The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-21
LgeAl NOTICES.
"H~"i' ttnN M aono.
Proposed Charter Amendment No, 4

ne wy CHARTER and providing FOR
We submission Of such proposed
efs OF the CITY Of seattle at the
4 next general election
he Il resolved hy the clty Council
81 the city of seattle,
That section / Of Article " Of
the city Charter et the city ~ Sc
attic be amended 70 read as follows
sec. 4. Legislative Power. Where
Vested; The legislative powers Of
the city % Seattle shall he vested
an mayor and city council who
shall have such powers rs arc pro.
Nided Tor by this charter. but the
power to propose fer themselves ans.
within the realm OF local affairs OF
municipal business. aud 10 enact or
| reject the same At the polls, tndc-
pendent OF the mayor and city coun
eil. Il also renerNed by the people
Of the city 90 Seattle. and provision
made Tor the exercise OF such re
| served power. and there a. further
reserved by and provision made for
the exercise ~ the people % Seattle
Of the power, az their own option.
to require submission to the vote
| Of the qualified electors and there
b. 10 approve or reject at tho polls
| any ordinance. or any section, Item
OF part OF any ordinance dealing
Of local affairs or municipal huair
ness. which may have passed the
city council and mayor. acting IN the
usual prescribed manner a. the or
binary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum; How
| Exercised. Petition. Comptroller 70
Verify Signatures Completion Of
/ Petition. Consideration In Council
/ The first power reserved ~ tho
people " the initiative and rcfcreu
ttan Of a number 81 qualified vpt-
rrs equal 80 not teas than ten tiel
per coat ~ the total number %
votes cast for the office 81 mayer
slos. proposing and asking the On &.
| actmrnt as an ordinance ~ a btu
or measure. the fun text OF which
shall be Included In the petition.
i ANY Initiative petition shall be filed
with the city comptroller. who shall
/ verify tho sufficieney % the sigma ?
lures 20 the petition. and transmit
a.. together with his report thereon
20 the city council az teKniisf
meeting not more than twenty tsei
DAYS after the fiilng Of the petition.
and such transmission shall be the
introduction % the Initiative hii or
measure Ia the city council n the
comptroiicr shall find any petition
10 be Insufficient In Signatures. he
shall notify the principai petition
/ ern, and an additional twenty tEQf
days shall be allowed them In which
- compictr such petition 20 tng re-
Z
tlrn shall take precedence over all
l ether business before the city couus
ell. except appropriation bills and
I emergency measures necessary Tor
/ the Immediate preservation of the
public peace. health or safety
/ g0uucll MAY Enact or Reject nut
Not Nodify Council May Pass sub
stitute The city council may enact.
Or reject any in'' nn, sr, Nv S Sr
modify the same. II may. however.
after rejection ~ any Initiative PHI
OF measure. propose aud pass n diff
fersnt one dealing with the same
subject
when Rejected Measure and sub
stituts Submitted "a People Gen-
/ eral and Special Elections. n the
city council shall have tclrctsd any
/ tnlttativc measure or shall during
% have failed 20 take finai action
thereon. or shalt have PASSED dt-
ferent measure dealing with The
/ same subject the said rejected IN
itiative measure and such different
measure dealing with tho same sub
jsct. 10 any has been passed. shall
1 BE- taken In charge - the city
/ comptroller and submitted 20 the
qualified electors for approval or re-
| leettan at tbs next regular election.
buf the city council may IN ita dis.
erection provide for a special slsc-
tion az which the vote shall be
| taken.
| when Special Election Required
And u the initiative petition In any
case shall be signed b number
Of qualified voters equal 20 not less
l than twenty tzni per cent. 81 tho
| total number Of votes cast Tor the
office OF mayor at the last proceed
/ ing municipal election. or shall At
any time BE- strengthened In quail !
fled signatures up 70 said percent .
age. then the city council shall pro-
vide for a special election upon said
| subject to be held within forty ffal
days from the proof Of aufficicnCy OF
the percentage % signatures
Notice and Conduct Of Election
| Official publication shall be made.
| notices Of election given and the
manner and conduct ~ election. the
Il prepa ra ton Of the official haii0t4
/ votes. and the certifying Of the re-
| turns Of the election. shall be done
as Il provided for the submission
70 the vote 81 The people OF amend
ments 20 the city charter.
Measures Adopted to Become or
dinkucen, Whsns Any measure thus
I submitted 20 the vote Of the people.
which shall receive in It's favor n
/ matority OF all tho votes cast for
ard against the same. shall become
an ordinance Of the City Of Seattle.
and be In fun force and effect from
add after proclamation BY the
y
published IN the city official news
paper, within five 80 days after
/ the election.
Submission OF Substitute and In e
ltinttve Measures n Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
/ In case the city council shall. after
rejection OF the Initiative measure.
have passed different measure,
dealing with the same subject, Il
shall be submitted At the same cleo.
the vote Of the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same.
and " 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 shall
| thereby 30 adopted and the other
shall be considered aa rejected
Power OF Simple Referendum as
20 Ordinances; Excepuons: by Peti..
fion or by Council. The second
power reserved BY the people is the
simple referendum. and ~ may be
Exercised and ordered (except az 20
ordinances necessary for tho imue =
date preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety. and except
as TO ordinances providing for the
approval of local Improvement as-
-~s-ment rolls aud providing for the
issuance OF ieesi improvement
bsBd~b as 20 any ordinance which
has passed the city council and
mayor (nctinR In their usual pre-
Hcribed manner as the ordinary leg
islative authority Of the city).
either upon a petition signed by a
number OF qualified voters equal 20
not less than eight 90 per cent OF
the total number Of votes cast for
the office Of mayor at the last pre-
cedinR municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition.
Emergency Measures. What TO
tCoutains Vote Required TO Pass -
When an emergency exists In which
lit IL necessary for the Immediate
preservation % 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 II shall not become an
ordinance unless on Its final pass
laRe BY the city council at least
lthree-fourths ~ OF all the mem
beers elected vote In It's favor 1.-THE
vote being taken by yeas and nays.
and the names OF those voting for
and against being entered in the
journaD, and II shall have been APP
proved by the mayor. Whereupon u
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