The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-01
ORDINANCES NO. 2oss.


AN oRDIN aNCE submitting proposed
amendment to the City Charter of the
City of Tacoma to the qualified electors
Of said City, for their adoption or re.
lection.
Whereas, the City Council OF tho City
of Tacoma, on the 9th day Of January,
1904, deeming il necessary and expedient,
did adopt the proposed amendment to the
Charter Of said City, hereinafter set out,
and did pass resolution declaring Its
intention to offer the said amendments to
the qualified voters Of the said City, for
their adoption or rejection at the next gen.
eral City election to be held in the City oil
Tacoma on the 9th day Of April, 1904; and,
Whereas. the said City Council did there
upon cause the said proposed amendment
to be published in full in the official news
paper of said City, to.wit; the Tacoma
Daily Ledger, daily newspaper published
in said City, for thirty consecutive days
to-wit: from January 9th, 1904, to Feb.
ruary 9Th, 1904, both inclusive; and
Where's, thereafter and within thirty
days from the last date Of the said pub
lication, to-wit: on the 10th day of Feb
ruary, 1904, the said City Council did again
vote upon the said proposed amendment
and upon said vote at said last named
time, two-thirds of all Of the members o.
the SAID City Council did vote in favor o
said amendment hereinafter set out, anc
said amendment was passc,4 and adopted
by two.thirds vote OF all members o
said City Council NOW, THEREFORE,.
Be it ordained by the City of Tacoma
Section /: That the proposed amend
ment to the City Charter of the City o
Tacoma hereinafter set out in full in THU
ordinance, be and the same is hereby or
dered to be submitted to the vote OF thu
qualified electors Of the City OF Tacoma
for their approval or rejection, at the
next general city election, within the said
City, 10 be held on the 9th day Of April,
1904.
Section 2: That the same officers OF
election that conduct and hold the said gen
eral city election on the 5th day Of April
1904, shall be and they are hereby authoriz.
ed and required to receive the ballots, count
the votes and make returns of all votes
cast and received for or against the said
proposed amendment herein, in the same
manner and at the same time that the
votes cast at said general election for city
officers are accepted and returned.
Section 3: That in the preparation OF
KtuHfhI
city election on April 9Th, 1904, the City
Clerk shall cause to be printed on each Of
the ballots at the foot of the columns con-
tanning the names Of the persons to be
voted for at said election, the words;
For Amendment No. XLIX," Against
Amendment No. XIX" and each elector
shall designate his choice by marking the
sign "X' after the question for which
he desires to vote; the City Clerk shall be
and he is hereby ordered to provide in the
call for the said general city election to
be held April 9Th 1901 for the submis.
sion of the said proposed amendment here.
in contained, and shall refer TO the same
therein, in proper and Ineligible manner.
Section 4; That 1t shall be the duty OF
the City Clerk and he is hereby ordered
and required to post at each Of the polling
places within the City Of Tacoma, on or be.
fore the 9th day of April, 1904, 80 that the
same shall be prominently posted upon
that day, full, true and complete certi-
fled copy OF said proposed amendment to
the said City Charter, as contained in this
ordinance, for reference by electors and
election officers
Section 8: That it shall be the duty Of
the City Clerk, Immediately upon the pass
age and approval of this ordinance by the
Mayor, to cause the same TO be pub
lished for at least thirty days prior to the
said 9TH day of April, 1904, in the Tacoma
Daily Ledger, and the Tacoma Times, two
daily newspapers published in the said
City; and said CRY taerk shall further
give notice of the said charter amend.
ment election, which notice shall specify
the object OF calling such election and
shall be given for at least ten days before
the day OF election, in all election distriets
OF said City.
Section @: That II the amendment here.
matter contained shall receive a majority
of all the votes cast by the qualified cleo.
tors voting upon such amendment ct said
general city election, April 9Th, 1904, it
shall be deemed to be carried and the same
shall become operative and a part OF the
City Charter Of the City OF Tacoma within
ten days after said election, to-wit, upon
and after the 18th day Of April, 1904; the
City Council shall canvass the returns OF
all votes cast for the said amendment on
the same day that it canvasses the votes
Tor the officers voted for at said election.
Section 7; That the said amendment
so, as aforesaid, voted upon and adopted
by the City Council of the City Of Tacoma
DO and 1t is hereby submitted to the vote
Of the qualified electors Of said City at
city on the 5th day Of April, 1904. for their
adoption or rejection, which said amend.
ment is as follows:
AMENDMENT XIX.
To amend Section ZIG, Article 81 Gas
amended by amendment No. Ix), 80 as to
read as follows: