The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-21
Sufficient
Signatures
For Recall
PETITIONS HAVE BEEN CALLED,
In AND BEN G. PREPARED
S FOR Film G.
WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE
CITY CLERKSWITHINA
FEW DAYS!

IL has been announced by the par
ties having the circulation OF re-
call petitions in charge, asking for
thesrecall Of the present city COM
missioners, that the .sufficient num-
and at the present time the petitions
and at the presnt time the petitions
hayejbcen. called in and are now be-
ing prepared, making ready to! file
them with the city clerk. ssssy u
The city charter provides that a
recall election must be ordered by
the commissioners upon the presell-
tation to them Of petitions contain
ing thefnamcs of so percent of the
entire vote for the candidate for
commissioner or for council, as the
ease may be, who received the high
est vote cast at the last preceding
general municipal lection. Mayor
Anthony Bowen receiyd the highest
number Of votes at the last election,
having recciyd 1913. The required
80 per cent Of this number II 455.
The recall petitions must. be pre-
scented to the city clerk and after an
examination, he finds that the nuln=
Der Of names of legal voters Is suf=
iicient, then he will advise the
Board Of Affairs that the petitions
arc in his hands,
Just when tie petitions will be
filed with the city clerk is not
known, but it is thought that this
move will be made in a few days.
THE following is extracts taken
from the city charter which will OK
plain more in detail the workings Of
the recall provision, showing the
method Of procedure, after the pc
Itittons have ben filed with the city
clerk:
s"rlie holder of any elective office
may be removed at any time by tic
electors qualified to vote for a sue.
cessor Of such incumbent. The pro.
cecdure to effect the removal Of an,
incumbent of an reflective office shall
be as follows: ASpetition signed by
electors entitled to vote for a sue.
cessor to the incumbent sought to be
removed, equal in number to AT
least 80 per centume of the entire
vote for tic candidate for commits
sioncr or for council, as the case
may be, who. received the highest
vote cast at the last proceeding gem
!eral municipal election, demanding
an election Of successor OF the per-
son sought to be removed shall be
filed with the city clerk, whiclia pc:
tition shall contain a general state
ment of the grounds for which tic
removal is sought.
"If tile petition shall be deemed
to be sufficient, the clerk shall SUP
nit the same tol the Board OF Affairs
without delay. II the petition shall
be found sufficient, tho Board OF At:
fairs shall order and fix the date Of
holding said election, not less than
80 days nor more than 40 days from
the date Of the clerks certificate to
the Board Of Affairs that a suffi-
cient petition has ben filed.
The Board of Affairs shall make
or cause to be made, publication or
notices and all arrangements for.
holding such election and same shall
be conducted, returned and the re-.
suit declared in all respects as other
city elections;. provided, however
that nominations shall only be Of
persons Of the same political party
as, Mcpherson SO sought3to be- rcmoy-
cd. So far as applicable, except as
otherwise herein provided, nomlna..
tions shall be madein the same man
ner. as provided for I'M this act fot'
candidates in general elections az
least ten days prior to said special
election.
1.-THE successor Of any officer SO
removed shall hold office during tile
unexpired term Of his predecessor,
Any person sought to be removed
may be a candidate to succeed him
self, and unless lie requests other
wise, in writing, the clerk shall
place his name on the official bal
lot without nomination. In any
suchlremoval election, the candidate
OF the same political party Of the
person sought to be removed, 4rcceiy.
ing the highest number Of votes
shall be.tleelared elected. At such
election IL such other than the lin,
cumbent receive The highest number
of votes, tic incumbent shall sthcra
upon be deemd removed from thegofss
flee upon the qualification 5ofihis
successor. II the incumbent re-
ceives the highest number Of votes
he shall continue In office. the
said method Of removal shall be
cumulative, and additional TO tlre
methods heretofore prescribed by
laws; provided, that no election shall
be held for the recall of any officer
within six months from tho begin
ming or tho end of the term for
which Me was regularly elected or
appointed (,
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