The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-04

PROPOSED AMEN DMENT NO. ia PROP
Il osition to amend section 3. section and
tion g. of article XIX. OF the freeholders charter,
adopted October /, A. D. 1880
Resolved, That section of article XIX. OF the
freeholders charter be amended so as 10 read as
follows:
SECTION g. Unless otherwise expressly provided
in this charter the term OF every appointive officer
shall expire on December 81 of each year
Resolved That section of article XIX. OF the
freeholders charter be amended so as TO read as
follows;
SECTION s. II any appointive Office become va
cant. the same shall he filled In the same manner
IL at the beginning of the term, and the person
appointed to I'LL The vacanty shall hold for the I'M
Of member of the city council become vacant, the
city council shall, within twenty days thereafter,
proceed in joint convention to elect by ballot per-
son TO fill such vacancy.
Ifthe office of member of the city council shall
become vacant, that house or branch of the city
council TO which such member belonged shall.
within twenty days thereafter proceed TO eject by
ballot person to fill such vacancy from the same
ward In which the vacancy may have occurred:
provided, that II any such office shall not be filled
within the time above limited; SUCH body or
bodies, whose duty II may be to I'LL such vacancy.
shall meet and ballot at least each day until
such vacancy shall have been filled.
Persons elected TO fill vacancies in elective of1ce5
shall hold the Office until the next regular city
election, and AT such election person shall be
elected to hold the Office the remainder OF the
term Persons elected TO fiji vacancies shall
qualify within the same time after their election
and in the same manner as prescribed for persons
Resolved that section of article nineteen
tXlX.) Of the freeholders charter be amended so
sec g. Whenever the mayor shall suspend any
elective officer he shall Immediately notify the
city council OF such suspension and the cause
thereof and shall forthwith call Joint convention
of the members of said council at which he shall
present charges against such suspended officer.
He shall furnish copy of the charges TO said Of
nc er, who shall have right to appear with counsel
and make his defense The city council, In JOINT
convention aforesaid, shall speedily try such
officer on such charge. and for that purpose shall
have power TO adjourn from time TO time until the
trial shall be completed 10 summon and compel
the attendance of witnesses, TO hear their teSti-
mony, to receive other evidence, and 10 hear the
arguments of counsel At such trial the president
of the board of aldermen shall preside. and in his
absence disability the president Of the house of
delegates. II two-thrds of all the members of the
city council shall by resolution sanctify the action
of the mayor, then the suspended officer shall
thereby be removed from Office.
Passed board Of aldermen this 9th day OF Jan
nary, 1892. a. $. MILLER,
President Board of Aldermen.
Passed house OF delegates this 5th day of Janu-
AIRY, 1892. X. W. JONES.
President House of Delegates.
Approved by me this 30th day of January,
1892. GEORGE w. HALL. Mayor.
Filed by me this 30th day of January. 1892
H. W. MILLER, City Clerk.
Date OF first publication. February 2, 1892.