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Show "BILL REVIVES "FRILLS" SPRf KiLLEDJN 1911 Initiative, Referendum and Recall Provisions Embodied in- Measure .to Be Intro-y Intro-y duced in Senate. ADDED POWER IN HANDS OF VOTERS People May, if Proposed Law Passes, Rejnove Officers ! Who Do Not Satisfy j AUtjorit'. T' HE initiative, thc referendum aud the recall arc added to thc present laws relative to the government of municipalities of the first and second class by a bill to be introduced today -by Senator Ben. her X. Smith of Salt Lake. These provisions pro-visions were a part of the bill providing provid-ing for the commission form of government gov-ernment two years ago, but vroro eliminated elimi-nated as "frills." Some of tho persona who wero behind be-hind tho movement to give to Salt Lake a commission form of government have alwaj-s contended that tho initiative, initia-tive, the referendum and the recall were an essential part of the commission commis-sion form of government, -and that tho plan would be more successful from thc time those provisions were added. Task for Committee. Senator Smith 'a bill hns beeu prepared pre-pared and stenographers are now making- thc requisite number of copies of Lhe measure so that it may bo introduced intro-duced in tho senate today. The bill will bo referred to tbo committee on county and municipal corporations and will be considered iu connection with other bills which have been introduced on the same subject. The consideration considera-tion of these bills will constitute the most important part of tho work of this committee this year. Tho bill gives to tho voters of cities of tho first and second class tho opportunity op-portunity to initiate ordinances and provides that certain other ordinances must be referred to the peoplo for their approval. It also provides that thc holder of any elective office may be i romoved at any timo by the voters. A j recall election on any office may be held on potition of 25 per cent of the number of electors voting for tho successful suc-cessful candidate for mayor at the election last preceding. Initiative Terms. By the terms of the measure any proposed ordinance may be submitted to tho board of commissioners by potition po-tition of from 10, to 25 per cent of the total number of votos cast for all candidates can-didates for mayor at tho last preceding election. If the petition accompanying tho proposed ordinanco bo signed by not less than 25 per cent of tho voters and contains a request that the ordinance 'be submitted lo a vote of thc people if not passed by thc commissioners the board of commissioners shall eithor pass tho ordinanco without alteration within twenty days, or call a Bpocial election, unless a general municipal election is ro be held within ninety days, at which election the ordinance shall be submitted to thc vote of thc doctors of tho city. If thc petition is accompanied by the signatures of not less than 30 nor more than 25 per ceut of tho votors thc board shall pas? tho ordinance within twontv dnj-s or submit it to tho vote of tho people at. tho noxt general municipal munici-pal election Referendum Provisions. Tho referendum feature of tho new bill provides that in cit'103 of the first and second class no ordinance passod by tho board of commissioners oxcept whon otherwise required by the general laws of tho slato or oxcept an ordinanco ordi-nanco for the immediate prosorvntion of tho public peace, health or safety, whleh contains a statoment of its ur-gonc' ur-gonc' and is passed by a two-thirds voto of tho board of commissioners, shall bocomo effective beforo ten das from its final passage. Tf during the ten days intervening between tho pas-sago pas-sago of tho bill and tho dato for its becoming olVoctive a petition signed by 25 por cent of all tho votos cast for mayor at the last preceding election, protesting against the pnssujio of suoh an ordinance tho ordinance shall bo suspended from becoming operatlvo and tho board of commissioners is required to reconsider it. Should tho board of oowmisgionora fail to repeal tho ordinanco in its entirety en-tirety tho board is required under the . ' ' (Continue on Pe Two,) REFEH01 CLAUSE IS HI'S DESIRE (Continued from Pago One.) act to submit the ordiuaucc to tho voters vot-ers of tho city at either a special election elec-tion or at the ensuing general city election. elec-tion. Any number of ordinances ma3' be voted upon at the same election, but not more than ono election shall bo held in six months for this purpose. Rests With People. The board of commissioners is giveu power in tho bill to submit propositions proposi-tions at regular citj elections for tho repeal of ordinances previously approved ap-proved by the people for tho amend ment of such ordinances. No ordinance proposed by petition can be repealed or amended except by tho vote of the people. WftenQVor any ordinance or proposition proposi-tion is required by law to bo submitted submit-ted to the voters at auy election tho bill directs tho city recorder to causo such ordinance or proposition to be published pub-lished for not more than twenty daj's and not less than live days boforc its submission. En all cities of the first and second class, under the recall provision of the bill, tho holder of any elective ollico in the city government may be removed at any time b' tho electors qualified to vote for his successor. The number of voters named in the bill as requisito to a recall petition, is 25 per cent of the number cast for mayor at the last prG-cediug prG-cediug election at which a mayor was chosen. This number mny be changed, however. The author of the bill said last night that, tho number would be fixed at a percentage l,hat would be considered con-sidered sullicient to safeguard both the rights of the public and the oflicehold-crs. oflicehold-crs. One proposal being considered is lo reduce the number to 20 per cont and to require that each signer anpoar personally per-sonally before tho city recorder to siga the petition for tho recall of an olVicor. Provides for Successor. The recall petition must demaud the election of a successor to the person sought to be removed and a general statement of the grounds for which the removal is sought. Within tcu days from the date of tho filing of tho recall petition the city recorder shall examine the petition to ascertain whether or not the petition is signed by tho requisite number of voters. If the examination ot the city recorder discloses tho fact that the petition is insuflicient the petition pe-tition may be amended within the ensuing en-suing ten "clays. If the petition is found to be sulficcint tho recorder shall transmit trans-mit it to the board of commissioners without delay. To Prevent Delay. The board of commissioners will then order and fix a date for holding the recall re-call election, not less than thirty nor more than forty days from the time the recorder has notified tho commissioners of the sufficiency of the petition. The election shall he held in a manner identical iden-tical with the holding of other city elections. The successor to the person J recalled shall servo during the unex- fiired term of his predecessor. Unless he candidate sought to bo removed makes a request otherwise in writing tho city recorder shall placo his name on tho official ballot witnout his having been formally nominated. All other candidates for tho office shall be nominated nom-inated In the manner that candidates for city offices aro now namod. At the recall election if some candidate can-didate other than the incumbent receives re-ceives the highest number of votes the incumbent shall be deemed romoved from offico upon tho qualification of hia succossor, and the person receiving the highest number of votes shall succood him. If the incumbent receives the highest number of votes he shall cou-tinue cou-tinue in offico. |