The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01


ting forth specifically the GROUNDS Of
such protest. whereupon the officer
with whom such petition IL filed shall
forthwith mall copy of such protest
| to the person or persons named in such
petition as representing the signers
thereof. together with notice fixing
time for hearing such protest not less
| than five nor more than ten days after
such notice is mailed All hearings
shall be summary and not subject TO
delay. and must be concluded within
thirty days after such petition is filed.
| with certified to the person or persons
representing the -signers OF such petit
ton. In case the petition is not SUI
| ficient 1t may be withdrawn by the
persons or a majority of the persons
iion and may, within fifteen days
| thereafter, be amended and refiled as
an Sriginal any the peti1on nSang ay
be reviewed by any state court OF gen
eral Jurisdiction in the county in which
shall be had and determined forthwith.
and. upon application, the decision OF
such court thereon shall be reviewed
| by the Supreme Court summarify.
Sec. T. Each petition may designate
ballot title or submission clause 10
must not conflict with that selected in
any petition previously filed for the
selected shall be printed on the official
ballot unless enJoined for being gross
misiesding: In which event abe 'sn sirpers per
of ouch petition snail select another bal
lot title that shall be fairly descriptive OF
the matter submitted to vote. Such ballot
titles shall be numbered consecutively
in the order In which they are filed
| 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
eral Initiated and referred matters TO
be voted upon at the ensuing general
sec. 6 The votes on matters sub
mitted 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 may be- a ma
adopt any matter so submitted. and IN
case OF adoption OF conflicting proyi,
greatest number OF affirmative votes
shall prevail In all particulars as to
which there Is a conflict.
Sec. Z. Between the fiftieth and the
thirtieth days before any election the
officer with whom such petitions are
TO be filed shall prepare, print and
municipality which elected him,
pamphlet containing compactly true
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 to be
amended shall be printed therewith SO
that the voter may readily comtare the
sons representing or opposing any In
itiative or referendum 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
be bound in each copy of said pamphlet
measure. All the pages of said pamph-
let shall be six by nine inches In size.
ii ed thereon shall be set in eight point
Roman-faced type, single loaded. and
twenty-five ems in width. with appro-
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
title and ballot numbers. The title
page of each argument shall show the
measure or measures 1t favors or op-
poses and by what person or organiza-
| tion 1t is issued
Sec. s. All measures to be voted on
at the same election, and the argument
thereon. shall be bound together In the
voted on at any election may furnish
to said officer. not to exceed two
printed pages containing contain print ,ans oI MS
| of his candidacy. which shall be bound
| in such pamphlet. and all such state
end of such pamphlet. Not later than
| the sixtieth 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 for all persons of
| the same surname at the same regis
/ tered address, and not later than the
thirtieth day before such election the
| officer SO publishing shall transmit to
such clerk the number of copies so GER
| titled as required, which shall be i'm
| mediately mailed by such clerk to each
such elector or group OF electors at the
to be- paid for out Of the general fund.
! Sec. 8. No ordinance. resolution or
franchise passed by the Legislative
| effect before thirty days after it's final
passage and publication except an or
necessary to the Immediate preserva-
tion OF the public health or public
safety, and not then unless IT shall
| state In a separate section the reasons
why 1t Is thus necessary and unless it
shall receive the affirmative vote of
| three -fourths OF all the members elect
ed to each branch of such Legislative
body taken by ayes and noes and also
be. approved by the mayor. Il within
qualified electors equal In number 90
at least ten per cent, of the last pre-
municipality shall be filed protesting
against such ordinance or any part
suen
against shall thereupon and thereby
be suspended from taking effect and
| such leBisiatiNe pouy shaii iIiiheuiate-
| ly reconsider the same, and II 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
nit the same to a vote of the qualified
electors at the next general municipal
election not held within thirty days
| after said petition is filed. or at a spe-
| cial election to be called thereafter by
| such legislative body for that purpose
| and such ordinance or part thereof
shall not take effect unless a majority
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 par