The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18

siRners OF such petition. but sucn rev!eW
shall be had and determined forthwith:
the suffciency. OF the petition referred
construed. to refer to the ground or
grounds assigned in such petition Tor the
recall of the Incumbent sought to be re-
When such petition IL sufficient. the
officer with whom such recall petition
was filed. shall forthwith submit said Pc
tition, together with a certificate OF its
sufflciency to the Governor who snail
holding the election not less than thirty
days nor more than sixty days from the
date OF submission Of said petition: fr2, ,
within ninety days after the date OF sub
mission of said petition. the recall elec.
ton shall be held as part OF SAID general
Section g. II such officer shall offer
his resignation. 1t shall be accepted. ana
| or from any other cause shall be filled
as provided by law; but the person a.
his office only until the person elected
at the recall election shall qualify II
sneh ossr shall n1t Tsssn Of se reca
tpetition shall have been sustained. the
Governor shall make OF cnuse 10 be made
such election. and officers charged by
law with duties concerning elections
| Quoted. returned and the result thereof
declared In all respects as In the case of
Il
! On the official baliot--at such election
shall be printed in not more than zoo
words. the reasons set forth in the petit
| tion for demanding his recall. and in not
more than three hundred words there
shall also be printed. II desired by him.
| the officers justification OF his course
| in office II such officer shan resign
at any time subsequent to the filing
thereof. the recall election shall be called
Notwithstanding such resignation.
| There shall be printed on the official
ballot as to every officer whose recall
1name m % Of as person al against whom the recall
petition is fled be recalled from the of
flee OF title of the office y Eollowing
and NO. separate lines. with blank
space at the right OF each. In which the
Voter. shall indicate. by marking cross
On such ballots, under each question,
there shall also be printed the names
of those persons who have been nomi-
mated as candidates to succeed the per-
son sought to be recalled; but no vote
cast shall be counted for any candidate
| for such office. unless the voter also
voted for or against the recall OF such
person sought to be recalled from said
| whom the petition is filed shall not ap-
pear the ballot as a candidate for the
II majority of those voting on said
question OF the recall of any Incumbent
from office shall vote mo-, said incum-
majority shall vote yes such incum-
bent shall thereupon be deemed removed
4 of his successor.
II the 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 election shall be forthwith issued to
him by the canvassing board. In case the
of votes shall fail to qualify within fif-
| teen days after the issuance OF certifi-
cate of election. the office. shall be
deemed vacant. and shall be filled accord
Candidates for the office may be nomi-
rated by pet,tsn as ssa nog Ss sd &c tS by
office In which petitions for nomination
to office are required by law 10 be filed
not less than fifteen days before such
recall election.
| Section 4. No recall petition shall be
circulated filed against any officer
| until he has actually held his office for
may be filed against any member of the
state legislature at any time after five
OF the legislature after his election
| After one recall petition and election,
| no further petition shall be filed against
| the same officer during the term for
which he was elected. unless the petit
4 tioners signing said petition shall equal
the last preceding general election for
all of the candidates for the office held
by such officer as herein above defined
II at any recall election the incumbent
whose recall is sought is not recalled he
shall be repaid from the State treasury
any money authorized by law and actu
| ally expended by him as expenses of
such election; and the legislature shall
provide appropriations for such purpose.
| II the governor is sought to be re-
called under the provisions Of this arti-
| Gle. the duties herein imposed upon him
shall be performed by the Lieutenant
Governor; and II the Secretary of State
\ is sought to be recalled. the duties here
1 in imposed upon him. shall be performed
by the State Auditor.
4 ole ha sod Inv
| the electors of each county city and
! county. city and town of the State. with
| reference to the elective officers there
of. under such procedure rs shall be pro-
vided by law
/ Until otherwise provided by law. the
legislative body of any such county. city
| for the manner of exercising such recall
| powers in such counties: cities and coun-
quire any such recall petition to be
signed by electors more In number than
I'VE per centum of the a1ecnn Entire e
Section hereof rlore particularly set
forth for all the candidates for office
which the incumbent sought to be re-
| called occupies. as herein above defined.
| Every person having authority to exer-
else or exercising any public or govern
an elective officer. or one appointed,
drawn designated in accordance with
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-
v.ded that. subject to regulation by law,
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-
strue. 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
preceding paragraphs expressed.
| In the submission to the electors of
any petition proposed under this Article.
all officers shall be guided by the Gem
eral Laws of the State. except as other
wise herein provided.
This Article is self executing, but legis-
,ation may be enacted to. facilitate its