The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02

aly special election. by posting notices
thereof far az least tslirTy ca immediate
> fece1inS the Cay Of election.
Sec = The QUALIFICATIONS q voters 81 al
elections shall be as provided n article SIX
. the constitution CT the State o. Wash
Ds1o1, and not otherwise
Sc 5 Al least twenty DAYS prior &C any
election, me ciFy COUNCIL STALL designate
one place q voting n each precinct. ard
shall appoint such Judges ard inspectors
Ter esca I! lace of voting as may Sc regulr-
state and county eicSttotl
Sc : At all the elections. the vote
shah he by ballot. and the polls shall 5e
opened Al niue O'Clock A NJ, and close IL
seven e'cicck r. NJ. Tire manner Of con-
GuctlnS and voting AZ elections under this
Charter. opening ard closing the polls.
declaring the result and certifying tie re-
turns. shah pr the same as provided ~
the laws Of 3 state Tor state and county
elections therein, except as Otherwise pro-
viced in this charter.
See 5 The city clerk. under the dlrec-
ton OF the city council, shall give thlrty
days notice py posting al each voting
place. in the city, notice OF the time and
place Of holding each election and the Of
nceTs 10 be elected, or measure 10 Dc suo-
ElirIsd. and in al cases notices shan oe
published in the city Official newspaper Tor
at least ten days next preceding such elec-
tor, Of the time, place I'D purpose OF stiea
See. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the. city
clerk 10 cause 10 be rzade out, and deliv-
cred at each voting place. by the tine ~
ed by law fer the OPENING OF the polls. .
the day Of each election. ali necessary
books and lists required by me general
laws OF the state. for holding such cleo
tons
Sec. = Immediately after the closing of
the polls. the judges and Inspectors CT eiec-
ton shall then and there, without remoV-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots We're cast. proceed 10 canvass
the votes and as soon as such canvass -
completed return thereof shall be signed
vel0ped and sealed. ard delivered 10 the
city clerk BY one OF their number, not
more than twelve hours after the same
are so sealed
Sec. S. on the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shall al seven
O'Clock P. NJ. meet and proceed TO canvass
the returns Of such election, and shall
thereup0n declare the result, and what per-
sons are elected. and in case CT a tie vote
for any office. shall decide By lot which
person having the highest and
equal number OF votes shall be elected 20
such Office. a statement OF such can
vass shall he made out and signed by the
city clerk who within three days there
after. shall make out and cause to be de-
hvered. to each person elected a eertifi-
cate OF election.
Sec. 9 A certificate Of election shall he
prima facie evidence of the facts therein
stated. but the city council shall decide all
questions as 20 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. 70. Whenever any question is 10 be
submitted TO the electors Of the city and.
the method of such submission is not speci-
fically provided by this charter or by gem
ersl law. the same NAV be submitted at
either general or special election, and the
method Of submission shall he Substantially
as follows: The city clerk shall pre-
pare notice containing the proposition In
full, and shall cause the same TO be pasted
as provided in section five Of this article
and TO be published in fun IN the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty DAYS 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-
scribed by ordinance.