shall be tlueI according 10
 K Any reeaa1 petition may ae p=e= se"tci and lied in sections but each Lon sra cor tam ? tll and accurate copy of t.e ttie and text of the Feti- u'n iash siErer shall ali to his sig= nature lis place of residence. giving the street anu number fl such exists Ills election precinct shall also appear on the petition after his signature The number of signatures appended 10 each section sHa4f be al the pleasure Of the person soliciting signatures to the sane Any EualltAed eteetor or fle state Shall be competent to solicit such signatures within the county. township or city pr ioNi. ot which He Is aa elector. Each name of tha county township. city or t1Wr. in which Ii is circulated and only oral fled electors uf such county town shlT. ett& or town saal be compstent 10 sEa sleh seetan= Each section shaI= have attached thereto t'le affidavit of the person SeliettiHs signatures to tae same stating hIs qualifications and that all the signatures to tre attached see ton are aade n '5S p1tscf.ec and that to his best knowledge and belief each signature to the section Is the genuine signature of the refsn1 whose name tt purports to be. and no other affidavit thereto shall be required The affidavit If any person soliciting signatures here under ShaAl be verified free of charge by any officer of this state authorize4 to administer aR oath. such petition so verified shall De prima facia evidence that the signatures thereto appended are genuine and that the persons sign ing the same are qualified electors
 Each section ot the petition for the recall of any official shall he filed at the same time whether with the state election commissioners or the county election commissioners as herein pro Vlded. and any petition shall Hoe deemed 10 have heen filed When IT IS shown to