The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-15

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NJ. ~
Notice Is hereby given that on jan
wary ~ ltes q fe,lii'tn g's III. fiisi4, ~
a tho CITY Charter " the city ~
keBttle Was filed with the CITY leth
a tho CITY ef Seattle. which sstd Pc
tltlon and proposition preNiaes - a
municipal system ~ direct lsf -
tlan hy the Initiative ana ketefsn-
dunn. aud Is made pursuant L. VIC
provisions Of the laws OF tie etsts
81 Mashugton set forth in An =, =
g. provide fof the direct -,
IL city charters tn respect . lehal
effetraa approved March ~. 1898
Fhat there be and hereby Is soh.
fnltteA 10 tHe qualified electors of
the CITY af Seattle o. We Nete& Nfeh
T. H. hefa MaFeh 8. 1895 a proposl
Hon 10 amend section I % Article \
ef the CITY Charter, which RWehi
lnent D. the same amendment ~
tioned Ter IA the above mcntteAea 70
'ssSsetsn The legislative powers
ef thc City ef seattle shall hg vested
In a mayer and city ranhEA WV
ahan have such powers a. efs fao.
Nided Ter ~ this charter. est W.
ordinance dealing with anN matter
within the realm ~ local affairs et
municipal business, aud 60 enact oi
reject the SANE az the ret.s lnae
1HMIHMN OF AaH 1913 H'A HsHfA 80
IN il also reserved by the people 81
The city 81 Seattle and rfnNtslon
faaAa Tor lHe exercise of such ~
served power. and there ia tHttAel
reserved ex ana prosiHs9n mate ~ ~
the exercise b the people OF ssatt u
81 ths power. a. their own option, ~
require submission 90 the vote ot
The qualified electors, and tnrfFhf
a. approve OF reicct AZ the pntlH any
ordinance 81 any reesleM ten =.
part OF ans ordnance deaithk Mt.
ANY matter within the realm OF local
affairs OF muminipai business = hts 2
may have passed the city roaeeti and
mayor actinK IN the usual pfsFgs itrd
manner a. the ordinary lehistaNN'
RE first power reserved by the
people IT, the Initiative and rstsfRn'
eum No mas Be eNrrclacd on retttie,
OF number Qf qualified voters equAi
TO not less than ten stef per cent
81 tho total nua5hsr % votes cast Tor
the office 81 mayor AZ TIE last pre-
cedinK municipal election. NfaFaHthk
and askiuE the enactment as an ef
dinance II bill or measure. tie fgll
text III which shall D. Included in
the petition Any Initiative petition
shall b. filed With the ellN comp
tfoii.r Nha shall verify the sum
cheney OF the signature @ the r.
fitlon, and transmit 4. together Ntth
his report thafean, % TIE etff eeahetl
81 regular meatiuE nut more than
tWeaty iays after che fiHHE - the
petition. and such transmission shall
b the intFeaHetian % the taEttatlNs
tili " measure tn The gitF Hatneil
II the comptroller shall tint ahN 20
fitian 10 ha HnAHffleieut tn sssnat Hfea.
h shall notify the rrint pal HFktigA-
ers. and an additional twenty tset
DAYS shall be allowed them In which
a. complete such petition e. thr re-
aulrei percentage It's consideration
shall taEa precedence over All ether
business tffaHH the city eaHHsAi eS-
cept appropriation hiils and sHrf'
fency measures necessary for tie ilu'
hesitate preservation % TIE public
peace. hssifA o. safety me rttJ
council maf enact ur rrieet ank Ia
fFiaflVe hiil o. measure. bar shat Het
amend or monty ~ sAt'e = ~
however. after REJECTION 81 an tu.
Itiaties tiH 81 measure. propose and
pass q aiffsHaHl enc iesiinE uIfh the
same suhieef n the city saHneil
shall have reIesfsi ans tatti@tiYe
measure. az sHsHi turins thirty DAYS
after receipt thereof have failed %
taks final as4tna theresa. Of shs ~
have passed = differrnt measure deal.
tng with the satle SUB Het fHs said
rejected lnitiafa0e iucasare And 81
different measure dealing with the
Sane subject r any has been paszFi.
shall BE- taken SRI charge b the
city Comptroller ana Submitted To TIE
qualified electors for approval 81 re-
tHttANN NJ HHH HHAN HNsNsaf *E=H HHssata
bat the cite eaaneil nav IL IL diN.
erection provide fof special etsetlau
Al when the eafe shall ~ tmeens And
ff the Initiative Petition Ia any case
shall DO stEuad ~ a numher Of quah.
fled voters equal 10 rot less than
number ~ votes east Tor tie effies
OF MAYOR AZ the last pFecetlns mus
ufCip1i election. UF shall 81 Any time
Be streugthsasl n quaiifisd stknHs.
lures 90 @ said percrutaEei then the
city couueii shall provide for , spe-
ctai election nrau said sMhtret. "a -
held wifhia forty days from ths prenf
81 auffieieaeY 81 TIE percentage 81
b made. notices % election given.
and the manner and conduct 81 siec.
tian. the preparation Of the official
ballots the counting ant canVaasins
81 the votes. and the certifying q
fhe RETURNS Of the election. shah -
done NJ is provided Tor the submits
sion 10 the vote % the people Of
amendments 80 the city charter Any
measure thus Submitted "a the vote
q The people. which shall receive ~
iss favor majority Of ali the votes
east for and against the same, shall
become an ordinance - the city %
Seattle and ha IN fun force and e.
feet from and after proclamation ~
THE mayer which shall be made. and
published in The city official newspa-
Per within fire days after election
H. ease the city council shaft after
rejection af the Initiative measure.
have passed 4 different msasurs deal.
tns with the same subject. 4 shall
h. Submitted at the same election
with the initiative measure and the
vote 81 the qualified electors also
taken for Hfld against the same. and
81 both such measures b. approved
b. a Majority vote. u they BE- con
fiictiug IN any particular. then the
one receiving the highest number 81
affirmative votes shall thereby b.
adopted and the other shall he con
sidered ae rejected
The second power reserved b the
people ~ the simple referendum. and
II may Be exercised and ordered eek
eept as to ordinances necessary for
fhe Immediate preservation Of the
public peace. heaHn OF safety as q
any ordinance which has passed the
city council and mayor facttpR IN
their usual prescribed manner "a the
ordinary legislative authority OF the
city,. either afon petition signed ~
q number 81 qualified voters equal
20 not less than eight ftl per cent
Of the total number OF votes east for
the office 81 mayor AZ TIRE last pre-
e-dinE municipal election. or b. ths
city couneit itself without petition
When an emergency exists IN which
tt ~ necessary for the Immediate
preservation Of The public peace
health or safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without delay
such emergency and necessity and ths
facts creating the same shall b.
stated in one section % the bill. and
r. shall not become an ordinance uu-
less on it's final passage by the cts
council AZ least ihres-foafths Of All
The members elected vote in IL favor
fthe vote being taken b yeas and
nays. and the names Of those votiu !
for and against being entered IN ths
tournan, and u shall have been ap.
proved hF the mayor. Wheroupou IA
shall be officially published and OF
full force and effect This refsren.
dun may be invoked by petition bear.
ing the signatures of the required
Percentage 81 qualified voters a. q
any ndm-emerEeucy law or ordinance
or any section. item or part Of ans
such law o. ordinance. which petit
ti0n shall be filed with the cits
comptroller before she day fixed fol
The taking effect u The said law q