The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-11
GAL NOTICES.
nissoiurioN No. 5000.
Proposed Charter .meaame., Ma.

he tt resolved rs the city Council
CT thr city ot Seattle
That section I Of Article ~ %
the city Charter Of the CITY ef So
See l. legislative Power, Where
Vested The legislative powers Of
the city % Seattle shalt he Vested
ga mayer and city council who
shall have such powers a. are pro
Nidvd for ~ this charter, but the
power to propose for themselves any
ordinance dealing with any matter
within the realm Of local affairs or
municipal business, and 60 enact or
reject the same at the pnltH. indie
pendent 81 the mayor and city coun.
ell. u also reserved by the people
Of the city of seattle. and prov iaton
made for the exercise of such re-
served power, and there Il further
reserved by and provision made for
tue exercise by the people Of seattle
% the power. at their own option.
ta require submit saian 60 the vote
OF the qualified electors and there
hN 10 approve or reject at the polls
any ordinance. or any section. Item
or part Of any ordinance dealing
with any matter within the realm
OF local affairs or municipal husi-
ness. which may have passed the
city council aud mayer. acting IN the
usual prescribed manner as the or
binary legislative authority,
Initiative and Referendum How
Exercised Petition. Comptroller g
Verify signatures Completion Of
/ Petition. Consideration tn Iounrtli
The first power reserved BY the
DUN II may be exercised on pett-
tlen ~ a number OF qualified yot-
ers equal 20 not less than ten ttel
ner cent. Of the total number 81
I votes east for tho office Of mayor
az the last preceding mpniripal elee-
/ tion. proposing and asking the en-
| actment as an ordinance % hllt
I or measure, tho fun text OF witch
shall be Included ia the petition.
ANY initiative petition shalt be ftled
with the city comptroller, who shall
verify the sufftciency % the SIGMA Z
lures 20 the petition. and transmit
a. Together with his report thereon.
10 the city ceuncu at regular
meeting not more than twenty t&Nf
days after the filing pf the petition.
and such transmission shall be the
/ Introduction 81 the iultiBtivc Pin or
measure IN the city council u ne
10 be Insufficient In signatures he
Mhaif notify the principal petition .
erx. aud an additional twenty t2gl
days shall be allowed them In which
auired percentage Its consiaera
ton shall take precedence over all
other business before the city eonn.
ell. except appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary Tor
the Immediate preservation 81 the
public peace. health or safety
Council May Enact or Reset Hat
Not Modify Council May Pass sub
stitute. The city council may enact,
or reject any initiative bill OF
measure. bat shall not amend or
modify the same. IL may. however.
after rejection uf any Initiative biit
or measure propose and pass a dtf-
fsrent one dealing with tbs same
subject.
when Rejected Measure and Sub
stitnta Submitted 70 People Gen.
eral and Special Elections II the
city council shall have reteetsd any
initiative measure, or shall duftrN
thirty sgei days after reecipt there
~ have failed % take flnAl action
thereon, or shall have passed a ar
ferent measure dealing with THE
same subject. the said refwgtea ia
ttfative measure ard such different
measure dealing With the same cub
iect. II any has been passed. shall
be taken In charge ~ the city
utroiier and Submitted 20 the
qualified electors for approval o. re-
lection at tire nest regular election.
but the cfty council may In its dis
erection provide for special eiec-
tson at Which ths vote shall be
taken
When Special Election Required.
And IL the Initiative petition lH any
case shall be signed uy a number
% qualified voters equal % not less
than twenty t2ai per cent 81 shs
total number Of votes cast for the
office ~ mayor at the last proceed
Ing municipal election. or shall AZ
any time 30 strengthened Ia quaii-
fled signatures up 20 said percent
age. then the city council shall pro-
vide for 4 special election upon said
sub tect 70 be held withtu forty fs0l
days from the proof Of sufftctsncy Of
the percentage % signatures.
Notice and Conduct Of Election
official publication shall be made.
notices Of election given. and THE
manner and conduct OF election. the
preparation Of the official ballots.
the counting and canvR4atnE Of the
votes. and the certifying 81 the r.
turns OF the election. shall be done
AZ l. provided for the submission
20 the vote Of the people % amend
meats 20 the city charter.
Measures Adopted 20 Become Or
dinancea. when Any measure thus
submitted 10 the vote Of the people
which shall receive tn It's favor
maj ofity Of ali the votes cast for
and against the same, shall become
ar ordinance 81 the CITY o. Seattle
and after proclamation bY the
mayor, which shall be made and
published In the city official news
paper; Within five 90 days after
submlssion OF Substitute and In
I ftIattve Measures II Both Approved
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
I In case the city council shall. after
l rejection OF the initiative measure
have passed a different measure.
dealing with the same subject, "
shall be submitted at the same cleo
tion with the Initiative measure and
the vote Of the qualified electors
Riao taken for and against the same
and ~ both such measures be APP
proved by a majority vote. ~ they
be conflicting In any particular
then the one receiving the highest
number u affirmative votes shall
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered as rejected
Power of Simple Referendum as
to Ordinances. Exceptions, by Pstt.
| ti0n or ~ Council The second
simple referendum. and II may be
exercised and ordered Except as to
ordinances necessary for the imfue-
date preservation ~ the public
peace. health or safety. snd except
as te erdinaner@ providing for the
approval of local improvement as-
ses.meat roll. aud providing Tor the
issuance of local improvement
bonds az to any ordinance which
| has passed the city council and
acribed manner as the ordinary leg
iaiattve authority Of the city,
either upon a petition. signed by a
number 81 qualified voters equal to
not less than eight 90 per cent. Of
/ the total number 81 votes cast for
the office Of mayor At the last pre-
ceding municipal election. or hv the
/ city council itself without petition.
Emergency Measures. What 10
Contain. Vote Required 70 Pass.
When an emergency exists In which
1T ~ necessary for the Immediate
preservation 81 the public peace,
| health or safety. that an ordinance
shall become effective Without de-
I las such emergency and necessity
and tho facts creating the same,
shall be stated in one section Of the
/ bin. and II shall not become an
/ ordinance unless on its final pass
age ~ the city council at least
/ three -fourths fA) % all the mem
I beers elected vote IN It's favor fthe
vote being taken BY yeas and nays,
and the names OF those voting for
and against being entered In the
| lournaD. and II shall have been ap 2
proved by the mayor, whereupnn y
i shall be officially published and OF
| fun force and effect.
| Referendum by Petition; Effect
Of; Notification u signatures The
| referendum may he invoked by peti
/ ton bearing the signatures or the
required percentage OF qualified
/ voters as 20 any non emergency law