The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-20
PoR AMENDMENT NO. I4. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA.

Be 1t Eenacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Every elective public officer in tine
 State of Arkansas may be removed from
 for successor of such incumbent,
 through the procedure and in the man
 ne: herein provided for which proceed
 ure shall be known as the recall and is
 in addition to any other method of re-
 moyal provided by law.
 a. To effect the removal of an elec-
 the electors entitled to vote for sue
 cessor to the incumbent sought to be
 removed. equal In number to twelve per
 centum of the entire vote cast at tue
 preceding election for all candidates for
 the office which the encumbent sought
 to be removed occupies. demanding the
 election of Q successor to the officer
 named in said petition, shall be address
 ed to the state board of election com
 missoners provided said petition shall
 be circulated in not less than five coun-
 ties in the state and shall be signed in
 each of such counties by electors equal
 in number to not less than one per cen>
 tum of the entire vote cast in each of
 said counties at said election. as above estimated Such petition shall contain
 a general statement of the grounds upon
 which the removal Is sought which
 statement Is intended solely for the in- formation of the voters and the suffi- ciency of which shall not be open to re- view.
 b. When such petition shall be filed with the state election commissioners they shall submit the same. together with a statement of it's sufficiency. to the governor. who shall immediately
 order and fix a date for the holding of
 the election. which shall take place not less than sixty days and not more than eighty days from the date of fling the petitions and certificate with the gov ernor. If, by the prayer of the peti- tioners it is the governor whose removal is sought. the petition and certificate , before mentioTfed shall be filed with the
 auditor of state who shall proceed in
 the form and manner as prescribed for the governor.
 1 c. In the event the officer sought to I be removed Is the governor, secretary of state. or attorney general. officials now comprising the state board of election be removed shall be disqualified as a member of said state board of election commissioners for the purposes herein i provided and such vacancy or vacancies 1 on said state board of election commis- l sioners shall be filled by other state of ncials in the order named following: i The auditor of state.
 9 The state treasurer.
 g. The commi ssioner of mines man. ufaeturers and agriculture.
 | 4 The superintendent of public in- struction.
 & The justices of the supreme court | fin the order of their seniority as such | d. The governor shall make or cause | to be made publication or notice for the holding of such election and the elec- | ton commissioners of the various coun- | ties of the state shall make arrange ments for such election. and the same | shall be conducted returned and the re- suits thereof declared. in all respects as l in other state elections. On the official | ballot in such election shall be printed. | in not more than two hundred words. | the reasons set forth in the petition de- manding the recall of the official, And | in not more than three hundred words | there shall also he printed. fl desired by | course in office.
 | e. Petitions for the recall of any | county. township city or town official. | or of any road overseer or school di- l rector shall be prepared. circulated signed and verified in the same manner
 ss herein provided for state officials.