The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07

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tiaa 10 AMEND Section l q Article y
81 the City Charter 81 TITO CITY ef
Seattle wa filled with thH city clerk
of tie city q seattle, which said pc
tltIau aud proposition PROV idez fef 4
municipal sYAtsm Of difeet 1sHtzls
tion by the Initiative and ketefenz
dunn. and Is made pursuant l. the
provision Of the laws 81 tie etats
Of Washington set forth in IN At
a. provide fass4he dtgeet ahehdlaeat
Of city ehaftct- ~ tsarest e - aesss
That there be aud hefeh1 II sui
mitted 10 the qualified elegtsfs 81
the cts - Seattle - he N0tet 1Hea
At the next general mahisAfAt tss..ss't
q be held March ) Aees - IL
af thN city Charter. when annA4
Taent II tAs same amehdteseA -
ticned faf IN the above Wsattahsa =
tGtIuns taaWit .5..=5s..
Of tie city % seattle shall h NszAsa
IN a MAYER and city ea0hs =.
shali have Aueh nnNefH - -
Nided fer hA this ehattsA - -
power Is propose Tot theasgsf -,
ordinance deailnk With shN s - '.'
wlthin ths realn5 Of local affairs =
municipal business. and = 49, F.
~ feef The Same At the Pe15s5 49,
pendent Of the mayer an9 - ..sfs -
ell il also neHefsesl n - .sfaIsn
ne tslty az seattle anu fst tz5z5a
,.sal. ~ The exercise 81 snsA -
SERVED power and tnefs = - -
reserved ag an1 pfas tHlaa 49,.
ths exercise ~ tie people y - :,
~ the peNes. At thett ~ sssfe 81
the qualified electors anu -
to approve or reject At tlae 49, ~
ordinance. or anA ssekA.H - - al
part Of anF ordinance afahAs -
any matter within the vain 81 - - =
affaifs or municipal bestpeas- Us
nav have PASSED the city gahsAttl 49,
mayor. actfnx ia the usual p5sss -
manner aa the ordinary isasstsssf
authoFttY - ~, the
rsapfa Il the initiative ami fHsstsA
dun. II may ~ exeFs issa ga Netltaaa
AZ a number - qualified NAkets s
q not less than Ten tAet Net
Of the total number e go - ags
the office 81 utaYog at tHe taHt
eadiuk municipal election ftN5ses.ah
ard asking TIE easement IS IN ~
dtnauce 1t a It'll OF Hts ssAfss 80 ~
text Of which shall = th9ftas1sts -
The petition. Aas Initiative petition
ttmV be ffieH With the sEtF enFHps
tsaller. vito shall XerifX tue rat
CiaaeY Of the signatures 70 tue
tttiQn. and tr4uHWit II teks tts.t 49,
his report thereon. e tHs slts ssssssss
al a regular meeting uet Hioss ts,ta
twenty davx after the f4ttHs Of tue
petition and such transmission z.5saft
t. he IataagHstlaA af the tutttHtAtg
hill OF measure n the city e@aHgtA
II the eeuNtFeilsf stall ttaA - -
tftt0n to be Insufficient f. alNMAtatss.
h. snail notify the rrtHeipAi rsHtEgEls
efw and an AaAtEEHMaE twenty tsRA
DAYS shall - allowed them IN which
e. complete such petition t. tHs e
auffe4 percentage It's lAss#tlaH
shail tsk- prssss'aissaee ever all other
business before tie eIHY saHsHHAl 81
eept appropriation bills and ss1sfs
EeneK HaFASuFH# necessary teE - -
mediate preservation II TIE nHhsAe
reAee. healkA o. safety The r3tt
council mas saaeS. aF fEtest ~ -
if1ati4a bill ~ measure hH& HhaH net
afaNnd og msuEgzfs tHe HNnae = haRk
however after - IsHttaa u any ~
itiafIfa hl1I % HieAHt5fs NEptl1zs -
XAks : AIgfaHaat aHa HeAHtak wEtH Ahs
same snhgaet. II TIE city eaamtat
ehalI have - ssa1ea any taHtsHtHfH
measure or shall HuFHuk thirty uAsa
after reeefrt thereof have fAtied e.
tsse final AetAsa thereon -
inK with the same sahHest. TIE SAID
~ taa1esi initiative maAeHH9 aHa sAfH
siffefent faeHAHFe dfNfiHk with the
nassie sab leef. e asS has been passsd.
