The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25

SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY Is, 1919
the time provided shall such petition placed on
lille in his office and provide facilities for there signing the same
The city clerk shall Immediately notice be published
general circulation the city Of the placing
of such petition for signatures Such petition shall remain
for the period Of thirty days during which time be
signed BY eector OF the city but not BY agent at
torne Each sgner of the petition shall sign his ink
ndeble pencil and shall place thereafter his residence by
voting precinct, and by street and number.
Sec So NOTICE AT the expiration said period of
days the city clerk shall examine the and ascertain
certify thereon whether the signatures thereto
twenty five Of the registered city sig
lures do amount to such he shall notice Of
that fact upon the commissioner commissioners designated
in the petition and also deliver authorities copy
OF the original petition with his certificate the percentage
Of registered who signed the same certificate as to
the date of his last mentioned notice
missoners designated in the petition.
Sec 60. RECALL ELECTION IF the commissioner OF
commissioners any them designated petition file
with city clerk within days after the last mentioned notice
his or their written the city clerk shall notify
the election authorities of that fact shall
be reVocabe and the city commission shall proceed fill the
Vacancy resignation the election
authorities shall forthwith day holding re
ca election for the removal of those resgnng Any
election shall be held not less than thirty than sixty
after the expiration of the of mentioned
and at the time other general special election held
within such period but if such election be held within
period the election authorities shall call special
to be held within the period aforesaid
Sec 81 BALLOTS The ballots at such recall election
shall conform to the following requirements With respect to
each whose removal sought the question shall
mtted Shall name Of person) be removed from the Office
City Commissioner by reca? Immediately following such
there shall be printed the ballots the propositions
in the order here set forth $40 .g.4,5.#
"For therecal Of (name Of person).
against the recall of (name Of person."
Immediately to the right of each the propositions shall be
placed in which the electors making
*, may vote for either Of such propositions.
Sec 81. FILLING OF VACANCIES:-In any such cleo
ton if majority Of the votes the question
commissioners affirmative the person whose
sought shall tereuon be deemed removed from office upon
the Of the official of that election
the caused by such recall shall be by remainder
Of the city commission according the provisions section four
OF this charter Il however election held for the recall
more than two commissioners candidates succeed them
for their unexped terms shall be voted upon cleo
ton and shall be nominated petitions signed dated and yer
fed IN the manner required for petitions presenting
candidates for nomination election and similar in form to
such petitions but signed by electors equal
ten percent of the registered of the city, filed with
election authorities thirty days prior to such recall
Election But such nominating petition shall be signed
cuated until after the expired signing the copies Of
the petition for the recall any signatures anedang
lsuch time shall not be counted ..%
Sec 60. COUNTING THE VOTE :-Canddates shall neisa
be nominated succeed particular commissioner only
one commissioner removed at such election the candidate
election receiving highest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected to fill the vacancy and if than
sioner removed at such election such candidates equal
Der the number Of commissioners be declared
to fill the vacancies and among the successful cand
dates those receiving the greatest number
clared elected for the longer terms Cases ties
matters not herein specifically provided shall be
by the rules governing elections generally
Sec. Ga EFFECT OF PRESENTATIONS No preceding
for the recall of all OF the members the city
same election shall be defeated whole part BY
ton of all of them but upon the resignation any
them the city commission shall have the power vacancy
until is elected and the proceedings
and the election Of shall continue
teffec as though there had been resignation.
| & Sec IS. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Except Az
herein otherwise provided petition recall any commissioners
within six months after he takes office No
removed by recall shall be eligible be appointed
for period of two after date of city
clerk shall preserve his office all papers comprising
with petition for recall for the period year