The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-07
LEGAL NOTICES.
REsolurIoS No. seeo.


amendment 10 the qualified vet
| Nfs or the city 81 Seattle at tho
| next general election
he Z resolved ~ tho city Council
% the city % seattle
That Section / % Article ~ OF
| the city Charter Of the Cit, of Sc
! attic he amended 20 read AZ fotiaspa
Sec. l. legislative Power. Where
| tho city OF seattle shall be vrntod
4 in mayor aud city council who
! shall have auch powers "a are PRO.
Nlded tor hN this charter. hut the
power 60 propose Tor themselves any
/ ordinance dealing with any matter
/ within the realm OF local affairs or
municipal business. and "a enact or
! reject the same AZ tho polls indie.
/ pendent % tho mayor and city ceun-
en- Is also reserved hy the people
made Tor the exercise OF such -.
/ served power. aud there h further
reserved hy ana provision made Tor
| the exercise hN the people 90 seattle
| % the power. az their own option.
90 require submission Go tho vote
OF the qualified electors and there
/ BY 70 approve or reject At the polls
any ordinance, or any section, Item
or part ~ any ordinance deaiing
/ with any matter Within the realm
90 local affairs or municipal bust
/ ness. which may have passed tho
city council and mayor acting In the
usual prescribed manner a. the or
binary legislative authority,
| Initiative and Referendum. How
/ Exercised. Petitions Comptroller 70
Verify signatures Completion OF
L Petition. Consideration Ia Council
/ Tho first power reserved by the
/ dunn. II may be exercised on petit
l tion Of a number II qualified Not
crs equal 60 not less than ten ttQl
per cent y ths total number %
votes east for ne office % mayor
AZ the last preceding municipal eiee-
/ ton. proposing and asking the en-.
i actment as an ordinance Of a bin
or measure. the fun text OF which
shall be included In the petition,
Any initiative petition shall be filed
I with the city comptroller. who shall
verify the sufficiency VI tho sigma
I lures 90 the petition. and tranemlt
e. together With his report thereon.
20 the city council At REGULAR
meeting not more than twenty t20l
days after the fiiiBg ~ tho petition,
and such transmission shall he the
Introduction 81 the Initiative hia or
measure IN the city council II the
/ comptroller shall find any petition
TO BE insufficient tn signatures he
shall notify the principal petition
cra and an additional twenty teol
DAYS shall be allowed them In which
70 complete such petition to the re-
uuired percentages. Its ccnaitcrA-
I tioa shall take precedence over all
other business before tho city coan-
/ ell except. appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary for
the Immediate preservation Of the
public peace. health or safety.
coancii May Enact or Reject Bpt
Not Modify Council May Pass Suh-
atttutas The city council may enact.
OF reject. any initiative biii or
modify the same. II may. however,
after rejection % any Palliative bill
OF measure. propose and pass a diff
fcrcnt one dealing with the same
sub icct.
when Rejected Measure and sub
efitute Submitted to People. Gen
erai and Special Elections. n the
city council shall have reierted any
initiative measure or shall during
thirty g99t days after receipt there
Of have failed 10 take final action
thereon. or shall have passed diff
I ferent measure dealing with the
same subject. the said rejected In
itiative measure and such different
measure dealing with the same sub
i~ct, - any has been passed. shall
comptroller and submitted 90 the
! qua lifted electors for approval or re-
iection az the ncxt regular election
bat the city council may IN IL dis
tion az which the vote shall be
taken
when Special Election Required.
And IL the Initiative petition In any
case shall BE- signed by a number
Of qualified voters equal 10 not less
total number Of votes cast FOR the
office % mayor at tho last proceed
ing municipal election. or shall at
any time be strengthened In quail
lied signatures up 60 said percent
age. then the city council shall pro.
vide for a special election upon said
subject. 70 be held within forty tf0f
days from the proof Of sufficiancy Of
the percentage % signatures.
Notice and Conduct % Election;
official publication shall Do made.
notices o. election given. and tho
manner and conduct 81 election. the
preparation Of the official ballots
tho counting and cauvaasinK 81 the
votes. and the certifying 81 the. re-
turns Of the election shall be done
az - provided for the submission
20 tho vote % the people OF amend
ments 60 the city charter
Measures Adopted TO Become Or
finances. When Any measure thus
submitted 20 the vote % the people.
which shall receive IN itH favor a
a5orify OF all the votes cast for
and against the same, shall become
an ordinance 81 the City Of Seattle.
and be IN fun force and effect from
and after proclamation by the
/ mayor, which shall be made. and
published IN the city official news
paper within five go days after
submisslon Of Substitute and In
itlative Measures. II Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
I In case the city council. shall after
rejection Of ths Initiative measure.
nave passed a different measure.
/ dealing with the same subject u
shall Be submitted az the same cleo.
I ton with the Initiative measure and
the vote OF the qualified electors
also taken for and against tho same.
proved ny a majority vote. u they
be conflicting IN any particular
then tho one receiving the highest
number OF Affirmative votes shall
thereby he adopted and the other
shall be considered as rejected.
Power OF Simple Referendum as
20 Ordinances. Exceptions BY feti.
| ton or by Council. The second
power reserved by the people ~ TIE
/ simple referendum. and IT may be
exercised and ordered Except as TO
ordinances necessary for the iinfne
date preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety. and except
n. 20 ordinances providing for the
se-smsnt roll. and providing for the
Issuance of local improvement
bosd-b Rs 10 any ordinance when
has passed the city council and
I
scribed manner as the ordinary leg
isiAtivs authority Of the city),
either upon = petition signed by a
number of qualified voters equal 70
not less than eight 90 per cent OF
/ the total number OF votes cast Tor
| the office OF mayor at the last pre-
ceding Municipal election. or by the
city council Itself without petition.
Emergency Measures, What 70
Contain. Vote Required 10 Pass ~
When an emergency exists In which
Ii IL necessary for the Immediate
| preservaflon Of tho public peace,
/ health or safety. that an ordinance
shall become effective without de-
lay, such emergency and necessity.
and the facts creating the same.
shall be stated In one section 81 the
/ bin and Il shall not become an
| ordinances unless on its final pass
age By the city council at least
/ three-f ourthB CD OF all the mem
/ hers eiectsd vote in It's favor fthe
/ vote being taken BY yeas and nays.
and the names Of those voting Tor
/ and aKalnst being entered In the
| i0urnaf1. and ~ shall have been hp :