The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-02

DRoPoSED AMENDMENT NO. IA PRoPo-
Is, and seven IL of article w Of the freehoders
charter. adopted October l, A. ID. 1850
Resolved, That section 2, Ct article ~, be
amended 40 TO read as follows:
gee, 2 The board of aldermen and the house Of
delegates shall each consist Of as many members
each house TO De elected ON each ward
Resolved, That section Of article ~. of the free
holders charter be amended so as TO read as fol-
SECTION 8. 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
posed anne adment, the person receiving the high
est number of votes for daezats at sad 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 for tive
years and in the of tie vote the length of the
term shall at the first session. and before transact
Ing any other business ne 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 respee
~ swarSs to succeed those whose terms are
about to expire and the aldermen so elected shall
each holi Office for four years
The members elected TO the house OF delegates
shall each hold office two years. Zach member OF
either house shall further hold office until MS sue
the city council shall have an annual salary VI
three hundred dollars. 10 be paid rnonthly; pro-
have reached the number of $4,000. as determined
by any official census; such salary shaA De
the sum OF SIX nuHdfou uNAAfs per
snnum. payable monthly. A deduction OF
live dollars shall ne made from each Inem-
ber's salary who shall he absent from any
meeting OF his respective house, unless SAID mem
Der shall certify on his honor that said aosehce
was caused by Illness or uuaYotdEols absence from
the city at the time of the meeting.
Resolved That section Of article w. of the free
holders charter be amended 50 as TO reaa a. iol-
lows:
sec s. No member Of either house shall hold
eny federal state or other municipal ONCE. or be
an employe of the city or either OF said houses or
be interested in any contract with the city or Win
or for any depaTltGe institution board, omcer.
agent emplOye thereof
Zach member upon taSlng Office shall make en1
fle In the oce ofthe CITY clerk oath that be viii
faithfully comply with and abide by all the require
m-nts OF this section. and the violation OF any OF
the nroyisfons OfthS section shall work forfeiture
of MS membership and warrant his expulsion from
the house to which he belongs
Resolved That section OF article v, OF the nee
holders charter. be amended so As to read as FOL
see = The house shall NEE: ia separate cham
her A majority of either house SHAH con-tl-
tute a quorum but less number may adjourn
iron, day to day. TIL the time OF the next reEu-
lar meeting and NAV compel the attendance o. alb
cent members In scch manner ana 1nder 'uch
penalties as each house shall prescribe ;1r lt-eis
A quorum % each o! the Two houses OF Tue city
council sSsernh!ei in iont convention shah he
quorum OF a Joint convention Of the Guy council
passed house OF delegates this 18th Gay u jan
vary, 1892. ,,. q, H. " ~, -
Passed board Of aldermen This 9Th LAY ol jan
80 lsa2 A = MILLER,
President Board Of Aldermen
Approvea BY me this S1th day OF JaE uATy,
1891 GEORGE W. HALL aSyoF.
Billed by me this 3Oth day OF January, lsY-
H. ". MILLER, City Clerk
Date of hrst publication, February z, les2.