The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

Notice is hereby given that on Jan.
wary ID. tahS petition and ptoposl I.
ton 60 amend section l OF Article ~
Of the city Charter Of the city ~
Seattle Mas filed with the city t,lctk
OF ihe city Of Seattle. which said pc
titton and proposition pfoNides Tor .
municipal system Of direct loFiula'
ton hy the Initiative and ketcfNn'
dun. ana Is made pursuant 20 We
provisions Of the laws OF tho state
~ Washington set forth In An Agi
20 provide Tor the direct amrndn 'n
% city charters IN respect 70 l"eal
AFFAIR." approved Masea ~ ises ..,h.
mittcd 70 the qualified electors el
the city OF sestle 20 he voted nhen
at tho next general munielpai eleetleu
60 be held March J. ttNs a piyp"s
tlon 70 amend seetlaa l % Article l y
OF the city Charter. which amend
ment Is the same amendment peu'
toned for IN the above monueHeH pc
titica, to=witi .
section / The legislative powers
Of ths CITY Of seattle shall he vested
IN a mayor and city council VIE
shall have such powers as are pro
vided for hy thla charter hat we
power 10 propose for themselN any
ordinance dealing with any nAtiNt
within the REALM OF local affairs of
municipal business and 70 enAst o.
reject the same At the polls, moe
pendent Of the mayor ana CITY vv"N
ell u also reserved BY tue reehie or
The City % Seattle and prey s,ei'
made for the exercise OF aueh r.
served power, and there ~ tnlteef
reserved b and provision wado let
the exercise BY the people OF s.ett -
or the power. Al their own option W
reoufre sukanEssian 70 the vote OF
the qualified electors. and thereby
10 anproys OF reject At the polls any
ordinAnca. or any section item ~
part OF any ordinance drahns VIII
realm OF ittfau
aff4fra OF municipal business, which
may have passed tho city council tnd
mayor acting IN the usual pretrr ioea
manner as the ordinary legislative
The first power reserved by the
prople II tie Initiative and rrirten'
dun. II may b exercised on petition
OF q number Of qualified voters 'Qhai
60 not less than ten tltf pef cent
81 the total number Of Votes east iof
eeding municipal election, nroposins
and asking the enactment as an or
dlnRnee q 4 hisl at measure, the tgll
text Of which shall = iucludea m
the petition Any Initiative petition
shall be tiled With the city comp
trolior who shall verify the sum
cheney ef the signatures 90 tfe -
tition. and transmit H. tex~thcr with
his report thereon. % the ettf council
at q regular meeting not more Than
twenty DAYS after the MING OF tne
petition. and Haeh transmission shan
b the Introduction Of the tniNaNNe
till OF measure in the city Council
II the comptroller thai tn9 AM -
tition 70 be Insufficient in signatures.
he shall notify the principal petition-
srr and an additional twenty t-vf
DAYS shall Be allowed them IN Whleh
Go complete such petition 20 TIE re-
oulret percentage Its consideration
fhsii take prsesdsncs over All other
business before the fitY council eNs
cept appropriation bills ana cnler-
rcney measures necessary Tor the lui,
mediate preservation % TIRE panie
peace. health OF safety The city
council NAY enact. or reject any In
ltiAtfve hill Or measure. but shall not
amend or modify the same. II may.
however. after reteetion % any in.
itiAtive esll Of measure. pters'.s en- ~
same subject II she city council
shail have rejected any initiative
measure. or shalt dufiHg thirty DAYS
after receipt thereof have failed 20
take final action thereon. Or shall
have passst differsnt measure deal.
ing with th& same subject. tbs said
rejected initiative measure and such
different measure dealing with the
same subject. II any has been passed.
shall be taken IN ehafrc ~ the
city comptroller and submitted TO the
qualified electors for approval % re
tectlon at the next regular clsc lon.
but the city council may tn It's htH-
erection provide for special slcction
ct which the vote shall b taken. And
n the Initiative petition IN any case
shall he EiKurd - 4 numbef OF quail
fled voters equal to net less than
twentg fe8l per cenf or the total
nvusbsv q votes east Tor ne office
nie4pAi election. o. shall AZ any time
be strengthened IN qualified sigma
lures up 20 said percsutage. then tee
city council shall provide for spe-
clai election uran said sabiset TO be
held within forty days from the proof
Of suffiriency q the perccntage 81
signatures. Official publication shall
Be made. notices Of election given.
sud the manner aud conduct o. else
ballots. the counting and canvassink
OF tire votes. and the certifying 81
the returns Of the election. shall be
done as is provided for the anhnis-
sion q The vote 81 the people OF
amendments 20 the city charter. Auy
measure thus Submitted 60 the vote
OF the people. which shall receive IN
Its favor a majority Of all thu votes
cast Tor and against the same, shall
become an ordinance % the city OF
Seattle. ana Be IN fulI force and sf-
feet from and after proclamation By
the mayer whieh shall BE- made. and
published in the city official nrWspa-
Per. within five DAYS after election.
rejection Of the initiative measure.
have paseed a different measure deal
ina With the same subject. II shall
be submitted at tire same eiection
with the Initiative measure and the
vote Of the qualified electors also
taken for and against the SANE and
A. both such measures be approved
ty a majority vote " they be con-
FLEEING IN any particular. then the
one receiving the highest number Of
ALTERNATIVES shall NMnrFNE fIf1
adopted and the ether shall be con-
sidered as rejected.
The second power reserved BY the
people j. the simple referendum, and
Il may be exercised and ordered Tex
eept as 10 ordinances necessary for
The immediate preservation OF the
public peace. health or safety az TO
any ordinance which has passed the
city council and mayor faCting IN
their usual prescribed manner az the
ordinary legislative authority OF the
cityl. either upon a petition signed BY
q humber % qualified voters equal
20 not less than eight 90 per cent
OF the total number Of votes cast for
the office Of mayor at the last pre-
ceding municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition.
When an emergency exists IN which
~ - necessary for the Immediate
health OF safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay.
such emergency and necessity and the
facts creating the same shall be
stated IN one section Of the bill. and
~ shall not 0ecofns an ordinance un-
less on its final passage b. the city
council at least thrcc-fourtha OF all
the members elected vote IN It's favor
1.-THE vote being taken by yeas and
nays. and the names OF those voting
for and against being entered IN the
,0uruaD, and IL shall have been APP
proved b. the mayor. wher9upon ~
phall be officially published and or
fun force and effect. The referen-
dunn may be invoked by petition bear
Ing the signatures OF the required
percentage Of qualified voters m 60
any non-emerRencY law or ordinance
or any section, item or part % any
such law or ordinance. which petit
comptroller before the day fixed for
the taking effect Of the said law or
ordfuanfe which shall In no case h..