The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11

days after such petition Is filed, set
such protest. wherenpon he officer
with whom such petition is filed shall
10 the person. % or PERSONS sgp named nn IN such
petition as representing the signers
time for hearing such protest not less
than five nor more than ten days after
such notice is mailed An hearings
delay. and must be concluded within
thirty days after such petition is filed.
with certified to the person or persons
representing the signers OF such peti-
ton In case the petition Is not SUI
ficient IL may be Withdrawn by the
persons or majority OF the persons
fepresensing rep the signers hi 81 ,, such 9s,i s
| thereafter, be amended and relied as
an original petition: the finding as
be reviewed by any state court OF gem
eral Jurisdiction in the county In which
such petition is filed. but such review
shall be had and determined forthwith.
and, upon application, the decision of
by The Supreme Court gtn summarily'
Sec. 4. Each petition may designate
a ballot title or submission cause TO
must not conflict with that selected in
any petition previously filed for the
same election Such ballot title thus
selected shall be printed on the official
ballot unless enjoined for being gross
& ~ misieading: ais adsG In which event mt tae pers
OF such petition snail select another bal
lot title that shall be fairly descriptive of
the matter submitted to vote. Such ballot
titles shall be numbered consecutively
in the order In which they are filed
| and shall be printed on the official bal
lot In that order, together with their
| respective numbers.
Sec. 5. The secretary of state at the
time he certifies to the county clerks
| of the several counties the names of
the candidates for state and district
ballot titles and numbers of the sew
eral initiated and referred matters to
be voted upon at the ensuing general
Sec. g. The votes on matters sub
mitted 10 the. people shall be counted
canvassed and returned. and the result
determined and certified in the man
ner provided by law concerning other
jority OF the votes cast thereon shall
adopt any matter SO submitted, and IN
sion siase OF ba 3r beh reeeiye
greatest number of affirmative votes
shall prevail in all particulars as to
which there is a conflict.
Sec. Z. Between the rftieth and the
thirtieth days before any election the
officer with whom such petitions are
TO be filed shall prepare; print and
municipality which elected him. a
pamphlet containing compactly a true
be voted upon thereat, with the number
and form In which the ballot title VIII
any existing provisions proposed to be
amended shall be printed herewith so
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proposed changes. The person or per-
sons representing or opposing any In
,nrh,rVf nriar to o The fietylseveptP dav before
such election. print at his expense and
file with such officer any argument not
exceeding two printed pages. concern
ing any amendment, law or ordinance
SO submitted. which arguments shall
J Immediately following such submitted
measure. All the pages of said pamph-
let shall be six by nine inches In size.
ed thereon shall be set in eight, point
Roman-faced type. single loaded and
pirate heads. and printed in black ink
on sized and super,calendared paper
shr3y pounds e the ream
in said pamphlet shall show Its ballot
title and ballot numbers. The title
page of each argument shall show the
| measure or measures 1t favors or op-
tion it is issued.
Sec. s. All measures to be voted on
at the same election, and the argument
same pamphlet. Any. candidate to be
voted on at any election may furnish
to- said officer. not to exceed two
printed pages, containing print of his
photograph II desired and statement
OF his candidacy. which shall be bound
ments shall be grouped together at the
end of such pamphlet. Not later than
the @ sixtieth day day before before such u,, elef6ion n
shall certify to the officer required to
publish such pamphlet the number of
hands of each registered elector. but
not more than one for all persons of
tered address. and not later than the
thirtieth day before such election the
officer so publishing shall transmit to
such clerk the number of copies so Ger
titled as required. which shall be inn
mediately mailed by such clerk to each
such elector or group of electors at the
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to be paid for out of the general fund.
Sec; 9: No ordinance, resolution I'iSI &, ,, or
body of any city or town shall take
effect before thirty days after its final
dinance calling a special election or
necessary to the immediate preserva-
lion Of the public tSsn health or psbbliei
state in a separate section the reasons
why 1t is thus necessary and unless It
shall receive the affirmative vote of
three-fourths of all the members elect
ed to each branch of such legislative
body taken by ayes and noes and also
be approved bv the mayor. If within
said thirty days petition signed by
qualified electors equal In number 10
at least ten per cent. of the last pre-
ceding vote Tor governor within such
municipality shall be filed protesting
thereof taking effect. such ordinance
or such part thereof so protested
Ssasnsl be suspended sae from taking effect and
such Legislative body shall Immediate
ly reconsider the same, and IL the
same be not repealed II shall forthwith
publish the same as other ordinances
are published. II no publication has
heretofore been made. and shall sub
mit.the same to a vote of the qualified
electors at the next general municipal
| election not held within thirty days
after said petition is filed, or at a spe-
cial election to be called thereaftet by
such Legislative body for that purpsse.
shall not take effect unless a majority
| of the qualified electors voting there
on at such election shall vote In favor
thereof. II such petition be signed by
qualified electors equal In number to
at least five per cent. but less than ten
per cent. of the said last preceding
vote for governor, the Legislative body