The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20


s say special election. BY posting notsces
tssTaot Ter az LEAST reirTv DAYS immediate
> ecs11-E tbs day q etectIe1
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e TIE SeEstttaxfs01 - the State % WASA-
g1oz, Gz1 not otherwise
g j Al least twenty DAYS prior = any
election. tns city council shah designate
e1s place o, voting IA each precinct. ard
saah zS2cirr s1ea Judges ard inspectors
- eae5 lace or v9saEg IS Hay Dc Te9o.r-
81 BY tae general fsws e Iae state FOR
state ard county elections.
SO : At al tire elections. tbs vote
s1aA - ~ haf1Dt. and IRE polls SHALL lie
epenec az nine o'c38ck A NJ ana close az
seven O'clock =. y. The m4nzer OF con-
Quoting and voting AZ elections under this
carter. opening ard caassng ire 2olis.
kEsring tks@ paIi lists, cauNssst1g the votes.
eee4araEg the result and certifying Ire re-
turns shall BE the same "a provided ~
the laws % this state for state and county
Elections therein. except as otherwise pro-
ylaeG N tf1is charter.
Sec. s The ciEy clerk. under the dsrec-
Ton o. TIE city ceE5nell. shall give thirty
Gays notice ny posting az each voting
place. IN ire city. notice of the tine ard
place Of haldiog each election. and TIRE Of
rcsrs 20 be elected. or measure 70 BE- sub
mitte9s and n ali cases notices shall be
published il The city official newspaper FOR
a. least ten days next presiding such eiet-
ton. o. the tine. place And purpose OF saca
election.
SEC. { II shall he the duty o, the city
clerk 20 cause 10 Re made out. and delfS-
=
ea ny law for the Esaen5ax OF the polls, G .
TIRE day OF each election, all necessary
bocks and lists required hv ire @eneSA
AVS OF The state. for holding sEch cleo
tons
Sec. Z Immediately after the closing OF
the polls the Judges and tuspec toFs o. eiet-
uon shall then and there. without reffi0N-
ing the ballot box from the place where
Ire ballots were cast. proceed 10 canvass
ire votes. and as soon as such canvass y
completed a return thereof shall he signed
by the judges and inspectors. securely en-
yeloped and sealed. and delivered 70 the
CITY clerk BY one Of their nafn'er. ROY
are so sealed
Sec. s on the first Friday evening after
TIRE election the city council shall at seven
O'clock p NJ meet and proceed 70 canvass
the returns Of such election. and shall
thereupon declare the result. and what per-
sons are elected. and In case Of tie vote
fer any Office. shah decide nv lot which
person having the highest ard
equal number Of votes shall he elected 10
such Office. statement. % such can
vass shah hs made out and signed by The
Chairman o. the cogncil and fled with the
city clerk, who. within three days there
after, shall make out and cause 20 be de-
Hverec 70 each person elected csrtin-
cate OF election.
Sec 3. A certificate OF election shall ss
prin1a facie evidence os TIE fsets therein Z,
questions as II the Qualification and cleo
ton o. It's own members, and IN al cases
OF contested election for anv Office the con-
test shall be decided by the city council
according. as nearly as NAV BE-, 20 the laws
Of the state regula ting proceedings in eases
OF contested elections for county officers.
SAc 10. Whenever any question IS 20 Re
submitted 20 the electors of the city and
the method NJ such submission Is not sneci-
fcaliy provided by this charter or by gem
eral law. the same nav he submitted NJ
either a general or special election, and ire
method OF submission shall be- suhSta ntialiy
as follows: The city c,erk shall pre-
pare notice containing the proposition IN
full and shall cause the same 70 be posted
as provided IN section FIVE ~ this article
and TO he published IN full IN the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty DAYS next pre-
cedng the day Of election. and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment Of the proposition as shall be pre-
scr!bsd by ordinance.