The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-14
he CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTI

.ay special election. by posting notices
= 1850 Tor az least thirty days immediate
ses-szS the Gay OF election.
elections sssl, = - :, $3.50 az AZ
q N4e constitution OF the state Of WASH
i1sIo1 and nor otherwise.
- Ar least twenty DAYS prior 10 any
e-setlon. Ire city council shah designate
os4S pzace Of voting IN each precinct. ard
ss.as-- ap9olns such Judges and inspectors
- ezc2 ace OF waiting as may be reqGlr-
60 By tls general laws CT the state for
ss1te ard county elections
Sc. 4 At al the elections, the vote
saa4 e by ballet. and the polls shall ee
opened az nine o'clock A NJ. ard close az
seven o'eiock p NJ The manner OF con-
o1ctIng and voting at elections under this
Garter. openirg ard closing the polls.
astsarfag the result and certifying the re-
l4risS shall Re the same as provided ~
TIE AVS OF this state Scr state and county
sections therein. except as otherwise pro-
sloe5 IL this charter.
Sec 5. Tha city cierk. under the 3Iree-
ton or the city council. shall give thirty
GAYS notice BY posting AZ each voting
mace, IN the city, notice Of the time and
place OF holding 1ach election. ana the Of
n ...ss % oe eiecte.. or measure 70 &c SUP
nlTIed. and in al cases notices shall be
published IN the city cfacial newspaper fer
ar least ten DAYS next preceding such cleo
ton. Of the time. place aad purpose Of such.
Sec. II shall be the duty Of the city
clerk 10 cause 70 be made aat. ard 6eiiv-
ed by law for the C2eling OF the polls. -
the day OF each election. all necessary
books and lists required by the general
laws OF the state. for holding such cleo
tons.
Sec. Z Immediately after the closing OF
the polls. the Judges and Inspectors OF elec-
ton shall then and there. without remov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast, proceed 70 canvass
the votes, and as soon as such canvass -
completed return thereof shall be signed
veiopef and sealed. and delivered 10 the
city clerk by one OF their number. not
more than twelve hours after the same
See 3 on the Arsr Friday evening after
the election the city council shall al seven
O'clock p. NJ. meet and proceed 10 canvass
thereupon declare the result. and what per-
sons are elected. and IN case Of tie vote
for any office shall decide BY lot which
eanal number Of votes s shall Be elected to
such office. A statement. OF such can
vass shall b made out and signed by the
city clerk. who, within three days there
after. shall make our and cause 20 be de-
nvered 10 each person elected cert.n-
Sec. 3 4 certificate Of election shall be
prinra fac'e evidence OF the facts therein
stated. bus the city council shall dec'ie all
ton OF its own members, and IN all cases
or contested election for any ONCE the con-
test shall be decided by the city councu
according as nearly az may be. TO the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings in cases
OF contested elections for county officers.
Sec. 10. Whenever any question is TO DO
submitted 20 the electors of the city and
the method Of such submission Is not specs-
fically provided by this charter or by gen.
erai law the same NAV be submitted at
either a general or special election. and the
method OF submission shall be substantially
as follows: The city clerk shall pre-
pare a notice containing the proposition In
full and shall cause the same to be posted
as provided in section five OF this article
and TO be published in full in the city OF
fetal newspaper for thirty DAYS next pre-
cedfng the day OF election. and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment OF the proposition as shall be pre-
scribed by ordinance