Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-06


 which the official so1eht to be removed resotes. Aud the county election coftr- 1nfToneTs shaA certify the regularity ana sstte taney thereof to the county Judge WhS Shall fix the date for holdln z the election m the same Kfstnner ase the goysrnor Rs lreceed in the c5wse of the recall ot state officers. and the county aeetlon commissioners shall certify the election of candidates elected at any county township. city or town recall election tt the governor who shall issue connlsSiUns in accordance herewith: {: provided .Aat M the case of constabA.s road oHetssers and school directors the retsrns Sh,al be certified to the county Judge whe shall issue commissions in acc"r'ktnve %!th the certificates of cleo ton.
 f. Proceedings for the recall of any officer shall be deemed to be pending rom the &Ita of the filing of any recall petltloh a&4inst such officer. and if such officer shall resign at any tine SubSe- e4ect1on shall be held notwith st anding such resignation and tilG vacancy caused D! such E"signetion. or from any other cause. Sht! be filled as provided by law but the Hetson appoiuted to fill such vacancy shall hold his office only until sne person elected at the recall election shall quality
 g. Any elector may be nominated for the office which is to be filled at any re- cal! electio'j in the following manner:
 ]. By a petition signed by the eyec-
 
 tion equal in number to at least one per centum of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding election for all candidates for the office which the 1ncumb"nt sought to De removed occu- pies
 ,. By the returning boards of pri- mary election
 3. By the certificate of the chairman n and secretary of the convention of any regularly organized political party hl this state
 h. Nominations of candidates for a state office or for candidate to be elected flx.n q district composed of more than one county. shall be fl+ed with the state board of election commssion- CTS not less than thirty days prior to l the date fixed by the governor for hold Ing ule 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 filed) be recalled from the office of (ti- tie of offiee?">, following which ques- lloI Siidll De tie WOfQS Yes and NO on separate lines with blank space on the right of each, in which the voter shall indicate by placing q cross tX) his vote for or asainst said recall. On such ballots. under each such question, 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 he rernov- 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 Tine name of the person against whom the petition is filed small not appear on the ballot as a cah- didats for the office If q majority of those voting on said question of the re- call of any incumbent from office shall vote 'No", said incumbent shall con- tinus in said office
 j. If a majority shall vote "Yes" said incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re- moved from said office, upon the quali- flcat1on of his successor. The election officials shall canvass all votes for can didates for said office and declare the result in Ike manner, as in a regular election. If the vote at any such recall election shall recall the officer, then the candidate @ who has o received the highest thereby declared elected for the remain der of the term. In case the person who received the highest number of days after receiving the certificate of election. the office shall be deemed va cant and shall Be filled according to law.
 k. Any recall petition may be pre- sented and filed in sections, but each section shall contain q full and accurate copy of the title and text of the peti- nature his place of residence, giving the street and number if such exists. Ills election precinct shall also appear on the ,Detition after his signature. The n II nflnP nj t11r noI, section shall be at the pleasure of the person soliciting signatures to the same. Any qualified elector of the state shall be competent to solicit such signatures within the county, township, or city, or town. of which he is an elector Each section of the petition shall bear the name of the county, township. city of town. in which it is circulated and only qualified electors of such county towt- ship. city or town shall be competent to sign such section. Each section shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person soliciting signatures to the same stating his qualifications, and that all the signatures to the attached sec tion are made in his presence and that signature to the section is the genuine signature of the person whose name 1t Rurpofts to be; and no other affidavit thereto shall be required. The affidavit under shall be verified free of charge by any officer of this state authorized to adm1nlSter an oath. Such petition so verified shall be prma facia evidence that the signatures thereto appended arc 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 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. 1t may be filed against any member of the general assembly. of the state at any time after five days or the converting and organization Of the Legislature after the date of his election.
 n. If at any recall state election the incumbent whose recall is sought is not recalled, he shall be repaid from the state treasury any amount legally ex- pended by him az expense of such elec- 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 o1p