The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-27

YROpOSEn AMENDMENT ~. 81
Notice ia hereby given thai % Jan
mary eH iath a petiNon ana HtnnN.l
don 90 AHaHa So tioh - AltAtte ~
Il the CITY Charter ~ the city on
eoAttis Was tiled with the CITY clerk
81 tke tuv ~ Seattle which said pe
tltlNn and proposition provides Tor
tsunicIpsl axalem ot direct lekiala
ton ty the Initiative and hgtetth-
fum and 4 made putsasnt - We
troVisItou 81 the laws 81 the Sisl,
K rrSViio faf the direct amendment
81 eItV charters On respect u total
ffrafras. approved March r. ttea
THAI there he ana hereby " son..
Hltted TO the qpslutea elesl et. on ..
lhe city OF Seattle Go be voted upoh
"A the neat general municipal election
Il 10 held MARCH q itos a pt9poe,
don 20 amend Section ! Of Article
e. the city Charter, whtsh aH.e.e
heat Is TIE same ameudusht ~. ,.l
toned feF n the above mehsaeAss "
asetiea The legislative powers
81 the city Of Seattle shall he Nea' ,N
H. mayer and city tuuhNAh W.
HAL have such poWe ora as ete ~
iided fof ey this chet % - INV
power 60 propose Tor tlaetassAN ...i,s,
ordinance aesung With any itaa''e.
within the realm of local aitAtt. W
Hunicipal business. and q stss. ~
teiect the same az the - ,t,
pendent Of the mayor ana - -. ~
Inc CITY Of seattle and prov talNh
hado Tor the exercise Of hash "
served power. aud there ir
Reserved hV and provision 49, ~
the exercise BY the psopta .. -, ~
81 the power. at thoif ow eltt.n' w.
frquire submission 20 the vote vl
The qualified electors ami taHfepl
t. approve Or reject az tie paltn any
ordinance OF any Hetuens lse.'l y.
part OF an ordinance aeaAtet -,
knv matter within the realm OF t',el
Affairs 81 municipal business p hltl
may have passed The citN eoaattA tn9
fnayor. actlnE ia the usual press z i'al
naQueF as the ordinary iekiai~''N'
spS.rs. power reserved BY the
Ano s,ttative and rtferen
~ -, - eve. So q hetitl"',,
~ 4 gtt1,R@f 81 qualified veies~ i-N ~,
Il not less than ten tl.l p ~
II ne total mumbcr ~ votes CO. w
iho office Il mayog ~ the last l Vac
se4lus municipal election ffvE-r-
9ha esking tia enactment e an o,,,
tlnanee u tiil OF meas4fsI TIE tull
text y Which shall b. Included ln
ffe pefltlau Any initlatiVs petition
shall q filed With the eitf comp
ROLLER. Who AhaN verify the HAtll
cisncy or TIRE sigpatprsa Il ire ~
tltion. and transmit tt toksahst tii
MS report thereon. 10 tue ettf rooncli
III REGULAR meeting not more tlRh
twenty DAYS after the filinE 81 Anr
tstitfon. aud such trNnsfntHHieA alieti
b the Introduction ~ thu thlttAilf
bil or measure IN the ~ so4" Pr
n tha comptroller shall find any pc
fition a. IL insufficient ta signature.
r. shall notify thc principal petition
trn ard an additional twHHth -Nf
DAYS shall lie allowed them IL ptlrn
60 complete such petition t. thr ~
culred percentage. It's euHsIaefRt l"l
shall take precedence 8FeF All eihff
business before the cts 0aaHttA ~
cent npnHuHf5ation bills eha eul'i
Frncv measures uecesHAfE Ief tlif
mediate preservation. % ne ian,'.
trare health or safety me NiA
togreu ma enact. OF vIeet ans Pm.
itiattve btu az measure, hHt #gatt nos
amend OF meAlfF thr Same IL may,
however, after rejection ct Any tN
t;latiVe hIH 81 measure. Htafoa
pass a different onr draitnE Ntth ~.
