The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-04

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49, tile Was tiled with the gltY Clerk
~ tha city 81 Seattle. which said Pc
Ntien and proposition rNeNlass te1
municipal system Of dlreet lskiHla
ton b The Initiative ahd kefs4gsa
provisions Of the law Of tie state
OF Washington set forth III ~ ~
% provide for the dltest amendment
OF city charters IN reHpeet e lntai
affairs approved Mageh y w.
That there be and hereby II sui
mlfted 10 the qualified electors Of
the city q Seattle 81 te voted upon
al the next general municipal election
q be held March 4 tRes PROPOSE
tien To amend Section l = Article ~
Of the city Charter. whieh tmena
msht l. the aame amendment PETE
tleued for in the above mentioned Pc
ttian. tosWit
Section i. The legislative powers
OF the city 81 seattle shall he vested
In a mayor aud city council VIC
shau have such powers as are rf0=
Niaea for hy this charter. but the
power 10 propose fcr themselves any
ordinance dealsnE With aaN matter
within the realm 81 local affairs 90
municipal business and q enact et
reject the same AZ the polls. inde
pendent Of the mayor and city eaAh
Gil. t. also reserved By tie people 81
tie city 81 Seattle and provision
made Tor the sNsfsizg 81 sun g5s,, =
served power aud there Il tMflhef
reserved ~ and provision mate fof
tie exercise b the people OF Seattle
OF the power at their uNH option .
require submission 10 the vote OF
the qualified electors sha 1870
e. approve o. reject At tie r9aiis any
ordinance ef AM Heettans heW OF
Part Of any ordinance dealing WITH
any matter within tie feAfm or lueat
affairs Or municipal business which,
may have PASSED tho etts council ana
nsafer' aetIas IN the usual prescribed
manner as the ordinary leaislatttt
authority
Ihe first power reserved b the
people Il Tie initiative Hnd fsfefHnz
dam. Il MAJ be HAefetsea On Petition
Of q number af qualified voters equal
O. not less than ten ftal per cent
q the total number IF votes cast TUT
tie afflee 81 mayer At the last ffsz
eedink naan1etraI election rfefeHlak
Ell asking tie eHHs tMeHt - an ets
dinahee e hliI OF measure the faH
text ct which shall - Included IN
tie nHtitAHn. Any INITIATIVE petition
sbaM b. TIED aifh the city comp
tEatiar. Who shalt verify f1e Hatuz
tItIah anA transmit Il HakasHet WITH
rs report thereon. II tie sIIF eauHel1
a. a FeEulaH mesflHz Maf more tHah
tweutY DAYS after TIE fIltuk Of the
b the istrasinettaH q the tnltfaktkse
hIu OF MEASURE IN tHe city council
Il fhe samNlfaIisf shall flnd AM Pc
tHtInu 70 he ltHaffleieHt - saEHatHfez#
b shall notify the principal petition
sfs. ard Al addifianat tNgatN tse1
daFa shall be allowed them II when
4 complete auHu raftttaa Ia tAe re
uuIHaH percentage Its consideration
shall taks rHeeesiHaae eE#r Al ether
business before tie eifE council e.
r HzaHHa HHHaH
aeaeV measures necessary fer ths ina
mediate preservation - tie nHhA1
reaee health ef safety the city
tanneEg WaN enact aF reject anF IN
sIIaHHNe btlI ar measure III shall not
amend aH mstif9 the sans Il MAJ
however after rejection q any IT.
ffIafiNe hIii or measure. propose AMI
pas \ different one DEALING Nith ths
sane aHafeet II tHe city eaHHftI
shaii have rejected aaN Initiative
measure ~ sfsaH HaflaN thirty DAYS
after receipt thereof have fatAst t.
take final aafIau thereon. aF stall
have PASSED different measure ae41.
tnk with The same subject tHe #sfH
= gaeEe1 Initiative measure AHH Hae ii
different measure dealers with the
sasa HahIeet. II aHy las hsen asset
shall Be taken 10 ehafNH b. TIE
etfK comptroller AMI Submitted u the
qualified electors for arNfaNal 90 re
lection st TIRE asxt resataH election
b. the city council ma IN its dis
eratlnn provide far q sH#eial election
al Witch the vote shall ha iakNss And
ff the initiative petition IN any eAss
4hali he sisued = 4 number q l,ials.
IT, voters equal - net lssH than
twenty 9saf PER cent sf TIRE tetet
nuMhef II votes east fer tie nfflee
sf mayor At the last preceding u4u=
niHfuai election. uf shall At AH3 tire
r. siren gthened in qualified sigma
suFas NJ 10 said percentage. theu TIE
city council shall provide fer str
efa1 election MNan said subject IL BE-
feif within forty DAYS fFaa the preset
OF sufftesrnEK Of t1ze percentage II
signatures official publication shall
4 made. notices - election given.
ard the manner and eaaaaet % alses
ton. tba preparation % the official
ballots the counting ana eantAHHiu9
OF the votes. and The certifying ef
TIE RETURNS % tHn election. shall b.
done as IL provided for the nHhfntss
rIaa % the vote - the people ~
amendments - tha city charter AaH
measure thus submitted 10 the vote
o. The people. which shal receive tn
it favor 3 majority q al ire votes
cast for and against tie Same. shall
become an af3tuHnen - TIE CITY 81
Seattle. ard hs ia fun fafau and sfs
feet FROM aad after proc tzfnattan b
fHa mayor. which shall - #4Hs, ard
Published in ahe city official nssHFAz
pr. wlthiH five daFa after election
l. H#ae ahn city eaane35 shall after
rejection Of the initiative measure
have passed different measure dat
tuK with tha sane subject. it shall
n Submitted At the same election
with the initiative measure and the
vote Of the qualified electors Also
taken fer aud against ths SAINT snd
u both such measures - approved
b. a majority vote If they BE- COM
fiIetlne n any particular. then tie
ore receiving the hiEbest number %
affirmative votes shall thereby Be
adopted and tie other snail be con
HIHsFeH aa rejected
me second power reserved BY tha
people is the simple referendum and
IL uas ee exercised and ordered tex
esnt as e ordinances necessary FOE
tbs Immediate pressrVa ton q the
public peace. health ~ safety as 10
any ordinance which has passed tie
city council ard mayor f8eftna In
Their usual prescribed fuaHnef as the
ordinary legislative authority Of the
elfeA. either upon petition signed -
number Of qualified voters sauaI
to nat less than EIGHT 81 per cent
Of tie total number ~ votes east fer
TIE office Of mayor sc che last pre-
gediug municipal election. or by tha
cifY Hauueii Itself without petition
When an emergency exists In which
81 il necessary fer tie Immediate
preservation q tns public peace
health Or safety that an ordinance
shall Become effective without delay
sugh emergency and necessity ard the
facts creating aHe same shall be
stated iu ore section IF the Ill and
g. shall net become an aHdlmaaEH IN
les on Ita final passage By the city
council At teasf threesTauuhs Of all
tt members elected vote Ia ita favor
fthe vote being taken rs yeas ard
uaFa5 and Tire names d those voting
Tor and against being entered IN the
1aHrHan. AMI It shall have been npz
proved by tie mayor WhereHu0n il
shall be officially Published and Of
fHil fsfea and effect The refefena
dun may be Invoked by petition bear
Ina TIE signatures ~ the required
percentage ~ qualified voters as 70
an non emergency law or ordinance
Or any section. item or part Of any
Huah law q ordinance which petit
ton shall - filed With the city
Comptroller before the DAY fixed fer
TIE taxing effect Of tie said law OF
ordnance which she'll IN no ease he