The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-03
TIE NEW F.AIRMONT. CHARTER

number OF registered voters in the
mnnfcip a1ity., The signatures to such
petitions need NO; he appended TO
any one paper,
Section Al. Petition papers shall
be procured only from the CLERK of the
board OF directors. who shall keep
sufficient number OF such blank petit
lions on file for distribution as herein
provided Prior TO the issuance Of
such petition papers an affidayi; shall
be made by one or more qualified elect.
ors and fled wit h the city clerk. stat
ing the name and Office OF the officer
or officers sought 10 he removed. The
clerk OF the board OF directors upon
issuing any such petition papers to
an elector shall enter IN Q record. to
be kept in his Office the name Of the
elector TO whom issued. the date OF
such issuance, and the number Of pa.
pers issued, and shall certify on such
papers the name of the elsctor TO
whom issued and the date issued, M
petition papers so issued shall he ar-
cepted as part OF the petition unless
II bears such certificatego of the clerk.
and unless 1t be flled as provided here.
III. a IN
Section AZ. Each siener OF q recall
shall sign his name IN ink, oil indeli-
BILE pencil. and shall place thereon Al.
ter his name his place ofsresidsnce by
street and number. To each such pr
titioni paper there shall be attached an
affidavit of the circulator thereof.
stating the number OF signers TO such
part Of the petition, and that each sie.
nature appended to the paper MAS
made in his presence and Is the GEM.
Inc signature OF the person whose
name It purports TO be.
Section Ie, All spapers scomnrisinc
a recall petition halllbeIfiIed Svit,, nc
clerk as one instrument within thirty
1907 days after the iilingfwi,h The clerk
OF the affidavit stating the nains, and
Office OF the officer sought L o he re.
moved.
Section AZ. TheSclerkl shall AT once
submit the recall petition to the hoard
OF election supervisors, and shall no
,:ifysthc officer sought 10 he recalled
OF such action. little official whose
removal is sought does not resign
within Eve fs) DAYS 4 fterE stioh notiee
III board shall thereupon order and
fix day for holding d recall election
Any such shall be held not less than
forty t40) nor. more than sixty 900
days after the petition has been Pre-
scented TO the board, az the same time
as any other general election or special
election held within such period: but
u no such election be held within such
period. the board shall call Il special
recall election 10 be held within The
time a foresaid.
Sectlon AZ. The ballots at such re.
eau election shall conform to the fol.
LOVING requirements:
With respect to each person whose
removal is sought the question shall
be submitted. Shall tname of persona
be removed from the office name OF
ofice) by recall 2.
immediately following caeh s,c,,
question there shall IA printed nj,
the ballots the two propositiona Il
the order set forth: ST'''s"s' -
For the recall MI Name ~ psrso, +,
Against The recall of TName N F ps,.
SOM A 800 " "
Immediatelyfto tile s1eft al tthe nro,,.
osition shall be placed 4 s M ~ 4,
which the electors ~ making q cross
mark tX) may vote either OF such
propositions. Under said auestions
shall be placed the names Of candI-
dates to Ill the or vacancies.
The name Of the officer or officers
whose removal Is sought shall not an.
pear on the ballot as "a candidate or
candidates to succeed himself or
themselves.
Before any such recall election for
the removal Of directors shall he Ne had al
there shall be nominated candjds .,s.'
10 III the vacancies. In Nnossinat;cn .
therefor 10 be made Nv netifian Witch
petition for eacli candidate ami he
signed by5 AT Iea al fjyesisS IN mar cont ~ -,
the registered eIectors ~ r., th m, ~, ~
of Fairmont and shall he fiIsd
with the election anti,3rit;es Al ths
city OF Fairmont al least thirty fsi n,
days prior to the date fixed sor t aL
ing such recall election. ana ti,e form
and requirements N Isaid nettfion and
acceptance nv candidate shall i'I he he
same as hereinafter nroyisisd Il, No No
case OF primary Som;n st sss - ''e
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