The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
>EATrLE-Contiuu

~ ssec1al election. BY posting notices
s---rso- Ter ar least thirty days immediate
- Freezing tbs day q elect I.
&c Iae QlaIlhez t5ars - voters az all
Elections sAal lie a. pr0vi1si II zrtcle SIX
- -1e cS-SEl tlsSa2 OF Ire state O. Wash
E1ston. ard not otherwise.
- At least twenty GAYS prior . any
e-sci1on- TIE eIty council shzA designate
ete place GO voting n each precinct. ard
sl1a4 appoint s3ch judges ard inspectors
Egr e2c2 acs % voting as may he TeQUs--
ed BY tie general laws q the stats Tor
state and County elections
Sa- 4 At All the elections. The vote
oFene2 81 nxne o'clock A u, ard close Al
seven o'clock p. u TIE manner o. cor
cuctIrg ana voting al elections under this
cT2rter. o0sziCg ar1 e13Siug thu polls
dsCsarilg t1s result and certifying tie re-
turns. shall - the same as provided hy
ne laws y This state faT state ami eounTy
elections therein. except as otherwise pro-
vS5e9 n rhis charter.
Sec < The cry clerk. under the sirec-
ton % TIE city council. shall give thirty
GAYS nCLce 5y posting az eac2 voting
place. IN the city. 4 notice Il tire time AMI
pace % holding each election. and the OF
1cs-S % oe elected. Or measure % BE- sub
United. and n all cases notices shall be
published IN the c5rv Official newspaper for
az least ten savS Dext preceding such eiec-
ton . the time, pace I'D purpose o. SUCH
election
Sac {. II shall - the duty Of the city
clerk 70 cause 70 Be made out and deliv-
cred az each voting place. by the tine aJ-
81 BY law for the Gpening OF the polls, -
the dsy Of each election. all necessary
books and lists required BY the general
tEc1s
Sec 2 Immediately after the closing OF
the polls. ire Judges and inspectors OF eiee-
ton shall Ihen and there, without remov-
Ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were east. proceed % canvass
the votes. and as soon as such canvass Is
completed return thereof shall - signed
by the Judges and inspectors. securely en-
yel0ped and sealed. ard delivered 70 the
city clerk By ore 81 their number nOs
more than twelve hours after the same
are 50 sealed
the election the city council shall al seven
clock 2. VI. meet and proceed 20 canvass
th4 returns Of such election, and shall
thereupcn declare the result. and what per
sons are elected. and IN case % tie vote
for any office. shall decide by lot which
person having the highest and
equal number Of votes shall oe elected 10
such ONCE A statement q such can
vass shall - made out and signed by the
chairman Of the council and fled with the
city clerk who. within three DAYS there
after. shall make out and cause TO be de-
hverei 10 each person elected a certiFl-
Sec. 9. a certificate o, election shall Re
prirna facfe evidence Of TIE facts therein
stated. bur the atty council shall decide all
questions as 70 the qualification and cleo
lion Of its oEn members, and in aliases
test shall be decided nv the city council
according. as nearly as may b. - the laws
Of the state regulating proceedings N eases
Of contested elections for county officers
Sec. 10 Whenever any question : 10 -
submitted 70 the electors OK the city and
the method 81 Sl1ch Submission Is rot specI-
fcallv provided by this charter or by gen.
e-ai law the same may ~ submitted a
either a general or special election. and the
method Of submission shall be substantially
as follows: The city clerk shall pre-
mare a notice containing the proposition IN
fun. and shall casIse the same 10 be posted
as provided in section five % this article
and 20 be published II fun in the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty dsvs next pre-
ce5fng the day OF election. and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
mAnt OF the proposition as shall be pre-
scribei by ordinance