The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-13

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Neticc De- hereby siFru that en- jay
uaFs ab ICES 8 petition aud rfcrot
ffah O. amend section - Aftttir y
aF tie tfp charter ~ tHa CITY Nl
Seattle NaH Oiled With the tttN : iclN
~ the CITY ct seattlo. whLh #ssl1 W.
Triton e.,d preRes.ueg 10 - 'a. lsa,an'
fIan by the initiative ana tefel ~.
dun and is madp rHffHEHt 60 w,
pFaNfaIana uf the laws aH the NAai.
- Washington set forth IN ~ ~,
ta rfat ldc fer tHe difeet aaas5l',
af t5lN charters in fNarH,H - lNNA'
affsles-. approved Marvs = ices,
fhaf thrrn he and hereby tH SUI.
f5Fffat 10 tHa qualified electors ui
lHe gltN OF ssaftir Go he R1tssl W..
at tht ncNt senefHl muni lrat &c ,.. WV
- l., amend seetlon I ~ Article ~
e. the CITY CHaftcr whieH eh,lt
inaut la tha same amrHauHat Pow
tfouea for iu the above meatAens1 ~
49, 500, W. rho legislative power.
Of 10 CITY 81 seattle HhaH BE- vested
ia a MAYOR and city VeHnsiA VIZ
shall have such powers 80 ere Nv
V#HsH faF IN fHiN charter hat th'
paaer a. propose for themselves sNl
ordinance deaiinE Win saA az,
within che ffalm 81 lotel 49, ~
municipal business, ami y shA,a ~
reject fhe same al the polls lnde
ranuant % the maNuf ana CIV t""N
n Is also reserved hN Tie feHRio Nl
tie city OF seattle ana htet i'l,l'
matte Tor the sNsfelsr OF sssa ia. y,
reserved by and proNiHiea taaic W.
the exercise h3 che pcorie 90 ertt' I.
81 the ROVER. At their nNh eHfinh ~
require submission 60 the vote Ni
tie qualified electors aud tnrfvnl
% approve 90 reiect a. the naila any
paft "a any ordinance deatiHs VIII
any matter within the realm 81 local
affairs of municipal business. MhiNe
may have passed the citN council ehl
uaayar. actlns n che usual nEsst ii','l
manner a. tae ordinary EesAaiA''N'
ne f,rst power reserved BY The
paania Is the initiative and frtrfrn'
dun I'd may H. eNsrciaet eu PETITION
81 a number 81 qualified voters vdntl
10 rot less than ten liel per cgn,
81 he total number ~ votes east Tor
tie sffier 20 mayor az the last pre-
eelilng municipal election nFoisoatne
ard asking the enactment 81 an ur.
dlnanee u hiit OF measure tho fuh
text 81 which shall be ihelade1 in
shail BE- filed with tho city comp
tfelier. who shall verify IHs sutu'
cheney % the signatures t. TIE ~
titfon. ana transmit IL, tpEether With
his report thereon. 60 the ettf council
al a regular useutink not mafe thtn
twenty days after the fiiinE Or thf
petition. and such transmission shall
b the Introduction - The tHttiatiNs
hfn OF measure IN the city council
II the comptroller shall md any Pc
ttfIau 20 BE- Insufficient IN ziEnatHrvs
he shall notify the prineipAt retAtlH.a.
srs. and an additional tW0HtN ,-Nl
aayR shall be allowed thum IA which
10 complete such Petition 70 the ~
aulfesi refcentaEHs Its EnneEsisfat toA
shall take pFseezisnce over al nthri
business before the city council -
eept appropriation hsliE a8d snarf'
xeisey measures necessary FOR the lm.
mediate preservation ~ TIE rahlie
peace. health OF safety. The Gus
council may exact or rrfHeA any ~,
ftfatfsa hiti or measure. tat shall not
amend or mostly The SANE. II may
however. after fefectiom 81 any ~.
