The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-19

OF AME aANA NA HfNAAAA'a MNthAsH =
municipal system OF direct iektsls
tlon by the Initiative a,ad keferehs
DUN, ana l. made purruant e the
provisions Of the laws OF th. STATE
81 Washington set forth W N ~
a. provide for the direct amendment
OF cttv charters IN respect g loesl
affairs, approved March y, wv
That therv he and hereby - SUI
niitted q the qualified eicetefs or
he city Of Seattle 60 be voted upon
At the next general unnietn0t etsttiet
40 he held March :, iseN pfepesi
tion 20 amend section % Nft.ste
OF the city charter, Mn,v peti-
tionea fer Ia the above ment'"eea ~
tltion. tozwits -. ,..,,,.r.
section /. The legislative peMsstss
Of the city Of Seattle Hhets 80
in a MAYOR and city venhsiG ~,
bhau have such powers ~ -.
Vided Tor hy this charter M -
power to propose Tor thcuselN - 80
ordinance deaiing Win sns fs.isss a.
ntnietpal bnaine-a. and 60 enact 90
reject the same ~ the pet.s. ~
trndenf ~ the mayor and CITY I'm
an. is also reserved hN we 49, -tsts,,
49, 90 the exercise 81 such re
served power. and there -. To-
r~~ervea by and provision tl@ -
the exercise by the pruhle - - -
OF the HUMFH AT NlANAA 81
,s,str. .sshnffsslon 10 the vote OF
he qualified electors, Ana -
10 approve CT reject az the fsits an
ordinance. or any secuete - ss5sb
hagt q any eKflnense asss - iessi
affairs % municipal business hs
NAV have passed the city eeuheN ~
msyar. aetins in tho usual prssef me-
masneg Rx ths ordinary lekihla'fe
sSARehtN $50, reserved ~ the
rArfN~ - the Initiative aud fvEe4fA
ann IL may be exercised en petltleHi
OF a number ef qualified Netel -
h. not less than ten Wv -, o.
Of the total number ~ votes eAsA ~
a.. offtre 81 MAYOR ~ the last nfe.
ccdlnE municipal election fteHsss5as
snd aakfHe the enactment a. an -
dinanee Of htit or measure " -
teKf Or which shall b. ineHdsa -
- ngtftien Any initiative petition
shaH he filed with che cts sglsl
trpiisf. Who shalt verify the sui
cheney 81 the signatures 20 the
tltlou and transmit ~ tekSthst 49,
his report thereon, % the ete9 se. -.
al rsKaIar mectinE not more tssh
twenty DAYS after tho nuns OF m
pstitiaa. aud such transmisstea eas4s
T. the Introduction ~ tn. tnsts@,aff
BIN OF measure in the gits eeeastt
II ne eafnrtfalier shall find anf ne
titlee - BE- Insufficient N signatures
H. shall aetIfy the principal petitssh-
e.. aud an additional tWrhtX 80
DAYS shall be allowed Then IN hlgu
40 rompleta such petition 60 the re-
outF.A fsfeeutaEe It's conhtdsfH lah
ANAL take pres adence over al gtnEf
business before tho city COUNTER =.
cept appropriation hhls aa -. =
mediate preservation or ths fAaHN
re- health or safety. The city
council may enact. or f,tegt. AM ~
itiatixs It'll or measure. tut -i.sss ~
- 1t may
howeYeF after rejection OF any N
ftiaffge hill % measure propose aHa
pass a different one deaiinE Win ".
same sablest IL the city council
measure. az shall during thirty aAfs
after receipt thereof haNN tAtteA te
take final action thereon uF stat
have RAISED diffefeut measure arAt
ins With the same suhlest -. -
reftatad saitiattxe measure aaa -
dsf{srent MEASURE draiink with TIE
same subject IL any has been passed.
shall be taken IN CHARGE - -
city eauptrailef and suhmltted te -
Qnailftnd electors for approval g Re
lection 1t the aeNt regular eleftteHs
bud the city council may IN It's as
eretlou provide for a special eise tlgt.
al which the vote shall b. taken Aud
n the initiative petition Ia aaN eass
shau D. signed 81 a number 81 qaaii-
fled voters equal 90 not less than
twenty 4zs4 per cent % ths total
number q votes cast fur TIE efflge
OF mayor a the last pfeseslas ~. tse.
b. siren sthsnsd IT, qualified sskne
lures ur u said percentage then TIE
city council shall provide for sre-
ctat etectiou upon said suoiert. 10 e
held within forty days from the pfuof
OF suffteiency Of the percentage q
signatures. official publication shall
h. made. nutiees Of election EfFeh=
and the manner and conduct Of rtse-
tlou. the preparation OF the official
ballots. the counting ard canxasziuK
Of the votes. and the certifying OF
the returns Of the election. shall Be
dose - Il provided for the snhiuis
sion to the vote o. the people ef
amendments 70 the city charter AeY
measure thus submitted to the vote
OF the people. which shall receive In
ifN favor a majority % all tie votes
cost fer and against ne same. stsii
Seattle. and be tu fum force and r
feet from ard after reclamation NJ
the mayer. which shall b. made. and
published In the city official nsw spa.
per. within five days after election.
IN ease the city council shall. after
rejection 81 she Initiative measure.
have passed different measure deal.
ing with tie same subject Il shall
BE- submitted az the same election
with the Initiative measure and the
vote 81 the qualified electors also
taken for ard against the safae. and
~ both such measures be approved
bg q fua |arlty vote. ~ they BE con
fileting n any particular. then the
one receiving the highest number 81
Affirmative sotsH shall thereby be
adopted and tn. other shall be con-
sidered as rejected.
TIE second power reserved By the
people u the simple referendum. and
N may BE exercised and ordered tex
Ccpt az to ordinances necessary Tor
the immediate preservation Of the
- So "a
ANY ordinance which has passed the
city council and mayor laatluz In
their usual prescribed manner A. the
ordinary legislative authority Of the
cityl. either upon petition signed by
a number % qualified voters equal
20 not less than elght 80 per cent
OF the total ndmbsf o. votes east for
the offics Of HlsYOr AZ the last pre-
city council Itself without petition.
When an emergency exists ~ which
n IL necessary. for the immediate
preservation % tho public peace.
health Or safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay
such emergency and necessity ard the
facts creating the same shall y
stated In one section 81 the Bill. and
Il shall not become All ordinance un-
less on its final passage BY the city
council nt least three-f0urtha Of al
the members elected vote In It's favor
1.-THE vote being taken BY Yeas and
HENHa anu the NaANfr u AAA4HN HAAAAA
Tor and against being entered in the
tnurnsU, and IL shall have been ap-
proved By the mayor. whereupon II
shall be officially published and Of
fuil force and effect. The fefereu
dum may be invoked b. petition bear
Ing the signatures Of the required
Percentage If qualified voters a. 4
any uou-efnergsncy law or ordinance
or any section. item or part OF ans
such law or ordinance. which ueti
tlOn shall be filed with the citg
comptroller before the dag fixed 70
the taking effect ~ the said law oi
ordinance. which shall IN no case b.
less than thirty f30l days after I'll.
final favorable action thereon BY tn.
mayor and city council. acting IN thai1
usual pre- serlbed manner as the ofdi
mary legislative authority OF the city
and the filing Of such referendum pc
tifion as to any such ordinance 81