The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-25
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Sec. 10. The council shall each
month print In pamphlet form a
detailed itemized statement of all
receipts and expenses of the city
and summary of its proceedings
during the preceding month, ana
furnish printed copies thereof to
the state library, the city library,
the daily newspapers of the city,
and to persons who shall apply
therefor at the office of the city
clerk. At the end of each year
the council shall cause full and
complete examination of all the
books and accounts of the city to
be made by competent accountants,
and shall publish the result of such
examination in the manner above
provided for publication of state
ments of monthly expenditures.
Sec. 16. If. at the beginning of
the term of office of the first coun-
Gil elected in such city under the
provisions of this act, the appro-
priations for the expenditures of
the city government for the cur
rent fiscal year have been made,
said council shall have power, by
ordinance, to revise, to repeal or
change said appropriations and to
make additional appropriations.
Sec. II. In the construction of
this act the following rules shall
be observed, unless such construc'
ton would be inconsistent with
the manifest intent, or repugnant
to the context of the statute:
/. The words councilman" or
alderman" shall be construed to
mean councilman" when applied
to cities under this act.
2. When an office or officer is
named in any law referred to in
this act, it SHALL Iyhen applied to
cities under this act, be construed
to mean the off1ce or officer hav-
ing the same functions or duties
under the provisions of this act,
or under ordinances passed under
authority thereof.
3. The word franchise" shall
include every special privilege in
the streets, highways and public
places of the city, whether grant
ed by the state or the city, which
does not belong to the citizens gen.
orally by common right.
4. The word electors shall be
construed to mean persons quail
fled to vote for elective offices at
regular municipal elections.
Sec. Is. The holder of any cleo
tive office may be removed at any
time by the electors qualified to
vote for a successor of such incum-
bent. The procedure to effect the
removal of an incumbent of an
elective office shall be as follows:
A petition signed by electors enti-
tied to vote for successor to the
incumbent sought to be removed,
equal in number to at least 25 per
centum of the entire vote for all
candidates for the office of mayor
at the last preceding general mu-
nicipal election, demanding an cleo
ton of a successor of the person
sought to be removed shall be filed
with the city clerk, which petition
shall contain general statement
of the grounds for which the re-
moval Is sought. The signatures to
the petition need not all be append
ed to one paper, but each signer
shall add to his signature his place
of residence, giving the street and
number. One of the 'signers of
each such paper shall make oath
before an officer competent to ad
minister oaths that the statements
therein made are true as he be-
lieves, and that each signature to
the paper appended is the genuine
signature of the person whose
name 1t purports to be. Within
ten days from the date of filing
such petition the city clerk shall
examine, and from the voters reg
lister ascertain whether or not said
petition is signed by the requisite
number of qualified electors. and,
II necessary, the council shall al
low him extra help for that pur,
pose; and he shall lattach to said
petition his certificate, showing the
result of said examination. IT, by
the clerks certificate, the petition
is shown to be insufficient, it may
be amended within ten days from
the date of said certificate. The
clerk shall, within ten days after
such amendment, make like exam
ination of the amended petition,
and If his certificate shall show the
same to be insufficient, IL shall be
returned to the person filing the
same; without prejudice, however,
to the filing of a new petition to
the same effect II the petition
shall be deemed to be sufficient,
the clerk shall submit the same to
the council without delay. If the
petition shall be found to be suffi-
Gent, the council shall order and
fix date for holding the said cleo
tion, not less than 80 days or more
than 40 days from the date of the
clerks certificate to the council
that sufficient petition is filed.
The council shall make, or cause
to be made, publication of notice
and all arrangements for holding
such election. and the same shall
be conducted. returned and the re-
suit thereof declared, in all respects
as are other city elections. The
successor of any officer so removed
shall hold office during the unex-
pired term Of his predecessor. Any
person sought to be removed may
be a candidate TO succeed himself.
and unless he requests otherwise in
writing, the clerk shall place his