The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-05

r as.y sssscsal election. by posting notices
.. ~es@lzE ne CAY OF slsctlon-
- : TIE Qualifications OF voters At all
e.sctae-ss sfsall ae as provided IN article s1x
- - tias Substitution OF the state - WaSA-
toE. ard not otherwise.
e1ecuon. tee cfEy coanel sn&n designate
1Ae place q voting IN each axeHEet. and
sslasA apnolnt such judges ara inspectors
1sF eEc2 ] ace - voting a may b regIslr-
e - Tas general laws q the state Tor
STATE ard counZy elections.
sSG : 1t al the elections. the vote
s1a1 X er ballot, ard the noifS ShaH Ia
Opened a. 7ine a'ctCck A. NJ. ara close ~
seven 0cicck z. IL The manner 81 corr
a4eting ana votiEg n elections unds- this
sAarfer- opening aud closing the polls.
keeping the poll isis. canvEssi1z ire votes
Gee s2rzzg tie result ard certifying Ire re-
.2rnS shall se the same as provided y
TIE laws az this state fer state and county
elections therein. except as otherwise pro
yided n iris charter.
Sec 3 TIE city clerk, under The 6lrec-
Iaon OF TIE city council, shah give talrty
Gays notice ~ posting AT each voting
pace, n ire CITY, notice ef The time ard
place OF holding eaen election. and the Of
acers 10 Re elected. or measure 70 BE SUE
mtfted. and in al cases r9t5ces shall De
published IN the city a1ftc52l newspaper FOR
a. least ten DAYS next preceding such elee-
ton. o. the time. pace I'D purpose OF such
election
See. s II shall De the duty OF TIRE city
clerk 70 cause % De made cut. and 6elEV-
e1 by law fer the Cosailg OF The polls, Q
the Cay Of each election. al necessary
backs and lists required nv he general
laws q the state, for holding such elee-
tons.
Sec. !. Immediately after the closing Of
the polls. tae Judges and Inspectors OF cleo
Ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. proceed - canvass
the votes. and as soon as sucn canvass IS
completed a return thereof shall ne signed
by the Judges ard inspectors. securely En-
vel0ped and sealed. and delivered 70 the
city clerk BY one Of thssr number. rot
are 80 sealed.
Sac s On the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shah at seven
o'clock p NJ meet and proceea 70 eanya :
fha returns Of such election. and shall
thereupon declare the result. and what per
sons are elected. and In case Of tie vote
for any office. shall decide hy lot which
person having the highest and
equal number OF votes shah Be elected 70
such offiee: statement OF sush can
vass shall ba made out and signed by the
chairman Of the council and fled with the
city clerk. who. within three days there
sitter. shall make cut and cause 20 be de-
hvered 10 each person elected a certin-
cate OF election
Sec .. A certificate OF election shsli Re
stated. but the city council shall. decide al
questions SIS 70 the qualification and cleo
ton OF its own members. and IN all cases
o. siee3. ,o ~ a ne e' ctv ',s 5nnel
according az nearly az may BE-. - the laws
of the state regulating proceedings in cases
OF contested elections for county officers.
Sec. 10. Whenever any question Is to Re
submitted to the electors Of the city and
the method OF such submission Is rot specf-
ficaIiy provided by this charter or by gem
eral law the same NAV be submitted az
either general or special election. and tne
method Of submission shall ne substantially
as follows. The city clerk shall pre-
pare a notice containing the proposition IN
full ana shall cause the same 10 be pasted
as provided in section FIVE II this article
and to be published II fun IN the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty days next pre-
ceding the 7ay OF election. and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment OF the proposition as shall be pre-
scribed by ordinance.