The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29

sny special election. ~ posting notices
saereof Tor al least thlrgy DAYS immediate
~ preceding the day o s1ectAaE.
NsE = TIE Qualifications 81 y15erS Al all
Elections shall ~ as provided Il artscle SIX
@ The constitution 81 Ire state * WASH
i1SIcf. ard not otherwise.
So AZ least twenty days rFfar 10 arv
election, tna city council SHAH designate
one place % voting IL each precinct 8sg5
snail apgolnt such Judges ard Inspectors
e9 by the general laws OF the state Tor
state and caanEr siects0rs-
SEC. & At al tire elections the vote
shall BE BY ballot. sn1 the pals ssall tse
opened ~ nine O'Clock A. NJ, ard ciose al
seven o'csack p. II. Tha manner % con-
aacttng and voting a. elections under this
charter. opening and caasang the pals
keeping the POLL lists. eanvaSslnx tn@ votss
de- airing the result and certifying the r.
turns. shall be the same as provided ~
tie laws q this state fer state ard county
elections therein; except as otherwise pro-
ytaed n this charter.
Sec s The city clerk, under the siree-
ton OF the city council. shall give thirty
days notice 81 posting a. each voting
pace, in the city, notice of the tfTae ana
Place OF holding each election. and the o.
Eltted, and in all cases notices shall De
published in the city Official newspaper for
az least ter days next preceding such cleo
ton, OF the time. place md purpose % such
election.
Sec. & II shall Re the duty % the city
clerk 10 cauSe 10 ae made cut and 9rlsv-
cred al FA&GA tDkAFE place GS the time TX
ed by law for the Uoening OF the polls & q
the day OF each election. ali necessary
books and lists required by the general
laws or the state. for holding such eiec-
tons.
Sec. :. Immediately after the closing of
the polls, Tire Judges and Inspectors Of cleo
ton shall then and there, without reFeov-
ing the ballot box from the plaee where
the ballots were cast. proceed 10 canvass
the votes. and as soon as sucn canvass is
completed return thereof shah Re signed
hz- sansaer Ia
veloped and sealed. and delivered % the
CITY clerk by one ~ 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 70 canvass
thereupon declare the result. and what per-
sons are elected, and In case Of a tie vote
for any office, shall decide by lot which
equal number Of votes shall 10 elected to
such office. A statement Of such can
vass shall he made out and signed BY the
city clerk. who, within three days there
after, shall make out and cause 10 be de-
hEerei to each person elected cert1h-
Sec. q A certificate OF election shah ~
prima facie evidence OF the facts therein
stated. but the city council shall decide all
questions as % the Qualification and cleo
ton OF its own members and IN a cases
OF contested election for anv Office the con-
test shall be decided by the city council
according. as nearly as may be. 10 the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings IN cases
% contested elections for county officers
Ser, 10. Whenever any question IS 10 he
submitted 20 the electors Of the city and
the method OF such submission Is not speci-
ficaIiy provided oy this charter or by gem
ersl law. the same may Re submitted at
either a general or special election. and the
method OF submission shall he suhsta nttally
as follows. The city clerk shall pre-
pare notice containing the proposition in
full ard shall cause the same 10 he posted
as provided In section five ~ this article
and "a be published IN fun IN the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty 6avs 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.