The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
ATTIE-Ccnsfnued.

= ~ SPECIAL eisccon. ~ posting notices
slareof f3r AZ Least sEITSr days immediate
= - seeding the day G eleefa2n-
80 TIE Q.saAIsle4tiosts = ste-S AZ 81
es@ctloEs SHAH te IS eras s3e1 Is article SIX
e TIE constitute "a - tas state IL WASH
Astoa. a1G not otherwise.
Sec 3 At least twenty days Prior % any
election. tne clty eoaaell saa1 aes3gns4te
ore place or voting n each 7sacccf 8na
s0ai appoint ssieh 1GGSes ana inspectors
or eaea aee e y9isag as sllaS ~ reau5r-
state a11 easmEy elecIiGnS-
see, J. Al a. the eaectlons, the vote
1T'eae1 81 nine 2 s9eA y NJ ard c.ose -
seven o'clcck 2. IL TIE manner 81 con-
1HctauE ar1 voting - eaecFtaEs under this
charter. ogseasrg a.a closing the polls
ccrsaTl-E the result AMI certifying tie re-
turns. saaR be tEe same as provided tr
fhe laws q tnss state fer state and county
elections therein. except As CT aerw3s pro-
yideG IL this charter.
see s TIE c3Tv clerk. Under ne 3.rec-
ton Of TIE cstE cs1rc.i. shall give ;htrty
DAYS notice ag posting a. each voting
Pace. IN the CITY, notice = the time ana
place Of holdinE each election. and the o.
ncers 70 Re elected. or measure 70 be sga-
mitted. and 81 all eases notices shall be
AZ le3st ten eays next preceding Sg3ch cleo
ton OF the time. place -7d purpose OF such
election.
Sec. s II shah Re the duty OF the city
clerk 10 oause 70 ne made cut. and deliv-
cred at each voting place. by the time ~
ed by law for the tS5au;rg OF the polls. .
the day OF each election, all necessary
books and lists required by The general
tons
See I. Immediately after the closing Of
the polls, the Judges and inspectors of cleo
ton shall then and there, without rernov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
TIE ballots We're cast. proceed 70 canvass
the votes, and rs soon a. such canvass Is
completed a return thereof shall he signed
by the judges and inspectors. securely en-
veioped and sealed, and delivered 70 the
city clerk by one Of their number. not
more than twelve hours after the same
ara so sealed.
Sec. s on the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shall at seven
o'clock z. NJ. meet and proceed TO canvass
the returns Of such election. and shall
thereupon declare the result. and what per-
for any office, shall decide ny lot which
person having the highest and
equal number OF votes shall be elected 10
such office. A statement Of such can
yass shall be made ont and signed hv the
chairman Of the council and fled with tho
city clerk. who. within three days there
after shall make out and cause TO be de-
livered TO each person elected a certiii-
cate OF election.
Sec. O. A certificate OF election shall be
prfma facie evidence OF the facts therein
stated, bus 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. 70 the laws
of the state regulating proceedings in cases
Of contested elections for county officers.
Sec. 10. Whenever any question is TO he
submitted 20 the electors OF the cilg and
the method OF such submission Is not speci-
fically provided by this charter or by gem
ersl law. the same may he submitted at
either a general or special election. and the
method or 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
and to be published in fun in the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty DAVIS next pre-
cedng the day of election. and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment OF the proposition as shall be pre-
scrihed by ordinance.