Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-09-17

 der shall thereupon deliver to the cleo tor making such affidavit a sufficient number of copies of petitions for such recall and removal, printed forms ot which he shall keep on hand Such petitions shall be issued by the city recorder with his signature and off cial seal thereto attached; they shall be dated and addressed to the COun- cil; shall contain the name of the person to whom issued, the number ot forms so issued, the name of the per son sought to be removed, the office from which such removal is sought the grounds of such removal as stated in said affidavit, a copy of which peti- tion shall be entered in a record book to be kept for that purpose in the of. flee of the recorder Any defect in said form or record shall not invali date the petition.
 Section 3. Said petitions before be in returned and filed shall be signed by qualified electors equal to twenty five (23) per cent of the number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for all of the candidates for the office held by such officer sought to be removed, and to each signature shall be attached his or her place O. residence, giving street and number and date of signature. Such signatures need not all be on one paper.
 One of the SignerS of each sheet of such petition, or the person circu- lating such sheet, must make and sub scribe an oath on said sheet that the signatures thereon are genuine.
 All such papers for the recall of any one officer shall be fastened together and flied as one instrument, with the endorsement thereon of the names and addresses of three (3) persons designated as filing the same.
 Section 4. Whenever a recall peti- tion has been filed with the city re- oorder and while said petition remains in his possession. or has been certi- fled and submitted 5y him to the Coun- ch, no signatures shall be added there 70 or taken therefrom.
 Section ,. Within ten 0O. days from the filing of such recall petition, the city recorder shall ascertain by examination thereof and of the regis tration books and election returns. whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified electors. and shall attach thereto his certificate showing the result of such examina- ton.
 Section 6. If his certificate show the petition to be insufficient he shal; at once notify in writing one or more of persons designated on the petition IS filing the same; additional sigma lures properly verified may be fileC at any time within ten (10) days from he filing of the certificate. The city recorder shall immediately after such ref1llng, make like examination of the additional signatures, and attach there to his certificate of the result. l. still, insufficient or if no additional signatures are so filed, he shall return 5he petition to one of the persons designated as filing it, without preju- dice, however, to the filing of a new petition for the same purpose.
 Section '. When a petition shall be found by the city recorder to be sui 1cient, he shall submit the same witt his certificate to the Council without delay, and the Council shall immed 2tely notify the officer sought to be 'emOved, and if the said officer does not resign within five (5) days after said notification the Council shall orthwith after said five (5) day peri )d, order and fix a date for holdin: said election, not less than twenty ,2O) days nor more than thirty (3O) lays from the date of the city record CTS certificate that a sufficient peti- ion is filed
 Section 8. The Council shall make )r cause to be made publications of notice and all arranements for hold ng such election; and the same shall ,e conducted, returned and the result | hereof declared, in all respects, as Ire other city elections. If any va 'ancy occurs in said office after a | 'ecall election has been so ordered l he election shall nevertheless proceed IS herein provided.
 Section 9. An officer sought to ne | 'emOved may be a candidate to sue | eed himself, and unless he requests | otherwise ill writing, the city recorde! hall place his name on the official 'allot without nomination.
 Section 10. The nomination of other l the publication of notice f such recall election, and the con- Iuct of the same, shall be in accord with the provisions of this Chartep elating to elections.
 Section II. The incumbent shal ontlnue to perform the duties of his 'tflce until the result of said electioy hall have been officially declared 1 ne candidate who shall receive the lghest number of votes shall be de Jared elected for the remainder of ne term, but if the officer sought to e recalled is elected then no further ecaH petition shall be filed against ne same officer during the term for mich he was elected, unless the peti- toner's signing such petition shall rst pay into the public treasury. mich has paid such election ex. enses ot the proceeding election, a! xpenses of the preceding election. ft ot then elected he shall be deemed |: emoved from office upon the qualifi- at1on of his successor. II the successor fails to qualify with 3 tlve C5) days after the result of l I ald election shall have been declared lI