The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-10

DRoPoSED AMENDMENT no "a PRoPO-
i sition TO amend sections two %, three go, five
go and seven 90 of article ~ OF the freehoiders
charter, adopted October /, A. ID. 1890.
Resolved, That section . Of article ~, be
amended so rs to read ms follows:
delegates shall each consist of rs many members
there wards in the city, one member OF
each house TO be elected ON each ward.
Resolved, That section of article ". of the free
holders charter be amended so as 10 read as fol-
lows: -
SECTION 3. At the general election in 1899
there shall be elected nine members of the board
OF aldermen, and there shall be elected in each
ward one member OF the house OF delegates; pro
viied that in case of the adoption of this pro-
posed amendment the person receiving the high
est number of votes for delegate at said general
election in March. 1892, shall be entitled TO
quality as said delegate. AT the general election
in 1892 the five members of the board of aldermen
receiving the greatest number Of votes shall hold
office Tor four years, and the other four for TWO
years. and in the of lie vote the length of the
term shall at the first session, and before transact
ing any other business, be determined by Iot. Az
each subsequent general municipal election one
delegate shall be elected from each ward and
enough aldermen shall be elected from the respec-
tive wards TO succeed those whose terms arc
about TO expire, and the aldermen so elected Shall
each hold Office tor four years.
The members elected TO the house OF delegates
shall each hold office two years. Each member OF
either house shall further hold office until his sue
cessor is elected and qualihed. EAch member OF
the city council shall have annual salary Of
three hundred dollars, tn be PAID monthly; pro-
vided that after the population OF the city shall
have reached the number OF 10000, as determined
by any official census, such salary siiau or
the sum OF six hundred dol!afs per
annum, payable monthly = deduction No, OF
five dollars shall be made from each mem
ber's salary who shall be absent from any
meeting OF his respective house, unless said meu-
Der shall certify on his honor that said absence
was caused by Illness or unavoidable absence from
the city at the time of the meeting.
Resolved That section of article w. OF the nee
holders charter, be amended SO as TO read as fol-
sec & No member of either house shah hold
any federal state or other municipal Office, or ne
an ernploye of the city either of said houses or
he interested in any contract with the city or with
or for any department, institution, board, oilceF
agent empoye thereof
Each member upon taxing office shall make and
file In the Office of the city clerk an oath that ne VIII
.i,hs,IIy comnly with and abide by all the require
mpnts OF this section. and the violation OF any OF
the nrnvsions of this section shall WORK forfeiture
of his membership and warrant his expulsion from
the house TO which he belongs -
Resolved That section OF article v, OF Ihe re
holders charter, be amended SO as TO read as fol-
seq ? The house shall meet in separate cham
her A majority of either house snail conSii-
fute n onorum, but a less number may auloNrn
nom dav 10 eay or till the time OF the next Fsg
lar r,eefinr ANA may compel the attendance OF ab
sent members in such manner ana under Slth
penaIties As each house shall prescribe tor Itself
A quorum Of each of the two houses OF ihe GUY
council assembled in Joint convention sAAl DC Il
Passed house OF delegates TN, -Sth ,,sS .. jan
uary 1892 -. 7, IL. IL, !" " i,oS-qtss
Passed board OF aldermen this -'tn gay @t an
uary, 1892 ,,, a, -. :. ~ :" ,iir-T1So
,sSb GEORGE W. HALL, Mayor.
Filed by me this Both Jag Of January, i7S-:
H. w. MILLER, CITY eek
Pate of first publication. February : lss--