The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
ihE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
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r ~y special election. BY posting neSlces
= - icing tbs day OF esecss2n
So : The Qualifications q voters AT all
e.sTssSoEs sfA-ll s'e as provided n article SIX
Y. TIE c,1st tut3on % the State u Wash-s
Nlrt ten, ard nor otherwise.
Sec At Ieas. twenty DAYS erso~ 70 any
e.eessSas the city couneil shall designate
of.e pssce % yoElrg In each precinct. -
sslS.i APPOINT ss1eh Judges ana inspectors
I2r each fiace q voting as may De reQuir-
60 Dy me general laws % the state Ter
state and county elections.
Ses 4. Al al the elections. the vote
snail Re by ballot, and the polls shall -
opened az nine O'Clock A NJ. ard close al
seven o'clock p. NJ The manner 81 caFs-
Quoting and voting al elections under this
carter, SE1enigg and closing the polls
keeping the poll lists, canvasstrg the votes
de- airing the result and certifying sha re-
I'm, ssras sfAall ae the same as provided ~
the laws 81 this state for state ard county
elections therein except as otherwise pro-
si5sd In this charter.
See. 5 The city clerk. under the direc-
Ton or the city council, shall give thirty
lays notice ~ posting al each voting
place. II the city. notice Of the time ard
place OF holding esca election. and the Of
Ae@rs 20 De elected. or measure 10 De sub
mitted, and IN all cases notices shall -
paaisoed n the city Official newspaper for
AZ least ten DAYS next preceding such elec-
election
Sec. s II shall be the duty Of the city
clerk 10 cause 70 he made out. and deliv-
ed by law fer the Opening OF the polls q
the day Of each election. all necessary
Dooks and lists required by The general
tions
Sec. T. Immediately after the closing Of
the polls. the Judges and inspectors OF cleo
ton shall then and there. without reTnov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast proceed TO canvass
the votes. and as soon as such canvass IS
completed n return thereof shall he signed
ON the Judges and fnSrRCfNr<. SeNfl-TtW
Feloped and sealed. and delivered 10 the
city clerk by one OF their number. not
more than twelve hours after the same
are so sealed.
See. s On the first Friday evening after
tlle election the city council shall az seven
O'Clock p. NJ meet and proceed 10 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 5e elected TO
such office. statement OF such can
vass shall he made out and signed ny the
chairman Of the council and d'ed with the
city clerk. who, within three days there
after. shall make out and cause 10 be de-
hvered 20 each person elected certiii-
Sec. 3. A certificate Of election shall he
rrima facie evidence Of TIE facts therein
stated. bus the city council shall decide al
questions as 10 the uualitieation and cleo
ton Of Its own members, and In all cases
OF contested election for any effice the con-
test sNali be DECIDED oy the city co1if'it
according, as nearly as NAV he, - The laws
OF the state regulating proceedings IN cases
OF contested elections for county, officers
Sec. 10. Whenever any question Is % Re
submitted 70 the electors OF the CITY and
the method Of such submission Is not sp-sci-
fically provided by this charter or by gen.
eral law the same NAV ~ 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
$..M "a shall the he p1Efpd
as provided in section five OF this article
and 70 be published IN full 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
rnent OF the proposition as shall be pre-
scribed by ordinance.