Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-22
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IA. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.

Be it Eenacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Every elective public officer in the State of Arkansas may be removed from office by the electors entitled to vote for a successor of such incumbent, through the procedure and in the man ner herein provided for. which proceed ,lre shall be known as the recall and is in addition to any other method of re- moval provided by law.
 a. To effect the removal of an cleo the electors entitled to vote for sue cessor to the incumbent sought to be removed equal in number to twelve per eentum of the. entire vote cast at the the office which the encumbent sought to be removed occupies. demanding the election of successor to the officer named in said petition. shall be address ed to the state board of election com mssioners. 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 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 the governor. who shall immediately order and fix 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 filing 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 n1cnff0nn6 a od na auditor of state who shall proceed in the form and manner as prescribed for the governor.
 c. In the event the officer sought to be removed is the governor, secretary of state. or attorney general, officials now comprising the state board of election commissioners. either official sought to be removed shall be disqualified as a member of said state board of election commissioners for the purposes herein provided and such vacancy or vacancies sicners shall be filled by other state of hcials in the order named following:
 1. The auditor of state.
 ?. The state treasurer.
 3. The commissioner of mines, man. ufacturers and agriculture.
 4. The superintendent of public in
 B. The justices of the supreme court in the order of their seniority as suc1
 d. The governor shall make or cause to be made publication Of notice for the holding of such election, and the cleo ton commissioners of the various. co,1n 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 fin 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 in not more than three hundred words there shall also be printed. if desired by him him the % o1icer's justifcation of his
 ?e. Petitions for the recall of any county. township. city or town officiai, or of any road overseer or, school di, rector shall be prepared, circulated, signed and verified in the same manner se herein provided fer state cfacials.
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