The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-06

ed to one paper, but to each paper there shall be attached an affidavit of the circulator, stating the number was made in his presence and is gen. uine. With each signature shall be stated the residence of the signer, the street and number or other descrip- tion sufficient to identify.
 Note:-At this point the copy of the formal form to be used for a nominating petition is shown
 Section 15-All nomination papers for regular town election comprising petition shall be assembled and fill ed with the town clerk, as one instru- ment, not earlier than thirty nor later than fifteen days before election Any shall file with the clerk his written acceptance of nomination not later than twenty days before the day of the election, and in the absence of ac- ceptance his name shall not appear on the ballot.
 Section 16-The full names of can- didates nominated for the council shall be printed on the official bal lots in the alphabetical order of the
 Sec IF. Any member of the coun- cil may be recalled and removed by the electors of the voting district by which he was elected. Any elector may file with the town clerk an affi- davit containing the name of the coun- Gil member whose removal is sought and a statement of the grounds. The clerk shall thereupon deliver to the elector making such affidavit copies blanks shall be issued by the clerk with his signature and official seal at tached; they shall be dated and ad- dressed to the council and contain the name of the person to whom is sued, the number of blanks issued and the name of the member whose re- moval is sought. A copy of the peti- tion shall be entered in a record book to be kept in the office of the clerk. The recall petition. to be effective, town clerk within thirty days and returned and filed shall be signed by the electors of the district to the num- Der of at least fifteen per cent of the number who were entitled to cast, in said district, votes at the last regular election. To every signature shall be added the residence of the signer, the street and number or other deScrip- ton sufficient to identify. Such sig natures need not be on one paper, provided each paper carry the desig- nation of the purpose for which the paper is circulated, but the circulator of such paper shall make an affidavit that each signature is the genuine All recall papers shall be filed as one instrument, with the endorsements of luS I1dIlOS d1u douT0SSSS OI luTee per sons designed as filing same.
 Section 18-Within ten days after the filling of the petition the town clerk shall ascertain whether the pe- tftion is signed by the requisite num- Der of electors and shall attach his certificate showing the result of ex- animation. If his certificate shows the petition to be insufficient, he shall notify in writing one or more of the persons designated on the peti- tlOn filing and the nnfitinn may be amended within ten days, af- ter the giving of notice, by the filing of supplementary petition upon ad- diuonal petition papers, issued, sign g1nal petition. The town clerk shall within ten days after amendment make like examination of the amend ed petition, and attach his certificate of the result If then found to be in sufficient, or if no amendment was made he shall file the petition in his office and shall notify each of the persons designated as filing it of that fact. The final finding of the insuf- fcaency of petition shall not preju- dice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose.
 Sec 19. If the petition or amended petition shall be certified by the town clerk to be sufficient he shall submit same with his certificate to the coun- cil at it's next meeting and notify the members whose removal is sought of
 
 in ten days of the receipt of the town clerks certificate, unless the member whose removal is sought shall have resigned. order an election to be held not less than 30 nor more than 45 days thereafter within and for the district from which the council mem Der whose removal is sought was elected provided, if any other reg ularlar town election is to occur with in 60 days after the receipt of said certificate, the council may in it's dis cretion provide for the holding of the election on the date of such other election.
 Sec. 20. The form of the ballot at such election shall be as nearly as may be: Shall A be recalled ?", the name of the member whose re- call is sought being inserted in place of A, and the ballot shall also con tain the names of the candidates for election in place of the man recalled, as follows: Candidates for the place of A, if recaIled,'' but the mem Der whose recall is sought shall not himself be a candidate. In case majority of those voting for and against the recall of any member shall vote in favor of recall he shall thereby be removed, and in that event the candidate who receives the highest number of votes for his place shall be elected for the balance of the unexpired term. Should the council fail or refuse to order an election as provided within the time required, such election may be ordered by any court of general Jurisdiction in the county in which said town is situat-