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election special election be called
that and such protested ordinance protested tem
section thereof shall go effect become
eratve unless majority of the qualified electors voting the
shall vote favor thereof until the proclamation of
the Mayor made provided in Paragraph As of this
Charter
the FORM filing certficaon rejection and action recall
petitions shall apply petitions of the kind referred to in this
requires but nothing said Chapter VII shall be construed to
extend the time for completing and filing good and suf
days.
Any ordinance that the Mayor and Board
Aldermen the qualified of the city shall have the
authority to enact the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
their motion submit to the electors for adoption
lection general special municipal election, in the
and with the force and effect provided in
this chapter for ordinances submitted petition
At special election called under the provisions of this
Charter there shall be bar to the OF other ques
ons vote of the electors addition to the ordinances or
provided for if said other questions such
legally be submitted at such election Ii the provl
sons of two 2) approved adopted
election conflict then the measure receiving the highest
ST. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen may by ordi-
make such further regulations may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this chapter.
THE RECALL
52 Every public officer holding elective office,
either by election appointment is subject to recall
3d. Any qualified eector of the city make and file
with the City Clerk affidavit containing the name OF the Of
cer to be removed and general not to exceed two
City Clerk shall hereupon deliver to the eector making such
affidavit sufficient number Of copies OF petitions for such re-
call and removal printed which he shall keep hand
Such petitions shall be issued by the City Clerk with his sigma
official seal thereto attached they shall be dated and
addressed Mayor Board Of Adermen shall contain
the whom issued the number Of forms
issued the of the sought be removed the Of
flee sought the grounds of such
stated in said affidavit of which petition shall
be record book to be kept for that the
office of the City Clerk Any defect said form record
shall not invaidate the petition.
54 Said petitions before being returned and filed shall
be signed by qualified equal to twenty-five (25
centum of the number Of cast at the last
all Of the candidates for the office held by
be attached his her place of residence giving street and
number and date of signature Such signatures need not all
be paper
One of the sgners each sheet of such petition the
person circulating such sheet must make and subscribe
oath said sheet that the signatures thereon genuine
All such papers for the recall Of officer shall be
fastened together and filed instrument with the
dosemen thereon Of the and addresses of three CD
persons designated as filing the same.
55 Whenever recall petition has been filed with the
City Clerk and while said petition remains in his possession
or submitted him the Mayor and
of Aldermen signatures shall be added thereto
Sc Within ten (1o) days from the filing of such recall
petition ascertain by examination thereof
registration books and election returns whether the
petition signed by the requisite number of qualified electors,
shall attach thereto his certificate showing the result of
such examination.
81 If his certificate the>peton be insufficient
he shall notify writing of the
designated the petition filing the additional sigma
properly verified may be filed at time within ten
shall Immediately after refng, make like examination
of the additional signatures and attach thereto his certificate
filed he shall return the petition to of the persons
designated filing it. without prejudice however, to the fill
ing Of new petition for the same purpose
When the petition shall be found by the City Clerk to
be sufficient shall submit the with his certificate to
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen without delay and the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall Immediately notify the Of
er sought to be removed and the said officer does not
sign within five days after said notification the Mayor and
Board Aldermen forthwith after said five 5) day
period fix date holding the said election not
less than twenty (20) than thirty (3O) days
from the date of the City Clerks certificate that sufficient
is lied