The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-08

- e. iaas 4 prtitien aud ptoposl
t.oh TO amend Section J. nt NAti.io .
% the city Charter % the Guy gi
Seattle vas filed with thr CIV .lgl"
~ lie sltv 81 seattle. witch said pc
tltion 81 proposition provide. w
4aHulail9al aNatnm OF direct lrklHA
lien IL a. initiative ana Neiofeh-
DUN ami = uade pufegA',t SOFT.
sc Washington set forth in AZ y
e provide for the dtrtet amyhHin .
Of eIty charters tn reTpeNt ~ l"'"t
affairs. approved MafNh ~
That there be and hctchf ls ean
nsfffad 10 the qualified ntet tors Nt
~ city af seattle 60 20 Note4 upon
A. tha next general municipal elet Won
T. be held March 3. 1905 i'vp",,
lion 10 amend section ! ~ Nftirle =
az 90 ytty charter which smcnd-
maat is the same amenAmrnt '.tl-
toned for ~ the above neNpeneu fN
t1 sss,tss, The legislative powers
Of tbe f'ftv Of seattle shalt Do vested
in 4 maNur aud cltt Nuuhtth WI"
shall have such paWVre ae efu ht"-
vIded for ~ this charter pNt we
pawer u propose for themselves aNg
ordinance doallug with ans matter
Mum The realm 81 local affairs of
municipal business. and to shArt or
reject the same az The pole WV.
pendent Of the MAYOR AND Wy NeNt
eli i also reserved by the pgenie et
~ CIty 81 Seattle and provision
made Ter the exercise ot eash ~
served pawers and there is t.tterl
reserved Is and provision mhdr iet
tn exercise ~ the peepig =. ~, y,
require submission 20 the vote ot
he eaalifiad electors and Thereby
10 approve o. reiect az the poiia any
ordinance. or any sccuphi. item ~
paft 81 any ordinance drtllhs Win
any matter within the realm % loeai
AFFAIRS OF municipal business, whirh
may have passed the cts COUNCIL AMI
mayer. actinE ln the usual presefiecd
maQHef a. the ordinary leki.ia'ife
Tie nrst power reserved by the
people rs the initiative ana retetrn-
aunl Il may be eNcrcised on petition,
Vf = number - qualified voters N4AAt
q net less than ten llrl per esht
OF tire total number 80 votes east Tor
the Office Of mayer az the last PIE
eedlng municipal eisetion, PROPOSING
and asking the enactment ~ az %
ainanee of hill ef measure t.s t.t
text ~ which shall ~ Included ga
tke petition. Any Initiative petition
shalt he filed with th. cttN NnWl
tralles who shall verify the SURF
cheney 81 the signatures % the ~
titloH. ard transmit T. t"frthrt WI
his report thereon. 70 the citf eennctt
a. a regular meeting not more than
twenty DAYS after the filAug or the
petition. and such transmission sN1N
b the Introduction 81 the tnitlatlf 2
hlti OF measure IN the eitf counftA
n tha comptroller shall fins ans pc
tIft0n "a he insufficient IN sisneturrar
he shall notify thu prime ipai prtitiea-
efz. and an additional twenty teNf
days shall be allowed them in which
a. complete such petition % The ~
auffed percentage. Its consideration
shall take prenadeaTe over all other
business before the city council ~
S<ss..v rssss9tr-s necessary tor the Inn
mediate preservation 81 The pphils
peace. health o. safety. The citf
eoaneti may enact. o. reifct ANY IN
itiative bill or uiea@ufe. hst shall noi
amend % modify the same. ~ waf.
however. after rejection 81 any m.
itfatfee bill Or measure. prnprse and
pass a different on. dcailnk Ntth w
same suhieet. II the city cQuncit
naszsafe. Or shall durinx thirty days
aftaF rreeipt thereof have failed 70
take flnat aetian thereon. OF aha u
have PASSED different uicasnre deal
tag with the same subject. the said
re isetcd iRitlNtife measure and rus
dIffsfent Measure dealing With the
sane subject n any has h~en passed
shall ha taken Ia charge BY The
qualified electors for APPROVAL OF re-
faetiaa At the next regular ciertien,
but the city council may In iiH 3is-
erection provide for special eleci ion
At which the vote shall ~ tAken- Ana
II tho Initiative retttion IN any ease
shall b. slxussi by a numheF 81 quail
fled voters equal 20 not less than
twenty ter per cent ~ TIE total
number af votes east for the office
aielpa9 slses y NJ or shall a any time
Be strengthened In qualified sigma
lures up 70 said pcrerntaEr. then the
city eoaneti shall provide Tor spe-
etal election upon said subject. 10 -
a ffsf
OF sufficfsncy 81 the p~rceutaE. -
signatures Official publication shall
be made. notices Of elsEti0n given.
ard the manner and conduct OF cleo.
ballots. the counting and cauvaasinE
Of the votes. and the certifying %
the returns Of the election. shall b.
done a. i provided for the submits
sion to the vote Of the people %
arisnameafs TO the city charter. Any
measure thus submitted % the vote
Of The people. which shall receive In
it fasek = majority Of ali the votes
east for and against the same. shall
become an ordinance OF the city ~
Seattle. and - in fUli force and Ct
feet from and after proclamation b.
tbs mayer which shall - made. and
published in the city official newspa-
per. within five days after elcctlon.
In case the city council shall. after
Re f4efiou Of the initiative measure.
have passed a different measure deal.
lag with the same subject. u shall
b submitted az the same ciecticn
swith the Initiative measure aud the
vote Of the qualified electors ais0
taken for and against the same. and
IL both such measures he approved
BY a majority vote. u they h. cnu-
fIletlng II any particular then the
one receiving the highest number OF
affirmative votes shall thereby Be
adopted and the other shall be con-
sidered n re beeted
Re 81 NV
people - the simple referendum. ami
II may be exercised and ordered fcE-
cepf ~ 10 ordinances necessary for
tie Immediate preservation Of the
rHhlie peace. health OF SAFETY as 90
any ordinance which has passed the
city e0uneil and mayor factinE IN
their usual prescribed manner ne the
ordinary legislative authority o. the
efty1. either upon 3 petition signed BY
a number Of qualified voters equal
TO not less than eight 80 per cent
Of the total number Of votes east for
the office Of mayor AZ the last pre-
cedinE municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition
When an emergency exists In which
II = necessary for the Immediate
preservation 81 the public peace.
health or safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay.
such emergency and necessity and the
facts creating the same shall be
Vtated in one section Of the bill and
II shall not become an ordinances I'M
less on It's final passage by the city
council az least rfe-fourths % all
the members elected vote In is favor
lths vote being taken BY yeas and
nays. and the names Of those voting
for and against being entered IN the
iournaD, and it shall have been APP
proved BY the mayor. Whereupon "a
shall be officially putliehed and of
full force and effect. The rsfercu-
dun may be invoked by petition bear
ing the signatures % tho required
percentage OF qualified voters AZ to
any nOn-smerReucY Law or ordinance.
or any section, item or part Of any
such law or ordinance which petl-
ton shall Be filed with the city
comptroller before the day fixed for
the taking effect Of the said law or
ordinance. which shall IN no case be