The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-14

NHEN 20. EANh n tEhANtHt altN fANl'' .
ton 90 amuud section 81 Artsgle J y
~ ne gItN Chatoer Of tho city ~
k.atile Waa filed with the CITY tlctk
I'D fho CITY OF Seattle, which Hatd pt
tltlan and proposition pfoNiNes tnt =
MUNICIPAL uyatem 90 direct EtNa
ton ~ lhe Initiative anu - tb.
rfattai0Ha 81 tHs laws q the - its
- INFLAMMATION set forth iu N NJ
81 pToylda Tor tbs dueet emena,nnh !
uf yItv charters AZ reznett g. N'''
afEair.H aUproVad March Z I. AaAs.
sfi.t t6afa ba and hereby + sui.
Matted t. the qualified clog tefA et
he civ 81 seattle Go ee Nots9 Ni'',a ,i
at tfp next general mnhA1lhA 80
e. To- held Match 2, laes e't,s
ton a. AMEND section ! et Nftss'
OF the city Charter wh.yh eH1e',H
es4at Ia fHe .ama amendment FyN
U4asd far III the above mentlohsA y"
titfon. ta=WiG .t.... ....,....,s
section The legislative peN v,
Of thc cts OF seattle ahAh ~ -
In a maVor and city touneih w
shaf nae such powers o. are
vided for by Tits charter tei W
na4rr H. propose for themselves ~
ordinance dealing Win any ..0 ~ ~
within the realm % lesal ellsss, y.
municipal business an an ~ me indie.
reject the same at the f"t,s ~.
pendent 81 tho mayor and eltA
Ell is also reserved hN the ltefi. y.
IT, City OF seattle and rteN i', Nv
made for the exercise or =,
served power, and ihefe -. ~,
reserved - and provision uia sas.,,is
~ rNercIse hV the people 81 eeANt v
~ tbe power. at theif eWn OPTION !.
require submission Go the -,
tie qualified electors. AnA ~.
20 approve or reject Al tle 49, -,
mart of any ordinance DEALING VIII
AM matter within the realm ea ~, ~.
affairs OF municipal business. ~, I
maV have passed the 1itA coHhsA. ~, s,i1
mayor. ae1lnE IA the usual tsNs55 49,
manner as the ordinary
mo drst power reserved BY ne
rsaple D. the initiative and feleten
dum. Ne may be exercisNt on $3.50.
Of 4 number % qualified voters ~.
a. not less than trn tlel Per
o. che total number ~ gtrs -, So.
The office 81 mayor at the laat
crHInr municipal election. pfeHAHiNH
ana askmg thr suRg tmeut a. ~ ~,
dinaucf 81 q hill 90 measure. w 49,
tsxt ~ which shall - the .a...i ili
tha netftinu Any initiative petition
shall Dc filed with thH ettN sn.,t
trufIer. Who silaH Nrrttf the HAltl
ciemcy Of the signatures - ths
tigIan. ard transmit it toHrtasI eil Wy.
his report thrreeu. Ga the ritN eounEti
ID = fcFnf4r meeting not mere thar
twenty dass after the HNnE 81 We
psgitioa. aad such transmission snail
g. thr Introduction ~ The iNiHAtif e
hiIf or measure IN the city teAN.tt
IN the Comptroller shall find an -
titt54a AZ ~ lnsuffiet-nt In 81 EnatHrrf.
~ shall notify the principal petition
srs avid an additional twenty t-"f
daxs nhaM a. nfiaWed them in Nhirh
&C. complete such rctitiaa ~ tHs
shmH take prwcsHence eTef All ether
business before the cttY eoureH eee
fapf appropriation bills and HHirt-
gaaaF measures necessary fNf ktH w
rtesl5ate preservation II tnE pAhtif
peace health or safety ths Wy
council mas enact. o. feieet. any M
iftafIvr hHu or measure. hut shall not
amend o. raodify the saan II may
however after reiectiaa .pf ans iN
itlafiVe tiH or measure HrofAss a.N
pass a different enc traEtnA Vic W
SANE sub faCt II the city eH1nr n
shall have rejected any Initiative
maaaure. Sc shall during thirty DAY p
affar reeHart thereof have failed 20
take final actiea thereon, eF she y
have psssed a different measure 90 /.
