The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-22

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. II.
Notice /. hereby gtven that on Jan.
pafy e. ICES petition and proponi
tiea % amend section OF Artiele ~
% the city Charter 90 the city Of
Seattle was filed With the city Clerk
" the city II Seattle, which said Pc
tttton and proposition provides fNt a
municipal system 81 direct irkiHla
ton hk the Initiative and nefrfehs
dunn, and Is made pursuant 70 We
provisions af The laws % the stat.
81 Warrington set forth la An Act
10 provide far the difeet anirndtneht
OF city charters IA tSspntt ~ i'tal
affairss. approved March, ~ lpes
That there he and hervnN ~ SUI,
mitted to the guaiifigd ole ,srs -, =.
the CITY Of seattle g. b. voted upon
al the neat general menle lpai slest len
10 he held March s. 1905 pfepes.ii /.
ton 10 ameaa Section ] % Nflste -
Of the gitN charter WHEN s'n 49,
ment Il the same arnendnyM 49,
TONED for IN the above mentiohe" "
aset,ea /. rhe legislative powers
OF the city Of seattlc shall ~ Nss ..'t,a
ia a mayer and city council ~,
shall have such powers az e,e a.
vta~d Tor hv thts charter, hut tas
power 70 propose fer themeelN ~ 49,,
ordinance dealiaK with any u,se - -.
within the realm 81 iNyAl $500 -
municipal business, sud 20 49,
t rs!efs 80 20 - MAYOR and city eoun.
ell Is also reserved By me p-ep ~.
tn CITY az seattle and piNt ~ -
made fer the eNsfeise OF
served power. aud tegfe ,,tss Tor
r@sefVsd ~ and provision liSse ~
lie exercise hy the people % Seattle
az the fsaVar. At their own ofNehf ~
reoutfe auhtnlssion Go The Nete ~
the qualified electors, Sna -
Co approve Or reject AZ we IT,, Co., ~,
Nfnn. item Nh
part Of any ordinance tsahhs No.
knv matter within the realm OF sf'ni
affairs ~ municipal business ~ ~ 7,
may have passed the city tean.i. 49, 49,
mayor, aetiag In the usAal ls,.t,ti,.s
manner A. the ordinary los'siA''fs
rhs fist pawer reserved ~ the
people i the initiative and teiv.
dunn IL may he sNerrlrfh on le'ltt.i.ti
81 = number Of qualified voters '9tat
A. aet feas than ten ln1 PEI cent
ef the futai number OF votes ,e-' 90
the nffiea 81 mayor ~ the taat htt
eralnK municipal election pf"i'i-ts.t
ard asking the enactment az an -
dinaHee 81 4 hill or measure, the taai
taxi 81 which shall - inNiNe.a ~
IN. petition AnY Initiative p'HlAeH
shall ~ filed Nth the CITY t"teF
trniisr. uhu shall verify the rAttt-
cheney Of the Signatures 20 thH
Triton. ard transmit "a. tcGethTt Nta
Ms fesssYt thereon. 60 the city conneu
At = regular meeting NOT wNfr 's 80
twenty aaYs after the nhnH % the
petition. and surh tfnnHmt erten N.lets
- the futresiuetion - the inltiatit
bln 80 measure IN the city Council
M ne eenptraiisr shall find any -
titlon 10 be Insufficient IN rlsnaiuf.e
~ shall uatify the principal petition
srs aud an additional twenty 49,
days shall - allowed them IN when
10 complete such petition To- the 70
olstF.t percentage Its consideration
shaiI tahs precedence over al etf~f
business before the eity counftt 80
eept appropriation bills ana ef'isf-
geneY measures necessary tof ine W.
nls.sfiafe pFr@sFs Atien ~ tlr pua5lf
pesaee health or safety TIE f.tf
eoanrll may enact. ~ rwtvti any Us.
