The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
notwithstanding

any any special election. by posting notices
thereof for at least thirty days immediate
~ preceding the day of election.
sec The qualifications of voters at all
elections shall be as provided in article six
of the constitution of the State Of Wash
1ngton, and not otherwise.
secs. Al least twenty days prior to any
election, the city council shall designate
one place of voting in each precinct and
shall appoint such judges and inspectors
for each place of voting as may be requir-
ed by the general laws Of the state for
state and county elections.
Sec. A. At all the elections, the vote
shall be by ballot, and the polls shall be
seven O'Clock P. M. The manner of con-
Quoting and voting at elections under this
charter, opening. and closing the polls,
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. 5. The city clerk, under the direc-
ton of the city council, shall give thirty
days notice by posting at each voting
place, in the city, notice of the time and
place of holding each election, and the Of
ficers to be elected, or measure to be SUBJ
mitted, and in all cases notices shall be
published in the city official newspaper for
at least ten days next preceding such cleo
ton, of the time, place and purpose of such
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the city
clerk to cause to be made. out, and deliv-
cred at each voting. place, by the time fix
ed by law for the opening of the polls, on
the day of each election, all necessary
books and lists required by the general
laws of the state, for holding such cleo
tions.
Sec. Z. Immediately after the closing of
the polls, the judges and inspectors of cleo
ton shall then and there, without remov-
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 return thereof shall be signed
veloped and sealed, and delivered to 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 M. meet and proceed to 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 be elected to
such office. statement of such can
vass shall be made out and signed by the
chairman of the council and filed with the
city clerk, who, within three days there
after, shall make out and cause to be de-
lfvered to each person elected a certifi-
cate of election.
Sec. 8. A certificate of election shall be
prima facie evidence of the facts therein
stated, but 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 be decided by the city council
| according, as nearly as may be, to the laws
| of contested elections for county officers.
See. 10. Whenever any question is to be
submitted to the electors of the city and
| the method of such submission is not speci-
f1cally provided by this charter or by gen.
eral law, the same may. be submitted at
either a general or special election, and the
method of submission shall be substantially
as follows: The city clerk shall pre-
pare a notice containing the proposition in
| full, and shall cause the same to be posted
and to 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
ment of the proposition as shall be pre-
| scribeaSby ordinance.