The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-05

LAC ClCELlOn Ol Il
sor of the person sought to be re-
moved, shall be filed with the cleo
ton managers and notice given of
such filing by publication at least
once in one of the newspapers pub
iished in said City, which petition
shall contain q general statement
OF the grounds upon which the re-
moyal is sought; the signatures to
the petition need not all DE append
ed to one paper but each signer
shall add to his signature his place
OF residence, one of the signers on
each paper shall make oath before
an officer competent to administer
oaths that the statements therein
made are true as believed and that
each signature to the paper append
ed is the genuine signature of the
person whose name it purports to
be; within fifteen days from the
date of filing said petition, said
election managers shall examine the
YAM w oSSCA IdtI WASIucI III is
signed by the required number of
persons and whether such persons
are qualified persons as shown by the
registration books and they shall
attach to said petition their certi-
ficate showing the result of such
examination. II by the said certi-
hcate the petition is shown to be in
sufficient, it may be amended with
in ten days from the date from said
certificate. The election managers
shall within fifteen days after such
amendment, make like examination
of the amended petition, and if
their certificate shall hold the same
to be insufficient, it shall be return
ed to the persons fling the same,
without prejudice, however, to the
filing of new petition to the same
effect. If by their certificate the
petition is shown to be sufficient.
the said election managers shall at
once order and fix the date for
holding the said election not less
than thirty nor more than sixty
days from the date of their certifi-
cate showing that sufficient petit
ton is filed. The election managers
shall make or cause to be made
publication of notice and all ar
rangements for holding such cleo
ton and the same shall be conduct
ed, returned and the result declared
and the expenses thereof paid in all
respects as in other City elections,
except that primary election shall
not be required for the nomination
OF candidates at such removal cleo
ton. The successor of any officer
so removed shall hold Office during
the unexpired term of predecessor.
ANY person sought to be removed
may be candidate to succeed him
self, and unless he requests other
wise in writing, the said election
managers shall place his name on
the official ballot without nomina-
ton. In such removal election the
candidate receiving the highest num-
Der of votes shall be declared elect
ed. At such election if some other
person than the incumbent receives
the highest number of votes, the
incumbent shall thereupon be deem
ed removed from Office upon the
qualification of his successor. In
the case the party who receives the
highest number of votes should
fail to qualify within ten days after
receiving notification of election.
the office shall be declared vacant
Ii the incumbent receives the high
est number of votes, he shall re-
main in office. The said method of
removal shall be cumulative and
additional to the methods hereto
fore existing by law.
Section %. - BE it further en-
acted, that said Board of Commits
sioners shall at their first meeting
in January 1914, or as soon there
after as practicable. and annually
thereafter choose and select a Re-
corder for said City, who shall be
a practicing attorney who has bona
ilde resided in said City at least one
year prior to his said election, who
shall have all the powers of the MAY
or under the charter of said City now
of force. as TO trying and furnishing
Offenders against the ordinances of
said City, and also to commit such
offenders for violating the State
laws He shall take and subscribe
an oath before assuming the duties
of his office to faithfully, impartial
ly and honestly discharge his duties
as such recorder without favor or
affection. He shall hold his court
at such times as the Commissioners
shall prescribe and at such other
times as may be necessary to fully
discharge the duties of his office. He