The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
ARTICLE M.
Amendments.

Section I. ANY amendment or amend
ments 70 TINS Charter may be proposed IN
agreed 10 by A majority OF al the menu
hers elected. such proposed amendment or
amendments. shall be entered upJu 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 saln be submitted % 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 ia the eeun-
Gil. and II at such election any such amend
ment shall be ratified by a majority Of
the qualined electors voting thereon, the
same shall thereby become a part OF this
charter, and within FIVE days after st4cn
election shall be by the mayor BY proeIa-
nation published in the city Official news
paper proclaimed part hereof; proyld-
ed that II more than one amendment he
submitted at the same general election. the
same shall he submitted at such election
IN such manner mat each proposed amend
ment may be voted on separately without
prejudice 10 others and provided further.
that after the passage OF such proposed
amendments through the council the same
shall be published By the city clerk in the
city official newspaper for at least thirty
DAYS prior - the DAY q such election
the qualified voters Of the city registered
in the registration list used at the last
general municipal election shall present To
the city council a proposition for an
amendment 10 the city charter. II shall ia
the duty OF the city council 20 submit the
for their ratification or rejection at the
next general election. which shall be at
least 30 days after the presentation of
such petition 10 the city council. such sub
mission shall BE- made by resolution OF the
city council. which shall be adopted at
least sixty DAYS prior 20 such election. Be-
fore any such proposition shall be eircu-s
lated for signatures. 10 shall be presented
20 the city clerk. who shall procure the
opinion OF the corporation counsel as 70 It's
legality and shall certify upon " the date
or its presentation 10 him. and attassb
thereto a copy - such opinion When such
proposition shall be presented 10 the
council II shall be the DUTY Of the city
clerk TO examine and verify all signatures
thereto 50 far as practicable from a COM
parisnn with the registration lists in nts
Office. and the report ~ the city clerk
thereon shall be made 70 the council before
final action The council shall provide by
ordinance a penalty for afhNiug 10 any
such proposition any signature other than
the signatures IN person of electors Nstr
registered in the. registration list used in
the last general n8unicipal election. II at
the general election at which the saIne
ia submitted a ma toritv Of the lawful
voters voting therest shall by their votes
rafffy anw amendment go submitted. the
same shall thereby become a part OF the
charter and within Eve DAYS after s3iea
election shall be ~ the mayer hv proclaim
alton published in the C3tv official ueWs18-
pa~ proclaimed a part thereof; provided
that IL more thar one amendment pe pett-
toned for and Submitted at the same gen.
eral election the same shall be pstiti8nef
fnr ard sur nitfed IN such a manner thar
electors may vote for or against the
further that after the massage q the
resolution making each submission ~ tire
city council. every such amendment shsn
be published by the city clerk n the city
Official newspaper for a period - thirty
DAYS PRIOR % such election. together with
a ncti. BY the mayor that the same -
city fer their rejection or approval az the
said coming election.