The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-08
LEGAL NOTICES.
nEsoLurIoS No. 5000.


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amendment 60 tho qualified -,
ere 90 The CITY % seattle al tho
next general election
lic q resolved hy the city Council
20 the city Of seattle
That Section I 81 Article ~ OF
the city Charter Of the CitY 81 So
attic De amended 70 read a. follows.
ses, 4. legislative Power. Where
y, Ncstea The legislative. powers ot
the city OF Seattle shall be vested
ia mayor and city council. who
thah have such powers as arc pro-
ttded TOE BY this charter. but the
power 70 propose Ter themselves any
ordinances dealing with ANY matter
within the realm Of local affairs OF
municipal business and 60 enact or
reject The same az the polls. inar-
pendent OF the mayor and city eoun
cli. q also reserved by the people
81 the city OF Seattle. and provision
made Tor tha exercise OF such re-
served power. aud there n further
reserved hy and provision made for
the exercise BY the people of seattle
% the power. nt their own option.
60 require auhn saiou TO the vote
! % tho qualified electors and there
/ BY Ia approve or rcjcct az the polls
or part OF any ordinances dealing
With any matter Within tho realm
l Of local affairs or municipal hual
ness. which may have parsed the
I city council ana mayor, acttnK Ia the
binary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum How
Exercised; Petition. Comptroller 60
Verify Signatures. Completion 81
Petition. Consideration IN Council
/ The first power reserved ~ tho
people Ia the initiative and reforen-
/ dmm. II may be exercised on pcti-
ton q = number % qualified yst
per cent. OF the total number 81
votes east fer the office OF mayor
AZ the last preceding municipal eiee-
tion. propasing and asking tho en-
actment aa ar ordinance % a BIN
Sc measure. the full text Of which
shall 10 Included In the petition,
Any Initiative petition shall be filed
with the city comptroller. who shall
lures 20 the petition. and tranamit
I u together with his report thereon.
10 the city council At a regular
meeting aot more than twenty t2ul
DAYS after the fling OF tho petition.
ana such transmission shall be the
/ introduction of the Initiative bili or
measure IN the city council. n the
comptroller shall find any petition
to be Insufficient tn signatures. he
shall notify The pFlneipal petition
era. and an additional twenty tfel
DAYS ahali be allow Ell them rs which
TO complete such petition 10 the re-
Z ton shall take precedence over all
other business before the city coun-
I an. except appropriation bills and
/ emergency measures necessary for
the lnmeiiass preservation 81 the
public peace. health or safety.
Cuuncii May Enact or Reject Hut
Z Not Modify. Council May Pass sub
sfitutes The city eouncil may enact.
OF reject, any Initiative biii or
measure. but shall not amend or
modify the same. II may. however,
after rejection % any Initiative bill
81 measure. propose and pass a dtf-
fcrent one dealing With the aAme
euhtert
when Rejected Measure and sub
ssitute Submitted 10 People Gsn-
[ efai and Special Elections ~ the
city council shall have relse;sd any
initiative measure Or shall dnrtnE
- have failed 20 take final action
thereon. or shall have passed dif-
fsrent measure dealing with the
same subject. the said reiecsed In
tsiatixs MEASURE sn1 .esh alttsrs ,,'
ject. u any Has been passed. shall
81 taken tn charge By the city
comptroller and submitted to the
qualified electors Tor approval or re-
lection AZ tbs neat regular election
but the city council may In ita dis
erection provide for a special clee-
ton al 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
than twenty t1ol per cent OF the
total number OF votes east for the
inK municipal election. or shall Al
any time be strengthened la quail
fled signatures up TO said percent
age. then tho city council shall pre-
subject. 90 be held within forty tt0i
days from the proof OF sufficiancy OF
the percentages 81 signatures
Notice and Conduct Of Election
Official publication shall be made.
notices % election given. and the
preparation OF the official ballots.
I the counting knd cauvassinE OF the
votes. and the certifying o. the re-
turns 81 the election. stall be done
TO the vote Of the people OF amend
| meufz to the city charter
Measures Adopted TO Become Or
fiuanees. when. Any measure thus
which shall receive IN tts favor
ma fority OF all the votes cast for
and against the same. shall become
an ordinance % the city @ Seattle.
and after PROCLAMATION by the
mayor, which shall be made. ana
published in the city official news
paper, within five ts) days after
~" gahmission OF sub.,isuss and Ia
itiative Measures; n Both Approved,
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council shall after
rejection OF tbs intiiatiss measure.
dealing with the same subject, u
shall be submitted ut the same cleo
ton with the initiative measure and
the vote Of the qualified electors
also taken for and against The same.
and IL both such measures Be ap-
proved by a majority vote. II they
be conflicting In any particular
then the one receiving the highest
number OF affirmative votes shail
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered as rejected.
Power Of simple Referendum as
70 Ordinances. Exceptionsi BY Psu,
power reserved By the people IL The
/ simple referendum. and u may be
exercised and ordered Except as 70
ordinances necessary foF the linins-
peace. health or safety. and except
q. TO ordinances providing Tor the
approval of local improvement ns-
.e--mest rolls and prosidins Tor TIE
Issuance % ioesi snprs's 'ase'
has passed the city council and
mayor (aeting In their usual pre-
| scrlbed manner ~ the ordinary iek
slthsr upsn petition signed ~ a
/ number of qualified voters equal 70
/ not less than eight 80 per cent OF
the total number OF votes cast TOT
/ the office Of mayor at the last pre-
4 cedfru municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition.
/ Emergency Measures, What 70
Contain. Vote Required 70 PASS
/ when an emergency exists IN whirh
! IL IL necessary for the Immediate
/ preservation OF the public peace
4 health or safety. that an ordinance
shall become effective without ne-
/ az atseb Emergency and necessity,
l ard the facts creating the same,
/ Hhau be stated In one section OF the
lbflI. and IL shall not become an
| ordinances unless on Its final pass.
age ~ the city council at least
/ three -fourths (A) Of all the mem
l hsra elected vote in It's favor tthe
vote being taken by. yeas ana nays.
and the names Of those voting lot
and against being entered In the
/ fouruaf), and 70 shall have been APP