The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-10-26

II fOSIfY Of lH3 REfDoo0 -
sisners Of such petition. bat such Ieytsv
shah be bad and determined fostnWnhss
The suffScteney. or the deterninatton o.
Z, ,oe In sI ahis ssssion shsn not D seId. o
construed. to refer 70 the gFound Or
grounds sssigeed In such pettston Tor me
recall Of tbs incumbent sought to De re-
called from offsce thereby
When such petition p suffsienS me
officer .tth whom sech Isc.m ps ,s
usiSm. together with certificate Of hs
ssffIcSsncy To the Governor. who fnnu
shs.sapo1 order and ~ -. th: :,s aa' fh,r rS
days Dor mere than SIXTY day. from the
dale Of subastssion of said petition; Pro.
withio NINETY days after the date Of sub
lion shall BE- held n part Of said general
section >. II such officer shall offer
hk1 resignation II shall be accepted. ano
the vacancy caused by sueh rssixna I.Ma;
as provided by law. but the person =,
pointed to fli such vacancy shall noId
Bis office only until the PERM. nnn,,f s,ee'f II
such officer shall, not resign within nve
days after the sdknciency Of the recall
petition shall have been aos, ~ * nsSs
publication Of notice for tine no.dnS 20, OF
such election. and officer. charHeo oy
han With nth. Quite =. for sSeh
election, and the same shall ne con-
Quoted returned and the result th<reoI
On the official ballot At such election
shall be printed In NOT more than zvs
tss sins is Il. rec. and IL no.
more than three hundred words there
shall also be printed. II desired by him.
in Office. II such officer shnh resign
AZ any time subsequent to the filing
thereof. the recall election shall be called
There shall Be printed On the official
Is 10 be voted on, the words. shan
fice Of (titie Of the officel- Fo!ioginE
such question shall be the .ord. ,,ss.
space At the right Of each. in which the
voter shall Indicate. by marking 4 cross
OK. his vote for or against such recall
there shall also be- printed the names
Of those persons who have been noni-
mated As candidates TO succeed the per.
cast shall he counted for any candidate
for such office. unies. the voter also
for 2, .fa e e from S .sd
whom the petition b filed shall not ap-
pear on the ballot as candidate Tor tho
II majority of those voting ON said
question OF the recall Of any Incumbent
bent shall continue in said office; II .
majority shall vote Eyes" such incum-
bent shall thereupon be deemed removed
from such office upon the qunhncatlon
Of his successor.
II tho vote had In such recall elections
shall recall the officer then the candi-
date who has received the highest num-
Der Of votes for the office thereby va
Gated shall be declared elected for the
of seea;on o. sha Ss icrth"ith s.ne1 10
him by the cAnvaRsinG board. In case the
person who received the hiEhest number
vote, 'hf fa e Of serf
deemed vacant. and shall be filled accord
Candidates for the office may be- nomi-
law. which petition shall be filed In the
to office are required by Law. to be filed
not less than fifteen days before such
recall election
Section Z. No recall petition shall be
e until ss has o. .stasily ssid his sffie. fer
:. ,'i = MED DE- ssaia.i any as@bs! q ne
days from the conysning and organising
o. the legislature eftsf NJ election.
After one sse:ii rsss.,.es e ~ si.c s
the same officer durinE the term for
which he was elected. unless the petit
t,cnsrs sisninE .sid pss'S cath :nai :1u q,
Il
ali Of the csndidstss fov the office held
by such officer ~ herein above defined.
II At any recall election the incumbent
whose recall 10 sought u not recalled. he
shall be repaid from the State treasury
any money authorized by law and actu-
such election: and the Legislature shall
provide appropriations for such purpose.
Il the governor !. sought to be re
Gle. the duties herein imposed upon him
IL sought to be recalled. the duties here
in Imposed upon him. shall be performed
by the State Auditor.
The recall may also be exercised by
the electors q each county. city and
county. city and town of the State. WITH
reference to the elective officers there
of. under such procedure ms shall be pro-
Urtil otherwise provided BY law. tn,
Legislative body of any such county. city
and county, city and town may provide
powers in such counties. cities and coun-
| Ties. cities and towns. but shall not re-
auire any such recall petition, to be
| twenty-five per centum of the entire vote
Section I hereof lore particularly set
which the incumbent sought to be re-
called occupies az herein above defined.
Every person having authority to exer-
l else OF e1tIClbiH& any pupHC VI 8oNGIH-
mental duty, power or function. shall be
an elective officer. or one appointed.
drawn or designated In accordance with
law by an elective officer or officers, or
by some board. commission. person or
persons legally appointed by an elective
officer or Officers each of which said
elective officers shall be subject to the
recall provision of this constitution; pro-
vided that. subject to regulation by law.
any person may. without compensation
therefor. file petitions, or complaints in
courts concerning crimes. or do police
duty only In cases Of immediate danger
to person or property.
Nothing herein contained shall be con-
st rueo as affecting or limiting the pres
ent or future powers of cities and
counties, or cities having charters
adopted under the authority given by the
Constitution. except as in the last three
preceding paragraphs expressed
In the submission to the electors of
any petition proposed under this Article
all officers shall be guided by the Cen
eral Laws of the State. except as other
wise herein provided.
This Article is self executing. but legis.