The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-16

/ 80 - 90 ZION OF Article N Of
the submission OF such progressed
/ amendment TO tho qualified xots
efs OF the city OF seattle al tie
/ heNt Nvncfai election
he u resolved by tho CITY Council
" the city OF Seattle
fhet section I ~ Article ~ Of
the city Charter OF the city OF So
sttle be amended 60 read as follows
ecc l. legislative Power, Where
/ Vested The legislative powers 81
the CITY OF Seattle shall be vested
IN a mayor and city council who
shsli have such powers as are pre-
Nidcd Tor ny this charter. but the
power 20 propose FOR themselves any
ordinance dealing with any matter
WITHIN the realm 90 local affairs OF
municipal business. and Ga enact or
reteet the same az the polls indie
pendent 20 the mayor and city couu.
ell, II also reserved by the people
OF the city 90 Seattle. and provision
made Tor tho exercise OF such re-
served power. add there Is further
| reserved ~ and provision made for
the exercise by the people Of seattle
% tho power. at their own option.
20 require sub miasion 10 the vote
81 the qualified electors and there
hy 90 approve OF reject Of the polls
any ordinance. or 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 and mayor. acting In the
| usual prescribed manner as the or
dinary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum. How
ys ssss.''s rss,.sn S@iss,as vi
Petition. Consideration ~ Council
The first power reserved by the
people " tho initiative and refeFen-
DUN dun y may be es ~ e,,,,s, gs pet rs,
cra equal 60 not less TRAN ten tiel
per cent, 81 the total Number Of
votes east Tor the office 81 mayor
tien. proposinw and asking tie en-.
actment as an ordinance % hii
or measure. the full text OF which
shall be included In the petition
Any Initiative petition stall be tiied
with the city cemptsolier, whe shall
verify tho auffieicrey 81 the sigma
lures 90 the petition. and transmit
a.. together with his report thereon.
70 ne city coaneii a. Enssf
aayn after the fliiuw ~ the petition.
/ aud such transmission shall be the
introduction ~ the Initiative btu Or
comptroller nhAu find any petition
10 be insufficient sn signatures he
! akati notify the principal petition
I rra and an additional twnnts tEpt
days shah be allowed them IN which
20 complete such p~titiun % the re-
1 ton shall .faks precedence oVer all
ether business before the city coon.
ell. except arpropfia tlen bis and
emergency measures necessary Tor
tbs Immediate preservation Of the
/ public prarr. health ot safety
Council MAY Enact or Reject Hut
Not Modity Council Map Pass sub
1 sfitute The city cuunQii may enact.
81 reject. any initiative Bill or
Il measure but shall not amend 90
modify the same u may. however,
after rejection OF any Initiative htA
fereat one dealing with the same
/ s9hieet
when Rejected Measure and sab
afifute Submitted 20 People. Gen
erat ard special Elections II the
I initiative measure. or shall during
/ thirty t1Nt days after rrr~tpt there
% have failed 20 take finai aettnr
thereon. or shall have passed a dif-
fsrcnt measure dealing with tNs
same subject. the said rejected In
ifiatiN~ measure and such different
/ sueaaur. dealing with the same sub
irst. n any has been passed. shall
comptroller and snbmittea 10 the
qualified electors FOR approval or re-.
fecffan az tho next regular election
but the eity council may IN Us dis-
dion AZ which ths vote shall be
! taken.
when Special Election Required
Ard 10 tha Initiative petition Va any
eaNn shall be signed bY number
~ qualified voters equal % not less
| total number o. votes east for thv
office % mayer at the last proceed
inx municipal election. ~ shall az
any time ~ strengthened in quail
fled signatures 10 90 said percent
axe. then the city council shall pro
Vide for a special election upon said
subject % be held within forty tto1
days from the proof OF autfirtencY Of
the percentage % signatures.
Notlcs and Conduct % Election
lofficiai publication shall - made
notices - election given. and the
manner and conduct % election. the
Preparation - the official hatiafs
The counting and can wasting % the
votes. and the certifying u the re-
turns Of the election. shall BE- done
a. y provided for the submission
/ ia the vote 81 the people % amend
fuents 20 the city charter
Measures Adopted 20 Heroine Or
idinnneea When, Any measure thus
submitted 20 the vote OF the people
majority ~ ali the votes east fer
and against the same, shalt become
an ordinance % the city ~ Seattle
and be IN full force and 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 % Substitute and In
IIiative Measures. n Both Approved
That Having Highest Vote kdopted
In case the city council. shall. after
re lection Of the Initiative measure
have passed a different measure.
dealing with the same subject. Il
shall be submitted az the same eiec-
tlou with the Initiative unensur and
the vote q the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same.
and " both such measures he ap-
proved by q majority vote n they
be conflicting IN any particular
then the one receiving the highest
number 81 affirmative votes shall
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered az rejected.
Power % Simple Referendum "a
to Ordinances. Exceptions by Petit
ton or by Council The Second
power reserved BY the people r. the
simple referendum. and II may be
exercised and ordered (exeept as to
Ordinances necessary for the imme-
diate preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety. sud except
approval Of local fnprovepes as
s~s-meBf rolls and providing for the
Issuance OF local Improvement
bsnd-b "a 10 any ordinance which
mayor factinE IN their usual pre-
srribed manner A. the ordinary leg
isiative authority Of the eIty1,
either upon a petition signed by a
number OF qualified voters equal TO
not less than eight (sJ per cent. Of
the total number OF votes cast for
the office Of mayor AZ the last pre-
cedfng municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition
Emergency Measures. What to-
lroutain. Vote Required 70 Pass
When an emergency exists In which
II ~ necessary for the Immediate
preservation Of the public peace.
health or safety. that an ordinance
shalf become effective without de-
lay, gfh emergency and necessity,
| and TIE facts creating the same.
shall be stated In one section Of the
hin. and Il shall not become an
ordinance unless on Its final pass
axe by tho city council at least
three -fOurths (A) Of all the pern-
beers elected vote In fits favor fthe
vote being taken by yeas and nays.
and the names OF those voting for
and against being entered in the
iournaD. and Il shall have been APP
proved by the mayor, whereupon IL
shall be officially published and Of