The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14

i in not more than two hundred words the reasons set forth in the petition de 1 manding the recall of the official And 1 in not more than three hundred words there shall also be printed. if desired by l him. the officers justification of his course in office
 e Petitions for the recall of any county. township. city or town official or of any road overseer or school df. rector shall be prepared. circulated signed and verified in the same manner as herein provided for state officials but shall be filed with the county cleo ton commissioners of the county in which the official sought to be removed l resides And the county election com i mfsstoners shall certify the regularity l and sufiiciencv thereof to the county Judge who shall fix the date for holding 1 the election in the same manner as the i governor Is directed in the case of the 1 recall of state officers. and the county election comm isSioners shall certify tho election of candidates elected at any i county. township, city or town recall election 10 the governor. who shall issue commissions in accordance herewith provided that in the case of constables road oYerseers and school directors the returns shall be certified to the county judge who shall issue commissions in l accordance with the certificates of cleo tion.
 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
 
 quent to the filing thereof the recall election shall be held notwithstanding , Such resignation. and the vacancy cause l DN such restgnation, or from any other cause. shall be filled as provided by law. but the person appnlnted to fill such vacancy shatl hold his office only 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 in the following manner:
 l. By petition signed by the cleo tors, qualified to vote at such recall cleo ton, equal in number to at least one per centum of the total number of votes east at the last preceding election for all candidates for the office which the incumbent sought to De removed occu- pies.
 2 By the returning boards of pri-
 . By the certificate of the chairman and secretary of the convention of any Teeularly organized political party in
 h. Nominations of candidates for state office. or for a candidate to be elected from a district composed of more than one county. shall be filed with the state board of election commiss ion CTS not less than thirty days prior to the date fixed by the governor for hold 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 or town recall election. Provided that candidates for school director at any recall election shall be nominated five days before the election.
 i There shall be printed on the re 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 filed) be recalled from the office of fti- tie of office@'l. following which ques- tion shall be the words Yes. and No on separate lines with blank space on the right of each. in which the voter shall indicate by placing a cross (X) his vote for or against said recall. On such ballots. under each such question. there shall also he 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- ed from office by said recall election; 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. person against whom the petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot as a can didate for the office. If q majority of those voting on said question Of the re eaft of any incumbent from office shall vote No said incumbent shall con tinue in said office
 j. If a majority shall vote Yes" said Incumbent shall thercupOn be deemed re moved from said office, upon the quail fication of his successor. The election officials shall canvass all votes for can diaates for said office and declare the result in like manner, as in a regular election. If the vote at any such recall election shall recall the officer. then the candidate who has rece;VeI the highest number of votes for the office shall be thereby declared elected for the remain der of the term In case the person Who received the highest number of voters shall fail to qualify within ten U3N& alter TprHlNlHE rpFt3flP1 a q election. the office shall be deemed va cant and shall be fnle3 according to law
 k Any recall petition may be pre- seuted and filed in sections. but each section shall contain a full and accurate copy of the title and text of the peti- ten Each signer shall add to his sig nature his place of residence, giving the street and number if such exists His election precinct shall also appear ou 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 same Any qualified electar Of the state shal' be competent to solicit such sigma lures within the county, township. or city or town of which he is an elector Each section of the petition shall bear the name of tha county. township. city or town. in which II is circulated and only qualified electors of such county town Shtp. city pr town shall be cOmpetent 10 sign such section Each section shal
 
 the person soliciting signatures 70 tie same stating his qualifications. and that ait the stsnatules to tuc attached sec tion are made iu its presence and that to his best knowledge and belief each signature to the section is the genuine signature of the person whose name t purports to be, and no other affidavit thereto shall be required The affidavit Of any person soliciting signatures here under shall be verified free of charge by any officer of this state authorized to administer an oath. Such petition so verified shall be prima f8cfa evidence that the signatures thereto appended ale genuine and that the persons sign ing the same are qualified electors.
 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 il 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 any member of the general assembly of the state at any {Yna Qf Or tba