The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-12

SstIse IL herein, given that ~ Jars
vary e.. 1908 "a petition and pr"roei
tian to amend Srctiou / - Att,gm ~
~ the city charter q the 'i,N et
seattIs M. rileH With the city clerk
"a tha lily of seattle. which Fald -
tutuu and proposition proVidrs tet a
muHiaHHal HNNtcm uf utfett Nhthia
lion ~ - Initiative and N.fo'.s,.,
rroVisiaua uf The laws Of thg Htat.
90 Warrington sct forth ih NJ -
to rtaK Iaa fur the direct ahcndnee
of rItN charters in ftHhett ~ t''e'
nffalrsH. approved March ~. lN"H
rb44 thei, be and hrrobN is sub.
wittsd Iu thc qualified eirr tvtn ~
the city 90 Seattle b. Re Nv'c3 ~
al the next general mHHHttAl W, tl..t
e. D. held March ?. isaA . tiNt H.
tiaa ta amend Srcttah 1 ef Nttl,tf
~ fha tttfN thnrter. which amend
meat r. the same Amendment ~
tioued fer in thc above neht'NNee =
49, se.stt..s The legislative powers
of tha tsftg OF seattle shall DC vested
Al d mayor and city council VIE
shall have such powers az are ~
Nided Tor hy this charter Nut W
power u propose Tor themsciNea a.
ordinance doaling With any matte
w4th4n the REALM 81 LEGAL affairs of
municipal business aud g. ghH.A et
reject the Same at TIE pptH. ln1e
pendent 81 the MAYOR AMI CIV 'vta
Gil 8 also lcegfNtl ~ ~. 49,.
the ely 90 seattle and pfot i7ieH
mate Tar the exercise q Hurh -
served newer. ana there tH tultHHt
reserved rs and provision naov ~
the exercise hy The rennio ~ syatt i
Of the paNer "a tuclf ON "Nltnh ~
rsattfr1 sabmisaion 70 the vote CT
the qualified electors and tu'frha
20 approve or rricNt at the potta an
ordinance, or any section item ~
part Of any ordinance utaHNs ~,
realm NH NHl s.
affairs 81 municipal business. u httH
NAV have passed the eftA eonret ahe
maNaf. acting iu the usual Ffr~y f li'f9
manner a. tho ordinary lNE,"iaufe
ne first power reserved by tie
people il tho initiative aad frfrrehs
dunn ID may D. eNefslaat 90 pvtttini.
% a number nf uuaiifiHa voters 04aal
q not less than ten tlel pcr cent
of the total number ~ votes vast Tor
the affIee 90 MAYOR at the last pre-
cealne municipal election. rrupnsins
and askIuk the enactment az an ns
dlnnnea af hiii o. measure, the tell
text 81 which shall - nemacd tn
the petition Any Initiative petition
shall hs filed with the citf COMP
traliaH. sho shall verify the sum
cheney 81 the signatures 60 TIE -
titinn. and transmit It tesgthef VT.
his repnft thereon. ta the citN rnunFtl
AZ . regular meeting not tnorr than
twenty DAYS after thn filing 81 the
petition and such transmission shall
r. the introduction Of the initiative
bIfi % measure in the city Council
~ the oomptroiief shall mud an3 Pc
titlan u ~ Insufficient IN signature
he shall nutlfY the ursnrlpai pgtitlens
srs and at tdtitiHHal twenty Wv
daYs shall b. allowed them in which
20 complete such petition % The Fas
augresa pafeentaEa Its consideration
shall take pgecctiuueH ever All other
buziness before The city eeunell 80
eept appropriation hills and cWef=
EanaY measures necessary Ter the infs
mediate pfrsorVatian 81 tbs public
peace health or safety The CITY
council nav enact. oE Fatget, any IN
ttialiNu ban Or measure. but shall net
amend az modify the same "a MAJ.
