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

Secuon l. Any amendment or amend
ments 10 this charter may be proposed in
the city council and ii the same shall be
agreed TO by a majority or al the mem
bers elected, such proposed amendment or
amendments shall he entered upon the
journal with the yeas and nays Of the
members voting thereon. Upon the PISS
age OF any such amendment or amend
ments, the same shall be submitted 20 the
electors Of the city for their ratification
at the next general election, which shall
be at least sixty days after the adoption
or such proposed amendment in the coun-
ell: and IL at such election any such amend
rnent shall be ratified by a maiority Of
the qualified electors voting thereon. the
same shall thereby become a part Of this
charter. and within five days after such
election shall be by the mayor by procla-
nation published in the city Official news
paper proclaimed a part hereof: provid-
ed. that II more than one amendment be
submitted at the same general election the
same shall be submitted at such election
in such manner that each proposed amend
ment may be voted on separately without
prejudice to others: and provided further.
that after the passage Of such proposed
amendments through the council tAe same
shall be published by the city clerk in the
city official newspaper for AT least thirty
days prior 20 the day Of such election
Sec. .. Whenever twenty per cent. Of
the qualified voters OF the city registered
in the registration list used AZ the last
general municipal election shall present TO
the city council 2 proD0sitson for an
amendment 70 the city charter, it shall he
the duty Of the city council 20 submit the
for their ratification or rejection az the
next general election. which shall be at
least 90 DAYS after the presentation Of
such petition 10 the city council, such sub
mission shall be made by resolution Of the
city council, which shan be adopted ut
least sixty DAYS prior 10 such election. Be
fore any such proposition shall be circu-
lated for signatures. IL shall he presented
10 the city clerk. who snail procure the
opinion Of the corporation counsel as 70 its
legality and shall certify upon II the date
OF it's presentation 70 him, and etts'h
thereto a copy 81 such opinion. When such
proposition shall be presented 10 the
council. Il shall be the duty OF the city
clerk 10 examine and verify all signatures
thereto so far as practicable from q com
parison with the regist-a tion lists In ais
Office and the report Of the CITY clerk
thereon shall be made 20 the council before
final action. The council shall provide by
ordinance A penalty for atflxin@ 20 any
sach proposition any signature other man
the signatures In person OF electors duly
registered in the registration Iist used in
the last general municipal election. II at
the general election. ~ which the same
is submitted, 4 majority of the taNiW
voters voting thereat shall hv their votes
rafifv any amendment So submitted, tie
gsme shall thereby become a part o. the
charter and within five DAVIS after sum
election shall he by tire mayor hv proclaim
arion pnhiished IN the city official ucwsna-
De~ proclaimed part taereof. provided,
that II more than one amendment De petit
TONED for and admitted at ire SINE ger
eral election. the same shall be- petltioncd
for and sat mitted }n such 4 manner that
electors may vote for or AGAINST the
amendments senaFafe.T, ana provides
further that after the massage or ~"
resolution making each submission nv the
citV council every such amendment SEaN
20 published hy the city clerk IN the city
DAVIS prior 20 such election. together with
notice bv the mayor that the same rs
submitted to taG u-ai4tcd Voters or ZEE
CITY fer their rejection OF approval at the
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