The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
ne CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
TIE-routfnued

+ =. speelai election. BY posting notices
= - Feot Ter az least thirty days immediate
> secs1izg the day OF elecfsoa.
e5setioRs shall T. as provided i, artz,is tx
- TIE constitution 81 the state u Wasa-
tonx ard not otherwise
- AT least twenty days prior 70 any
s.eeu9n. tHe city council shan designate
cne place Of voting n e2ea precinct ssfI
ssnah apeoint such Judges ard inspectors
- each lace OF voting as Ray cs requ3r-
- - ne general iaWs OF the state Tor
state and coGnFy elections
So Al al the elections. the vote
opened AZ nine o'clock A. NJ. ara close Al
seven O'clock =. NJ The Manner a. ss3-s-
eacting ard voting az elections Under This
eaarter, opening and closing sne poiis.
Keeping the pofl lists. canv1sssrg the votes
9er.arlag the result and certifying TIE r.
.arns. shall oe the same as provided "
re laws of THIS state for state aud County
elections therein. except as otherwise uraS-
viaed IN this charter
Sec s The city clerk. under thu sirec-
Ton OF the city council. shall give thirty
Gays notice % posting al each voting
Place, IN the city. a notice of the time ard
Place Of holding each election. and the o.
ncers 20 be elected. or measure TO % sub
rlitte5. and ia ali cases notices shall De
published IN the city oificiAi newspaper for
- .eAst zen GAYS next preceding such elet-
ton. OF the tine. place aid purpose OF such
election.
Sec & II shah be the duty 81 the city
clerk 10 cause 20 be made out. and deliv-
cred al each voting place. by the time tx
ed by law for the rpezsng OF the polls. .
the day OF each election. all necessary
laws Of the state, for holding such cleo
tons.
Sec. 7. Immediately after the closing OF
the polls. the Judges and inspectors OF cleo
ton shall then and there without remoy-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots We're cast. proceed 20 canvass
the votes, and as soon as such canvass is
completed return thereof shall ~ signed
by the judges and inspectors, securely en-
veloped and sealed. and delivered 20 the
city clerk ny one Of their number. not
more than twelve hours after the same
are 50 sealed
Sec s on the first Friday evening after
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
person having the highest and
equal number Of votes shall be elected 10
such office A statement, OF such can
yass shall be made out 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 10 be de-
hvered TO each person elected certiii-
cate OF election.
Sec. g. A certificate OF election shall he
prims fscie evidence OF The facts therein,
stated, bue the city council shall decide all
questions as 10 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 NAV he. TO the laws
of the state regulating proceedings in cases
Of contested elections for county officers
Sec. 10. Whenever any question Is to he
submitted 10 the electors OF the city and
the method OF such submission Is not speci-
fcally provided by this charter or by gem
erzl law the same NAV be submitted at
either a general or special election, and the
method OF submission shall be substantially
as 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 fun In the city Of
fetal 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-
scribed by ordinance.