however. after re leetlau % any IN.
ttlafIVa hfIt ~ measure propose and
pass a different one dealing with tHs
same subject n the city couneit
shall have rejected aHY INITIATIVE
measure. OF shall dartus thirty daf ?
after receipt thafenf have failed g
take flnai action thereon. or shAl
have pAssed different measure deaf
inE with tnr same subject tbs said
rejected Initiative fneaNufu and So Z
different measure dealnE with the
same subject. n anY has been PASSED
shall ba taken o. charge ~ TIE
city comptroller ard Submitted q The
qualified electors fnf aHHFos az of 80
jectloa At the nest FeztilaF election
erection provide fur special slsCf laH
az which the vote shall ha taken And
~ the initiative rvtitian In any ee#s
shall - signed BY = number II quail.
fled voters equal to set iess than
twenty t2af per sent If thc total
uufnAsf - votes EAST fer fbs office
% mayer az the last pre- etinE mus
uieipat election. or shall II Auy time
= streas thenei ta easfitis,i .l@.lA
lures ap 70 said psresntaAc. then the
city eoHnet shall provide FOR a sre
ciat etaeitau upon said suhi~et - b.
held Within forty DAYS from the pru9f
Of suffteisncy % the rsreentage q
signatures. official uuhiirafion shall
b. made. notices 81 election Eivsa.
and the manner and conduct o. sfse.
item the preparation af the official
ballots. the counting and ctnt asstHs.
OF the votes. and the certifyinE OF
done As In provided for the Hubuti4.
siuu to the vote af the people 81
amendments % the city charter. AM
measure thus submitted 70 the vote
OF the people which shall receive Ia
its favor a majority 81 all the votes
cast Tor and against the same. shall
become an ordinance - the city ~
Seattle and be IN fun farce and sfs
feet from and after proclamation b
tie mayor. which shall be made and
published IN the cts official ncwspa'
per. within five days after election
IN case the city council shall aftef
r. HFErHnM OF NNNE aHHHHAHHHE measure
have passed different measure deal.
ing with the same subject 10 shall
b. submitted az the same election
with the Initiative measure and thf
vote Of the qualified elrUtora alHe
taken for ard against the same. ans
II both such measures BE- approves
~ a majority vote. n they BE- con-
filefing In any particular. then thf
one receiving the highest number 81
affirmative votes shall thereby b
- 81 SHALL -
sidered as rejected
The second power reserved by fhs
people r. the simple referendum, anf
~ may b exercised and ordered feN
ceuf a. 70 ordinances necessary foi
the Immediate preservation Of tn
public peace. health ar safety aa g
any ordinance which has nasfeH tHf
city council and mayor tactinE u
their usual prescribed manner AZ tbs
ordinary legislative authority ~ Tbs
city, either upon a petition signed bs
"a number OF qualified voters c4ua
to not less than eight 80 per ceni
Of the total number Of votes east fol
the office Of mayor at the last pre-
cetifuE municipal election or BY N,
city council Itself without patitiau
When an emergency exists IN whiet
u ia necessary. for the immediate
preservation Of the public peace
health or safety tnnt an ordinance
shall become effective without DELAY
such emergency and necessity and tn
facts creating the same shall b.
stated In one section 81 the bill. AM
~ shall not become an ordinance un
less on it's final passage by the cts
council az least three fnurths OF al
the members elected vote On It's fave
ftba vote being taken by-ycaa ans
nays. and the names Of those votiui
for and against being entered IN tbl
journaU. and b shall have been ap
proved by the mayor Whereupon i
shall Be officially published and O
- a - ~
dun may BE- Invoked ~ petition heaf
ing the signatures Of the required
Percentage Of qualified voters a. T.
any n-emerEencY Law or ordinance
or any section, item or part 81 an
such law or ordinance. which petit
ton shall be filed with the aifi
comptroller before the day fixed n
the taking effect OF the said law o.