The Forrest City times., 1912-06-07

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 Tn the petition de
 manding the recall of the official And in not more than three hundred words
 there shall also he printed. 1T desired by course fin office
 Petitions for the recall of any county. township. citY or town official or of any road oVerseer or school dI-
 rector shall be prepared circulated signed and verified in the same manner as herein provided for state officials
 nut shall be hled with the county elee- ton commissioners of the county in which the official sought to he removed resides And the county election com l missioners shall certify the regula rity ! and suiictenCy thereof to the county i Judge who shall fix the date for holding ] the election Tn the same manner as tho l governor Is directed in the case of the 1 recall nf state officers. and the county i election comm issioners shall certify tho i election Of candidates elected ,t any county. township, city or town recall | erection To the governor. who shall issue commisstons in accordance herewith. 1 provided that in the ea.e of consta bles | road overseers and schosl directors the l returns shall be certified to the county l judge who shall issue commissions in accordance with the certificates of cleo i ton.
 l. f>feeeedinES for the recall of any ofheer shall be deemed to be pending rom the date of the filing of any recall petition against such officer and f such ohieer snail resign al any time subse- | pueht To the filing thereof. the recall election shall be held notwtthStandfng Sdeh resignation and the vacancr caused by such resignation. or from any other cause, shall be filled as provided hy law but the person appointed to ffU such vacancy shall hold his o:Hee on., until tue person elected at the recall election shall qualify
 2. Any elector may be nominated for the office wl,ch is to be filled at any re- call election in the following manner. l By petition signed by the cleo tors, qualified to vote at such recall cleo ton. equal in number to at least one per centum of the total number of votes east at the last preceding election for all candidates for the office which the incumbent sought to De removed occu- pies.
 2 By the returning boards of pri-
 3 By the certificate of the chairman and secretary of the convention of any regularly organized political party in
 h. Nominations of candidates for state office. or for a candidate to be elected from district composed of more than one county shall be filed with the state board of election commission CTS not less than thirty days prior to the date fixed hv the governor for hold ing the recall cleo tion. and nominations Tor candidates for county township. city or town offices shall be filed with the county election commissioners not less than fifteen days before the date fixed pE the county judge for holding the county, township. city or town recall election Provided that candidates for school director at any recall election election.
 i; There shall be printed on the re call ballot as to every officer whose recall IS to be voted thereat, the follow
 
 against whom the recall petition is iiteG) be recalled from the office of Cti- tie of office21. following which ques- ton snail be the words "Yes" and No on separate lines With blank space on the right of each. In which the voter shall indicate by placing q cross eX) his l such ballots, under each such question 1 there shall also be printed the names Of those persons who haze been nomin= ated as candldateS to succeed the per son recalled. in case he shall be remov- ed rom office by said recall election. i but no vote cast shall be counted for anN candidate for said office unless the voter also voted on said question of the recall or the person sought to be recall i ed From said office. The name of the Ierson against whom tie petition is filed Sfail not appear on the ballot aS can diaHte for the office If a majority Of these voting on said question of the rs- call or any incumbent from office shall Nnie No sad incumbent shall con UHae in sald office
 j. If majority shall vote Yes said Incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re moved from said office. upon the Quali- i fieation of his successor. The election officials shall canvass all votes for can d1ddtes for said office and declare the result In like manner, as in q regular election. If the vote at any such recall election shall recall the officer then the candidate who has received the highest number of votes for tUe office shall be thereby declared electel for the remain ] der of the term. h case the person who received the highest number of voters shall fail 10 qupIIfH within ten days alter receiving the certificate of election. the office shall be deemed VI cant and shall be filled according to
 k Any recall petition may. be pre- sented and t1led in sections. but each section shall contain 3 full and accurate copy ot the title and text of the peti- ton EdFh SlRHer shall add to his sig nature hfs place of residence giving the street and number If such exists His election precinct shall also appear on the petition after his sfspature The number of signatures appended to each section shall be at the pleasure of the person SallC ting signatures 10 the same Any qualified etector or the state shall be compsteut to solicit such signatures within the county. township. or city or town of which he k an elector Each section of the petition shall bear the name of the couuty- township. city or town in Which lt is circulated and only qualified electors of SuCh county town 10 sign such section E1eh sect.an sh4 Ill have attached thereto the affidavit of the person soliciting s;e~4tures t1 the i same stating hIS qualifications. an. that all the signatures ta me attached sec ton are made lu his presence and that to his best knowled@e and bel5ef each signature 10 the section is the genuine signature of the person whose Hame il purportS to be; and no other affidavit thereto shall be required The affidavit of any person soliciting signatures here uudeE shall he verified free of charge by any officer nf this state authorized to administer an oath. such petition so verified snail be prima facia evidence that the signatures thereto appended are genuine and that rle persons sign ing the same are qualified electors
 | Each section or the patfti0n for in