Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-01-09
RECALL PETITION is
FILED AGAINST MAYOR
Recall Election Will Be Held Some
time Between February 16
and Is

AS an aftermath of the Aldrich
Evangelistic Campaign and the is
sues raised in connection with it,
recall petition demanding that DR..
George Geenty, mayor of the City of
Norris, be removed from office was
on Tuesday flied with City Manager
Haight. The petition is set forth in
full below. The City Manager ap-
proved the petition as to the suffi-
cheney of the number of signatures
being more than 25 per cent of the
electors who voted at the last muni-
cipal election, and a recall election
will be called the latter part of
February, between the 18th and the
25th.
According to the provisions of
Chapter of the city charter, the
City Commission shall within ten
days from the filing of the recall
petition set date for the holding of
a special election, not less than 40
nor more than so days from the
date of filing. In the call for the
election, the reason for demanding
the recall as set forth in the petit
tion shall be printed, and also in not
more than 200 words, the officer
may justify his course in office.
The recall election shall be con-
Quoted as are other municipal cleo
tions, and the question to be voted
on shall be: Shall George Geenty,
who is now holding the elective office
of Mayor, in the City of Morris, be
removed from such office?''
The charter further provides that
the election shall be determined by
Tmajority vote, and in case of removal
from Office a special election shall
be held within 80 days after such
recall election to elect a successor!
Nominations for such Office shall be
made in the same manner as at regu-
lar municipal elections
The charter further provides that
no person who has been recalled from
office shall be elected or appointed
to any office in the city within one
year after such recall.
Following is a copy of the
RECALL PETITION
We, the undersigned, electors of
the City of Morris, County of Stew
ems, State of Minnesota, do hereby
demand that George Geenty, present
Mayor of said City, be removed from
Office under the provisions of Chapter
6, City Charter of the City of Nor
ris, upon the following grounds, viz:
First: Failure to enforce laws and
ordinances relative to gambling;
Second: Failure to enforce laws
touching illegal traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors.;
Third: Failure to enforce laws
against selling cigarettes to minors
and also against permitting minors
TO frequent pool rooms:
Fourth: Illegally and un1awfully
interfering with and disturbing a
lawful religious meeting or assembly
E. E. Hall, Geo. Brooks, F. K.
Deming, C. w. Meekins, S. M. Arvig,
F. Light, VIM. r. Schroeder, w. A.
Pushor, r. Northcott, Roy Spellmey-
er, G. H. Pushor, L. Halvorson, Ray
S. Roberts, H. J. Quigley, J. E. Cole,
Amos Mumbleau, John Kreiss, B. Eek,
S. Stewart, E. B. Riniker, Christian
Kline, Ralph V. Smith, Arthur John
son, Arnt Olson, M. W. Mattson, J.
A. Penny, F. H. Richardson, H. E.
Garberick, Andrew Olson, J. A. Ring
ness, Edwin E. Johnson, Christ
Okeson, John G.. Peterson, P. M.
Markley, Chas. B. Anderson, Albert
Gilbertson, Ed. P. Baer, E. J. Smith,
G. A. Glover, Herman Redelfs, L. G.