The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-13
CHAPTER IA.
RECALL.

SECTION u.s. RECALL. METHOD PRESCRIBED
The holder of any elective office be removed at any time
except hereinafter provided by the electors qualified
vote for of such incumbent in the following
petition signed by such electors, equal in number
to least 30 centum of the entire vote cast for all
ddates for the office of Mayor the last preceding
municipal election, demanding the recall of the person
sought to be removed, shall be fled with the City Clerk
which petition shall contain general statement of the
grounds which the removal sought The signatures
the petition need all be appended to paper each
sgner shall state his place of residence and number
One of the ners of each such paper shall make oath that
the statements therein made true he believes and
that each signature the paper appended is the
signature of the person whose signature it purpOrs
Within days from the date of filing such petition the
City Clerk shall ascertain from the voters register whether
not such petition is signed by the requisite number OF
qualified electors and ii necessary the Council shall allow
him extra help for that purposes and shall attach to said petit
ton his certificates showing the result of said examination
IT, by the City Clerks certificate the petition is shown to
insufficient it may be amended within ten days from the
date the notice served by the City Clerk that the pe
ton insufficient The City Clerk SHALL within days
after such amendment make like examination of the amend
ed petition and if his certificate shall show the to be
insufficient it shall be returned to the person filing the
without prejudice however to the filing OF petition
to the effect it the petition deemed sufficient the
City Clerk shall submit the to the Council without
delay and thereupon the Council shall order the filed
If the officer sought be removed does resign within
five days after the filing of said petition the Council shall
fix date for holding election upon the question
whether not said officer shall be recalled within Thirty
(30) days from the date of the City Clerk certificate that
sufficient petition is fled
SECTION 116 CAUSE OF RECALL OFFICERS
JUSTIFICATION In the call for such election there shall
be stated in than hundred words the
for demanding the recall of the officer set forth in the
recall petition and in said call in not than two hundred
words, the officer may justify his course in office.
SECTION lit. CANDIDATES. ELECTION. The City
Clerk shall give public notice of the time and place of hold
ing such recall election and the shall be conducted
except hereinafter provided returns made and the result
thereof declared in all respects in other city elections
In at such recall election the majority Of the votes
shall be in favor of the recall of the officer named
election shall be held for the choice of his notice
of which shall be within days after the result of
said election upon the recall is declared The of
any officer removed shall hold the office during the
pired term of his predecessor.
SECTION 118 NO RECALL PETITION FOR FIRST
SIX MONTHS No recall petition shall be filed against any
officer until he has actually held his office for
months