The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-21

90 the city Charter OF the city ui
seattle Was filled With the city Clerh
OF the city ef seattle, which aAll pc.
municipal system 81 direct lCgisla'
tlou Is the Initiative aud kntrivh'
dum. and II made pursuant 20 W.
prov stems ar the laws ot inc STATE
81 Waahtngten set forth in Az ~
20 prov ide fer the dttg amcndm'h
81 eitN eharteta ~ fr-l",t 70 s'''
affalfs approved March ~ ltes.
That thUfe be and hereby pa HhN
mitted Ia the qualified electors gu
the CITY Of Seattle 60 De- voted ul'"u
AZ be hei1 March q 1908 u proposi
ttan g. ameud Section I 90 AtllsW
OF the city Charter. whlrh aW'nI
nnent is the same amendmcut
toned for in tie above meh'''''''' ~
Ss..tisn Fhe legislative power.
of tha tdt4 Of seattle shall hc Vest.
la mayor and city Nouh,lh ~
shall have such powers ~ 80 ~.
Videa for rs this chatter nu' w,
power u propose for then'-rN Z. w,
ordinance dealing with any mNt''l
within the realm OF lecal eiiAlls w
munl rlpai business aud 10 .N"t
reject the same at the lot. 80,
pendent IT the mayor anu w "a
IN Il also reserved hy the rsWPle vt
the tsIfV 81 seattle and pfutlHioh
made Tor the eNefetsr OF H.'n u,
ssrVssi pawer. ahd there u iet'i ~,
reserved hy aud provision nhnN ~
the exercise hN the proplr =. 49,, ~
81 the pawur. At their OWN "fNt" w
r,sauire snbmtssl0n 10 the vote ~
the qualified electors, anh 49,,
10 approve or re tect ht the pnilF any
ordinance. ur any Sc tleh, tN" ,.t,h
part - auV ordinance urauhe 49,
anv matter within tie realm OF le,ai
affalrs ~ municipal business, whlcl
NAV have passed th. cttt counter e.,s
nsyor. aetIaE IN the usual pres t .,,.'l
manner a. the ordinary lek''A"''''
authofitN. ~. th.
,eentr Il lie Initiative and refgren-
dun 10 ma4 be eNertis.d on potlttuI
81 a number Of qualified voters 'NNst
O. not less than ten tlNl ~ 80
% the total number OF votes ,As' -
sealnK municipal election, propoAlnk
tnI asking the enactment ~ an OF.
Iinanaa - a hill OF measure, the tHu
test ~ which shall be included w
the petition Any Initiative hrhtleh
shall be filed With ths eltA .el
sisnrs Of TIE signatures 90 the Pc
ttftnn. and transmit a. tokrthrr Win
his report thereon. 10 TIE city roun'h
a. regular meeting not more man
twenty DAYS after the hlinS OF We ne
petition aud such transmission rnah
g. ths Introduction Of the lnitihuts
hill OF measure in the CITY counNNA
IN the cafnpfr roller shall find any Pc
titfon 10 l. Insufficient 10 NisuatNFe@
he shall aastfy The principal petltlen-
srs. and an additional twenty ttol
DAYS shall b. allowed them in when
60 complete such petition 70 the ~.
qufr~a pefUeataEn It's consideration
shall take precedence over atl ethNt
business before the city council eN-
cept appropriation bills and elmer
.s..s.,s .5ss.as necessary for the ifus
mediate prvasFyetiea OF thc peetls
paaee health or safety The cry
council maj enact. or feleNt Ant m.
ttiatiVs hlll ur measure hut Hnai het
amend az medlfN the same II ma4.
howeVef. after fsfeetian or any lh,
tttattNe TIN Of measure. propose ana
pass Z a4ffafamt aus dealing with the
sams subject II the city NnNntit
shall have rejected anY tnitiattNr
measura. Of shalt during thirty DAYS
after receipt thereof have failed 20
take final action thereon OF shali
have passed different measure deal.
