The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-27

DROPoSED AMENDMENT NO "A PROPo-
L st!on to amend sections two (2). three (S), five
(5) and seven 90 of article " of the freeholders
charter, adopted October /, A ID. 1880.
Resolved, That section g. IF article w, be
amended 20 q TO read as follows:
sec. q The board of aldermen and the house OF
delegates shall eacn consis. of as many members
each house to be elected ON each ward
Resolved, That section of article ~. of the free
holders charter be amended SO as TO read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 3. At the general election in 1892
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
vfted, 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
in 1892 the five members of the board OF aldermen
receiving the greatest number of votes shall hold
Office for four years, and the other four Tor Two
years. and in the OF tie the length of The
term shall at the first session, and before transact
ing any other business, be determined by lot At
each subsequent general municipal election one
delegate shall be elected from each WA Il and
enough aldermen shall be elected from the respec-
tive wards to succeed those whose terms are
about to pire and the aldermen elected shall
each hold office for four years.
The members elected TO the house or delegates
shall each hold Office two years Each member OF
either house shall further hold office until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified. Each member Of
the city council shall have an annual salary OF
three hundred dollars, to be paid monthly; pro-
have reached the number OF 5000. as determined
by any official census sueh salary shall be
annum' payable monthly A deduction OF
five dollars shall be made from each roem-
bsr's salary who shall be absent from any
meeting OF his respective house. unless said MEM
Der shall certify his honor that said absence
was caused by Illness or unavoidable absence nom
the city at the time Of the meeting.
Resolved That section of article ", Of the free
holders charter, be amended so as 10 read as FOL
lows:
sec 8 No member Of either house shall hold
any federal, state or other municipal ONCE or pc
an enploye of the city or either OF SAID houses OF
be Interested in any contract with the city or with
or for any department, institution, board, oi1cer,
agent or eElpioye thereof ,
Each member upon taking Office shall make and
file in the office OF the city CLERK an oath nSt ne VIII
ments OF this section. and the violation of any or
The proy Stons ofthis section shall work forfeiture
OF his membership and warrant his expulsion from
the house to which he belongs -
Resolved That section Of article ~, OF the nee
holders charter, be amended SO as 10 read as fol-
see = The house shall meet in separate cham
her A majority of either house shall coHsti-
tufe a quorum, but q less number may adjourn
from day TO day till the time or the next reg-
lar meeting, aud may compe! The Attendance o. Ao-
semi members in sucb manner and under such
penalties Is each house snail prescribe tor itseL
a.. quorum OF each Of the two houses oil tue CITY
council assembled in joint convention shali I,e y
ouc-nr, Of a iolnt convention OF the city council
Passed house Of delegates this 18Th day OF jan
raly, 1892. , Z, N, :" {, NJ 9,ai.-ats.
- soS A :. MILLER,
''' President Board Of Aldermen.
Apnrovad hy me this S0th day OF January,
1ss5 GEORGE w. HALL, Mayor.
f''e'' ~ 49, II w MILLER, Ci;y CLERK.
Date Of first publication, February :. 1871