The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-17

PROPOSED AMENpNENr No, 81
NaIter Us htreh9 given that on Jan
unrN a. lHaA a. petition ahu hfNi"s
tion 10 amend Se4tion J 20 Attt.W
% the CitN Charter Of rho Ivy 81
seau t. was filed with the SttN ief
% tha city af seattle which said pc
ution and rrapesitlon prov ides inf =
muma4nsl system nf dtrrct tFhiHta
tlnn hv the Initiative and ltgtvitaz
dunn AND Is maae pursuant 80 Ne
proN alans ST the laws 81 the state
~ WaHhlnklon set tutth ln AZ -
TO provide Tor the direet aWEHdmea
OF city charters tu rVauori 70 tneal
affatrsa, approved March I, iheA
That There be- ard hereby - ete
mltted to the qualified electors ~
fhs civ af seattle 90 he voted upun
al the next general municipal glrttteh
10 be held March 3, laas nfnnosi
ton - amend Section J 81 AttAfio y
OF the city Charter which ancHa
ment is the same amendment PEI
Toned TOT in thc above mentioned Pc
section The legislative powers
OF the Citv - seattle shall be Ncttea
In mayer aud city eouhftl WI
shall have such powers a. efe pre-
vlded Tor ~ THIS charter hut ths
poNsr 10 propose fnr themselves any
ordinance aealink with any matter
Within the REALM - i0eal affairs ei
municipal business. and Go eHAtt %
reject thu same a. the pollss lhas
pendent of the mayor and vttN youa
IN r. also reserved by the people ef
the gItv af Seattle aud rfa. i-tua
made foF fhe rNereise or sAeh iN7
served power. aud there p tettNet
reserved ht and provision male -
the exercise hN tne people OF seattle
Of the power. IA their ewn oftlnn. y
require submission 90 thc vote et
ne qualified electors and thereby
to approve or rciect at the polls an.
ordinance, or any section, item OF
part Of ANY ordinance dealing win
any matter within the realm 81 lura
affairs nr municipal business. hif i
may have passed fhe city COUNCIL AHa
atayaF. actlnE ln the usual rfesff bed
manner a. the ordinary lcktslatte
me first power reserved by the
people ls the Initiative aHd fetetcHz
dunn n may De esrfcised 90 Rstltle3
OF a number 81 qualified voters cQWai
Go not less than ten ttNl Pet cent
Of the total number or Votes Isl ~
the office 81 mayer al the last pr
eesiiuE municipal election. prepoSiuk
and ASKING the enactment ~ an ~
dinanee u a hlil OF measure, TIE tuti
text Of which shalt he tucludrd Z.
the petition. AnY initiative hstltlea
shall ho filed with ths rttt N"iMN
trolier. Who shaft Vuriff the suftis
cheney % the signatures 60 The -
tltion. aud transmit it fegvthef With
his report thereon. 70 the city enunetl
~ 5egulaF mestsng net more t.ea
twenty daVs after the filing 81 the
petition. and such transmission shall
b. the introduction % the Initiative
bill nf measure IN the city eonnFf st
n the eomHtFQlleF shall ftuu any Pc
tltiou 60 be Insufficient - signatures
he shall notify tHe principal petition
srr and al additional twenty tsaf
days shall bs allowed them in whieh
Go complete such petiti9u ta the re-
euired percentage. It's eensidnfAt Ion
shall take precedence oKsf al other
business before tha city rouuett eNs
eept appropriation bills aud smcFs
Hency measures ueeessarf Tot the iinz
nfsdiafa pFeaerV alton OF the phhAe
peace. health or safety TIE cts
council may enact. or fetscI snf Ia
tfiatlFe tiu OF measure. but shall not
amend o. tnudlfS she same, II mas
however. after rejection % AuY ius
tllatiFa hiii or measure. propose and
pass a dtffeHeut enc draIinE Ntth the
sane subject n the city eanuett
snail have rejected any initiative
measure. o. shalt durtuE thirty aays
after recclnf thereof have failed q
take final action thereon. aF shali
have passed a different measure drats
sag with the same subject. The ~aAa
~ iscted initiative measure sud sug Il
afff~rest measure aeafiaK with the
same subject, " any has been pasHesi.
shall be taksn IN chaFEc BY tie
city comptroller ard Submitted O. the
aaHiifIs1 rieetors Tor approval % re-
Iectiea At the nekt rskatsf sa.etl w,
but the city council uiaf ~ u dts
erection proFlds for spsclai sisetiou
Al which the vote shall b taken. md
n the initiative Petition 81 aHf ease
shall b. signed ~ e number of quail
fled voters equal to net less than
twenty t4el per cent 81 the total
Number of votes east for THE office
OF mayor at the last preceding mus
nlcips1 election. o. shall At AM time
- strengthened IN qualified sigma
lures ap 20 said pstcrnias., then The
city eouncii shall PROV de Tor 3 sts
elai election upon said subject. e. be
held within forty DAYS ffatu tire proof
Of snffict~uay uf thg perez utaEe or
signatures Official publication shall
BE- made. notiees % einettnn given.
and TIE manner ard cauaatt Of eiees
tfou. tie preparation ~ the official
ballots the counting aud cantasainE
Of the votes and thU eaFtifKtng 81
the returns Of the election. Hhall b.
done - = provided fof ths submits,
sion 20 the vote % the people -
amendments 20 the city charter Any
measure thus Submitted 10 the vote
Of the people. which shall receive IN
lie faxaF n majority % All the VOTES
east fer and agaiHst the same. shall
Become an ordinance Of fhr city Of
Seattle and Be In fuii farCc and ef-
feet from and after proclamation BY
che rnaTnr. which shall BE made. and
published IN the ettf official nsNspa
per. within five DAYS after sleetlou.
In ease the city council shall. after
rejection Of the Initiative measure
have passed a different measure deaf
Ing with tie sans subject. u shall
~ Submitted AZ the same election
with the Initiative measure and the
vote Of the qualified electors aisn
taken for and against the same. and
10 both such measures he approved
BY a majority vote. " they be con-
fiicfiuK tn any particular. then The
enc reeeivink The highest number 81
affirmative votes shall thereby be
adopted and the either ahail be con-
siderai a. rejected
The second power reserved b the
people is the simple referendum. and
IL may be exercised and ordered eek
eept as 10 ordinances necessary for
the Immediate preservation Of the
public peace health or safety as "a
any ordinance which has passed the
city council and mayor iactiuE in
their usual prescribed manner - the
ordinary legislative authority OF the
eltyl. either upon petition signed by
n number Of qualified voters euual
e. not les. than eiEht 80 per cent
Of the total number ~ votes east Tor
the office Of mayor az the last pre-.
cediug municipal election. OF b. ths
city council itself without petition
When an emergency exists IN which
II H. necessary for the immediate
preservation n tHe public peace
health or safety that an ordinance
shat! become effective without delay
such emergency and necessity and The
facts cFeafing TIE same shall b.
stated IN one section % the bill ans
Il shall not become an ordinance uu
less on its final passage BY tie cit5
council az ieagt threr-faurthH 81 at
the members elected vote ~ lie favor
fths vote being taken BY yeas ans
nays. and the names Of those Votinf
for and against being entered IN ths
touruaD. and Il shall have been ap.
proved b. ths mayor. Whereupnn Il
shall be officially published and oil
fun force and effect The refereu
dun may be invoked b. petition bear
ing the signatures % the required
percentage Of qualified voters az &
any emergency law or ordinance
or any section. item Or part Of ans
such Law or ordinance. which petf
tion suaii BE- filed with the cts
comptroller before the day fixed fol
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