The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY Oh
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Special election. by posting notices
y - - Ter az least Salrsy GAYS t-1neaAass-
s1sNs1-1g he Cav or eieSlt2a-
-sSssIoas shall be as provided II article SIX
~ - k2e constitution o. Tire State o. Wash
ston. and rot otherwise
80 ( At least twenty GAYS prior % any
eleets1z- the CITY council snail Gesl grsate
o,le place ~ yorsng N each precinct. and
sss 50 ap.eint such je1ges and inspectors
81 each fsace % voting as may be Teqalr-
g og t2e general laws Of the state fer
state aEF1 COUNTY, elections
So q Al al the elections the vote
s02A he By hxliot and the polls shall be
opened az nine O'Clock A. NJ, ard close al
seven o'clock =. u. The manner 81 con-
oeetsrg and voting az elections under this
CHARTER. opening and closing the polls.
keeping the poh lists. cauEasstzs the Votes.
asf airing the result and certifying the re-
.srns. shall be the Same as provided ey
the laws Of this state for state and county
electlo.2s therein, except as otherwise pro
Fi1ed IN this charter.
Sec : The city clerk. under the tirec-
ION or the city council shall give Jairty
DAYS notice by posting at each voting
place. in tire city. a notice Of the time and
pace OF holding each election. and TIE o.
rcers 70 BE elected. or measure 70 De sub
Titted and IN all cases notices shall be
published in the city Official newspaper Ter
a. least ten DAYS next preceding SUCH cleo
ton. OF the time. place md purpose OF such
election
Sec s II shall be the duty Of the city
clerk 70 cause 10 bs made ont. and deliv-
cred AZ each voting place by the time ex-
ed BY law for the opening Of the polls, 60
the day OF each election, all necessary
laws Of the state. for holding such cleo
tons
Sec. Z Immediately after the closing OF
the polls, the Judges and inspectors OF cleo
ton shall then and there. without rernov-
ing tha ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. proceed 10 canvass
the votes, and as soon as such canvass -
completed return thereof shall Ne signed
ny the judges and inspectors securely en-
veloped and sealed, and delivered TO the
city clerk by enc OF their number. not
more than twelve hours after the same
are 50 sealed.
Sec 5. on the first Friday evening after
o'clock p NJ meet and proceed 10 canvass
the returns OF such election and shall
thsreupon declare the result. and what per-
fSr aay effse ss All a. decide Sv lot wsicS
person having the highest and
equal number OF votes shall he elected TO
vass shall be made out and signed by the
chairman OF the council and fled with the
city clerk. who, within three days there
after, shall make out and cause to be de-
Eyered 70 each person elected q certtn-
Sec 2. A certificate of election snsii be
pri'na facie evidence OF TIE faets therein
questions as 10 the qualification and cleo
ton OF its own members, and IN al cases
OF contested election for any office the con,
test shall be decided by the city council
according, as nearly as may be. 70 the laws
Of the state regulating proceedings in cases
OF contested elections for county officers.
Sec. 10. Whenever any question Is TO b
submitted 10 the electors Of the city and
the method Of such submission Is not speci-
fcaliy provided by this charter or by gem
eral law the same NAV be submitted az
either general or special election. and the
method OF submission shall be- Substantially
as follows: THE CITY clerk shall pre-
pare notice containing the proposition IN
full and shall cause the same TO be posted
as provided in section five OF this article
and 10 he published In full In the city OF
fetal newspaper for thirty DAYS next pre-
ceilng the lay OF election and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment Of the proposition as shall be pre-
scribed by ordinance