The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-28

tien - aa.na ssction I OF Article "
az the thY charter o. the city IT
Eeattls VAS filed With the CITY tlefh
pf the city 81 seattle, which saia fs.
ounietpat sgstem OF dlryst leKlala
ton ~ the Initiative and tkefstssus
dun. aud Ia made pursuant L. tee
provisions Ct the laws el the eAatt
IA Washington set forth IN N ~
10 provide Tor the direct amendment
ne etfv charters In respect - local
affatrss. approved March u. iae2
THAT There be ana hereby II Huh.
r,tttea Is the qualified electors ot
the city % Seattle 90 ne Nets4 afea
q the next general "'9 isSs % efapasi'
tlen 70 amend Section ! e AtuslS
~ the tsttV charter which afneh0
ment 1. the same hW"hdneht -
lionod for IN the above mo"''ehe' -
hI se.itt ~ The legislative powers
of the Ctty ~ seattle shall be Neztsa
IN a mayor aud city eonhsth ~
khau have such powers AZ - -.
Nided for by this charter ~ -,
power 70 propose LOT ~ - ntattrr
within the realm % losal htlAtt
muufeipaI business. and 60 gaaN ~
reject the same a. the 49,. -,
pendent Of the mayor ana ~ -
an r. also reserved ey TIE fsaRls r..
80 t.ItV of Seattle aud PROVISION
- -, a. exercise % such re-
,eryea never. and there II fafthet
Reserved hy and provision eaee -
Tie exercise by The pcople o. - =,
81 the power. al their oW n option ~
reaufra submission 20 the Nete or
the qualified electors, aud teefeeAs
10 approve or reject 81 the feAz AH9
ordinance OF any seetl.h. -
part 81 any erdinauNn 0eates -
Inv matter Within the realm o. Is =
lffaffa ~ nauufrlpai business WHlt
bav have passed the CITY eoauett 49,
naYer. aetlHk in the usual pr -
manner as the ordinary teAhstsssf
A ne asst mower reserved BY the
feapls Is tie initiative and frtetsh
tum IL may be exervisrd On pskitte4
a. number % qualified voters saa@.
a. not less than ten lel hsh -,
o. the total number ot fetez =. -.
the offtee Of mayor az lhe AZ
es.ifns municipal election. pFapeethH
And aakIaE the enactment a. a -
alnaHaa Il a biti ar measure tes t.lt
tex4 Of which shall bn tneta9ea. ~
TIE petition Any Initiative fetlsl..
trofier vhn shall verify THE sum
tiencN Of the signature % tas
tftfaa. ana transmit a. lhHf Win
lis fupafI thereon. 10 tht tttA s2.as =
b. REGULAR meeting not nlete - ~
twenty da9s after thr Nuns q tHs
pstItton and such tranHintssten fI4tt
T. ~ Introduction % tie initiative
lfi ur MEASURE In thf tAtf sAaHs Pc
IL the comptroller shall tina ans -
ttian ta ba tnsu fflcisut in slEHtt Hfrss
- ell aattfv the principal petition
srs. aud an additional tweHH go
DAYS shalt he allowed them n whtHa
e. complete such petltiua - tAe -
uuired percentage It's c0hHta -
shall take precedencr eFrf e. en-
tislneas before the citY council -
ccpt appropriation bits ant esastz
xnnfN measures necessary Ter TIE T p
mediate preservation - tEe Ha1lt1
peace. health or safety. nc t5Af
souneli may enact or reiest any IN
ittstfys bfIH 81 measure. hut shall uot
Amend or Mostly thc same It MAJ
however. after REJECTION uf ans ~
ttiAtIve h8H or uieasufo pfaRss 49,
pass a different one fsAink attn -
sapa subject. ~ the city council
shall haze Fsirrtod naY laltlatitr
Measure or shall duriuk thirty DAYS
after receipt thereof have failed g.
take final action thereon. ef sra n
have PASSED different measure daa
fuE aHgH tHe same subject ire HaAH
t.lsetsd Initiative measure and such
Ciffereut measure dealing Win IT,
pame sab Ieef tf anY has heen naszest
shau BE- taksu iu charge - ~
eity comptroller and submitted e. tHs
qualified eiegtorH Tor approval aF feH
lection At the neat regular HIes ttaa
bot tie city council wAY tu - 3
er~tfan provide Tor special election
81 which tie vote shall ~ takHH| Ana
81 the initiative Petition iu anx sss
rhalI b. signed hy q number Of aHatH#
fIsf voters equal 10 not lssz taan
twenty feaf FER cent uf fHH total
p4nhsf 81 votes east Tor tha afftaF
a. mayor AZ she last preceding nfA-
HlelpAi election. or shalt az aHH time
lures M u said perrrutaEs then TIE
city euHaeii shall prov tde for 30
tiat election upon said HuhiHet O. ~
held within forty DAYS frem tire Nfssat
s'rnafursa Official publication snail
h. made. notices 20 election Kitt
and the manner ans rouduet 81 sa
tlnu. the preparation Uf fHH aEffstsl
faiiufs. the eouutiuE Had FanfHssinE
Of the votes and tne CrFtiffHE ~
done a. - prov t3ed for ere sahuIis
sion to the vote - tte people -
Amendments TO fhe cts charter AaF
measure thus Submitted ga tie vote
% the people. which shalt receive tu
SIS favor a majority ~ all THE votes
east for and against thm Same. sfssEl
IeenfHe an ordinance 90 the CITY Of
Battle ard be BOB fan fafee HHd -
fect from and after pFu iamstiH1 -
ths mayor which shall D. male. aHi
ruhIisHea ia the cts official ueNHEla
be-. HitHla five days after election.
j. ease the gltF council shalt after
rejection of Tire Initiative measure.
have passed n different measure dea :
Ina with che same subject. it shall
- submitted AZ tho same election
with the Initiative measure and TIRE
vote 81 tie qualified electors also
taken for aHa against the same. ard
81 both such measures r. aFtfot -
b. q ma lnrItF vote. 10 they be con
tiictinK ia any particular. then tie
one receiving the highest number 81
affirmative votes shall thereby -
adopted ard the other she'll be con
Hldered as rejected
me second power reserved b. tire
people r. tire simple referendum and
S. MAJ D. exercised and ordered fss-
eruf as To ordinance necessary fer
the immediate preHrrfatioa af the
public peace. health CIV aafetH1 Ha tn
any ordinance which has passed tie
city council and tuaTur acting fn
their usual prescribed manner az the
ordinary legislative authority Of tie
eityl either upon e petition signed D.
number 81 oIai. fled voters equal
% not issa than eight go per cent
q TIE total number Of votes east for
TIE office af mayor az fHs last pre-
csdinR municipal election. nF hH fHs
cit council itself without petition.
When aa emergency exists In uHIaH
A. ta necessary Tor the Immediate
rreHsrfatH8a ~ Tire public peace.
heaitH or safety tsaf au ordinance
shall become effective without delay.
HueH emergency and necessity and Che
fats creating The same shall be-
STATED II aHe section 90 Tire bill and
s. shall not become ora uFiiuaHHH aHa
less aH is final passage bF tie eItF
council 81 least three f9urihs II all
IT, members elected vote Do ffH favor
ltIa vote being tahru hE yeas and
MAJ ard tie names ~ fhaaH voting
Tor ard AGAINST being entered in TIE
Journal and 30 shall have been au=
proved b. the uH rOr. WHefauuan IN
a fHH q ..a 4f a 90