The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-20

Notice II hereby fiAHH TINT VT ftit
nary "a iaes a petition aud PROPOSE :
ten a. amend section / Of Article ~
81 the city charter Of thy CITY ~
Seattle VAS filed with the CIV .lefs
81 the city OF seattle, which aaie pc
titien and proposition hfeNlae, ~
municipal system Of direct lcklnls
Hon hy the Initiative aud hetetyn-
DUN. and f. made pursnant 90 tes
provisions 90 tle laws Of the N'ets
Ia Washington set forth In An -,
20 provide Tor the direct ehenoiilee NV
OF city charters ~ respect ~ ioeAl
affeifss. approved March - 1893.
That there he and hereby - sur.
ritteA u the qualified electors -
the city Of Seattle e. ee voted ufeH
?. ne asss ssnsFSsi 'n9 isss propose siST
tien 20 amend section ef Aftiele =
81 me city Charter. which amend
fnent in the same ameaahaeht ~.
eaed fer n the above mon'lo"sN "
section /. Tho legislative row.srss
ef ths city OF Seattle shah 10 N'st,ea
~ n MAYOR ana city se0nslt w.,
shall have such powers ~ a., "a.
yidsd fee BY this eh .ss,,iyes ANY
ordinance dcaliug With any t i.. :,
wtthin the realm Of local affairs 81
nunlctpal business. and 70 enact W
reject the same At the pet.. ,',e
IA n sise renewed b the people 81
X. - ~ aeatfte and provision
made Tor the exercise OF uush
served power. aud there - ~ ~
reserved by and provision as 1ssattls
ef the power. at their own option "
teQuiro submission Ia thH sVss ~
he qualified electors. ara tteiVe9
o. approve or reject at the pYita 49, =,
ordinAnre. or any section item ~
rart ef any ordinance deaiine VII,
XIV matter within the realm OF ~ -
affairs or municipal business Nuts +.
may have passed The city soahNlt 49, i
nAjcr. acting In the usual Ie-9s ~, ~,
hapnsT a. The ordinary 1"sH'~'''
RE first power reserved by the
xeCnte IS the initiative ana tvtg!fs.
tuni. II may 10 exercised en- pss ...'',s,
OF 4 number Of qualified Netels st 49,
y, - tsfal nun,brr - votes east Tor
the office 81 mayor At the last w
eetfnx municipal election pf"reHttlk
snd asking the enactment ~ ~ ,.tt
tinhnee 81 "A hill or measure, INC tett
tssf ~ WhIeh ahhIi BE- Included 10
ne teiitian ANY Initiative petition
shAif 10 filed with the city c9.J
troiier. who shall eefltN the sNtli'
cheney Of the signatures - tn'
tltion. and transmit IT, taEsthef WI
Ms rspart thereon. e the city cpeeeti
AZ regular meettnE not mefN N' .ts3
twentv slays after the filin9 ~ tIs
pstttfan. and such transmission sn~it
H. the Introduction 81 ths ln,e '.....'.ti
II TIE comptroller shall ttna any y.
tltlen u be tnsaffcleut n sigma afc=s
he shall notify the nrtastpai petit -
srs. ana an additianst twenty 49,
DAYS shall ba allowed them IN whlsh
10 eenpiats such petition % the -
Quired percentage Its c1hHt1r ~ ~, 80
shnIT take precedence aKef All vthsf
business before the 80 s.e1es ,...,..,
cert appropriation ht3* anu ~.
seney measures necessary Tor we -
mediate preservation 81 tHe r@bise
rsacs. health Or safety thc tltf
couue4i may enact % reject any ~
isiatiye bill or Measure. but s.ei. h.st
susead OF modify the sAtae ~ ma
kow<xsr, after rvieeItaa or any IN
ftiAtiss btt or measure. propose tad
PASS = different one arHIinE Win We
same subject ~ the ettf count y
sh4li have rejected any t.it', 49,.
aflsF receipt thereof have failed %
taks ftaat action ghsfrnu. o. shalt
have passed fiffersat measure deal.
ins uith the same suhfnet. ths all
r~iseted Initiative measure and sNf =
alff.sent measure dealing with the
same subject, N any has been passe y
shau b2 taken in charge ~ The
city comptroller and sahnt.ffed 20 thr
qualified electors for approval o. -
tettiou At the neat fekulaF eleckiea
srstion rxoslas for 4 special elccttou
al which tho vote shall Be taken. And
IL the Initiative petition In any rN~e
shalI - signed BY a Number OF aAah=
fisd yotrr~ equal 10 not less than
twenty t.ef per cent 81 tho Total
number Of votes east far TIE otfics
Of mayer - the last rfeeedinx ma-
rlcip&t election. Or shall - any TIME
lures ~ 10 said peFvsatAxe. then the
city council shall prov tde for a spes
elal election upou said subject. % te
held within forty days from The pfoqt
81 saftis.sasy, e. ths f ssssiss sssli
b. made. notices 81 election gstet.
and tie manner and saHduct OF else
tion. the preparation Of the official
ballots. the counttok and canr asain
Of tus votes and the esFufyinE 81
Tie returns % the election. shall h.
done as t. prov ided fer tha subrnis.
sion to the vote Of the people ~
amendments TO the cttT chatter. Any
measure thus submitted 10 the vote
its favor = majority Of all tie votes
cast for and against the saiur. shall
become an ordinance 81 the city 81
Seattle. and BE- IN full force and ef-
feet from and after PROCLAMATION b
the mayer, which shall Be made. ard
published in the cts official nswspa-
per within five days after election.
~ ease the city council shall. after
rE.Ft- AtfA OF NfF AfaEAAAAAHH wv aHAAfs
have passed different measure deal
ing with the same subject. Il shall
b. submitted at the same -lection
with the initiative measure and the
vote q the qualified electors also
taken for and against the same. and
~ both such measures - approved
BY 4 majority vote. II they be cen
flietinE In any particular then TIE
one receiving the highest number Of
Affirmative votes shall thereby be
.s.rsfaa ara the afhsr shall L. con
tidered as rejected
The second power reserved b. the
people Is the NlFaple referendum. and
II may be exercised and ordered tax
cept a. to ordinances necessary for
tie Immediate preservation Of the
public peace, health oE safety a. 10
ANY ordinance which haA passed tie
city council and mayor tactlng ia
their usual prescribed manner a. the
ordinary legislative authority 81 the
cttY1. either upon petition signed b.
q number OF qualified voters equal
90 not less than eisht 81 per cent
the office OF mayor At the last pre-
codinK municipal election. or by the
cts council Itself without petition.
When an emergency exists IN which
u il necessary, for the Immediate
health or 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. aud
% shall not become Al ordinance un-
less on its final passage BY the city
council ct least thfse-fouFtba 81 al
the members elected vote IN It's favoI
1.-THE vote being taken b. yeas and
nays. and the names Of those yotiHR
for and against being entered In the
JouruaD, and u shall have been ap.
proved b the mayor. Whereup0n II
shau be officially published and ol
fuli force and effect. The rsfeTsuI
dun may be invoked b. petition bear
ing the signatures Of the required
percentage % qualified voters as Il
any emergency law or ordinance
or any section. item or part Of ans
such Law or ordinance. which peti
ton shall he filed with the CitJ
comptroller before the day fixed To-
the taking effect Of the said law 81
ordinance. which shall in no case h'
les than thlrty l10l daya aflar ~.