The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-06
TOR AMENDMENT NO. IA. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. fl.

Be it Eenacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Every elective public officer Tn 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 ure 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 tive state officer, petition signed by the electors entitled to vote for q sue cessor to the incumbent sought to he removed. equal in number to twelve per centum of the entire vote cast at the preceding election for all candidates for 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 mseioners provided said petition shall he calculated 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 al said election. as above estimated. Such petition shall contain general statement of the grounds urc:.
 which the removal is sought which
 statement is intended solely for the in- formation of the voters. and the suhi- ciency of which shall not be open to re- view.
 b When such petition shall be hled
 
 they shall submit the same. together
 with a statement of its sufficiency, to
 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 eruor. If by the prayer of the peti-
 tioners it is the governor whose removal s sought, the petition and certifcat te
 before mentioned shall be filed with the
 auditor of state who shall proceed in
 the form and manner as prescribed for the governor
 c, Tn 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 on said state board of election commis- sioners shall be filled by other state of ] hcials in the order named following i. The auditor of state 2. The state treasurer. 3. The commissioner of mines man | ufacturers and agriculture. l. The superintendent of public in- | struction.
 g. The justices of the supreme court | in the order of their seniority as such d. The governor shall make or cause | to be made publication Of notice for the holding of such election, and the elec- | tton commissioners or the various coun- ties of the state shall make arrange | msnts 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 fin such election shall be printed | in not more than two hundred words | the reasons set forth in the petltion de- | mandinE the recall of the official And | in not more than three hundred words | there shall also be printed if desired by | him. the officers justification of his | course if Oftics.
 @. Petitions for the recall of any | county. township, city or town official | or of any road overserr or school di- ' rector shall be prepared, circulated
 signed and verified in the same manner
 es herein provided for state offieials.