The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
nnsoLurloN No. 1000.
Proposed Charter Ameaame., No. 3


attic be amended TO read as follows
See l. Legislative Power. Whore
Vested, The legislative powers 81
the city OF seattle shall be vested
tn 4 mayor and city council, whe
shall have such powers a. are pro
Nided fer ~ this charter. but ths
power to propose Tor themselves nny
! ordinance dealing with any matter
Within the realm OF local affairs OF
municipal business. and TO enact OF
neudept Of the mayor and city coun
| eli, u also reserved by the people
II tho city Of Seattle. and proyiniou
made fer the exercise OF such re-
served power and there ~ further
reserved ny and provision made fel
tho exercise by the people OF Seattle
of the power. al their own option
60 require anhmission 90 the vote
OF the qualified electors and there
by 70 approve or reject al the polls
or part Of any ordinance dcaitnE
with any matter Within the realm
OF local affairs or municipal bust
ness. which may have passed the
city council and mayor, acting In the
usual preacrihed manner as the or
binary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum; How
Exercised. Petition Comptroller e
Verify Signatures. Completion 81
Petition. Consideration In Council
people ~ the Initiative aud rcferen
dunn. II may ha exercised ON petit
tton OF number % qualified vot
ora equal 90 not less than ten t0l
per cent. ~ tho total number OF
votes east for the office % mayor
AZ the last preceding municipal elec-
ton proposing and asking the on
actment as an ordinance of bill
or measure. the full text % which
shall he included In tho petition
Any initiative petition shall DO filed
with the city comptroller. who shall
verify the sufficlency OF the sigma
lures 70 the petition. and transmit
Il. together with his report thereon.
10 the city council AT regular
meeting not more than twenty .1ol
DAYS after the filing % the petition,
and such transmission shalt be the
Introduction Of the Initiative bill or
measure In the city council ~ the
comptroller shall find any petition
10 be Insufficient In signatures, ne
shall notify the principal petition
ers, and an additional twenty ttel
DAYS shall be allowed them ia which
10 complete such petition 20 the re-
auired percentage. Us considers
lion shall take precedence over all
other business before tho city coun.
ell. except appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary Tor
the Immediate preaeryation % the
public peace. health or satetl NJ,
Not Modlgy Council May Pass Sub
atltutss The city council may enact
or reject. any Initiative bill or
measure. but shall not amend OF
modify the sane y, NAY l,,i s9wss ,,s;
or measure. propose aud pass ar
fsrent one dealing with the same
subject
when Rejected Measure and Sub.
stituts submitted 60 People Gen
erat and Special Elections ~ the
city council shall have rriectcd any
initIative measure, or shall durlng
thsrty taal days after receipt there
% have failed 90 take final action
thereon. or shalt have paaned q dif-
ferent measure dealing with the
same subject. the said rejected In.
ltiafivc measure and such different
measure dealing with the same sub
feet 10 any has hsrn passed. shall
BE- taken IN charge by the city
qualified electors for approval or re-
frctiou at the next regular election
bat the city council may IN itn dia
erection provide for special sicc-
ton az which the vote shall be
taken.
when Special Election Required
And II the initiative petition In any
ease shall be signed by number
81 qualified voters equal 90 not less
than twenty t2ol per cent. Of the
total number of votes cast for the
office u mayor al the last proceed /.
ing municipal election. or shalt at
any time be strengthened tn quail
fled signatures up 20 said percent
age. then tho city council shall pre-
vide for a special election upon said
subject. 70 be held within forty tt0l
days from the proof Of Hufficiency OF
the percentage Of signatures,
Notice and Conduct OF Election
| Official publication shall be made,
notices Of election given. and the
manner and conduct % election. the
preparation OF the official ballots.
the counting and canyaasing Of the
votes. and the certifying Of the re-
turns OF the election. shall be done
as Is provided for tho submission
TO the vote OF the people Of amend
msnts 10 the city charter.
Measures Adopted 70 Become Or
| dinaneea. When Any measure thus
submitted to the vote % the people
which shall receive IN rs favor a
Majority Of all the votes cast Tor
an ordinance % the city o. Seattle
and be IN full force and effect from
and after proclamation by the
mayor. which shall be made. and
published Ia the city official news
paper. within five CD days after
the election.
Submission Of Substitute and In.
itiatiee Measures, n Both Approved
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council, shall. after
rejection Of the initiative measure
have passed a different measure
shall be submitted at the ~ me cleo.
/ tion with the Initiative measure and
l the vote Of the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same
| and IL both such measures be ap.
proved BY majority vote. n they
| be conflicting In any particular
then the one receiving the highest
number of affirmative votes shall
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered as rejected.
Power OF Simple Referendum a,
TO Ordinances: Exceptions; by Peti.
ton or by Council The second
power reserved by the people r. the
simple referendum. and II may be
exercised and ordered (except as q
date preservation Of the public
peace. health or safety. and exeep,
n. to ordinances providing for the
approval Of local improvement as
ses.meBt rolls and providing for the
ssaaap as to any ordinaSes ~hief
has passed the city council and
mayor factiug in their usual pre-
| scribed manner as the ordinary leg
either upon a petition signed by q
| number Of qualified voters equal g
not less than eight (s) per cent. oil
the total number Of votes cast foi
the office OF mayor at the last pre-
eedinR municipal election. or by this
city council itself without petition
Emergency Measures. What tc
lContain. Vote Required 90 Pass
| When an emergency exists In which
lit is necessary for the immediate
preservation OF the 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 OF the
bin, and IL shall not become ar
/ ordinance unless on Its final pass
age by the city council at least
three fourths fA) Of all the mem
bers elected vote I'm It's favor (th'
vote being taken by yeas and nays
and the names OF those voting fol-
and against being entered In ths
iournaD. and II shall have been ap.
proved by the mayor. whereupon u
| shall be officially published and Of
fun force and effect
Referendum by Petition; Effeci
Of Notification OF Signatures. Thu
referendum may be invoked by peti
tion bearing the signatures OF thi
required percentage OF qualified
voters as TO any non emergency law