Sharp County record., 1912-05-31

ruIt~ the-.of 5@easr4s la an vs.s1@rts zs
I- 9srz- state elections On -h= JfMrtsb
rzFIgr H7 qrfen =f=r-sIT snzBg - printed
Er not more than -WT BmI1r@r T0F1@-
.r= rezzT-r E@s forth t- -1e p@t1Et0u d.
b.. harding the recall ~ tine l1frtzd md
ri -gs more than three hundred words
there SHALL al Hg be printed u desired by
-t0T the 1fHr@-'s .lsttfrzttH- OF MS
r--rs@ 5r Office
Petitions for .h4 recall a. any
county township city Or town 1-rlr,el-
l~ N any road 1v=~EA@- Or z~-.p1l d.
rector shall ce 1r=rzr-1 circulated.
signed and verified -I the same manner
4r -@vaf~ provided for state officials
rrr =-zH b. -lat wltl the county @l=r-
.tru n-HTrTiFEtrT@TT If tine COUNTY -I
w-fr- the official sought 10 Js removed
--rft@H And the -rIrtF election COIN
. -TfzFf0r@-z SMALL certify the regularity
and rIfHrsA-rv thereof -D rI= county
Judge who shall fix sr= fatE for holding
-re election - the same manner as the
# governor aa directed .r tine case If -Te
recall rT state officers and the county
. -5@~rf0r commissioners small certify The
" @.-C- 0n NJ aa=sstfaE@E elected at any
county. township. city or -uprT --szall
election to- tE- governor. who shall ISSUE
commissions .T accordance Herewith
provided that In rE.. case IF rJrErz bles
road r-arH~zrH and aehg0t directors the
returns shall. DO certified 10 rIe county
Judge WHp shall .Esu@ cC11r1t ssbDrE in
accordance with the re~rtt.ce Ees os cleo
.l1u
e. Proceedings g1- the recall Of zng
officer shalt be C@oT@1 10 be PENDING
from. the t4t4 5f the -If1g Of any rarSlt
Cet.r'Dr against such officer. and u such
officer shall resign an any time SIOse-
IJ@~r 20 the IItng thereof. the recall
election shall 1@ held Notwithstanding
such --Ffgrz ,t1n and ne vacancy caused
by such resignation or from any other
r4Ie@ shall be filled ar provided by law
1Tt The person appointed 10 till such
rzre-r" shall hold his office only until
't@ person elected ~ The --cail election
grfi. quality
any -.@r-0r may - nominated for
The Office which ~ % be filled az any re-
rail election In the following manner
g. Sg n petition signed by tho cleo
-1r7 qualified 20 vote q. such recall cleo
'i0r equal .1 number 20 az least one
Der -r-rlw ~ the total number Jf votes
easr AZ the last preceding election for
aII candidates for The office which the
Incumbent sought 20 Or removed occu-
pies
BY the returning boards of pri-
mary election
o. ~ the certificate of the chairman
and secretary NJ the convention Of any
regularly organized political party In
.Iia state
b. Nominations 0f candidates sor a
state office. or FOR a candidate 20 ne
.HFl n|y.I 4lHsEls- -BllNpyN-7A "
more than one county. shall be filed with
the state board 0f election commissions
era 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
Jr town offices shall be filed with tho
county election commissioners not less
than fifteen days before the date fixed
By the county Judge rJr holding the
county township city or town recall
election Provided that candidates for
gotCGl director a. any recall election
shall be nominated five days before the
election
There shall De printed on the re-
cali ballot az 20 every officer whose
recall .g 20 be voted thsreat the follow
Ing question Shall name % person
against whom the recall petition ~
g''edy be recalled from the Office ~ fti-
no N Office following which cues
ton shall 1e the word, Yes" and No
rr separate lines with q blank space on
the right NJ earh lu which the voter
shall Indicate BY placing a cross X his
vote for or against said recall ON
such ballots under each such TuesTiOn.
there shall also be PRINTED the names
NJ those persOpS Hf6 have been nOmin-
dted 5".-snHidatea 10 succeed the per
-5u recalled In case he shall be remoy-
rd from office 1y said recall election;
Juf no vote cast shall be counted for
any candidate FOR said office unless tho
voter also voted on said question Of the
recall NJ the person sought % be recall
20 from gatd office. The name or the
gergOr against whom the petition Us FILED
shall NOT appear on the ballot as can
ii1afs FOR the office n q majority "
those voting on said question of The re-
calI " any Incumbent from office shall
vote "N0' said Incumbent shall con-
f'0ue ir s9'd office
ffa majority shall vote Yes" said
incumbent shall thnrsuDon be deemed re-
moved from Wid office upon the qual,"
f'rai'on ~ H'a uoonafor The election
officials shall canvass all votes for ran-
dl1atag for a4Id office and declare the
result iu Ike manner. ~ In regular
election N the vote ~ any such recall
election shall recall The officer then the
candidate who Hag received the highest
lumber gf votes Tor the office shall be
thereby declared elected for the rssnain-
der " the term. I'm case the person
who received the highest number of
voters shall Fail 10 qualify within ten
days after receiving the certificate Of
election the office shall be deemed va
cant and shall be filled according 10
law
h. ANY recall petition may be pre-
ssHted and filed IN sections, but each
section shall contain a full and accurate
copy ~ The title and text Or the petl-
fion Each slRner shall add 20 his sig-
nature hip place Of residence. giving tho
election precinct shall also appear on
the petition after his signature, The
number u signatures appended 10 each
section shall he at the pleasure ~ tha
person soliciting signatures 20 the same
ANY qualified eiactor Of the state shall
be competent 10 solicit such signatures
within the county, township, or city or.
town " which he ls an elector. Each
aectlon 0f tho petition shall bear the.
name ~ tho county township ~rlty or
town. In which 10 Is circulated and only
qualified electors Of ouch county town
shin. city or town shall be competent
20 align mch section Each section shall
have attached thereto the affidavit NJ
the person soliciting signatures to the.
Same stating hls qualifications and ihat
tll tho signatures 90 the attached Hrr-
. lion nTa made Iu his presence and that
Nv his host knowledge and belief each
signature 10 the section ia the gnhUinn|
signature " the person whose name III
Durports 10 hn, and no other affidavit
thereto shall be required The affidavit
NJ any person soliciting signatures hero
under shall be verified free NJ charge hy|
any officer NJ thl4 state authorized to|
an oath such petition sol
verified ahal be- prima fnca evidence
/ that the signatures thereto appended
arc genuine and that the persona Hign4|
ing the same Hra qualified electors