The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-10

vary 20. t9os a petition Rnu ltvn"s,
ten e amend See tloa ! on Ni,.N,'e ~
Of tic gIty Charter Of tho sly ~
Seattle Vas filed with The city Cicrh
81 tha civ 90 seattle Witch said 10
titioH and proposition provide. ~ a
municipal system % dl,v,,' ~. 49,,
dum and ia made rufHNhnt 20 VIC
provisions af the laws OF the HAaNe
81 Warrington set forth iu An Az
g provide Ter the ditet avn.
Of city charters tu teHpuNA ~ lnNAi
affaIfss. approved March ei ino4.
9Hat theru be and hcrchN pr eHn
fuItIrd 10 the qualified electors Ni
tue city 81 seattle 60 Pc Ngtv9 nfVN
al the next Feuefal municipal viestiNN
Il ha heid March 8. isVs a proposl
ton t. amend Section I ~ Article
ef the cts Charter. whtru awen1
mant r. the same amenHnieNt ~
toned Ger "a the above men''o"oH 70
s-etIss Phe legislative powcre
cf tie city 81 seattle shall De vested
IN a mayor aud pitA rnuhtih WI"
shall have such POWERS ~ ~" w.
vldea Tor hy this charter ,hut the
peWee IS propose Tor themselves any
ordinance duailuE With any matter
within the realm Of local Attatfn OF
municipal business, and Go enact nf
reject the same al The polls, ln1e
pendent 81 lHe mayer and city Conn-
ell il also reserved pN TIE pooplo on
the city 81 Seattle and pfoNlH.un
maize fer the eSsrciau oi esNh ~
served peweg. and ,ssfs =, nae M. ' fSr
thn exercise by the people % seattle
Of the power. al tuuit Own option W
require suhmiasiop 80 ne vote on
the qualified electors. An4 MEfees
e approve or rriect az the polls any
ordinance. o. any Hection. Item o.
part OF any ordinance DEALING WIN
any matter within thr realm or lpral
affairs or municipal business Mhirn
may have passed the city council and
mayor. aetlHg I'm the usual prcsctihed
nlAuaeF - The ordinary lesisiatife
ne fifst power reserved by the
people Is the initiative and frtvien-
dun Il may - eNsrgts.st on l't ,..,.''
Il not less than ten (iet per cent
Of the total rambler % votes cast tef
TIE afflee % mayor at the LAST Rlr-
eediuk municipal election. pfop0aihk
ard asking the enactment a. an of.
diuaaee Of bill or measure tsr tgM
text % which shall be Included tu
the Petition Ans Initiative petition
shall BE- filed with tba eity comp
tEaiter. who shall verify che anfh-
cheney Of the signatures 60 the ~.
fitlan. ana transmit it toNothef WITH
his report thereon. O. the ciiN council
az a regular meeting not more Than
tWautY da2s after TIE ulink % W.
petgtlan, and such tranamisnipn shAN
+ gaa Introduction 81 the Initiative
bill or measure In the city council
II the comptroller shall find any ~.
tltlaa - ha lnanffcieat lea riEnaturrH.
y shall notify the principal petition
eHs. ana an additional twentf ttel
DAYS shall b. allowed thvra in which
e complete such reutioh te the -
auIFed rsferntake lte cpusies ratl
shall take precedence over al other
haSInaas bsfafe the eftY council OK
eeet appropriation bills and cu,er-
asnEy measures necessary for the iW-
mediate preservation ~ the puhiic
p-see. health or safety. TIE Gay
council may enact. er reiect any To.
ifIaz5sa blu OF measure. bat shall not
amend or mniify she same. IL may
however. after REJECTION OF any ~.
itistise hlll ar measure propose aai
pass 4 aIffersst one dealing with The
sane subject n tha city council
shall have rejected any Initiative
measure or shall during thirty DAYS
after Fesaipt thereof have failed @
taks fiual actian thereon. o. shall
have Passed diffeFeut measure dra-
IN. Nith the same subject. the said
rejected initiative measure and fneh
different measure DEALING with enc
same sub lect. II any has been passed.
shall Be taken Ia charge ~ the
elfy comptroller and suhmittea 20 the
qualified electors for approval ~ Fca
fiction At the next regular election
but tie city coancll may ~ iis 80
eretfna provide for special election
81 which the vote shall be taken. And
II the ialtlatlve petition IN anY case
shall - signed ~ numhrr % quANa
fled voters equal % not lees than
twenty f4HA per cent - the total
number % votes east Tor the office
Of faavpr At the last preceding ulu-
uteipai election. or shall a. any time
BE- strengthened tn qualified EixnA-
tares 10 to sad psfcentaE. then the
eta4 efaeftou un1n said subject. 20 ~
held Within forty days from the proof
OF sufftciency % the percentage "
signatures official publication shall
and the manner and coaduct 81 cleo.
tten. the preparation OF the official
ballots tic counting and c4tnvassinr
% the votes. and the certifying %
tha returns % the election. shall b.
done as il provided for IN. submits
siGn u Ghe vote OF the people %
amendments to the city charter. ANY
measure thus submitted O. th. vote
ifs favor a majority % all the votes
cast for and against the same. shall
become an ordinance u the City of
Seattle. and be IN fun force and e.
fest from and after proclamation y
tie mayor, which shall ~ made. and
published IN the city official newspa-
per within five days after election.
IN case the city council shall affrr
rejection q the Initiative measure.
have passed a different measure deal.
ins with the same subject. u shall
- submitted AZ the sans election
with the Initiative measure and the
vote Of the qualified electors Rirg
taken fer and against the same. and
III both such measures b. approved
~ majority vote. 10 they hn con
f#etinE in any particular, then the
one receiving the highest number %
affirmative votes shall thereby be
adopted and the other shall BE- con-
sideTed as rejected.
The secoud power reserved BY the
people - the simple referendum. ard
Ii may ta exercised and ordered tex
cert az to ordinances necessary for
the immediate preservation Of the
public peace. health or safety As 10
any ordinance which has passed the
CITY council and mayor factiuE iu
theiF usual prescribed manner a. the
ordinary legislative authority % the
city,. either upon a petition signed b.
number 81 qualified voters suual
70 not less than eight 90 per cent
Of the total number Of votes east for
tie office o. mayor AZ the last pre-
eedinE municipal election. or By the
eltY council itself without petition
When an emergency exists IN which
10 II necessary for the immediate
preservation - the public peace
health or safety that an ordinance
shan become effective without delay
such emergency and necessity and the
facts creating the same shall BE-
stated IN one section Of the bill and
II shall not become an ordinance un-
less on its final passage BY tho city
council At least thres-fourtha Of ali
tie members elected vote In It's favor
ffhe vote being taken by yeas and
nays. and the names Of those voting
for and against being entered IN the
journaU. and Il shall have been APP
proved BY the mayor. whereupon IL
shall be officially published and OF
full force and effect The refaren-
DUN may be Invoked by petition bear
Ing the signatures ~ tho required
percentage Of qualified voters as 10
any non emergency law or ordinance.
O. any section. item or part % any
such law or ordinances. which petit
tiau shall be flied with tho city
comptroller before the day fixed Tor
the taking effect Of the said law or
ordinance, which shall IN no case be