ltiatiVe hlii or measure propose and
pass = different enc dealing afth ths
same subject n tho eitN council
shall have rejected any tHittstiFe
measure. or shall during thirty aat =
after receipt thers.f have tsAte1 W
take final aEffaa thssvens % shall
have passed = different measure deal.
tag Nith che same subject. The said
elected Initiative measure ana sue
different measure dealing with the
Same subiect II any has beer passrd
city comptroller and suhnittst To the
qualified electors for approval or rr'
lection at the next regular Fleetlnn
but the citY council may II it dis
erection provide for a special ebert Jog
at which the vote shall b. taken And
II the Initiative petition IN any ease
shall be signed 81 a number % auAti'
fled voters equal 20 not isse thar
twenty fEo1 Per cent or tie tofal
number % Votes cast f9f re ofiies
Of mayor AZ the last pfseefiinE niu'
nlcipai election. or shall ~ auf tims
b. siren gtheuesf In qualified sigma.
lures mp % said percentage. then ar
eftv council shall prnviHa for a spe-
eiaf election uuan said subject. "a ~
held within forty days from the proc.
signatures Official puhiiEa1Aon shall
BE- made. notices % cieetiuu given
and the manner and conduct Of ei"c.
ton, the preparation % the official
ballots. THE counting and fHHNHHst =
Of the votes ard the certafYing ai
the returns % tie riFcfiau. shall ~
done as So provided Tor the submits.
sion 20 the vote % the pearis ~
amendments % the city charter. Any
Measure thus submitted 20 Gas vote
Of the people. which shall feeaixe su
its favor a ma laritF % all the votea
cast for and against the SANE. shall
become an ordinance II the city ni
Seattle. and Be IN fun fore and n
feet frora and after proclamation by
the mayor. which shall BE- Ezafie. aud
pubHahed In the city official neWetsa.
per. Within five DAYS after election
In etae the city council SHALL affei
rejection 81 the Initiative measure
have passed = aiffsrsnt measure deal
lns wtih the aams sublEet. Il shall
he omitted AT the sans election
with tas Initiative measure and TIE
vote - the qualified electors Risf
taken f0r and against TIE same. and
III both such measures he approves
BY a majority vote. W they BE- con.
fhetinz IN auN particular. then fhf
one receiving the highest number Of
affirmative votes shall thereby bs
adopted and the ether shall BE con.
rsfered as rejected
The second power reserved BY tn
people is tile simple referendum. and
II may be exercised ard ordered tex
rept as TO ordInAnceg necessary fal
the immediate preservation 81 th'
peblir peace. health or aafeIfH as O.
any ordinance which has passed TO-
city council and mayor faetiug ir
their usual prescribed manner ga fhs
ordinary legislative authority ~ tn
city,. either upen petition signed ~
a number Of qualified voters eaua
to net less than eight fsF per cent
Of the total number % votes east fuI
the office % mayor a the last pre-
ceiling municipal election. or b. ths
AHAH AAAHNiAHA AAH75#A NNhNNFHA tHfsHNANNNN
Wneli an emergency exists III whict
"a ~ necessary for the Immediate
preserVa alton Of the public peace
health or safety that an ordinancs
shall become effective without delay
saeh emergency ard necessity and thf
facts creating the same shall b.
stated iu one esefion u the bill ant
it shah not become an ordinance un.
less on IA final passage bV the cts
council &C least three fouftha Of al
the members elected vote To lfH fseol
1.-THE vote being taken ~ yeas ans
nays. and the names % those victims
for and against being entered iu ~.
tournaU, and it shall have been an
proved BY The mayor. wuerauuon u
shall be officially published and ol
full force and effect The rafereu
DUN may b. Invoked by petition bear
Ing the signatures Of THE require
percentage Of qualified voters as q
auF non aemeFEeHeF law o. ordinance
or any section. item Or part 81 an
such law or ordinance which prff
tian snail be fiiad with the Ciii
comptroller before ihe day fixed 70
the taking effect 20 the said law %