The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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a. 49, SPECIAL elecsion. BY posting notices
,ssIeos .ar az least thlrfy 1ays immediate
- - Sce14Ag he 1as y election.
The cnalsncAEsons .. voters az al
essssIons shah oe zs provided y article SIX
- TIE constitution o< tire State u WaSA-
ER Ion. and noE otherwise.
Sac. J. Al least twenty days urio~ 20 any
erection. ire csFy ec1IaeA SHAH designate
enc place o. voting II each precinct Ara6
shaA apreint s9eh Judges ard INSPECTORS
tsr saea . ace q v2ti1g as Enay D reqSar-
Cd b. tae general laws OF the state for
state and county elections.
Sec 4. Al an the elections the vote
snaA - BY ballot and the polls sail &c
opened az nine o'clock A NJ. ard close at
seven o'clock p. II. The manner Of con-
Quoting and voting at elections under this
Sl2rteT, opening ard closing the pals.
keeping the potl lists, canvaSstnw the Votes
dee sa-ing the result and certifying the re-
Turns shall be the same as provided by
TIE laws ~ this state for state and county
elections therein. except as otherwise pro-
vided In this charter
Sec s The city clerk. under the direc-
ton or the city council, shall give thirty
days notice hy posting al each voting
pace. IN Ine city. notice OF the time and
place OF holding each election, and the Of
United. and in all cases notices shall be
published in the city Official newspaper tor
a. least ten days next preceding such cleo
ton. OF the time. place .ad purpose OF such
el@ction.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the city
clerk TO cause 10 be made out, and deiiy-
tFeI n EAGf1 VOTING Place. QN fEH Tine TX
60 BY law for the Opening OF the polls. & .
the day OF each electisn. all necessary
books and lists required by The general
laws OF the state. for holding such cleo
tons.
Sec :. Immediately after the closing OF
the polls. the judges and inspectors Of cleo
ton shall then and there. without renev-
Ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. proceed 20 canvass
the votes, and as soon as such canvass IS
completed a return thereof shall be signed
al
veioped and sealed. and delivered 70 the
city clerk by ore OF their number. not
more than twelve hours after the same
Sec s On the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shall at seven
o'clock r. NJ. meet and proceed TO 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
equal number Of votes shall be elected 10
such ONCE. A statement OF such can
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-
iivered 10 each person elected certiii-
Sec. g. A certificate OF election shall re
prima facie evidence OF the facts therein
stated, hue the city council shall decide all
questions as TO the qnalihcation sni cleo
ton of its own members, and IN all cases
OF contested election for any Office the con-
test shall be decided nv the city council
according. as nearly as may BE-. 10 the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings in cases
OF contested elections for county officers.
Sec. 10. Whenever any question is 10 be
submitted 20 the electors OF the city and
the method OF such submission is not speci-
fically provided by this charter or by gen.
eral law the same NAV he submitted AT
either a general or special election. and the
method of submission shall he 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 70 be published IN full in the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty davs next pre-
ceding the dav OF election. and the ballots
AT such election shall contain such state
merit Of the proposition as shall be pre-
scrfbed by ordinance.