sag wlth tHe sasHe subject TIE HAld
rrtected Initiative measure tna Hss
diffefrrt measure dealinH With the
eawe snnlaeg Ii aHy has hHTu tia7sf y
shall bn fakem ia caaFEsf - We
eits eamrtFaller ana sahmittnt g. tne
qualified electors for approval 81 re-
fss.tian al fhs nsst regular cisetiou
but the cts council inAf tn IL disr
treffan pFaf ids for d special fiTHt ton
at which fne vote shstli - teNen. Art
if Ghs Initiative EHuti9n ia ans sasf
stall b. slkned - nunleer ~ a.ist,.
fled voters cuuAI "a net tess Than
twenty gzat pee cent af the total
naalber 81 Votes east fu1 tne attirF
Of mayor az The last preceding HlH
ufeIpAl election. o. shall g ans unlr
D. streEEtheHTf ta qualified stsna-
- NHH~H the
eity rOnneti shall provide for rpe-
eiat election uuon said subject "a ~
heisi withsu forty DAYS fFaru tile proof
~ znffieiaHeV ~ the percentage %
Signatures official publication shall
b. made uuticea q cteEtien given.
ama the manner and conduct ~ elgc
tiaH. The preparation 81 the uffiti at
ballots ths countiuk ard can vaaain 3
81 fhs Votes. ard the eeftifFiaE Or
the returns ~ TIE rieciinn. snail -
Aaus a. r. provided Tor thc submits
ellen 20 the vote - TIE people ~
amendments 10 the city charter Ans
measure thue Submitted 60 tue vote
% the people which stall receive W.
its favor a majority 81 an the votes
cast FOR ard against THE same. shall
b@essaa aH ordinance - the city q
Seattle. and b. in fui force ard tf~
feet from and after iawaffaa b
the mayor. which shall - made aita
published In The city official nsWspa-
lFFa AilfNEM ANAF Gays Ma#sN fass AsataA
In ease the ritF council shall, after
r. lsetiou - the Initiative measure.
have uasaesi different measure dsals
ing with the same subject, Il shall
be Submitted a. the same eiactipn
with Inc Initiative measure and the
taken FOR and against the same. and
VI 10th auch measures - approved
bY a ma foFfty vote. " they D. con
fiictinK in any particular. then the
one receiving Tie hlF ii,at nnm..sr of
adopted ana the ether shall be con-
sidsrsd az rejected
The second poser reserved By the
people b. the ssfnHie referendum. and
Ii may h. exercised aud ordered tcx-
cept az ta ordinances necessary for
tie Immediate preservation 81 the
public peace hea1tu Cr safety as Co
any ordinance which has passed the
citT council and mayor factiua in
their usual prescribed manner as the
ordinary legislative authority Of the
citgf. either upon = petition signed bT
a number nf qualified voters eaua
20 not less than eight AAl per cent
% the total number OF votes cast for
tire office 81 mMHnF at the Last pre-
cifY council itHetf without petition
When an emergency exists in which
u - necessary for the immediate
preservation % TIE public peace.
shall become effective without delay.
such emergency and necessity and the
facts creating tf4a same rhali BE-
stated ir one section n the nfta and
u shall not become an ordinance uu-
less on itR final passage BY this city
council AZ least three-faHrths Of al
the members elected vote iu IT, favor
1.-THE vote being taken by yeas and
mays and the names Of those voting
Tor and against being entered ia the
t0urnaO. and it shall hate been ap-
proved ~ the mayor. whereupon Ia
shall be Officially published and 81
DUN may be invoked by petition bear
inE the signatures % the required
percentage % qualified voters as to
any non-emergcnez law Or ordinance.
or any section. item or part ~ any
such law or ordinance which petit
ton shall be flied with the city
comptroller before The day fixed for
the taking effect Of the aaid law or
ordinance. which shall IN no cahe be-
less than thirty 30l days after the
final favorable action thereon hv the
mayor ana city council acting tn their
usual prescribed manner a. the ardi-
nsTY legislative authority Of the city.
and the filing Of such referendum pc
fition as To any such ordinance OF
section. Item ~ part thereof shall OPP
crate 20 suspend the taking effect
Of the same. OF any further action
thereon. except aa hereinafter pro-
Vifnd. viz The city campfr0Ilrr
shall verify the surflcieHrv ~ tho
siRnaturss g. the petition ana trans
nit 20. together with bis report there
on, 20 the city council At "a regular
meeting not less than twenty fLNl
a