The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-12

aay Special election. by posting notices
iiasreof Tor a. least thirty DAYS immediate
feeding the iay % slecrlor-
So The qualifications o. voters n. al
e.Sstioas ssall Dc as provided IN ArtIcle SIX
~ TIE constitution OF ire state u NaSlS-
aAgsons and net stnerwsse-
- AZ least twenty days prior 20 any
election. TIRE cstv ceRnc7l snail designate
oae place OF voting IA ezca precinct ard
slaLl apaoint s11h Judges AMI inspectors
q sa.e2 lace q y2t.ng as nay b rsq1ir-
e d the general Laws q the state for
state ard county elections
Sec. a. Al al tae elections. the vote
opened ~ nine o'clock A n. ard elcse at
seven 0'ct0cE +. II The manner % cox-
cgeting ard voting az elections under this
ea2rtse. opening and closing the polls.
keeping thu pell lists. canvzss17g the votes
Gee 4r.1g ne result and certifying TIE re-
Turns snai! Se the same ss provided ~
the laws OF thss state for state and county
elecIA2zs therein except as otherwise pro-
Fi5ed IN iris charter.
See. & The CHS clerk. under the airee-
ton OF the city council. shall give thirty
place. IN the city. notice of the time and
place OF holding each election. and The o.
nlitted and in ali cases notices shall De
published in the city Official newspaper for
AZ least ter DAYS n2xt preceding such cleo
ten. q the time. place --ao purpose OF such
.sec. II shall be the duty Of the city
clerk 70 cause 10 De made out and deitv-
ed by law for tire S9enins OF the polls. q
the day Of each election. al necessary
books ard lists required ny The general
laws o. the state. for holding such cleo
ti0us
Sec Z Immediately after the closing Of
the polls. the judges and inspectors OF cleo
ton shall then and there. without reFnov-
ing the ballot box from the place where
the ballots were east. proceed to canvass
the votes. and as soon as such canvass g
completed a return thereof shall be signed
by the judges and inspectors. securely en-
veloped and sealed. and delivered 70 the
city clerk hy one Of their number, rot
more than twelve hours after tbs Same
ara so sealed.
SEE. s. on the first Friday evening after
the election the city council shall at seven
O'Clock p NJ. meet and proceed 10 canvass
the returns OF such election. ard shall
fhereupon declare the result, and what per-
sons are elected. and In case Of a tie vote
person having the highest ana
equal number OF votes shall BE elected to
such offiee, A statement. Of such can
vass shall be made ont 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-
nyered 10 each person elected 3 certif-
Sec. o A certificate Of election shall Re
prima facie evidence of the facts therein
stated. bue the city council shall decide all
questions as 10 the qualification and cleo
ton OF its own members, and in all cases
OF contested election for any Office the con-
test Snau De decided DIV the CITY ScthaCi
according. as nearly as NAV be. - the laws
OF the state regulating proceedings in cases
of contested elections for county officers.
Sec. 10. Whenever any question Is TO oe
submitted 20 the electors OF the city snd
the method OF such submission Is not speci-
ficaliy provided by this charter or by gem
erai law the same NAV be submitted at
either A general or special election. and the
method OF submission shall he substantially
as follows: The city clerk shall pre-
pare a notice containing the proposition in
ful1 and shall cauSe the same TO he posted
as provided in section five Of this article
and 10 be published In fun IN the city Of
fetal newspaper for thirty DAYS next pre-
ceding the dav of election. and the ballots
at such election shall contain such state
ment OF the proposition as shall be pre-
scrtbed by ordinance.