ltfaffNe h8ti ur measure. Nut HNAit net
amend OF naasiifX ihr same. " "taa
however after Fwfretiou 81 AhN ~
itfatier htft 81 measure, prnfn.. assa
pass = different one dealing with the
Same sab 5eet. n ths city fnuhtti
shall have rejected any initiative
Measure. OF shall dufiuz thirty daN
after receipt thereof have Tailed &c
tax final action thereon. or shall
have p4t.s~d different measure dsai.
ins With The sane saefect. TIE seia
r. teetnsi Initiative fnHaanfU ASA e0t n
dffrefenE measure DEALING with the
same subject, II aaY has ecefs f.tsessi.
shall - taken IN charge ~ The
citv comptroller and snhmittesi 10 the
qualified vieesoFs for approval eF ~
lrsflaH At tie next regular election
htt the city council may w ns az
erctiun provide Ter a special eles tei,
n the Initiative petition in any cAhr
shall - signed hf a nunh~r 81 quail
ft-sf voters equal % ne5 lraa Than
twenty 2zHf per cent OF ths totai
nanhsf - votes sRet tor w. e'tiss
OF mayer ~ the last preeeain2 mu-
uieipaf election. Or shall % any time
D. sfraH ztheHffi Ia qualified slsna
lures Hn Il said pefrruttae. then 20"
eity council shall prov ida fer a spF-
sfai election upon said suhlsrts % -
held NIshiu foftr DAYS from the pFuaf
81 eaffIetsaey II the prrceaiaEF =
riEuatHfas official publication shall
D. made notices or election Eisru.
and the manner and eondurt ~ Tiees
ballots tue counting and tanyaHstfE
OF the votes. and the cgrtlfginn -
the returns Of the election. shall he
done As - pres lded Tor the submits
sion 10 size vote ~ The peaplr 81
amendments q the city charter. Auy
aes3nrs thus 34hmlttsa 10 the vote
Of the people. which shall receive IN
its favor > ma iuFitF 90 al fhr votes
east Tor and against the same. shall
become an oFdiranCr ~ tie city %
Seattle. and be IN fuli force nnd e.
feet fraaa and after prncia uiatiau b
the mayor. which shall b. made and
published n tire city official nessra-
per. within five days after election.
Ia case the city council shall. after
rrfeeffan af the Initiative measure.
have PASSED = different measure deal
inz with the same subject. n shall
be submitted Al the same rlectian
with the initiative measure and THE
vote Of the qualified electors also
taken for and Hkafust the sfssse Nna
II both such measures BE- approved
b. a majority vote n they b. con.
flictiug TIA any particular. then the
one receiving The highest number %
affirmative votes shall thereby BE-
adopted ard the other shall b. con
sldefeti as rejected.
The second power reserved ~ the
people - the simple referendum. and
II may he exercised and ordered tex
cept as 20 ordinances necessary for
the Immediate prsHsrf alton Of the
public peace. health o. safety ~ e.
any ordinance which has passed the
cts council and mayor iartinx IN
their uHuai prescribed manner a. the
ordinary legislative authority % the
estyf. either upon = petition signed -
a number Of qualified voters equal
to not less than eight go per ceat
Of the total ammhrr ~ votes cast foe
the 0fflcH 81 mayor az the last pre-
eexiiHR municipal election. or bV the
city council itself without petition
When an emergency exists W which
ID Is necessary for the lmmeafata
preservation Of the public peace.
health af safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay.
such emergency and necessity and fhe
facts creating the same shall b.
stated 81 1ua section - Tire bin and
IL shall not become an ordinance uu-
less on its final passage b. the city
council at least three fuurfhe uf ali
the members elected vote IN itH faeaf
fths vote being taken by yeas and
nays. aud the names or those voting
for and against being entered IN TIE
iaurna1s AMI it shall have been APP
proved ~ the mayor, whrreIpon IL
shall be officially published and Of
full faeGH aud effect. The referens
dun mas De invoked bv petition bear
Ing the signatures % tho required
percentage Of qualified voters as 60
any non emergency law or ordinance.
or any segtion, item or part ~ ans
such Inv or ordinance which petit
ton shall be filed with the ritF
comptroller before the day fixed Tor
the taking effect Of tho said law OF
ordinance. which shall iu no case ~