The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-15
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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az special election. BY posting notiees
ss-ss1ssoS Ter az least thirty DAYS 1u1naesLate--
80 s1a1x ttae day q eleostaa.
So : Tie qualifications ~ voters AZ al
e.ssslo1as shall be as provided IA arsies.. -
= Sse constitution % tire state u Vs.
Hsten. ard ROT otherwise.
- ~ least twenty days prsOr &c any
electiev, ire cry council sal sse<Ir~Ssa
Hae sl4ee o. xos.ng n each prscsucf IS
s.sI aprosni ssach Judges ara INSPECTORS
Lef eaca ace - voting as nay - reqair-
81 ~ Toe genera. LAWS q the stAte ~
st.ts and county elections.
SeS l. At al tise elections. the vote
sna0 - By ballot, and the gsEiS sail -
opened az nfre oscleck A VI a~s ,1sS@ -
seven O'clock p N The nssnns- ~ 49,,
caeiing anG voting at elections nn6er tafS
CHARTER. opening ara closing tna ree'S
keeping tie poll lists. cauvzSszrx the Vosss
gearing ne result ard certifying tie ~
t1rns ssall b the sane as provided ~
TIE laws 81 this state fer state and county
s.scts9Hs theTesni except as otherwise pro-
*iar1 IN this charter
Sec < The city clerk. under the ss-p,-
Ton or the city council shall give sni~tv
days notice oy posting al earh vg.inr
pace. u the CITY, q rosice az the tine ara
place OF holding each election. and the Of
United. and in all cases notices shsSi -
published IN the city Official newspaper for
AZ least ten DAYS next preceding s,ch sless-
ten. of the time. Place al purpose OF such
Sec. & II shall be the DUTY Of the city
CLERK 20 cause 20 ha made out and delIy-
ed 5y law FOR t he Sen ss ~ - t tss 1 ns =
the day Of each election all Necessary
books and lists required ~ ne general
laws Of the state. for holding such esec-
See !. Immediately after the closing OF
the polls. TIRE Judges and inspectors OF elec-
ton shall then and there. without renew
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. proceed to canvass
the votes, and as soon az suea canvass -
completed a return thereof shall - signed
nv Sss1x1
yelopei and sealed. and delivered 70 TIRE
city clerk nv one 90 their number, rot
more than twelve hours after tho same
Sec. s On the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shall at seven
O'clock p. NJ. meet and proceed TO canvass
fhereupon declare the result. ard what per-
sons are elected. and IN case % tie vote
for any effiee, shall decide by lot which
eaaal nussr Of Votes shall ss elected 10
such Office A statement ec such can
vass SHAH he made ont ana signed BY tie
city clerk who. within three DAYS there
after. shall make cut and cause 70 be de-
hvered 70 each person elected eertif-
Sec. Z. 4 certificate OF election shah ~
priua facie evidence Of the facts therein
stated. hue the city council shall decide al
questions as % the qualification and cleo
ton OF SIS own members. and IN al cases
Of contested election Tor anv Office the con-
test shall be decided by the city council
according as nearly as NAV Ne. 20 the laws
OF The state regulating proceedings in cases
Of contested elections for county officers.
Sec 10 Whenever any question Is 90 -
submitted 10 the electors % the city and
the method OF such submission is not speci-
ficailv provided by this charter or by gem
eral law the same NAV Ne submitted so
either a general or special election. and the
method Of submission shall 10 Substantially
as follows. The city clerk shall pre-
pare a notice containing the proposition IN
fun and shah cause the same TO be pasted
as provided IN section FIVE OF this article
and to be published IN full IN the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty DAVIS next pre-
cesing the day Of election, and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment Of the proposition as shall be pre-
scr.bed BY ordinance