The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
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az speciai election. ~ posting noilces
saeTeoz Tar at least fss-sy DAYS .ra2e@sas~-
- gdsee1tEs- Tic DAY OF esecS4or-
So = The qualifications q voters az al
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= Ire constitution C ire State - WaSn-
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80 A. least twenty 14Ts r-.or - airy
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one place ~ xct5rg n ezea precinct. ard
sas8 sRneint Sucs Judges and Inspectors
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state and county elections
Sc. 4 Az al ths elections. the vote
shan he ~ ballot ana ire polls snail gse
or@U@1 al rfne s'cgerk A NJ. ard close al
seven o. e2ock p IF TIE manner " eu1s-
aactfng ard voting 81 elections under this
Starter. opening and closing tie polls
keea51g the poll lists. caeyzsss~g the votes.
der airing thc result and certifying tAe -
'rrs. shall BE- the same as crowded ~
1sle laws q this state toT state and ccGuty
e.eefieus therein, except as otherwise pro
Fsesea IN this CHARTER.
Sec 5 The cigs clerk. under the dsrec-
Zen ot TIE City caaEe.i. ss2A give C1Tiy
0ays notice ny p1sI.rg a. eacA voting
place, IN tae cry, notice Il the tire and
place 90 holsiEg each election. ard ghs or
Nrers 20 be elected. Or measure 70 De sub
msfTea, and IN ali cases notices shall De
Published In the city G.ilStat newspaper Tor
a. least ten DAYS next preceding such eles-
ton, OF the time, place -aa purpose OF such
election
Sac. 6 1t shall be the duty OF the city
clerk 20 cause 10 Ne made cut. and deslv-
cred az each voting place. By The time ey-
ed by law fer the Caening OF the polls. !
the day Of each election, ali necessary
books and lists required BY the generd
laws OF tie state. for holding such eieS-
ticns.
Sec. :. Immediately after the closing Of
the polls; the judges and inspectors OF cleo
ton shall then and there. without reTnov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots We're cast. proceed 20 canvass
the votes; and as soon as such canvass Is
completed return thereof shall be signed
by the Judges and inspectors. securely en-
Veioped and sealed. and delivered TO the
cily cerk ~ one OF their nafnoeF. roy
more than twelve hours after the same
are so sealed.
Sec. 3 on the first Friday evening after
ire election the city council shall at seven
o'clock p NJ. meet and proceed 10 canvass
the returns OF such election. and shall
fhereu2on declare the result. and what per-
sons are elected. and In case Of tie vote
for any office. shall decide by lot which
person having the highest and
equal number Of votes shall be elected TO
such office; statement, Of such can
vass shall he made ont 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-
hyered TO each person elected a certIa-
cate OF election.
Sec. g. A certificate OF election shall BE
prims facie evidence OF tne facts therein
Questions as TO the qualification and cleo
ton OF its own members. and in all cases
OF contested election for any Office the con-
test shall he decided by the city council
according. as nearly as NAV be. TO the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings IN cases
Of contested elections for county officers.
Sec. TO- Whenever any question Is 10 70
submitted 70 the electors OF the city and
the method OF such submission Is not speci-
fcally provided by this charter or by gen.
erai law the same may 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 10 be posted
as provided In section five OF this article
and TO be published IN full In the city Of
ficiai newspaper for thirty DAVIS next pre-
ceding the day of election. and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment OF the proposition as shall Be pre-
scrfhed by ordinance.