The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-11

DROPoSED AMEN DMENT NO. "a pROPO-
l. stion to amend sections two (2), three 90. five
90 and 90 of article ". of the freeholders
charter, adopted October j, A. ID. 1880
Resolved, That section 2. Of article ~, be
amended 50 to read as follows;
sec. . The board of aldermen and the house of
delegates shall each consist OF as 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 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
viled. that IN case of the adoption of this pro-
posed anne dment the person receiving the high
est number of votes for delegate at said genera!
election in March, 1892. shall be entitled TO
qualify 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 for four years, and the other four for two
years and in the of tie vote The length OF the
term shall at the first session. and before transact
ing any other business, DE 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 To the house OF delegates
shall each hold Office TWO years Each member OF
either house shall further hold office unth his sue:
cess0r is elected and qualified. Each member OF
the city council shall have an annual salary II
three hundred dollars. To be paid monthly: pro-
vided. that after the population Of the city shall
have reached the nGlnber of - 900 as determined
by any official census, such salary shaii be
the sum OF SIX Huiultu NG4iNi9 pes
five dollars shall be made from each mem
bers salary who shall be absent from any
meeting Of his respective bouse, unless said MEM
Der shall certify on his honor that sild 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 free
holders charter, be amended so as TO read rs fol-
See 8 No member of either house shall hold
any fedefai state or other municipal tIice, or be
an empoye 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, oincert
agent or emplJye thereof
Each member uuon taking Office shall make ana
fe in she office of the city clerk an oath it ne VIII
faithfully comply with and abide by all the require.
neuts OF this section, ard he violation oil any OF
the provisions ofths section shall work forfeiture
Of his membership and warrant his expulsion from
the mousse 10 which he belongs
Resolved That section of article ", OF the rec
holders charter be amended so as to Tead as loi-
Sec : Tie house shall meet in separate cham
her A majority of either house snail Voilsi-
tute A Quorum but less number may aoJouth
rrnrn ,lav To day or till the time of the next reg-
lar meeting aud may compel TIE allshdssCS ~ a,
SEM members in ssch manner and ahaet SAch
nenalti-s as each house shall prescribe tor Itself
a quorum %: each Of the two houses OF toe city
council assembled in Joint convention shal oe
ouorunl OF "A Joint convention OF the city couhcli.
Passed house of delegates this s21A f GSX e. jan
nary, ls5-. ,,,. 14d - ~ nsiss-a;es
- Isal \. ;. MILF R.
"'' President Board of Aldermen
1867 gr'''N GEoRGE "; Hall, ,M9s Mayor,
$3.50 - II W MILLER. city Clerk
Date of first publication, February :, 1852.