The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25
THE CHARTER or THE CITY or
NEAY-rI n ON timed

~lS sE'ec8al election. ~ posting rosiees
.Sf-of t9E AZ feASE tss-fg 1ass immediate
siete-lag the LAY q siee'isn-
So , Tire g1zlsssc2T2essss - voters az al
e.=eto1s shah - a. prevt1es = article SIX
g Ire cenSEifasicr ~ fse state - WASH
ansto1. and net otherwise
So : ~ tT8St EN3cff G8Ts prior . Any
ELECTION. tAe cgsg ees2csi s.sili OBSTINATE
p2e place % Yos ng n each preeinct ard
saa4 apssgn' Ssleh Jatses ard Inspectors
IT eaca 1.ace ~ victims as nay D. rsaar-
~ BY sae general has q TIE state fa.r
state ana ccGEgr elections
Sc : Al al she elections. the vore
shall Ne ~ ballot. and ths ealfs ~la8N Re
ope2eG as niue ac1ack A. NJ ard close an
seven aclcck = II. The manner at f-8ss-
a8cssng 2~d veFing at elections un5e- THIS
clsaFter, opening and closing The polls.
seeuinE ire poll lists caax2sssng the votes
q aring me Tesl.E and certifying ire -
turns. shall b. the same as provided ~
the laws u this state for state ard county
elections therein except as otherwise pro-
Saae9 IN this charter
Sec. 5. The city clerk. under the airec-
Ton or TIE CITY caUzcA. shah give thirty
days n1tice 0y posting al each voting
place. IL E~F cltg. notice of the time ard
place o. holding each election. ard the o.
neers 10 b. elected. or measure 70 re sub
United, ard in ali cases notices shall he
publ shed in fh@ city oftlc4at newspaper for
~ least ten DAYS next preceding s2tch elrse-
ton. @; the time, place --ad purpose OF such
election.
Sec. & II shall be the duty or the city
clerk 70 eslse 20 I've made CUT, and deiiv-
ea BY law for the Esening OF the polls G q
the DAY 81 each election ali necessary
books and lists required BY The general
hws % the state. for holding such eiee-
tons
Sec. Z Immediately after the closing OF
the polls, the Judges and inspectors OF cleo
ton shall then and there. without rernov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. proceed 70 canvass
the votes; and as soon as suen canvass Is
completed a return thereof shall he signed
by the judges and inspectors. securely en-
yeloPea and sealed. and delivered 10 the
city clerk by one OF their number. not
more than twelve hours after the same
are so sealed.
Sec. 3. on the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shall at seven
O'Clock r. NJ meet and proceed 20 canvass
the returns OF such election. and shall
thereupon declare the result. and what per-
sons are elected. and in case OF a tie vote
for any office. shall decide by lot which
person having the highest and
equal number Of votes shall be elected 10
such Office; statement OF such can
vass shall ne made ont and signed by the
chairman OF the council and fled with the
CITY clerk. who. within three DAYS there
sitter. shall make out and cause TO be de-
Hvered 70 each person elected certifi-
Sec. 3. A certificate OF election shall Se
priua facie evidence or the facts therein
stated. bu, the city council shall decide al
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 shaH De decided pN lDr CITY CVEElNl
according. as nearly as NAV be. % the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings in cases
OF contested elections for county officers
Sec. 10. Whenever any question rs 10 be
submitted TO the electors OF the city and
the method of such submission ia not speci-
fcally provided by this charter or by gem
.ersl 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 c,erx 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 10 be published IN fun I'm 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-
scribeA by ordinance