The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-24

Proposed Charter .@rsa@.s, No. =.

the city Charter Of the civ Of Sc
attic be amended to read as follows
see / Legislative Power. Whore
Vested The legislative powers ~
the city ~ seattle shalt be vested
~ mayor and city couneii whu
shall have such powers aa are pro-
Nided for by THIS charter hut the
power Go propose for themselves amy
ordinance DEALING with any matter
Within the realm Of local affairs ot
municipal business and 20 enact OF
reject the same az the polls. indie.
pendent of the mayor and city eoun
gu Il also reserved by the people
81 the city 90 Seattle. aud provision
made FOR the exercise Of such 70.
served power and there a. further
reserved by and provision made Tor
the exercise ~ the people OF Seattle
of the power, az thcir own option
TO require submisainn 60 the vote
~ the qualified electors AMI there
~ ta approve or reject 90 the poll.
any ordinance. OF any section. item
or part ~ any ordinance dealing
With any matter Within the realm
Of local affairs or municipal husi
ness which may have passed the
city council aud mayor, acting la the
usual prescribed manner a. the or
binary legislative authority,
Initiative ana Referendum. How
Exercised Petitions Comptroller 20
Verify signatures Completion ~
Petition Consideration m Council
The first power reserved hY the
people ia the Initiative aud refercn
DUN IL may be exercised on peti
ticn Of number Of qualified fot,
per cent ~ the total number ~
votes east Tor the office nf mayor
st the last preceding municipal eiec
zion. proposing and asking the IN
artment a. an ordinance Of a It'll
or measure the FUN text % which
shall Dr. Included In the petition
Any Initiative petition shall he flied
with the city comptroller who shall
verify the sufficteuey % tho sigma
lures 70 the petition. and transmit
20 the city coNncti az regular
s..1 EIiun no. mere fhan p-sfntN t4ul
hays after tho filing % the petition
and such Transmission shall he the
introduction % the Initiative hiil or
measure Ia the city council tt tho
comptroller shalt find any petition
40 hx lnsnffici~nt ia signatures. be
shall notify the principal pftittan
rrs and an additional twenty ttHl
days shall be allowed them ~ which
20 complete such petition % the re-
nulred percentage Its conslderN
ton shall take precedence over ali
other business before the city coun
Ell except appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary itoI
the Immediate preservation % thf
puhiie peace. health or safety
Council MAY Euact ~ Reject nut
Not ModlfS Couueti May Pass sub
stltnte The city council may enact
or reisct, any iinitia tive Bill os
measure. hut shaft not amend or
modify IN. same Il may. however,
after rejection - any Initiative hil
or measure propose and pass ar
fereut enc dealing with the same
sab iTrt
when Rejected Measure and suh.
erai and special Elections II the
city cauneii shall have reiectei any
Initiative measure. OF shall duFin 4
thirkv lAot days after receipt there
~ have failed % take final action
fsrent mraEurr dealing with the
same subject. the said relegtsf In.
itiatfNs measure and such different
measure dealing sittl- tho same sub
i~et. q any has been passed. shall
81 taken w charge ~ the city
comptroller and submitted 20 Tie
qualified electors for approval or rr-
lection al the next regular election
but tho city council may In uH dis
tign at which the vote shall be
taken.
when Special Election Required
And n tbs Initiative pefitlon II any
ease shall be signed By a number
Of qualified voters equal 20 not less
than twenty (2el per cent. .of the
total number ~ votes cast Tor the
offlw. % mayor at the last prered
Ing municipal election, or shall az
any time be strengthened tu quail
fled signatures up q said percent
axe. then the citY council shall pro.
vide for a special election upon said
subject. TO De held Within forty ff0l
days fron the proof 81 sufflcisney 81
the percentages 81 signatures
Notice and Conduct ~ Election
official publication shall be made
notices % election given. and TIE
preparation Of the official ballots
the counting and canvassinR % the
votes. ard THE certifying ~ the re-
turns ~ the election shall be done
as T. provided for the submission
mentz TO the city charter
Measures Adopted 90 Become or
dinAnces. When Any measure thus
submitted 20 the vote Of tho people
which shall receive w its favor a
ma ority Of all the votes cast Tor
and against the same, shall become
an ordinance Of the city % Seattle
and be IN full force aud effect from
and after proclamation BY the
mayor. which shall be made. and
published IN the city official news
paper within five 90 days after
the election.
Submission OF Substitute and In
itintiys Measures. II Both Approved
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council shall. after
rejection q the Initiative measure
dealing with the same subject, n
shall be submitted al the 81 me cleo.
tiOu with the Initiative measure and
the vote 81 the qualified electors
and " both such measures BE- ap-
proved ~ majority vote. u they
be conflicting IN any particular
then the one receiving the highest
number % affirmative votes shall
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered a. rejected
Power % Simple Referendum as
to Ordinances. Exceptions. by Peti.
tiGn or By Council The second
power reserved BY the people IL ths
simple referendum. and u may be
exercised and ordered (exccpt as g.
dlate preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety, and except
NJ 90 ordinances providing for ths
approval ef local Improvement SIS
issuance of io.si improvement
bsna-b az 20 any ordinance which
/ las passed the city council and
mayor lactinR IN their usual pre-
scrihed manner as the ordinary leg
isiative authority Of the city)
either upon a petition signed BY .
number % qualified voters equal q
not less than eight 90 per cent. OF
the total number Of votes cast for
the office 0f mayor at the last pre-.
ceding municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition
Emergency Measures what n
Contain. Vote Required 90 Pass -
When an emergency exists In which
| 81 Is necessary for the Immediate
preservation Of the public peace
| health or safety. that an ordinance
shall become effective without de.
| lay. sueh emergency and necessity
and the facts creating the same
shalI be stated IN one section OF ths
I bin. and 10 shall not become an
ordinance unless on its final pass.
age ~ the city council at least
three fourtha 80 y all the mem
bers elected vote IN It's favor che
vote being taken by yeas and nays
and the names Of those voting foi
and against being entered In the
| iournalJ. ana ~ shall have been aap.
proved by the mayor. whereupon u
shall be officially published and .Ol
/ fuil force and effect.
Referendum by Petition. Effect
Iof. Notification ~ signatures; The
referendum may be invoked by peti'
/ tion bearing the signatures Of ths
required percentage OF qualified
I votera as 10 any non emergency law