The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-15
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March Is, 1913
HOUSE BILL NO. 154.

March Is, 1871
HOUSE BILL NO. 1884,
AN ACT relating to cities of the first
class which have heretofore adopted, or
may hereafter adopt, the commission
form of Government, amending section :
1888. 1898, 1914, 1895, 1870 1916. 1919. 1870,
sas of 1903, and repeating original sec
tons 1898, 1888. 1874, 1895. 1902. 1870 1915.
1873. 1870 and 1884 Of the General Stat
uteS OF Kansas of 1863.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section /. That section 1898 of the Cen
eral Statutes of Kansas of 1909, be. ard
the same is hereby amended to read as
follows: Sec. 1888. In ease of any va
mayor or any commissioner, the said
board Of commissioners shall, by a ma
5ority vote of all the members thereof
elect some suitable person to fill the I'M
expired term. The resignation of the
mayor or any commissioner elected I'M
der this act shall be made In writing 20
the board of commissioners for their &C =
ton thereon. If the mayor or any COM
missioner shall remove from the terri
shall ipso facto be deemed to create
vacancy in his office. The board of conf
missioners shall elect by ballot by ma
5or1ty vote of all the members thereof,
one of their number whose official title
shall be president of the board of COM
missioners-' The president of the board
of commissioners shall preside at all
meetings of said board. in tie absence Of
the mayor, and shall be invested with all
duties of the mayor of such city during
such absence.
Sec. 2. That section 1893 of the General
Statutes of Kansas Of 1903, be- and tna
same is hereby amended TO read as fol-
lows: Sec. 1239. The holder of any cleo
tive office may be removed after the eX
pfration of six months from the election
and qualification of such officer by tie
electors qualified to vote for a successor
of such incumbent. The procedure to Ell
feet the removal of an incumbent of
elective office shall be as follows: Ally
time after six months petition signni
by the electors entitled to vote for a
succ >ssor to the incumbent sought to be
removed equal in number to at least
twenty five per centum of the entire vote
for all candidates for office of mayor at
the last preceding general municipal cleo
ton. demanding the election of sue
cessor of the person Sought to be re-
moved, shall be filed with the city clerk.
which petition shall contain a general
moval is sought. The signatures to the
petition need not all be appended to one
paper, but each sisner shall add TO ms
signature his place of residence, g1vlrs
the street and number. One of the sign
ers of each paper shall make oath DC
fore an officer competent to administer
oaths that the statements therein ma lie
are true as he believes, and mat eacE
signature to the paper appended is the
name it rurports to be. Within ten days
from the date of filing such petition tna
city clerk shall examine and from Inc
voters register ascertain whether or not
said petition is signed by the requisite
number of qualified electors. and IT
necessary the commission shall allow nm |
extra help for that purpose: and he shall
attach to said petition his certlflcate' |
showing the result or such exanlnauon:
is shown to be insufficient. 1t may De |
amended within ten days from the date |
of such certificate. The clerk, shall with |
in ten days after such amendment, make ]
like examination of the amended petition, |
and If his certificate shall show the same |
to be insufficient, 1t shall be returned to |
the person filing the same; without pre- /
judice, however, to the filing of new
petition to the same effect If the petltlon
shall be deemed to be sufficient, the clerk |
shall submit the same to the commission
without delay. If the petition shall be /
found to be sufficient the commission
shall order and fix a date for holding
the said election, not less than thirty days
nor more than forty days from the GATE
of the clerks certificate to the commls
sion that a sufficient petition is filed |
The commission shall make or cause TO
be made publication of notice and all ar
rangements for holding such election,
and the same shall be conducted. re
turned and the result thereof declared ~
So far as applicable, except as otherwise
herein provided, nomination hereunder
shall be made without the intervention or
a primary election by filing with the clerk
at least ten QO) days prior to said special
e!e-tion. a statement of candidacy accom-
panied by a petition signed by electors
entitled to vote at said special election
equal in number to at least ten per
centum of the entire vote for all candi.
FL ceding general municipal election, |
which said statement of candidacy ana
petition shall be substantially in the form
set out in section 1926 of the General Stat
utes of 1909. So far as the same is APP
plicable. substituting the word special
for the word primary in such statement
and petition, and stating therein that such
pers on is a candidate for election instead
of nomination The ballot for such spe-
cial election shall be IN substantially the
form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Special election for the balance of the
unexpired term Of -- as -----. |
For