The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-06

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Vote for one oniy)
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Name OF present incumbent
oficih baIlot-Attest:
| signature. city Auditor.
Incumbent May Succeed Himself.
! The successor OF any officer 80 re-
/ moved shall hold office during the I'M
| expired term Of his Predecessor ANY
| person sought TO be removed may be "A
candidate 70 succeed himself ami IN
| less The requests otherwise in writing
| the auditor shall place his name Jn the
ofiicial ballot without nomination In
, any such removal election. thu candidate
| receiving the highest number OF votes
| shall be declared elected. At such lee
| ton. ~ such other person than the m
| Cumbent receives the highest number OF
| votes. the Incumbent thereupon shall be
! deemed removed from the office upon
! qualification OF his successor. In case
/ the person who received the higest num-
Der or votes should fail to qualify with
/ In ten days after receiving notification
! or election. the Office shall be deemed
vacant. II the incumbent receives the
| highest number OF votes. he shall con-
! ttnue In office. The said method 81 re-
/ moVal shall be cumulative and adj
| tiOnal 10 the methods heretofore provid-
| ed by law. Whenever Yetition is pre-
1 scented for q recall election against the
| commissioner Of finance. the sufficiency
| authenticated by the mayor instead Of
| the auditor.
Initiative and Referendum
-. section lL..Any proposed ordinance
l petition signed by electors OF the city
equal IN number 10 the percentage here
| fication. naturalization, Inspection. Ger.
/ LITIGATION. amendment and submission
| OF such petition shall be the same as
! provided for petitions under seciiUn 10
| hereof
II the petition accompany .nE the pro-
posed ordinance he signed ~ electors
| equal in number to fifteen per centum
I OF the votes cast for all candidates for
I mayor at the last preceding general
| election. and contains a request that the
! sali ordlnanc" be submitted 20 "A vote
I Of the people ~ not passed by the. COM
| mission. sucl commission shall either
| 'al Pass such ordinance without
/ alteration within twenty days after at
! tacAfu"nt of the auditors certificate OF
sHiti. len'y to the accompanying petit
! 10 Forthwith after the auditor shall
/ attach q" the petition accompanying such
, the commission shall call q special elcc-
I ton. unless a general municipal ,i-.t ton
/ l- tlN'i Wlt.Iu ninety ia! thereafter
B ana 90 such special or general municipal
I election. 90 One is So ftNed. such ord i-
I fuar," shall Do submitted without aitera-
] ton To- tine vote 81 TIE eIertur. OF said
I CITY But n the petition o. signed Iy
I loss than fifteen per rentum and not
p less than ten per ''ntlm ~ the electors.
n.y. th'N" defined, then tue commission
. shall within twenty DAYS. pass said orti-
1 nance without change. Or submit the
I same az me next -tn'tal election occur
l iuE Mt less tnsn thirty days after the
] auditors certificate or sIffcicrry Is
l attached o. said petition
Referendum Features.
IN" ballot used when voting upon satI
I "riinau"". stall contain these words
I For f." ordinance ard Against the
/ ord inanc"." statinz to nature 80 the
I proposed ordinance. 90 q majority vote
/ 200 favor thereof such ordinance snail
Z i-st"ur"n become O. valid and binding
/ proposed ~ petition. or winch snail rr
Z adopted ry vote % tho people. cannot
I Dbl. reGealei mr. amended except by q vote
D ore rtr-'s may 30 acted uIon % the
/ Same election. Zoo d~'prIdnr, vita the
I shall not poo NOR" thaN one special ,Ier-
I ton So am period of siN months fot
coumissoin's Initiative
no commission may submit o. r-apu.
Z s.fIHu Col. fh- repeal ~ any aurH nr.r-
/ name or fnf amendments thereto. 20 h.
voted upon 20 amy succeeding general
I .IfF election and shnuii sub PROPOSE
% ZION en Submitted receive 70 majority ~
i." votes r.sf tl're'n ~ such election.
4 30 "fi'nHn. shall thereby o. r"GeaI-
'i OF amended nc,0 rliuEIt WI,.sver
any nfl.ntnr" nr proposition i~ required
I lf th.s 600 90 bee Submitted O. t.e voters
az Pie ..ft af amy election. tI. CITY
H||Ifn' -N1|I cause .I"' ordinance or
/ -.rH f"I t' he tr published or.c Ir
. city. aH.H publications fo ie u0t moro
f~'r't nr Ietr than .'tr Hars Do.
/ f.r. '., .p.mi.','on - such proposition
stay Of Ordinance.
rr'..n rs $50 HriIrar.e nr frrH.' fre
rrer'f 'g tre remuiesion. except o. r.u
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