stall - takeu in charge ~ f5fr
effy eamntfelieF sud aabWsttnf t9 ne
qualified aAsakufs fur NnHfaV@1 or res
fea1san aE tbs nakt regular eKsstiaHs
hAst the city council may - Is aAe
erection provide Tor sIsfsi ~ slse sisa
a. Witch tie sa8H shalt be taken AHd
n ths Initiative netltgau 81 aa8 ease
shalt ~ signed Hy s. number Hf Htislts
ffe4 NnfeFs equal tH H0t less tHAH
tweatN f9al fsr evHt ct the fafaE
number - votes cast feE ~ afalae
Of mayor N the last prvretinE nsu-
nleIpai eAartina Or stall sc any time
- sfrHnEtheHet fa qualified stigma
tuses So - sald F.ereeatnNas then tha
sfGy sssaHrli shalt nfestte fog q sfs
siai eiegtis.n stran slsFd s.safgst y 2.
held Nithfa faEtY days ftam tt5a FTQaT
a. Nafft84eHaR # AHa nNFeNnsaEs 81
siEnntnfeN. official PUBLICATION stall
~ itisde gu5 IaH1 - efHf ttaN NtHea.
snd tiss fnAuHaF aHa e8sfdaet af etsas
tsaHs tie psefsafaf4 SOS = the afttEtAi
az the votes ard thN certifying Is
tie returns - Tire elestiaHs HHati y
dous a. 3 provided for TIE suhfHlA
aiaH 60 the vote Of tie Nearte eA
amendments a. Tire FttF charles. Ans
measure thus submitted tg the vote
a. the pssepl#. which stall receive Ia
its favor . majority - al tire votes
east soF ard against tie same aHtstl
t-sa9fase an ordinance 81 the city or
Fsattls ard - n fafi feree and f.
feet from and after rTae RaHsa st@a p
fts mayor. = HiNtf shah b. fzHsse4 ard
yuhifmssad IN thn city official neMsIsas
IeT. wfthgH g#e DAYS after saeHtIan
In ease the city eaaHeil stall. nftsF
rrgaeflaa II the Initiative measure.
ia4e psas dsffeFs4t measure deaf.
IuE with tHe Same NahHHgE 81 shall
b. submitted al the same election
vita thr Initiative uaeaeHfe aad she
vote ~ tire qualified eieetars alaq
takem far and against the gante. And
IL both such measures b approved
b. ina faFitT Knfa. If thas ts colt
fitettuz IN any particular. than ths
one rsTtsviuE the highest number e
affirmative eHtnH shall thereby Be
adopted ana fha ether shah BE eaas
NiHeresf a. Fa2eatHd
Tie seeuna tsuaser reserved hs She
Tsapss is slEa silapis fafsFenaams aad
Ii may he exercised and ordered fex
sept IS r. ordinances necessary for
TIE immediate preservation 81 the
public peace heaEfh aH safety ae 10
any ordnance eHten mas passed the
city euaueii amd mayer taetins q
their aaHaA bf#aeF5HeH wHaaef a. ths
ordinary legislative anfhnritv ~ the
eifHl. either Bp1u q petition signed b
a number ~ qualified voters eslnaf
e. rot less than eight fst per cent
IF TIE total nlinllef 81 votes ssasf Tor
the effiee af mayor ai the last pre-
ceiling municipal election. or hN the
cit council itself without petition.
When an emefEHncV exists IN which
n ta ueaeaafrF for the tmule ttatr
preservation Of the uHhBf peace
health or safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay
such emergency and necessity and Else
fats creating TIE Htma shall be
STATED in GRE section IF THE bill and
81 small mot become an ordinances ums
less an lts final paaaaae BY tho aitF
council ar least tbeees fourths Of ali
the members elected vote N it's faRaf
tfhn vote befas taken ~ THa8 sud
NAYS. and the names Of those NnflhR
for ard against being entered in the
3auruaU. and Il SHAH have been APP
proved bH THE n8y0r Whereupan it
shall Be Officially pnbiianed and Of
dun may be Invoked b petition bear
Ing the SIGNATURES ~ fHe required
Percentage Of qualified voters as to
auy noHsemeEEHaeN laW or ordinance
Or any section. item or part Of any
saeh law or ordnance which petit
tf8a aHall be flied with the city
comptroller before tie day fixed for
Tire taxing effect Of the said law or
ordinance. Witch shall ia no case be
1eaa than thirty tael days after The
final favorable action thereon BY the
mayor and cifY council. acting ~ thetF
usual prescribed manner as the ofdis
narg legislative authority Of the city
AMI the filing 81 such referendum Pc
fifiaa as 70 any such ordinance or
section item er part thereof shall on
erafa t. suspend tHs taking effect
Of tHa seine 81 any further action
thereon except ~ Hereinafter pro-
vided viz TIE city comptroller
shall verify the auffoleucs OF the
signatures - the petition and trans
nit r. together win his report there
or. 70 tie city council a Is regular
meeting not less than twenty fs61
DAYS after the filing Of the petition