The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-10-19


shall Be- had and determined forthwith
Ths suffsc5eney or the desermtnatton o.
the suffSc5<ncy Of the petition refsrred
construed. to refer 10 the Eround or
grounds assigned In such petition Tor the
recall OF thu ineumb<nt sought To ne ~
called froa office thereby
When such petition = sufficient me
Officer with whom such recall peution
vas fis-d. shall forthwith submit SAID rs-
utioa together with a certificate OF ns
sufficSenry to the Governor. Who snsu
thereupon order and n1 the oAts Ior
holding he election nos iess shs ~, .n' II
dale of subsntssicn Of aid petitton: fro.
vSd<d. II . general election H. TO o< heso
nso, " ~ "a. az .,,on ,s. Ts.n ee
ton shall be held AZ part OF said senefai
election
Ms resignation. II shall be Accepted. ana
the vacancy caused by such rssiSn.stSSn..
or FROM any other cause snail - Hneo
po<nsed 10 mi such Vacancy shall bold
his Office only until the person esected
At the recall election shall auaniy
such officer shall NOT resign within fre
DAYS after the sufficieDcy Of the recall
petition shall have been Eostatned. the
Governor shall a.he or cause to q 2>o ~
such election and offScerr chafged oy
lay with duties conc<rninG siecuons
1900 sse1 -. snS the na~s shah BE- con-
Quoted returned and the result thereof
declared In all respects N In the case OF
On The offsct.i ballot At such election
shah be printed In not morn than 1ts
words. The reasons set forth In the petit
ton for ss",ndins h n, xo anS her
shall Also be printed II desired BY hina
the others Justification Of his course
IN oif,eei I'M, : .Iss ossf 10 sn the fiiiss
thereof. the recall election shall be called
notwithstanding such r~signstton-
ballot. as TO every officer wbose recall
h TO be voted on. the vcrds. 0haa
lnane Of person Against who's the recall
lice Of ttitie Of the officer Fo'ioEtn9
such question shall be the words Yes
and No. on sep.rats lines. With 2 PLANE
voter shall Indicate. by marking croSs
txl. his vote for or against snch real
On such ballots under ssen a"e.. ns.
Of those persons who have been nomi-
mated as candidates to succeed the per
son sought 70 be Ieea Ne n but .i ~ se
for such office. unless the voter also
voted for or against the recall OF such s
pss.on :epsh. 70 b ,ssalsd from s.. sn,a
whom the petition b filed shall not APP
pear ON the ballot Is candidate for the
II a majority OF those voting on said
question Of the recall Of any Incumbent
from office shall vote mo-. said fncum-
sa so, sn.i .ssiI Tn,e n ,1eh iacum
bent shall thereupon be deemed removed
from such office upon the qualification
" II the vote had In such recall elections
shall recall the officer then the candf-
date Who has received the highest num-
her Of votes for the office thereby va
Gated shall be declared elected for the
remainder of the term. md Certificate
Of election shall B. fossh.,th issued 10 70
person Who received the highest number
q votes sha1l fall to qualify within fif-
cafe OF eyecfion. the office shall be
deemed vacant. and shaii Be filled accord
csndidstes for the office may be nomi-
mated BY petition. as nov provided BY
law which petition shall be f1ied in the
office in which petitions for nomina ton
not iess than fifteen days before such
recall election
section 4. No recall petition shail be
circulated or filed against any officer
sr' Ia. n s 81 n . .a1s and sassp, il
state stat legislature At any tims after five
Of the legislature after his elsction-
NO further pe.itioe shall b fIed egainst
tioners signing said petition shall equal
fifty per centnm Of the yotss east n. NJ
ali Of the candidates for the office held
By such officer a. herein above defined.
II At any recall election the incumbent
whose recall b sought 10 not recalled. he
shall be repaid from the State treasury
any money authorized by Law and actu-
any eIpended by him as .Ipenses Of
provide appropriations for such purpose.
II the governor In 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
In inaposed UPON him. shall be performea
by the State Auditor
The recall may also be exercised by
the electors Of each county. city and
reference to the elective Officers there
Of under such procedure as shall be pro-
vitied by law
legislative body Of any such county. city
for the manner of exercising such recall
tie.. cities and towns. but shall not ne
signed au1ns 81 electors eject more n number than
ca.t at the last nrecedtne election. as in
Section I hereof Iiore 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
mental uuty, power OF IuuCkfoH. fuAh uS
an elective officer. one appointed.
drawn or designated In accordance with
Ia W 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 constit ution; pro-
vtded 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 perhon 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
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
eraI Laws of the State. except as other
wise herein provided
This Article is self executing. but legfs-
Ia linn may he enacted facilitate its