The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-16

pRoPosEp AMENDMENT NO. "A PRoPo-
sition to amend sections Two (2), three (3), five
% and seven {! OF article w OF the ireehoiders
charter adopted October /, A u. 1890
Resolved, That section 2 # article ", be
amended so as to read as follows:
The board of alder and the house OF
delegates shall each consiss of rs many members
there wards in the city, member Of
each house TO be elected ON ench ward
Resolved. That section of article ". of the free
holders charter be amended 80 as 10 read as fol
lows:
SECTION 5. 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
vi ted, that in of ths adoption of this pro-
posed amehdmsnt, the person receiving the high,
election in March, 1892, shall be entitled to
qualify As said delegate. AT the general election
IN 1872 the five members of The board OF aldermen
receiving the creates; number OF votes shall hold
Office for four years and the other four for two
years and la the Of tie vote the length of the
term shall at the first session. and before transact
ing any other business, he determined by lot. At
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 are
about To expire and the aldermen SO elected shall
each hold Office for four years.
The members elected 10 the house of delegates
shall each hold Office two years. Each member OF
either house shall further h0i office until his sue
cessoris elected aud qualified. Each memher OF
the city council shall have an annual saiary d
three hundred dollars, to be paid monthly; pro
vided that after the population OF the city shall
have reached the number of 1o,OOo. as determined
by any official census, such salary shall he
tie sum OF six hundred dollars per
anrum payable monthly. deduction OF
five dollars shall be made from each rnem-
berS salary who shall be absent from any
meeting OF his respective house, unless said MEM
Der shall certify on his honor that said absence
WAS caused by Illness or unavoidable absence from
the city the time OF the meeting,
Resolved That section OF article ~. OF the tfee-
holders charter, be amended SO As 10 read as ioi-
lows: -, 80,
sec 3 No member Of either house shall hold
any FEDS al state other municipal office, or NE
an stnpoye Of the city or either OF said houses or
he Interested In any contract with the city or with
or for any department. institution BOARD ouhteE'
agent empiOye thereof ,,--, -
Each member UPON taking Office shall E-aSe snd
re in the Office OF the city clerk an oat4 tRat NJ Nll
faithfully comply with and abide by ali the require
msnts of this section. and the violation OF any 81
OF his membership and warrant his expulsion from
the house 70 which he belongs -
Resolved Dhai sectlun of article v, o. tat re
holders charter. be amended SO as 10 resu AZ t'i-
lows; -,
Dor 4 majority of either house shall constr
tute quorum, b1t les number NAV adjourn
from la, 70 dav. TIN the time OF the next Tegil-
lar fneeiing and may compel the attendance OF a2-
sent members in such manner ana under sNCh
penalties As each house snail prescribe Tor itself
a quoran 81 each the lNvo hoises Of the CITY
council assembled IN joint convention shAit pe
quorum OF a Joint convention OF The city council
Passed house OF delegates this &oth Gay OF IAa-
uary, 1892 Il +, ). y g,
Passed board OF aldermen this -Tth day Of jan
p.rv lSa2 \ = MILLER.
President Board OF Aldermen.
1867 GEohGE ". HALL Mayor.
TtIeh nv me thus S1th day of January lSe-.
"A. w. MILLER, city Clerk.
pate Of first publication, Feb Iuary =, 1882