The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-13

DROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. "A PROPO-
(5) and seven 17l Of article w Of the freeholders
charter. adopted October l, A. ID. 1880
Resolved, That section 2 Of article w. be
amended so TO read as follows:
Sec. 2 The board OF aldermen and the house OF
delegates shall each consiss OF as many members
as there are 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 10 read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 8. Al 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 memoer of the house of delegates; pro
vi led that in case of the adoption Of this pro-
posed anne idment, the person receiving the high
est number of votes for DELEGATE at said general
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, be 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-
tive wards to succeed those whose terms are
about to expire and the aldermen SO elected shall
The members elected 10 the house Of delegates
shall each hold Office two yeas Each member OF
either house shall further hold Office until his
cessoris elected and qualified Each member Of
the city council shall have an annual salary OF
three hundred dollars. to be paid monthly; pro,
vided that after the population OF the city shall
have reached the number of rs 900. as determined
by any official census; such salary shall be
annum. payable monthly. A deduction OF
five dollars shall be made nom each MEM
ber's salary who shall be absent from any
meeting of his respective house. unless said MEM
Der shall certify on his honor that said absence
was caused by illness or unavoidable absence from
the city at the time of the meeting
Resolved That section Of article ~. OF the free-
holders charter, be amended so as to read as ioi-
lows: -,
Sec s. No member of either house shall hold
federal. state or other municipal oihce, or De
an employe of the city or either OF said houses or
be interested IN any contract with the city or with
or for any department. institution, board, onicer
agent or employe thereof
Each member upon taking office shall make and
file In the office of the city clerk an oath that ne VIII
ments OF this section. and the violation 81 any OF
the provisions ofthis section shall work forfeiture
of his membership and warrant MS expulsion from
the house to which he belongs
Resolved That section of article w, OF the nee.
holders charter, be amended so as to read as fol-
sec z. The house shall meet IN separate cham
her A majority of either house shall constr
tute n oupruln. but a less number may ADJOURN
from day TO day till the time Of the next regu-
lar meeting and may compel the attendance OF ap-
sent members In such manner ana nhoer such
Penalties as each house shall prescribe tor itselL
A quorum Of each OF the two houses OF tne CITY
council assembled In Joint convention shHh oe
quorum of a Ioinf convention OF the city council
Passed house of delegates this zSth f aay u jan
uary, 1892. =, X, w ~ I,a ~
Passed board OF aldermen this 27ih gay 81 J. an
uary, 1892. a :. M ,ii,tS
Approved by this S0th cay OF Jahaary'
Filed nv me this 3Oth day of January, lseA
fie" W ,' n W. MILLER, City clerk.
Dsts of first publication, February :, 1891