The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-25

days after such petition Is iiteo, SET
such protest. whereupon the officer
with whom such petition is filed shall
to The person or PERSONS named 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 All hearings
delay. and must be concluded within
thirty. days after such petition is flied.
with certified to the person or persons
representing the signers OF such petl-
ton In case the petition Is not SUI NJ
persons or majority of the persons
representing the sfgners of such petit
thereafter. be amended and reflled as
/ an original petition. The finding as
| to, the sufficiency of any petition may
| 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
| such court thereon snail be reviewed
by the Supreme Court summarily-
Sec. 4. Each petition may designate
a ballot title or submission clause 10
be printed on the Official ballot. whieh sa en-
/ any petition previously filed for the
same election. Su,h ballot title thus
| selected shall be printed on the official
| ballot unless enjoined for being gross
| ~ misleading. In which event the per
| son or persons representing the signers
| 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 consecutiveiy
| in the order In which they are fied
and shall be printed on the official pal
lot in that order. together with their
| respective numbers.
Sec s. 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
| offices. shall also certify to them the
ballot titles and numbers OF the sew
referred
| be voted upon at the ensuing general
sec. 6. The votes on matters sub
mltted to the people shall be counted.
canvassed and returned, and the result
/ determined and certified In the man
ner provided by law concerning other
| elections as near as may be. ma
jority of the votes cast thereon shall
adopt any matter so submitted, and IN
case of adoption OF conflicting provi-
sions that one which receives the
greatest number OF affirmative votes
shall prevail in all particulars as to
which there is a conflict.
Sec T. Between the fiftieth and the
| thirtieth days before any election the
officer with whom such petitions are
to be filed shall prepare, print and
bind, at the expense OF the state or
pamphlet containing compactly true
| copy OF the text of each measure to
be voted upon thereat, with the number
and form In which the ballot title Will
| be printed on the official ballot, and
any existing provisions proposed 10 be
|
| that the voter may readily compare the
proposed changes. The person or per
itiaiive or refeSendum petition may.
prior to the fifty-seventh day 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
! Immediately following such submitted
measure. All the pages OF said pamph-
/ tn+ hall He. ct H,r I'M I'M hes In eli
numbered consecutively and the print
ed thereon shall be set in eight. point
twenty-five ems in width. with appro-
pirate heads. and printed in black ink
on sized and super-calendared paper
| twenty-five by thirty-eight inches.
Weighing thirty pounds to the ream.
The title page of every measure bound
in said pamphlet shall show its ballot
| page of each argument shall show the
measure or measures 1t favors or op-
poses and by what person or organiza-
1 tion it is issued.
| Sec. s. All measures to be voted on
at the same election. and the argument
thereon. shall be bound together in the
| same pamphlet. ANY candidate to be
| voted on at any election may furnish
to said officer, not to exceed nrint ., '%e NO
| 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 sfXtieth day before Such election
the clerk of each county, city or town
| shall certify to the officer required to
| publish such pamphlet the number of
pamphlets required to place one In the
| hands of each registered elector. but
| not more than one .or all persons OF
the same surname at the same regis
| thirtieth day before such election the
| officer so publishing shall transmit to
| titled as required, which shall be i'm
mediately mailed by such clerk to each
such elector or group Of electors at 1.-THE the
to be paid for out of the general fund.
Sec. 8. No ordinance. resolution or
body of any city or town shall take
| effect before thirty days after it's final
| passage and publication except an or
| dinance calling special election OF
| necessary to the Immediate preserva-
tion of the PUBLIC health or public
! safety, and not then unless 1t shall
| state in a separate section the reasons
| why II is thus necessary and unless II
shall reesiSSe ths an afhirmas1ybe tb VOTE e9 OF
| ed to each branch of such legislative
body taken by ayes and noes and also
| be approved bv the mayor, II within
! said thirty days a petition signed by
| qualified electors equal In number 10
at Least ten per nsr cent OF the ;th last pre- pre-
municipality shall be filed protesting
| against such ordinance or any part
| or such part thereof so protested
| against shall thereupon and thereby
| be suspended from taxing erect ana
| such Legislative body shall Immediate
lily reconsider the same, and If the
same be not repealed 1t shall forthwith
| publish the same as other ordinances
are published, II no publication has
| heretofore been made. and shall sub
| electors at the next general municipal
| election not held within thirty days
after said petition is filed. or at spe-
| cial election to be called thereafter by
| such Legislative body for that purp sse.
and such ordinance or part thereof
| 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
shall submit such ordinance or part