The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-24
Clerk of the City of Seattle.
Date of first publication November Ia. 1891.

DROPOSED AMEN DMENT NO. IA PROP
osition 10 amend section / of article Xxx, of
1890.
Resolved. That section / of articles XXX of the
freehoiders charter be amended so as TO read
SECTION l. ANY amendment or amendments to
TINS charter may be proposed in either house of
the city council and ii the same shall be agreed TO
by not less than three-fifths of the members of
each house. proposed amendment or amendments
shall be entered upon the journal OF each house,
with the yeas and nays of the members of such
house thereon provided, that after the passage of
such amendment or amendments through the
house in which it may have originated, the same
shall not be called in the other house. and placed
upon It's hnal passage therein at any time less than
twenty days from the time OF IFS passage through
the house in which 1t originated. Upon the pass
age OF said amendment or amendments through
both of said houses. the same shall be submitted
TO the qualified voters of the city for their ratlfica
ton or rejection at the next general election
which shall be at least sixty days after the adop
ton of such proposed amendment In the house to
which il shall have last submitted: and IT, at
such election, majority of all the lawful voters
voting thereat shall. by their votes, ratify any
thereby become part of this charter and within
five days after such election be, by the mayor
in proclamation, published in the city
official newspaper, proclaimed a part thereof;
provided that if more than one amendment be
snhmitted at the same general election the same
shall be submitted at such election in such a man
ner that electors may vote for against each of
the amendments separately. And provided, fur
amendment through the said houses Of the city
council the same shall be published by the city
for the period of sixty DAYS prior 10 such election
together with notice by the mayor that the same
is submitted TO the qualified vote : of the city for
their rejection or approval at the said coming cleo
ton. H w. MILLER,
Clerk of the City of seattle
Date of first publication November IA, 1891.
DRoPOSED AMENDMENT NO. ia PROP
l. ostion TO amend section IL OF article Y. of
the freeholders charter, adopted October l, A. D.
1890
Resolved. That section II of article " of the
freeholders charter be amended to read
FOLLOWS:
SECTION IT. The board of health shall with the
consent of the city council, appoint an inspector
of interior plumbing of water. steam and of all
buildings within the city, with the powers of
policeman, may devolve the duties of such in
spector member of the police force. The city
council shall by ordinance define the duties of such
Inspector, and regulate all interior plumbing of all
buildings with due regard for the health OF the city
H. W. MILLER,
Clerk of the City of Seattle
Date of first publication, November Ia. 1891
DRoPOsED AMENDMENT NO le-A PROP
l. osition amend section Ia of article TX. of
the freeholders charter adopted October l, A.
u. 1890.
Resolved. That section II of article TX. of the
freeholders charter be amended 50 as to read as
follows:
SECTION Il. The city council shall before
the first Monday in September in each year by
ordinance nix the rate of taxes to be levied, and
levy the taxes upon AL taxable property, both real
revenue TO carry on the different departments OF
the municipal government for the ensuing fiscal
year provided that at the making of such levy in
September in 1892, and in each subsequent year.
the council shall increase such annual levy as IS
needed for such ensuing years expenses by the
addition thereto of not less than one tenth or more
than one. fifth of such rate levy such additional
levy 10 he continued until the current receipts
from all sources sufficient to meet the current
expenditure II W. NJ LLER,
Date of first publication November Ii. 1891.