The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTIE-Corx

any special election. BY posting notices
thereof for az least thirty DAYS immediate
~ precsoing the day OF electt5n.
Sec. : HE qualifications OF voters at all
elections shall be as provided n article SIX
OF the constitution OF the stare Of WASH
layton. and rot otherwise.
sec, s AZ least twenty Gays prior 70 any
election. the city council shah designate
one place Of voting in each precinct and
shan apnoint such Judges and inspectors
for each llace Of voting as may be reGuir-
ed by Ine general laws OF the state for
state ard county elections.
Sec. 4 At ali the elections, TIE vote
shan De by ballot, AMI the polls shall be
opened az nine O'Clock A NJ, and close al
seven O'Clock +. NJ. The manner OF con-
Quoting and voting ar elections under this
charter. opening and closing the pals.
Keeping the poll lists. canvassing the Votes.
declaring the result and certifying the re-
turns. shall be the same as provided by
the laws OF this state for state and county
elections therein: except as otherwise pro-
vided in this charter.
Sec. ) The city clerk. under the Sirec-
ton or the city council. shall give thirty
days notice by posting at each voting
place. in the city, notice CT the time and
place Of holding each election. and the Of
ncers to be elected or measure 70 he sub
mitfe5. and In all cases notices shall be
published in the city Official newspaper for
az least ten days next preceding such cleo
ton. OF the time. place sd purpose Of such
Sec. s. II shall be the duty Of the city
clerk TO cause 10 be made out. and deliv-
Ell by law for the opening OF the polls, q
the day OF each election. all necessary
books and lists required by the general
laws OF the state for holding such cleo
tons.
See :. Immediately after the closing Of
the polls, the judges and inspectors OF eiec-
tion shall then and there. without remov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. proceed 10 canvass
the votes. and as soon as such canvass is
completed a return thereof shall ee signed
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veloped and sealed, and delivered 10 the
city clerk by one of their number. not
more than twelve hours after the 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
thereupon declare the result. and what per-
sons are elected. and in case OF n tie vote
person having the highest and
equal number Of votes shall be elected TO
such Office. A statement OF such can
vsss sha ee MADE o9t ana a siEneq ,, ~ he he
city clerk who. within three days there
after. shall make out and cause TO be de-
lvered. TO each person elected certlh-
Sec. .. A certificate Of election shall he
prima facie evidence OF the facts therein
stated. bue the city council shall decide. all
questions as TO the qualification and cleo
ton of its own members, and in all cases
OF contested election for any office the con-
test shall - decided by the city council
according. as nearly as may he. TO the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings IN cases
OF contested elections for county officers.
Sec. 10. Whenever any question Is 10 %
submitted TO the electors OF the city and
the method OF such submission IS not speci-
fically provided by this charter or by gen
eral law, the same NAV be submitted at
either a general or special election. and the
method of submission shall he substantially
as follows: The city clerk shall pre-
pare a notice containing the proposition In
Pill letz hn ma ~ ha
as provided in section five OF this article
and to be published in full IN the city OF
fetal newspaper for thirty DAYS next pre-
cedlng 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.