Ing with the same sAhfeei TIE taia
~ isctcd initiative measure snd ~.
differunt measure dealing with thn
sam SUB eef. IL any has been passed.
shat -. taken tu charge ~ the
city comptroller aHd Submitted 70 the
qualified sifrfars Tor spuruf AZ ~ re-
lection az the nsNt 4Hhar election,
but the city eo4ueii may in its dts
erstion provide for ) special election
at which the vafs shall ~ taken. And
81 the inffiattke petition Tn nnf case
shall b. signed bg number ~ quat-
fled voters equal - not lrHa tthn
twenty seat per cent % the Total
number - votes cast for The offler
OF mayor At the last preceding tln-
niciuai election. or shall al am itn'e
BE- strengthened IN qualified eigua-
lures up % said pefcrniaEe, then the
eiat eisetion upan said subject. % be
held within forty aaN# from ths pf"ot
OF MuFftefaneN uf the percentage OF
signatures Official publication shalt
b. made anateHN q election Eiven
and the manner and conduct % clrc-
tion. the preparation Of the offic ini
ballots the counting and ranN tasiuE
OF the votes. Ard faa certifying uf
the returns 81 the election. shall -
doBe a. - provided Tor the submis.
sion to the vote - the people Of
measure thus submitted 90 ths vote
cf the people. witch shall receive Ia
So favor = majority ~ All ihr votes
cast Tot and against TIE Same. shall
become an ordinance 90 thr city 81
Seattle. and - IN fuil force and gf-
feet from and after pros lautatinn ~
the maFuf which shall he made. and
published tn the city official nfwspa-
per. within five days after election.
Ia case the city eoHneii shall after
have paassi different measure deal.
inr with the same subject 81 ahai ~
be submitted Al the same election
with the Initiative measure and the
vote ~ the aua lifted electors also
taken for and AEalnat the same. and
sif both sueh measures b. approved
by a majority vote II they h. con
flctiuE IN any particular. thfn The
one receiving the highest nurber 81
Affirmative votes shall thereby hg
HasI ~ tHa 81 araH MhltN La
siderei ~ rejected
The second power reserved BY the
people iH the simple referendum. ana
II may BE- exercised and ordered tex.
cept as ia ordinances necessary Tor
the Immediate preservation - the
public peace. heaitn or safety ne 20
any ordinance whicst has passed the
citv council ard mayer acting w
their usual prescribed manner a. she
ordinary legislative authority Of the
city. either upon petition signed ~
a number a qualified voters equal
20 not less than eight 80 Per cent
OF the total number % votes cast FOR
the office Of mayor NJ the last pre-
ceiling municipal election. or b. the
city council Itself without petition.
When an emergency exists in which
IL il necessary for the immediate
presefFatian 81 tie public p"arf,
health or safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without DELAY.
such emergency and necessity and enc
facts creating the same shall b.
stated b. one section of the BILL and
N shall not become an ordinance I'M
iesH on its final paasagc by the city
council al feaHt thrru- fourthg " an
the members elected vote Wa itH favor
1.-THE vote being taken by yeas and
nays. ard the names 81 those voting
for and against being entered IN the
jouruaD. aud u snail have been APP
proved BY the mayor. whereupon Il
shall b. officially published and 81
futi force and effect The refcren-
DUN may be invoked by petition bear
Ing the signatures Of tNc required
percentage Of qualified voters as to
any emergency law or ordinance.
or any Section. item or part Of any
such laW or ordinance, which petl-
lion shall be filed with the city
comptroller before the day fixed FOR
the taking effect Of The said law or
ordinance. which shall in no ease De
less than thirty fa9l DAYS after the
final favorable action thereon by tho
usual prescribed manner as the orhl-
nary legislative authority of the city
and the filing OF such referendum pc
titi0u as - any such ordinance Or
section. item OF part thereof shall Op-
crate to suspend tie taking effect
OF THE same. Or any further action
thereon. except aH hereinafter pro.
yided. viz The city comptroller
shall verify the auffIciency of the
Signatures - the petition und trans
nit IT., together with his report there
or. 10 the city council a. regular
meeting not less than twenty 900
days after the filing ~ the petition
Tho cts council shall thereupon pro
Vide for auHfHfffIHg tile uutd ordinance