The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05

uafN So. 1905 a petition Hnu niNNes.
~ he sd, rhaftrr IT the citY ef
Seattle WAS filed with tie city tlerk
90 the gtN ~ seattle. which said Pc
tition aH1 proposition pfaetdes for
municipal ryatam 90 direct ioNtalas
uon ~ tha Initiative aud Rrfefene
dunn. aud is made pursuant g. tire
PROV iaiuna of the. lave et the state
90 Washington So forth iu An A.
% provide for the dirvet amgndpsns
Of city charters i'm rNnNeNt tu lugAt
affairsa. approx ea March aL lae3.
That thore be and hereby iH SUI.
mittcd Go the uualfi~i electors ef
the CITY Of Seattie o. - Nvtct aHnh
az the next EensFal municipal clceuan
a. ho held March s. iaNk a pfoposis
tiou Ia amend Section 7 Of Article y
OF the city Charter, which ameHa
ment t. the same amendment feu-
tienea teF ~ tse above menv'"ea Pc
SeetIen 4 The legislative powers
Of the city Of seattle shall he vested
IN a mayor aud city council Who
shall have such powers a. ern pro-
videa far by this charter. but the
power to propose for themselves any
ordinance dealing with any matter
Within abe realm of iosal affairs ef
municipal business. and to enact or
reject the same al the polls indie
pendent 90 the mayor anu city rauH
cil is Also reserved by the people 90
the Clty 81 seattle and PROV islen
nadc Ter the exercise eft such re-
SsrVed power and there n further
reserved by and provision made Tor
the exercise ~ the people OF seattle
81 the power. ~ thcir eWn option .
require submission 60 the Nete OF
the qualified electors. and theftbf
20 approve or releet al the polls any
ordinance or any section Item 81
part 81 any ordinance dealing with
any matter within The reaan OF tessA
affairs or municipal business, Mhteh
NAV have PASSED the city council and
mayer acting IN the usual prescribed
manner az the ordinary legislative
authority.
pecpte Is the Initiative and rcfgfun
dunn IL uaY &c exercised on petition
OF a number OF qualified VOTERS equal
60 not less thsn ten tal Per esnt
Of the total number ~ votes east Tor
the orf5ea % mayor az the last pre-
cc1lnk municipal election proposing
and asking the enactment az an or.
dinanoe 81 a hill OF measure. the fHlt
text Of which shall - incmded "a
the petition Any Initiative retitiou
shall - nled With the city comp
tFoller Who shall verify the sutfis
cheney II she slgnatufes & the r
titioa. and transmit "a. together with
his rcpuft thereon. % the ctty council
al regular meeting uef Mere than
twenty days after the filing OF TIE
petition. and such trnns2slasipn HitHlA
b the Introduction 81 TIE initiatittr
II the comptroller shall find any Re
tition 10 BE- Insufficient II signatures.
he shall notify TIE principal petition
ers. ard a. additional twenty go
days shall be allowed them Ia which
60 comp lsfe such petitlan 10 the re-
quired neFccnfa3H Its consideration
shall take precedence over All other
business before the city council sNs
espt appropriation bills and ensfs
r~nev nssasars.s necessary for the Inn
mediate preservation 81 the pnttlf
peace. health OF safety The city
council may enact, 81 reAesi any m
ftiatixr It'll or msaNurr, hat shall not
amend OF modify the sauae u may,
however. after rejection uf any In.
itiRfixe hill or Measure PROPOSE znd
pass a different enc deaHnk WITH tie
same subject. II the city council
shall have reiestsl anN initiative
measure. or shall during thirty da9s
altar rsSalpt thereof have failed e.
take final action thcreaas OF shall
have passed q different measure deal
ipK With the same subject. the said
re- Yectea Initiative measure and such
different measure dfulinE With tie
same snh5ect IL any has been passed.
shall - taken Ia charge ~ thr
city comptroller and submitted % the
qualified electors fer approval Or re-
tnetiea at the next regular election
bat the city council utAS tn It's ITS
erection provide Ter a special election
at Whirn the vote shall b. taken. And
IL the Initiative Petition tn any case
shall t.e signed b > number % aaali
fled voters equal 70 not less than
number 81 votes east Tor the office
% mayor at the last rreeedinE mt
nicipaf efeeiicH OF shall n any tire
he strengthened in qualified sigma
lures up 10 said perccutake. then the
ely councii shall provide Tor a sHs
ciat election utaa said subject 70 BE-
held Within forty days frun the rruaf
81 suffleiency 81 me rsFesntaxe e
signatures Official publication shall
be made. notices u election given
and tie manner ard conduct u eies
ton the preparation 81 the official
ballots. the counting and ranvsaztnk
Of the votes. and the certifying q
the returns 81 tae election. shat hs
done as IL provided FOR the submits
sion q the vote of the people 81
amendments to the city charter. An
measure thus submitted t. the vote
u the people which shan receive u
its favar majority % at the votes
east fer and against the same. shall
become an crdinance % the city Of
Seastie and be Is fuii force and ef-
feet from and after proclamation -
the MAJOR, which shall be made and
pnbiiahed in the city official neWHfas
Per. within five days after election.
In case the city council shall after
rejection of the Initiative measure.
have passed a different measure deal.
ing with the same subject. II shall
be- Submitted at the same election
with the initiative measure and The
vote 81 the qualified electors also
taken for and against the same. and
~ both such MEASURES he approved
by a majority vote. " they BE- con-
flictiBx IN any partigniar, thcr the
one receiving the highest number Of
Affirmative votes shall thereby be
adopted and the ether shall be cen
siderest as rejected
The second poser reserved BY the
people = the simple referendum. and
H. ssla4z nd Al
cept as TO ordinances necessary for
the immediate preservation Of the
public peace. health or safety as u
any ordinance which has parsed the
city council and mayor fartirE In
their usual prescribed manner a. TIE
ordinary legislative authority Of the
city,. either upon petition signed -
a number of qualified voters equal
0f the total number 81 votes cast for
the office Of mayor NJ the last pre-
cediug municipal election. or b. The
city council itself without petition.
When an emergency exists IN which
II In necessary for the Immediate
preservation Of the public peace.
health OF safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay.
facts creating the same shall be
stated IN one section Of the hilt. and
Il shall not become an ordinance I'M
less on its final passage - the city
the members elected vote in It's favor
ftha vote being taken BY yeas and
nays. and tho names Of those voting
for and against being entered IN the
1ournail, and Il shall have been APP
proved BY The mayor. ,Whereup0n II
shall be officially published and Of
full force and effect The Feferen-
dunn may be invoked by petition bear.
Ing the signatures 81 the required
percentage OF qualified voters as 20
any nousamergeurT law or ordinance.
or any section item or part 81 any
such Law or ordinances. which petit
ton shall be- filed with the Gifts
comptroller before the dag fixed for
the taking effect Of the said law or
ordinance. which shall IN no case be