The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-03

Notice Is hereby given that nn ian
vary IS. ICES a natttlaa srs nnepes.=
ton te amend Section TOT Article u
Seattle was filed with the cts Clark
81 the CtIF Of sesttte. Witch ssad Pc
lillen and nEanaaitleu provides tut
municipal system Of direct leEtsEa
ton b the Initiative aud ksfstea
dun and II made pnfsuahN II the
provisions Of the laws Of tho state
Of Washington set forth IN N NJ
e. provide fer the direct amendment
OF city charters IN fssfeet 81 laeal
affairs. approved March \ iaeA
That there he AMI hsfehN y - r,
tie city Of Seattle - he voted upen
al the next general municipal election
e be held March : lanA hfeRasl
lion 10 amend Section 1 ef Article =
OF the CITY Charter when shsa4
ment - the same amendment feU
tlenea for IN tie above mentioned Pc
seatien /, The legislative powers
eff the city - Seattle shall he vested
In mayor and city eaunelI vie
shall have such powers as are pro
v.ded fef Is this charter but the
power 10 propose far themselves ~
ordinance dealing with any mattel
within the realm Of local Affairs -
municipal business, aud "a enact OF
p slsts 'e ~ tie f masef and eits eean.
en-. Is also reserved ~ tie people 81
the city Of Seattle aud rr0K tsfeu
made for the eNHrNtsa ct HHNH ts
served peweFs aud there II fafthei
reserved b and provision fnHdH tol
the exercise BY the people 81 seat Z
az the power At their own option T.
require submission q the Ante 81
the qualified electors. aud thereby
O. approve OF e ieet At the pette any
ordinances. 90 any seetian. item et
part 81 any ordinance dettlaE witt
any matter within the realm OF lae4l
affalrs az municipal business. Whtsh
may have passed the cts council AMI
mayor. aeflnE Ia the usual pFesefihed
maQaeY as the ordinary legislative
me first power reserved b the
people Il the initiative aud fetyrens
DUN Il NAV b. exereisgd en ret1tiae
Of . aumher u qualified voters e4ual
Go net less than ten tleA per cent
of the total number 81 votes east Zoe
ihe office 81 MAYER At the last pre-
eedtaK municipal election. FFoposiHs
ard askiuk the enactment IS Al eE7
dinanCe Of htu ar measure. the Tut
text Of Witch shall = me iaasA e
the Petition. Any Initiative petition
shall be filled With the eilf eamp.
treiler. who shalt verify tie Hufft.
eieneN AZ the Signatures u thn Pc
tstiou. and transmit II. teEethsF viii
his report thafean to the ettX roHneH
twenty a8ys after tie fitting 81 the
petiGion, and such transmission shall
h. tha tn4FuduetIeH 81 the Initiative
tilf 81 measure In the tttX eahuetA
rf the eompfFellsr shall hHa an Pc
titfan In Be Insufficient n HlKHafHtHHs
b. shall notify the principal petition
sfs. and an additional twenty yes
aays shall - allowed them ii Nhleh
&c complete such petition II the Hsz
aalFea rsHesntAE# rs eansad lan
IN
business - fore tha eIt8 council -
cent appropriation bills and smefz
EeneN measures necessary faf fhs I'M
mediate preservation ef TIE rahAs
peaee health Or safety The sltf
c0uneii may enact ~ reject aa1 IA
ftiatlee bill or Measure. hHt shall net
amend az Hansilff TIE HaIHes Il WAH
however. after fe.Hsataa Z any kH :
tfsaktXe hi o. measure propose ana
pas a different ere HlsztiuE Win tHs
shall have rejected any initiative
measure. a. shall during thirty aaYs
aftea receipt thereof hHEH failed =
tai fIaAf action Iaefeaat OF shall
have passed \ different iaeAHafs as.t +.
inE wtEh tire same HahHeHfs Tire said
r. Ieete1 Initiative uHaa1re ard NnEh
alFfaraut measure aa8l1aE with fHr
ras49e subject. If any las been aassaa
shall BE taken IN charge ~ the
cit comptroller ard snhMAttH4 u tfss
q
jeetion At the next regular elestiaa
but TIE city Fouae4 MeN th IL ttHs
erection pres Ehe Ter 4 special .Aarttaa
al which the vnte shall b. taken. Ard
II the Initiative petition n an easr
shall - signed - a number II quail
fird voters squal to not less than
twenty tzat per cent Of the total
number Of votes east fer the office
Of mayer AZ the i1sf pFesaeitHg atas
uiefpai election or shall e anF tiftn
b. strengthened in uHafifted sigma
tares np 10 said peFcsataEes then tHH
city council shall Provide for = spes
efA# election HraH zata subject. t. Re
held within forty aaNs from tne rrpaf
OF suffieisncy o. tie psreentaEs 0f
signatures official publication shall
= rtade. nstiees 20 slaetien given.
sad the manner ARD candHet Of cleo.
ffun thH preparation Of the official
ballots. the counting and eauNeHstuk
Of the votes. and the certifying uf
the retarna Of the election. ahnii tse
dose a. = provided Cor The submits.
alun ~ tHe vote 81 the people 81
amendments 70 the city charter AM
rzsaNure thus suhnatttsd to the vote
OF the people. which shall receive Tn
its favor \ majority 0f all TIE votes
east for and against the same shall
become an ordinance q the city Of
Seattle. and be ia full forte ard efe
feet from and after proclamation BY
ths maYug which stall Be made aud
E5HMHA#EAHA ii AAHH HHA# ##AHa#AA Ht=
PEI. within five days after eiaettsn
II ease thA city eouaaii shall. after
rejection Of the initiative measure.
have passed a different Measure deal
Ing With the same subject. u shall
- submitted at tire same election
vafa Of the qualified electors also
taken for and against the sane. ant
n both such measures hs approved
hy majority vote e they H. ean@
filatIBE ri any particular then the
one receiving the highest number Of
Affirmative Votes shall thereby be
adopted and the ether shall ta corr
sidered as rejected
The second power reserved b. the
renusa iR the simple referendum and
II may ise exercised and ordered tex
eaut As to ordinances necessary for
the Immediate preservation 81 the
public peace. health or safety as 20
am ordinance ahtgh has passed the
city council and mayor faEttuE lH
their usual prescribed manner as the
ordinary legislative authority uf Tire
city, either uVon . petition signed ~
a number Of qualified voters equal
a. uat Tees than eight 50 per cent
Of tire total number Of votes cHet fer
the office Of mayor ct the Last pre-
saflan municipal election. or By TIE
city council Itself without ustifloa
Nhen aa emergency exists In which
o. = necessary. for The immediate
iealfu or safety fhat an ordinance
shall become effective Wifhuuf delay.
Huau emef aeueS ard necessity aua the
faefs creating tite same shall be
stated III one section Of the bill. and
u shall net hseufue an ordinance un=
les On is final passage b. the city
council ST least thfee-f auftha Of al
tt members elected vote ln ife favor
tfhe vote being taken hN yeas and
naHa. ard the nAmsa IF those RufIHa
To- and against being entered IN tha
s. Fnaus and II shall have been up.
proved b the mayor. Whefeunnn Il
Shall be officially published and ~
full force and effect THE fefaren.
dun may be Invoked b. petition bear
Ing the signatures If tire required
percentage of quail fled voters az r.
an emergency iaa or ordinance
o. any section. tfsm or part Of ans
such Iaw or ordinance which pttI
tiau shall be filed with the cts
comptroller before the das fixed for
the iakiuE effect % the said law 81