The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER SOS. F.. No. 10.

seven ~ OF the Constitution Of the sIats
G ~ Minnesota n;e providing for recall Of pub
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the Stale
of Minnesota: ~ "'~>0
Section /. That Article Seven ~ of tho
Constitution OF the State of Minnesota shall
ne and the same hereby is amended by ADJ
section, which shall be numbered Section 10
OF sad Article Seven ~. and which shall
read as follows: ~''
Section 10. Every public official in Min
n ,so a. eieetlve or appoin're. shall he SUI
Ject 10 recall from o1lice by the electors OF his
omclai or electoral district herein proviI-
Cd: petition demanding his recall Setting
number OF electors in his district as shall
be provided by law. which number shall not
De less than twenty per centum or more than
thirty per centum of the total number Of
votes cast for governor in such district the
office where petitions for nominations to su ,co
once are filed. or in such other office as may
De provided by law: and the officer in whose
cal election for such recall. If such official
shall resign within five days after such petit
shall be filled as may be provided by law:
but il he shall not SO resign. such SPECIAL
after the filing Of the petition. shall be called
TO determine whether such official shall Do
ton shall lie printed, in not more than two
hundred nuHi words, the reasons for demanding the
recall OIL such official as set forth In the
words such officials justification of his course
in Office Such official shall continue to per-
form the duties Of his office until the result
of such election shall be officially declared.
No such petition shall be signed filed
against any official until he shall have held
office six months; and no petition shall b.
signed or filed for the recall of any Judicial
official within sixty days of the decision, rul-
ing or act complained Of in the petition. Such
additional legislation as may aid in the OPP
under shall be provided by law. At sucn
election no person shall be voted for and
the only proposition submitted shall be the
as provided in this section shall be ineligible
to fill the vacancy caused by his recall.''
submitted to the people Of this State for their
approval or rejection at the general election
occurring next after the passage Of this act.
respective districts may at such election vote
for or against such amendment by ballot
and the return thereof shall be made and
vassed and the result thereof declared in the
manner provided by law with reference to the
election of State officers. and If it shall ap-
electors voting at said election as provided
in the next Section have voted in favor of the
same, then the Governor shall make proca-
take effect and be in force as part Of tho
Constitution.
Sec. 3. The ballots used at said election
on said amendment shall have printed on
them, Amendment to Article Seven a. Of
d the providing for the RECALL Of
each elector voting on said amendment shall
place a cross mark thus (x) in the space left
opposite the word yes or the word "no'
the proposition in accordance with the ex-
pressed will Of the elector, as provided by the
election laws Of the state.