The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

mary and not subject TO DELAY. and must
be concluded within thirty days after such
peuiton Is filed, and the result thereof
shAi be forthwith certified 10 the person
or persons representing the signers OF such
peutlons In case the petition Is not suffl.
nrrs,,, " may be Withdrawn by the
person or majority Of the per-
sons representing the signers Of such
Itutlon. and may, within fifteen days
alist,.t anigr,taiter' be amended and refiled as an
original petition. The finding as 10 M,
sufneiency OF any petition may b,. -a,,i.,,-e,
! ~ any state court OF general Jurisdiction
~ ihe county In which such petItlon n
~, ~ - upon Application OF the person or a
ul"JoFlty or the persons rcpresentiny the
| siEners OF such petition. hut such review
snaH be had md determined forthwith
IN m suIfclency, or the determination of
~, suiiilclency' OF the petition referred TO
~ lhis section shall not be held, or con-
sIucu' 70 refer to the ground or grounds
/ hsslgncd In such petition for the recall OF
w, We incumbent sought 10 be recalled from
When such petition Is sufficient the off
Ger WITH whom such recall petition was III
eu: shal forthwith submit said petition, to-
Eethcr with n certificate of It's suffIclency
I TO the Governor. who shall thereunor order
ana tiN the date for holding the election
not less than thirty days nor more than
| N,A'y lays from the date of submission
oi said petition: Provided. n a general
erection Is To be held within ninety days
] atter the date Of submission Of said petl-
non The recall election shall he held as
]
] Section 2. N such officer shall offer his
| resignation. 1t shall he accepted and the
/ vacancy caused by such resignation. or
| from any other cause. shall hc filled as
! provided by law. but the person appointed
TO fill snch vacancy shall hold his office
only until the person elected at the recall
| election shall q'iAllfv, II such officer shall
\ not resign within five daNs nftcr tho suf
iiciency of the recall petition shall have
been sustained, the Governor shall make
" 'husr 70 %" made publication Of notice
Tor the holding of such election. and Off
| GERS charged hv law with duties concern
Ing elections shall make all arrangements
Tor such election, AMI the same shall he
conducted. returned and the result thereof
declared IN nll respects as In the case Of
general elections,
ON tho official ballot Mt such election
shall be printed In not more than zoo
| words the reasons set forth In the petit
tion for demanding his recall, and In not
more than Three hundred words there shn
also he printed. II desired by him, the Off
GERS Justification of his course In office.
| II such officer shall resign ut any time
subsequent to the filing thereof. the recall
election shall he called Notwithstanding
such resignation,
There shall he printed on the official
ballot. ms to every officer whose recall Is
10 he voted on, the words, "Shall name
Of person against whom the recall petition
| Is fled he recalled from tho office OF tltlc
Of the offlcclF' Following such question
shall he the words Yes and NO" on
~ "
right Of each. In which the voter shall
indicate. by marking cross tN), his vote
for or against such recall.
| on such ballots. under each question.
there shall also hc printed the names or
those persons who have been nominated ns
| candidates to succeed the person sought
| to be recalled: but no vote cast shall be
| counted for any candidate for such office,
unless the voter also voted for or against
! the recall OF such person sought to be re-
called from said office. The name OF inc
person against whom the petition IL filed
shall not appear on the ballot as chhui'
date for the office.
If n majority of those voting said
question of the recall of any Incumbent
from office shall vote mo, said incum-
hert shall continue in said office; II ma
iority shall vote yes such incumbent
shall thcreupon he deemed removed from
such office upon the qualification OF MS
successor.
II the vote had in such recall elections
shall recall the officer then the candidate
who hns received the highest number or
votes for the office thereby vacated shall
be declared elected for the remainder Oh
the term, and certificate of election shali
he forthwith issued to him by the can
vpssing board. In case the person VINO re-
ccIved the highest number of votes shail n
fall to qualify within fifteen days ,iar at.rr
| the issuance of certificate or eiecton
the office shall be deemed vacant, ana
shall he filled according TO law.
Candidates for The office may ne non,i
mated by petition; as sso nov Se so riIsd in the
office In which petitions for nomination
to office are required by law 10 De i'teu .a
not less than fifteen days before such re-
call election. -, .,r
| Section A. No recall petition shall be cir,
culatcd or filed against amy officer uhtli
he has actually held his office Tor at Iensa nsa
six months, save ana except may
filed against nny member of the state reg
IsIoture nj any time after five days from
the conyening and organizing of the iegis
lature after his election
| After one recall petition and election no
| ,rrtbcr nctItion shall he filed against the
| aoma officer during the term for wnich
he was elected, unless the petitloners s'sn
ing said petition shall equal my per
| centum of the votes cast ut thc inst vs., r.
ceding general election for all OF the en-
| dIdntes for the office held by such "iii
| Ger ms herein above defined.
II at amy recall election the incui,o'hn ,1nl, ~.
| whose recall ls sought Is not recnlleu, nv
| sboIi bo repald from the state treasury
nny money authorized by law and hStuanig ia
aynendcd by him as expenses OF suSh eiec- re-
tlou: and the legislature shhn pro''N'
| nronriotIons for such purpose.
| ~ thc governor Is sought to be rechllsu
| under the provisions Of this article, tne W
| duties herein imposed upon MIN ii snaIi nc ue
norformed bv the Lieutenant Governor,
md n the Secretary OF State Is soughi
| 80 ha recalled the duties herein iihposeu
npon him, shall be performed by the e'a'e
| Auditor. \. o-oro,so5 bv the
a,aa,ars ~ each county. city and county
10 ana town of the State, with reference
~ the elective officers thereof, under snch
procedure as shall be provided by law;
Until otherwise provided by Jaw, ntr ,ne city
nnd county, city and town may provide,
for the manner of exercising such recall recall
powers in such counties; cities ana t"un, ~.
tIcs cities and towns, but shall NOT rt,
| nnirc rnv such recall petition TO be signed
~ oloctors moro in number than twenty
five per centum Of the entire vote Sao,inn tase
n hnroaf ,norc pnrticularly set forth, Tor
au tho candidates for office which the IN,
n',,hont M sought to he recalled occupies as
herein above defined.
or exercising any public or governmental
duty mower or function. shall he an elect
I've officer, or one appointed, drawn OF
| LesIgnated In accordance with law ny an
| aIcctive officer or officers, or by some
49,, ..,.t,iseion nerson or persons legal