The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-19

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. "a PROPo-
silion 70 amend sections two 81 Tires ~, i've
Charter. adopted October l, 4. D. 1880.
Resolved. That section g Il article ", be
amended &c as TO read aS follows:
sec = The board OF alder uen and the house of
delegates shall each consist of 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 he free
holders charter be amended 50 as 10 read rs fol-
lows:
SECTION s. Al the general election In 1892
there shall be elected n;ne members Of the board
of aldermen and there shall be elected in each
ward one member of the house OF delegates; pro
vfi~d. that IN case OF the adoption of this pro-
posed ame .drent the person receiving the high
est number OF votes for delegate at said seueraI
election in March. 1892, shs. be entitled 10
IN 1891 the 1--we neu.bers Of the board of aldermen
receiving tho greatest number OF vote shs'. held
Office tor fonr 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. be determined by let. At
delegate shall b9 elected from each ward and
enough aldermen shsl! DC elected from the respeC
tive wafdE TO succeed those whose terms
about 10 expire, sndathe aldermen 80 elected shall
each hold office ter four years
The members sleo;ed Ia the house OF delegates
shall zach held ofcs Two years. zach member Of
either house shah fuTther nolt Office uRst his sue
csssori Ia electsd aud qIsilhe0 EAeh iasinoer OF
the city council shall have an Anci-l salary OF
three hundred dollars - be paid monthly: pro
videG. mat after the population - the city shali
have reached the number 81 ie,uoo Ps determined
hv nny official census, suca salary shall b.
the ssm OF SIX hundred dollars per
Annum. payable msaIeiy. a deduction Of
nv- dollars email hs rnads from ssch Usen-
bers salary ~hc shall 10 absent from any
meeting uf his respective house. unless Sale nec-
her shall certify on hts homer that said absence
WAS caused oT il.ress OF unavoidable absence from
the city 81 the tlnae OF TIE meeting.
Resolved, That section Of article " 81 the nee
holders charter, he snsaaed s. IS 10 reae IS tol-
Sec. 5. No nsnber >. either hoass shall ho,d
ary fede ~ state other municipal SihSe. or BE
an emp!cye Of tie city either 81 s@!d htuses o.
-saF - .fFh -
OF for ANY department. institution. eOS=ci Officer
agent CT snpleys tnrTsof
Each n,em6er uPQu ;aNins once shah make ESd
ra In the oes cf the sItr clerk oata tsat ne VIII
nn-nts Of this section ssd TIA violation Of any al
the prov SLOWS 0fths section shall wcTG forfeiture
of mis- ueu1bershp and warrant his eNpu.soE iruaE
the house &c which be belongs
Resolved That section OF article w. Of the free
holders charter. be amended 50 as 70 read as fol-
sec = The house shall meet In separate cham
har A majority OF either house shall cons'i-
t1.e a quorum but less number u-Av adjourn
frcrn day 20 day. tai the tine ot the next rcgu-
sent members in s,ch manner and under such
p-uait!eS ~ each house shAl preset. Dc for itsef
A quorum Of each Of the two houses Of the city
couasf. assembled IN foiat convention shat b a
paSsea hoase Of delegates iS-s s5th DAY OF Jan
President House n Delegates.
res>ed board OF aldermen MS .Iie Gay q : al
uA-y, 1897 a :. N ,t,
YsaS GEORGE W. Hall Mayer.
TlIed bv me- this SJta dsy Of January lse-
II " Miller tlty clerk.
pa;e of Grst publication, February :. 1872