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145f -6- 5.07 Sec. 5.07. Oath of office. [formerly Sec. 5.08.] Every officer of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of ~ [changed from "his"] office, 6.01 Sec. 6.01 Power of initiative. . . . Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by ~ualified voters of the city e~ual in number to at least twerity-perr.cent (2C~ [changed from ten per cent (10%)] of the ~ualified voters voting in the last rEgular city election or five hundred (500) [changed from two hundred fifty (250)] whichever is the greater. 6.1 Sec. 6.02. Power of referendum. Prior to or within thirty (30) days after the effective date of any ordinance which is subject to referendum a petition signed by ~ualified voters of the city equal in number to at least twenty per cent (20%) [Changed from ten per cent (10%)] of the ~ualified voters voting in the last regular city election or five hundred (500) [changed from two hundred fifty (250)] whichever is the greater. . 6.03 Sec. 6.03. Forms of petitions. . . . The signatures to the initiative or referendum petitions need not be all appended to one paper, but each signer shall sign his ~ [added) in ink or indelible pencil, together with a notation showing [delete "his"] residence addres address. . . signed thereto, and that such signatures were placed thereon in that person's [changed from "his"] presence. . . . 6.07 Sec. 6.07. Power of recall. I The people of the city reserve the power to recall any elected officer of the City of San Marcos and may exercise such power by filing with the city secretary a petition signed by ~ualified voters of the city e~ual in number to at least twenty er cent (20%) of the ualified voters votin in the last re lar cit election or five hundred 500 whichever is the greater, demanding the removal of such elected officer. [changed from". . . petition signed by at least ten per cent (10%) of the ~ualified voters voting in the last regular city election or two hundred fifty (250) whichever is the greater, . . ." ]The p'etition shall be signed and verified in the manner re~uired for an initiative petition. 6.09 Sec. 6.09. Results of recall election. If a majority of the votes cast at a recall election shall be against removal of "the council'member Ichanged from "councilman"] named on the ballot, that council 'member [changed from "councilman"] shall continue in office. If the majority Cifthe votes cast at such election be for the removal of the council member [Changed from "councilman"] named on the ballot, the council shall immediately declare that member's IChanged from "his"] office vacant and such vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this charter for the filling of vacancies. A council member Ichanged ,from "councilman"] thus removed shall not be a candidatef{delete "to succeed himself"] in an election called to fill the vacancy thereby created.