The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
CHAPTER IA.
RECALL.

SECTION u.s. RECALL METHOD PRESCRIBED
The holder OF elective office may be removed at time
except hereinafter provided by the electors qualified
vote for of such incumbent in the following
petition signed by such electors equal in number
at least 80 per cenum of the entire vote cast for all
ddas for the office of Mayor at the last preceding general
municipal election demanding the recall OF the person
sought to be removed shall be filed with the City Clerk
which petition shall contain general statement of the
grounds which the removal is sought The signatures to
the petition need not all be appended to but each
sgner shall state his place OF residence and street number
One Of the sgnes of each such paper shall make oath that
the statements therein made he believes and
that each signature the paper appended the genuine
signature Of the person whose signature purpors to be-
Within ten days from the date of filing such petition, the
City Clerk shall ascertain from the voters register whether
such petition is signed by the requisite number of
qualified electors and if necessary the Council shall allow
him extra help for that and shall attach to said p
ton his certificates showing the result of said examination
IT, by the City Clerk certificate the petition shown to be
insufficient it may be amended within ten days from the
date the notice served by the City Clerk that the petit
ton insufficient The City Clerk shall, within ten
after such amendment make like examination of the amend
ed petition and if his certificate shall show the be
insufficient it shall be returned to the person filing the same
without prejudice, however, to the filing of petition
to the effect if the petition is deemed sufficient the
City Clerk shall submit the the Council without
delay and thereupon the Council shall order the filed
If the officer sought to be removed does not 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
(3O days from the date Of the City Clerks 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 1T. CANDIDATES. ELECTION. The City
Clerk shall 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 all respects in other city elections
In case such recall election the majority of the
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 given within ten days after the result Of
said election upon the recall declared The Of
any officer removed shall hold the office during the
pired term of his predecessor.
SECTION 49, NO RECALL PETITION FOR FIRST
SIX MONTHS No recall petition shall be filed against any
officer until he has actually held his office for at least
months.