The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEAfTIE

80 SPECIAL election. BY posting notices
ss-4sEecE cor issSt tAirty DAYS immediate
-es-lsg - day % eaeczIcl.
49, = Iae qualifications Of voters a. al
e,r.gsas SHAH be as provided II arrie;e -
- TIE constitution O. IRE state q Wasn-
on and rot otherwise.
So Al least twenty days rrscr u any
election. tas ciSg co2sssiS shaM ees5grata
oAe Place ~ voting n each ureeIrls s,5s
sslsA spseint such Judges and inspectors
81 b. the general I1wS g the ststs Tor
STATE ana county ssecxi1Us
see l. Al al the elections. the vute
opened a. nine O'Clock A. "a ana $50 -
seven otclarE p. n The raarF-ss~ - esorg-
aueting ard voting ~ elections under this
Slt4rler. efensns and closing she pills.
keeping tie p03 lists. cansaSSsns ire Votes
1ts s@r1ax Ege result and csr1ssrIry tAa ~
- sa3x - me same As provided -
TIE laws 81 this state for state ard county
elections therein except as Otherwise pro-
vi1ed n this charter
Sec 5 The city clerk. under the 5iree-
ton or the city council, shah give thir;v
DAYS notice by posting ar each voting
pace. n ire city. a notice Of the tire ana
Place OF hol1ing aaca electian and the Of
hesFs 10 be elected. Or measure 70 Dc sub
mi;ted. and IN ali cases noticas shall Be
pQollshed IN the city Official newspaper for
election
Sec. / II shall be the duty OF the city
clerk 20 cause 20 he made cut. and 6esiv-
cred az each voting place. bv the time tx
ed BY law for the CSenlag or the pcsliz. 60
the day Of each election. all necessary
books and lists required ny che general
tons
Sec. Z Immediately after the closing of
the polls, the Judges and inspectors OF eiec-
ton shall then and there. without renlov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were cast. prcceed TO canvass
tne votes. and as soon as sucn canvass IS
completed return thereof shall BE- signed
by the Judges and Inspectors securely en-
yeloped and sealed. and delivered 70 the
more than twelve hours after the same
ara SO sealed.
the election the city council shall at seven
O'Clock r. NJ meet and proceed 10 canvass
the returns or such election, and shall
sons are elected. and IN case Of tie vote
for any office, shall decide by lot which
person having the highest and
equal number OF votes shall Ne elected TO
vass shall he made out and signed by the
chairman or the council and fled with ths
after. shall make out and cause 10 be de-
hvered TO each person elected 4 certifi-
cate OF election.
Sec g. A certificate OF election shall ne
prima facie evidence OF the facts therein
stated but the city council shall decide all
questions 20 the qualification and cleo
Of contested election for any Office the con-
test shall be decided BY the city council
according, as nearly as NAV be, 70 the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings in cases
OF contested elections for county officers
Sec. 10. Whenever any question is 10 he
submitted TO the electors Of the city and
the method OF such submission is not speci-
f1cally provided by this charter or hv gem
eral law, the same NAV he 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
as provided in section five Of this article
ana to be published In fun IN the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty DAVIS 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