The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

" snllt flfctQrs WITHIN tlIfeen
days after such petition Is filed. setting
forth specifically the grounds Of such pro-
test, whereupon the officer with whom
such petition Is filed shall forthwith mall
copy OF such protest 20 the person or
persons named in such petition as repre-
sentlng the signers thereof. together with
notice fixing a 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 sub
iect to delay, and must be concluded with
In thirty days after such petition Is filed.
and the result thereof shall be forthwith
certified to the person or persons repre-
sentlng the signers OF such petition. In
rase the petition Is not sufficient II may
be Withdrawn by the persons or a ma ior-
ity Of The persons representing the z<-
ers OF such petition and may, within fir
teen days thereafter. be amended and re-
filed rs an original petition. The finding
as 10 the sufflciency Of any petition may b.
reviewed by nny state court Of general
Jurisdiction In the county In which such
petition Is filed. but such review shall be
had and determined forthwith, and upoh
application. the decision Of such court
thereon shall be reviewed by the Supreme
Court summhrily.
See. 4. Each petition may designate
ballot title or submission clause to he
printed on the official ballot. VIII Ich must
not conflict with that selected In any pefl.
ton previously filed for the same election.
printed on the official ballot unless en- Join
ed for being grossly misleading. In which
event the person or persons representing
another ballot title that shall he fairly
descriptive OF the matter submitted to vote
such ballot title shall he numbered consec-
utively I'm tho order in which they are filed
and shall be printed on the official ballot
In that order, together with their respec-
tive numbers,
Sec. :, The secretary Of state at the time
he certifles 10 the county clerks OF the
several counties tho names Of the candl-
dates for state and district offices. shall
also certify to them thC ballot titles and
numbers Of the several Initiated and re-
ferred matters 10 he voted upon at the en-.
suing general election.
Soc, y. The votes on matters submitted
TO the people shall he counted. canvassed
and returned, snd the result determined
and certified In the manner provided by
law concerning other elections rs near as
may he. A majority Of tho votes cast
thereon shall adopt any matter 50 suhmit-
ted and in case OF adoption Of conflicting
greatest number OF affirmative votes shall
prevail In all particulars as to which
there Is conflict
Sec. I. Betwecn the fiftIeth and the
thlrtlcth days before any election the off
Ger with whom such petitions are to he
flled shall prepare. print and bind. at
the expense of the state or municipality
which elected him. n pamphlet containing
compactly true copy OF the text OF each
measure to be voted upon thcreat. 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 Herewith so that
changes The person or persons represent
Ing or opposing any initiative or referendum
petition may. prior TO the fifty-seventh
day before such election. print at his ex-
pense and file with such officer any nrgu-
mcnt not exceeding two printed pages,
concerning any amendment, law or ordi-
nance so submitted, which arguments
shall he bound in each copy Of said pamph-
let Immediately following such submitted
measure. An the pages of said pamphlet
shall be six by nine inches In size, num-
bered consecutively and the printed mnr-
ter thereon shall be set in eight point Ro-
man-faced type; single loaded, and twenty
five ems in width. with appropriate heads
and printed In black ink on sized and
super-calendared paper twenty-five by
thirty eight inches. weighing thirty pounds
to the ream. The title page of every meas
ure bound in said pamphlet shall show its
ballot title and ballot numbers The title
page OF each argument shall show the
measure or measures IL favors or opposes
and by what person or organization 1t IL
issued.
Sec. 8. All measures to he voted on
at the same election, and the argument
thereon, shall be bound together in the
same pamphlet. Any candidate to be voted
on at any election may furnish to said
officer. not to exceed two printed pages,
containing a print of his photograph n
desired and q statement "a his candidacy
which shall be bound In such pamphlet.
and all such statements shall be grouped
together at the end of such pamphlet
Not later than the slxtieth day before
such election the clerk of each county.
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 NIL persons
of the same surname at the same register
ed address. and not later than the thirtieth
day before such election the officer
publishing shall transmit to such clerk
the number Of copies so certified as
quired. which shall he Immediately mailed
by such clerk to each such elector or
group of electors at the expense of such
county, city or town TO be paid for out
OF the general fund
Sec. .. No ordinance resolution or fran
chlse passed by the Legislative body OF any
city or town shall take effect before thirty
days after Its final passage and publication
except an ordinance calling special cleo
tion or necessary to the immediate preser-
walton of the public health or public safety.
and not then unless 1t shall state In sep
arate section the reasons why It II thus
necessary and unless It shall receive the
affirmative vote OF three -fourths OF all the
members elected to each branch of such
and also be approved by the mayor. II
within said thirty days a petition signed
by qualified electors equal In number to at
least ten per cent. of the last preceding
vote for governor within such municipality
shall be filed protesting against such ordl-
nance or any part thereof taking effect.
such ordinance such part thereof so
protested against shall thereupon and there
by be suspended from taking effect and
such legislative body shall Immediately
reconsider the same, and II the same be
not repealed IL shall forthwith publish the
same as other ordinances are published,
II no publication has heretofore been
made, and shall submit the same to vote
OF the qualified electors at the next gen
eral municipal election not held within
thirty days after said petition is filed.
at n special election to be called there
after by such legislative body for that
purpose, and such ordinance part thereof
shall not take effect unless n majority
OF the qualified electors voting thereon
Mt such election shall vote in favor thereof
II such petition be signed by qualified elect
ors equal in number to at least five per
cent. but less than ten per cent. of the
said last preceding vote for governor, 1.-THE
legislative body shall submit such ofdl-
nance or part thereof to n vote Of the
qualified electors at the next ensuing gen.
eral municipal election not held within
thirty days after such petition is filed. No
ordinance defeated by vote of the peo-
pie shall be re-enacted or passed by such