The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-08

DROPosED AMENDMENT NO. "A PRoPo-
siiion 10 amend sections two 81, three o. FIVE
90 and seven "a of article w. of the freehoders
charter, adopted October !, A. ID. 1899.
Resolved That section 2, If article ~, be
amended so as TO read follows.
sec The board OF aldermen and the house OF
DELEGATES shall each constss of as many members
as there are wards ia the city, one member CT
each house TO he elected f ON each ward
Resolved, Thatsection of article v of the free
holders charter be amended SO as 10 read as fol-
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, shsll 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 aud 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 be determined by lot At
each subsequent general municipal election one
delegate shall be elected from each ward and
enough aldermen shall he elected from the respec-
tive wards to succeed those whose terms
about TO expire, and the aldermen 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 hold office until his
cessor is elected aud qualified. Zach member OF
the city council shall have an annual salary "
three hundred dollars. Go be paid monthly; pro-
Vided that after the population Of the city shall
have reached the number OF u.s. 600. as determined
by any official census, such salary shall he
The sum or SIX hundred dollars per
annum payable monthly \ deduction o;
five dollars shall be made from each mem
hers salary who SHAH he absent from any
meeting his respective house, unless said mPnl-
Der shall certify on his honor that satd absence
WAS caused by Illness or unavoidable absence from
the city az the time OF the meeting.
Resolved That section of article ~. Of the free
holders charter. be amended SO 10 read as fol-
lows:
see s. No member of either house shall hold
any federal. state or other municipal Office, OK be
an employee of the city either OF said houses.
he I'M Erag fttNt IL
or for any department, institution, board, officer
agent employe thereof
Each member upon taking cffce shah make and
file i'm the Office OF the city clerk an oath that he VIII
ments Of this section. and the violation OF any OF
the prov OF this section shall work forfeiture
of his membership ana warrant his expulsion nom
the house 10 which he belongs
Resolved That section of article ", of the free
holders charter. DC amended 50 as 10 read as fol-
lows:
sec. : The house shall meet IN separate cham
ber A majority of either house shall ConSti-
tute a quorum but less number may adjourn
nom day 90 day TIL the time OF the next resu-
leT meeting, ana may compel The attendance oi alb
sent members in such manner ana under Slch
penalties a. each house shall prescribe for itself
4 quorum vi each Of the TWO houses oi the city
council assembled -iE joint convention SHAH DC Il
quorum Of Ia jalni convention OF the city council
Passed house OF delegates this -9th ,ias OF Jan-
uaTy, 1892. Il W - -,
nary 1892 \ =. MILLER
President BOARD OF Aldermen.
Approved by me this SOth day OF January,
1892 GEORGE " HALL, Mayor
Filed by me this goth day 81 January, ls9-,
IL ". MILLER. city clerk.
Dale of first publ cation, Feb ruaTy :. los--