The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-18
DRoPosED AMENDMENT NO. "A PROP

proposed AMENDMENT NO "A PRoPo-
sition TO amend sections Two 90, three 90, five
charter, adopted October l, 4. u. 1890
Resolved. That section >, If article ", be
amended so TO read rs follows:
sec, The board Of alder men and the house Of
delegates shall each conss. of as many members
as there are wards in the city, one member Of
each house to ne elected ON each ward
Resolved, That section Of article ~, Of The free
holders charter be amended 50 as 10 read rs fol-
lows:
SECTION 5. At the general election in 1892
there shall be elected nine members Of tte board
OF aldermen and there shal be elected in each
ward one member of the house of delegates, pro
vi ID that IN case Of the adoption Of this pro-
posed anne .dment, the person receiving the high
est number OF votes for delesRte at said general
election in March. 1892, shall. be entitled to
qualify said delegate. At the general election
In 1892 the five members OF the board OF aldermen
receiving the greatest number,of votes shall hold
offlce Tor four years and the other four for two
years and in the OF tie vote the length of the
term shall the first session. and before transact
ing anv other business be determined by lot. At
each subsequent general municipal election one
delegate shall be elected from each ward ami
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 Tor four years.
al all each hold Office TWO years. Zach member Of
either house shall further holt office until his sue
cessoris elected and qualified. Zach member Of
the city council shall have an annual salary Of
three hundred dollars, 10 be paid monthly. pro
vided. that after tue population OF the city snail
have reached the number of 1o.uUO, as determined
by any Official census; snch -SAfy shail ne
the sum OF SIX huhifea u,llaIs per
Ave dollars shall oe made from each mem
ber's salary who shall tie absent from any
meeting Of hts respective house unless said MEM
Der shall certify his honor that SAID absence
WAS caused by illness or unavoidable absence from
the city al the time Of tue meeting.
Resolved That section Il article W. OF the free
holders charter. be amended SO AS to read as fol-
lows:
sec 8 No member az either house shah hold
auv fadei nj state or ether municipal office, or he
an empioye Of The city or either Of said houses or
h. Interested la any contract with the city with
or for auy Department institution, board, officer,
agent empluye thereof
srh member upon taking office shall make and
file in the office of the city clerk oath that lie VIII
ments on this section, and the violation Of any Of
the rny sious his section shall WORK aiorteitpre
of his membershlp and warrant his expulsion from
the house to wh.ch he belongs
Resolved That section OF article ~, Of the free
holders charter, be amended so as 20 read as fol
sec : The house shall meet In separate cham
her A majority of either house shall CoD~ti-
trfe a quorum. but n les number NAV adjourn
rom aav t. iav or tai the time Of the next
Isr meeting, and NAV comHei HE attendance Of 2gr
sent members in such manner and Gncer such
penalties n each house snail prescribe for Itself
pnoruua Of each of Jhe TWO houses Of the city
eouneil assembled ia joint convention shall be
quorum Of n Joint convention Of he cry council
Passed house OF delegates this -5th day OF an
vSry, 1891 ,,., =, ~ ~ =, 80, y .,
,,s.r lSaa \. =. MILLER
N~-'' President Baard Of Aldermen.
anrrnyea BY me this Slth day Of January,
Isab GEORGE W. HALL. Mayor
Filed by me th.s Suth day. o. January, ls9-
L. W. MILLER. Iaty clerk.
Date Of first publication. Feb =, 1892