Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-01

which the official sought to be reracvcd Ees1des. And the county election cesn,- | missioners shall certify the regularity ! and s1iff1ciency thereof to the county judge who shall fix the date for hGl6i0t The election in the same manner ae -Ga | governor is directed in the case of Gs 1 recall of state officers. and the cuCu. ' election commissioners shall certify the sItctlon of candidates elected stt all v : county. township, city town te.s [. election to the governor. who shall issue commissions in accordance therew ti! | provided that in the case of conStahl ! road oNerSeerS and school directors IL. returns shall be certified to the couut> | judge who shah issue commissions ir accordance with the certificates of elec- ton.
 f. Proceedings for the recall Of any officer shall be deemed to be pending from the date of the filing of any recall petition against such officer, and if such officer shall resign at any time subse- , quent to the filing thereof the recall election shall be held notwithstanding such resignation. and the vacancy caused l by such resignation. from any other cause. shall be filled as provided by law. but the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold his office only until the person elected at the recall election shall qualify.
 g. Any elector may be nominated for the office which is to be filled at any rs- | call election in the following manner:
 1. By q petition signed by the cleo l tors qualified to vote at such recall cleo"
 
 1 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 De removed occu- | pies.
 ?. 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 i this state.
 h. Nominations of candidates for a state office. or for a candidate to be elected from q district composed of more than one county. shall be filed with the state board of election commission CTS not less than thirty days prior to i 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 town recall election. Provided that candidates for school director at any recall election election.
 i. There shall be printed on the re- l call ballot. as to every officer whose i ing question:: Shall tname of person 1 against whom the recall petition is l filed) be recalled from the office of tti tion shall be the words Yes and "No'' | on separate lines with a blank space on the right of each in which the voter shall indicate by placing a cross (N) his | vote for or against said recall On | such ballots. under each such question. l there shall also be printed the names of those persons who have been nomin- ated as candidates to succeed the per- son recalled. in case he shall be remov- i ed from office by said recall election; l but no vote cast shall be 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 perssn against whom the petition is filed didate for the office. If majority of ] those voting on said question of the re- call of any incumbent from office shall vote No. said incumbent shall con l j. If a majority shall vote Yes" said | incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re- moved from said office, upon the quali- fication of his successor. The election officials shall canvass all votes for can didates for said office and declare the result in like manner. as in a regular election shall recall the officer, then the candidate who, has received the highest number of votes for the office shall be thereby declared elected for the remain who received the highest number of i voters shall fail to qualify within ten days after receiving the certificate of cant and shall be filled according to law
 k. Any recall petition may be pre- section shall contain a full and accurate copy of the title and text of the peti- tion. Each signer shall add to his sig nature nature his place of residence, giving the the election precinct shall also appear on the petition after his signature. The number of signatures. appended. to each section shall be at the pleasure Of the person soliciting signatures to- the sand. Amy qualified elector of the state shah be cpmpetent to solicit such sgnati!,.es town, of which he is an 'eiector ,Epph isepti6n of the petition shall beat the name of the county, township. city or town, in which it is circulated and only qualified electors of such county, toWii- ship, cityi or town shall be competeiM to. sign such section. Each section shall have attached thereto the eaffidav wit, of the person soliciting signatures. to tire same stating his qualifications. and that iiall the signatures to the attached set+ ,tion are made in his presence and that f!signature to the section :: is the genuine signature of the person whose nafne, 4t purports to be; and no. other affidavit thereto shall be required. The ,afftdavit under shall be verified free of charge by any officer of this state autharized Nto administer an oath. Such .petition so verified shall be prima facia evidence i that the signatures thereto appended are genuine and that the persons sign ! ing the same are qualified electors. Y 1 l. Each section of the petition for the recall of any official shall be filed at the same time whether with the state election commissioners or the county election commissioners as herein pro- vided. and any petition shall be deemed to have been filed when it is shown to the said election commissioners that the requisite number of electors have signed | the same.
 m. No recall petition shall be circu- lated or filed against any officer until he has actually held his office for at least six months; save and except it may be filed against aY,y member of the general assembly, of the state at any l time after five days or the converting I and organization of the legislature after l the date of his election.
 n. If at any recall state election the i incumbent whose recall is sought is not recalled. he shall be repaid from the state treasury any amount legally eX- pended by him as expense of such cleo tion. not to exceed. however, the sum of three hundred dollars, and the legisla- ture shall provide appropriation for such purpose. and no proceedings for another | o1o nF Sof.4 obn, cI,o