The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-29

DROPoSED AMENDMENT NO. "A PROPo-
(5) and seven % of article " of the freeholders
charter. adopted October ], A ID. 1890.
Resolved, That section 2, CT article W, be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 2 The board of aldermen and the house of
delegates shall each consiss of Is many members
there wards in the city, one member Of
each house to be elected from each ward.
Resolved, That section OF article " OF the free-
holders charter be amended so as TO read as fol-
SECTION 3. At the general election in 1892
of aldermen. and there shall be elected In each
ward one member of the house of delegates; pro
posed amendment. the person receiving the high
est number of votes for delegate at said general
qualify rs 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 aot. At
each subsequent general municipal election one
delegate shall be elected from eaeh ward and
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 for four years
The members elected TO the house of delegates
shall each hold office two years. Each member of
either house shall further hold office until his sue
cessor is 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 10000 as determined
the sum Of six hundred dollars per
annum payable monthly. A deduction ct
Eve dollars shall be made from each roen-
her's salary who shall be absent from any
meeting of his respective house. unless said men,
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 w. of the nee
holders charter, be amended so as 20 read as foA-
lows:
sec s. No member Of either house shall hold
any federal. other municipal office, or be
an employe Of the city either Of said houses or
be Interested in any contract with the city or with
or for ANY department. institution, board, officer,
agent or employe thereof
Each member upon taking office shall make and
file in the office ofthe city clerk oath that lie viii
faithfully comply with and abide by ali the require
ments OF this section. and the violation of any of
the provisions OF this section shall work forfeiture
of his membership and warrant his expulsion from
the house to which he belongs
Resolved That section of article ", of the free
holders charter. be amended so as to read as fol-
lows: . . -,
see Z The house shall meet in separate cham
Der A majority of either house shall consti-
tute n quorum, but n less number may ADJOURN
from day to day or TIL the time OF the next regu-
lar meeting and may compel the attendance OF ao-
sent members in suCh manner and under such
penalties as each house shall prescribe Tor Itself
4 quorum of each of the two houses OF tne city
council assembled In Joint convention shait ts
quorum OF a jc!nt convention OF the city council
Passed house Of delegates this z5th day OF jan
vGy, 1892 ,-,,... =, ~ ~ +" - i,.tsg,,..
ra,r 1902 4. < MILLER,
'' President Board OF Aldermen
ls aPpr0Se' 0s ne Critics s,ia Y. MAII- Isyor-
Filed by me this 30th day of January, 1892.
IL. w. MILLER, city CLERK
Date of frs, publication, February 2, 1897