The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
ARTICLE NN.
Amendments.

Section i. Any amendment or amend
ments TO this charter may be proposed in
the city council, ard If the same shall be
agreed TO by a majority OF all the men,
bers elected. such proposed amendment or
amendments. shall he entered upon the
journal with the yeas and nays Of the
members voting thereon. Upon the pass
age OF any such amendment or amend
mentS, the same shall he submitted TO the
electors OF the city for their ratification
at the next general election, which shall
be at least sixty days after the adoption
or such proposed amendment i'm the coun-
Gil: and If at such election any such amend
ment shall be ratified by a majority OF
the qualified electors voting thereon, the
Charter. and within Le days aft after such spliS
election shall be by the mayor by procia-
nation published in the city official news
paper proclaimed a part hereof: proVid-
ed, that II more than one amendment he
submitted at the same general election, the
same shall he submitted ar such election
In such manner that each proposed amend
ment may be voted on separately without
prejudice to others: and provided further
that after the passage OF such proposed
shall be published by the city clerk In the
city official newspaper for at least thirty
DAYS prior 70 the day OF such election
Sec 3 Whenever twenty per cent. OF
the qualified voters of the city registered
in the registmtiOn list used az the last
general municipal election shall present to
the city council a proposition for an
amendment 10 the city charter, IL shall he
the duty OF the CITY council 20 submit the
same 10 the QuaIiBe1 voters OF the city
for their ratification or rejection at thu
next general election. which shall he AT
least 90 DAYS after the presentation II
such petition 10 the city council: such sub
mission shall be made by resolution Of the
city council. which shall he adopted at
least sixty DAYS prior 10 such election. Be-
fore any such proposition shall be circu-
lated for signatures, 10 shall he presented
10 the city clerk. who shall procure the
opinion of the corporation counsel as 10 it's
legality, and shall certify upon II the date
Of it's presentation TO him. and attach
thereto n copy OF such opinion. When such
proposition shan he presented 10 the
council IL shall be the duty or the city
clerk to examine and verify all signatures
thereto SO far as practicable from a COM
parIson with the regist.ation lists In his
Office and the report OF the city clerk
thereon shall he made To the council before
final action The council shall provide by
ordinance penalty for affixing 10 any
such proposition any signature other Than
the signatures in person OF electors duly
registered I'm the registration list used in
the last general municipal election. If at
the general election, Mt which the same
ia submitted, majority. OF the lawful
voters voting fheTeat shall by their votes
ratify any amendment so submitted. the
same shall thereby become a part OF the
charter. and within FIVE DAYS after such
election shall be ~ the mayor hy proclaim
alton published in the city Official newspa-
per proclaimed a part thereof: provided.
that N more than one amendment be petit
toned for and submitted NJ the same gen
erai election. the same shall be petitioned
for and submitted In such a manner that
electors may vote for or against the
amendments senarately' ana provided
further. that after the passage OF the
resolution making each submission by the
city council every such amendment shall
be published by the city clerk In the city
Official newspaper for a period ~ thirty
DAYS prior 20 such election. together with
a notice by the mayor that the same is
submitted n the qualified voters OF the
city for their refection or approval at the
z4fd coming election.