The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
The CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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- sny special eIectson. by posting notices
sS-aelect fer at least shirTy DAYS Immaculate
= = rcsalrs ghe tiay CT elsctaoz,.
So = TIE Qualifications OF voters az al
sections stall h. rs provided in article SIX
=. ne constitution cf the state 81 WASH
i--slon. and not otherwise
50 At least twenty DAYS prior 70 any
e.eetoa. TIE city council shall designate
Vsse pl2ce 81 voting in each precinct and
slAA APPOINT saIch Yuagss and Inspectors
81 zach lace u voting as may BE reu2sr-
81 aT tsA general t7ws CT the state for
STATE ana county elections
So :. AT al the elections. the vote
ellele1 at nine o'clock A. n, ard close Al
seven o'clock +. NJ. The manner % con-
1acflng and voting AZ elections under his
eoarter epsning ana closing the polls.
keeping the poll lists. eauvsssinE TIE votes.
Ger airing he result and certifying the re-
l4Fus. shall be the same as provided ~
ssee95ous therein except as otherwise pro-
Fieea IN this charter
See 3 The city clerk. under the airec-
ION or the city council, SHAH give thirty
DAYS notice ~ posting al each voting
Place, ia tire city. a notice of the tine and
paace cf holding each election. ard the o.
ncers TO be elected. or measure 70 be sub
United and in all eases notices shall Re
published IL the city official newspaper for
az least ten DAYS next preceding such cleo
election.
See. & II shall be the duty OF the city
clerk 70 cause 70 ~ made out, and deliy-
Ell oy law for the Opening of the polls,
the day Of each election. all necessary
books and lists required by the general
avs OF the state, for holding such cleo
fions.
Sec. T. Immediately after the closing Of
the polls. the judges and inspectors OF cleo
ton shall then and there. without remov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. proceed 70 canvass
the votes; and as soon as such canvass :
completed return thereof shall BE- signed
BY the judges and inspectors, securely en-
Feloped and sealed. and delivered 10 the
city clerk by one Of their number, NOT
more than twelve hours after the same
airs 50 sealed
Sec. s. on the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shall al seven
+. 0. clock P. VI. meet and proceed TO canvass
the returns OF such election. and shall
thereupon declare the result, and what per-
sons are elected. and in case OF tie vote
person having. the highest and
equal number of votes shall Re elected TO
such office; A statement, OF such can
yaSS shall ne made cut 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-
Hvered TO each person elected q cerufi-
cate OF election.
Sec. g. 4 certificate OF election shall ne
primas facis evidence Of TIE faets therein IN
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 be decided by the city council
according, as nearly as may be, to the laws
of the state regulating proceedings in cases
OF contested elections for county officers
Sec. 10. Whenever any question is to-be
submitted 10 the electors OF the city and
the method OF such submission is not speci-
fcailv provided by this charter or by gem
ersl law, the same may be submitted at
either n general or special election, and the
method OF submission shall be Substantially
az follows: The city clerk 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 TO be published In full In the city Of
ficial 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-
scribsd by ordinance.