The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-23
THE ENABLING ACT.
Law Under Which the Next
Election Is to Be Held.
the F,FTEEN FREEHoLDERs.
We May ~ Chsssn - rsaas Ne
cnexesr-Whsn. New - WHAT They
Have - u Afssr May - NEXT

- 49, ereh,s,.~
fos10n3 - -. s1> - -
oct passed ~ the iass stese seBisa s'sA1s s.su
under which fifteen fTeehodders efe 70 %
elected Nay 81, 70 frnzns nev charter Tor
the city Of Seattle:
"a, =. s. 80 a. r..r~s<e d. the sovernment
- -x.s~s h.vsn~ : r.sruietlou az 1900 o. more
sststse.rss srd 6eessyfns n eme.reuey TO
80
n = ~c.~x.s he sas yesfsIssurs OF the sssse al
w.shsc~sc.-
c.~~,nss A. ~st~ nov having or which
49, hs,s.ss~x ~. : POPULATION a. 1900 or
- s.hsssr..s. ,nsx frame s charser for lie
80 .s.s.nr~rs
g. rns ,~ss.a.ttve srfhoritv al any such
- - = ..-s.sss-.s~s = -h;rn nav hevesffer
+. trco,nnretsd unSer the laws Of this state.
r,.v - c.6sreure rrovfse for the auposufmens
- si.s 800, fher.of II such number OF per-
-,',,s =. .h.sI - 49, vus,ea n surs ordinance 20
- =. ~~..n~-sss-s, - =, ,er.ona rrssefns In
-. $500 Isr,tts II .ucn civ The persons
- sr,snfrs-a shslI hefnrs entering upon their
,snssss f.re =. c~sh for The fi performances
$1,000 80 shsIr vfsh,u Eve davs alter their
sss.s,n,,..,., s..cr.~d -,,hin theft respective
ds1t,s.ss =, ,ssns = sru mereffon 81 Al persons
,~sidsn~ she,ein' vith theIr names Ana places OF
-seids,.cs "a s,cr,eAIssesv unou the compile
&C. - src,, eo,,,,.rsfson sy,ali make return
stas $500. ssss. =, TIE ie~ssIesive autbcri.y OF
ia r4,v ~, - III = tteir next meeting or q
-, sh<,ssss~, :. pr.cticshIe. canvass ana cor
sisv - 1890 ara n n ahsIl anpear that the
uiy .ns same' snn :. shAs. 49, -..sss. 49,
Wnois numoef ot peFsons irsaaans s'saas. -
coFpofsse hmiu o. ssen cay 1870 =. .1o'e'
the mayor ann csefk snsai cslu'y uunsI sAas eoI
porAfe seal OF sAid city tne NUMBER . .see %,
tanned. 70 the secretary o. the "aIs. uno snAl 1
-, - .s.I, =. s1,csu.sv. svidence Of
ths ,,cn.iesscr - ssia cttv.
hec : u y snail appear ~ sacn ceIs a1as -
mai tne popufauon OF emca csH - S'e -, "
more. the iexisiaHse suthon.s tnefeo' sns.'
Within twfn'y-io Hour days sitef Inc ming % sucn
cerfincate, provide ~ ordinance iof an esec.son
70 b held therein Tor the purpose OF eiec1ns
nftsen fseeno.den, VINO snail nave eeen resi- r
dents OF SAID city Tor TIE period OF ~ least TWO
electors. Tor ti1e purpose oi framing : char'ef
for such city II shall De the dhty OF the per
Sons 70 elected 70 convene withIh VEN Gays a'aer
their election and frame cbarser iof suen
CITY, snd within thirty days thereafter they. or
majority OF their number. shah submit sacn
charter to tho Legislative authority OF sucn
city. who shall, within nvc Gays mere
after, eause the same 70 De punnsned IN
two daily newspapers, pubiished in said
city. for thirty days and upon the amdayit
at the publisher of each OF said papers
being hled with the clerk OF said city, that
the said proposed charter has been pubished In
fulltu said papers ~ above provided. which a.
fidavit ahsll be nade Immediately after the last
publication Of such proposed charter. the iegis
lAtive authority Of such city shall. within i've
days thereafter, provide for the submission
thereof 10 the qualified voters Of said city, and
shall, for fhat purpose, give IT least ten days
notice In each election district OF said city. BY
pubiiahing such notice In two daily newspapers
published In said city. and BY causing the same
70 be posted at each polling place in the several
election districts thereof. Of IN election, which
notice shall specify the object for which said
election q called Said election shall be gov
erned by tho laws regulating and controlling
olections In eayd city, The form al ballot 1t snch
election ahall be. FOR the proposed charter
ssARainss the proposed charter In submitting
such proposed charter or amendments thereto
any alternate article or proposition may be pre-
scented for the choice Of the voters Of such city.
and may b voted on separately without pfeju-
dice to othem In submitting such amendment,
article o. proposition. the form of ballot shall
Be: "Y9 arsicle No. 49,. Of the charter. I"
"Againss article No ..-... Of the charter.
Dec. The oficers conducting such election
shalI make retur thereof within the time and
In tho manner provided by the election laws Of
such city, and the vote thereof shall be can
vassed and the result declared q provided by
such laws. aud II upon such canvass IL shall be
found that majority OF the votes so cast ct such
election were cast In favor OF the ratification Of
such charter the same shall become the organic
Law Of said city and shall supersede any exist
ing charter, and ali amendments thereto, and all
special laws inconsistent Herewith. when
authenticated, recorded and attested a. herein
after provided. The mayor of said city shall
thcreupon attach 70 said charter Z certificate In
substance a. folIows:
f mayor nj the city of - do hereby
certify that In accordance with the terms and
provisions al section 10 Of article II Of the con.
sfitntfon and of chapter OF the laws of said