samc subject NJ the cts eaHnfii
khau have rejected anE Initiative
rleasurr. af shall duriuk thirty aANf
after receipt thereof have fsttHtt ~
take final action thereon. eF iAti
tug with tire same sahieet TIE said
r. iected initiative measure ass $50 %
different measure aeaiiuE With The
sane subject. II any hiss tesn ftHa''
shall Be taken ia chafks = lf
civ comptroller and submitted 90 the
oualifIsA electors Tor approval aF fc'
jeetlan at the next regular eieetinu
iut the city council mMF n tt AAh.
erection pros de for "a special eiee ton
at which the vote shall D. taseu Mo
81 the Initiative petition 10 auf ease
shall be sizusd hY a number pf aHaN'
Tel voters equal Co nol Hssa Than
twenty fGHf per cent - tire total
humber q votes cast teF TIE eiilc'
81 mayor ~ the last pre- salhs ulN
plcipai election. or shah at any time
- strenKthened IN qualified stxra.
tgEea up "a said p9fcea tAEs. then tHT
city council shall pros Sc faf apr-
clRi election Hrun said subject % "
held within forty days from tse proot
Of HuffleleaeY ~ the percentage ~
SIGNATURES official publication shall
h made notices % etertiaH given.
and the manner and Cunduet - eief
ti0n. the preparation Of the attteial
ballots. the counting and canvas. ~ Z
Of the votes. and the eeftit1 fhh ~
the returns Of the election. shall he
done as Is provided Tor the suHmiH.
ui0n 70 the vote ~ tbs people ~
Amendments g. the city charter Anf
measure thus submitted 70 the vote
az ths people which shah receive in
it, favor . majority % All the votes
cast Tor ard against the same. shall
become an aHsilunnc~ 81 tire city uf
Seattle and be in fuii force and e.
IHEN IRON anu MANNN NfFfas - aaaHaa HHN
tha mayer. which shall ba made. and
published la the rity official newapa.
pr within five days after eAas tinn
fn case the city council HHaAl nffef
rejection - tha Initiative measure
have passed different measure deal,
Ing with fhe same nuhtaEt. Il shall
b. submitted az tbc same election
with the initiative measure and the
vote ~ the qualified electors aisn
taken for and against Tire same hnH
81 both such measures h8 approved
b. a majority vote. III thHF BE- con-
fiictiuE IN any Particular. then taf
ono receiving the highest number %
affirmative votes shall thereby D.
adopted ard the other shall BE- con.
Eldercd as rejected
ne second power reserved b %,
people H the simple refHraudHm. and
81 may De exercised Hud ordered tek-
eept na f. ordinances necessary ini
Tie Immediate preservation Or thf
public peace hsaith or safety az o.
any ordinance which has raaaed thf
city council and mayor factiue id
their usual prescribed manner as fhf
ordinary legislative authority ~ thf
city,. either upon petition signed o.
n number Of qualified voters equal
o. not less than eight fs1 per cent
Of tie total number Of votes east fHi
thc office nf mayor ~ this last pre-
codila municipal eir fi9H4 or hF fn.
city council Itself without petition
81 iH necessary fur the Immediate
presrrFafiau Of the public peace
health or safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay
such emergency and necessity aud ibs
facts creating The same HHhu D..
stated iH enc section ~ fHe btu. and
a. ahHH nHt become an ordinance uu-
les on ifH final passage aF fha ritt
council af least three fafffHH ~ al
III members elected vote II Ila favor
fthc vote being taken - Enaa and
mas. and tHE names uf those VOTING
To- aud against being entered fa fHf
5OuruaJ. and IL shall have been ap.
proved 81 tire mayor. Whafaaron I'd
shall De officially published Had oi
fuN fetea and effect Tile Eafarcu.
dun uaF ea invoked hE petition bear.
Ing Tire slEnafugrs ~ tie required
perraul5Ee ~ qualified voters ae tl
am NON emergency law or ordinance
o. aHs section. Stem or part 1T ans
FuNH i1# af ordinance. which pffi
lion shall be- filed Wifh fHe rIts
comptroller before the daE fixed fli