The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
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Proposed Charter Amendment No. n.


| -. That section I Of Article ~ Of
the city Charter OF the CITY Of So
attic be amended TO read a. follows
See. l. legislative Power. Where
! vested The legislative powers 81
she city of Seattle shall he vested
lin mayer and city council who
I shall have such powers az are pro
Nidcd Tor ny THIS charter, but the
ordinance dealing with any matter
within tho realm Of local affairs OF
| municipal business. aud TO enact OF
reject the same al the polls. indie
| pendent 81 the mayor and city coun
cl l. also reserNod by the people
% tho city % Seattle. and provision
made for the exercise Of such re-
/ served power. aud there Il further
reserved BY aud provision made Tor
the exercise by tho people Of seattle
Of the power. at their own option.
20 require suhuisaion to the vote
% the qualified electors and there
BY 20 approve OF reject at the polls
any ordnance. or any section. Item
! With any matter Within the realm
OF local affairs or municipal bust
ness. which may have passed tho
city council and mayor, acting IN the
usual prescribed manner as the or
binary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum. How
Exercised. Petition. Comptroller 20
Verify Signatures. Completion OF
Petition. Consideration IN Council
The ttrst power reserved hy tho
dunn it may he exercised on petit
tiou OF a number Of qualified vet
era equal 60 not less than ten tiol
per cent. 81 the total number OF
votes east Tor the office % mayor
At an, last preceding municipal ciec-
tinn. proposing and asking the On -
I notment as an ordinance OF a hill
OF measure. the fun text Of which
I shall BE- Included tn the petition.
Any initiative petition shall be fiiad
I with the city comptroller, who shall
verify thc sufficinncy % the sigma
lures 10 the petition. and transmit
=, ioSrther Win ne report thereon.
60 the city council al rvs ala
Injecting NOT more than twenty lTel
DAYS after the filing - the petition.
and such transmission shall 30 the
Iintroductipn % the Initiative Pill Or
measure IN the, city council ~ The
comptroller shall find any rrtition
20 he Insufficient in signatures. ho
shalt notify the principal petition
1 rrN. and an additional twenty t4pb
days shalt 30 allowed them IN which
tn completes such petition 20 tho re-
qulred percentage It's conaiierh
tlon shall take precedence over all
other business before the city enun
so. except sppropria tion bills and
I emergency measures necrHHNFr Tor
the Immediate prrH~rvhtiou 81 the
public peace. health or safety
Council May Enact or Reject nut
Not Modify Council May Pass sub
OF reject any Initiative 9th or
measure bat shall not amend or
| modify the same II may however.
after rejection % any Initiative htli
fcrcnt one dealing with tue same
subject
when Rejected Measure and Sub.
I atitmtH Submitted 60 People Goa
rral ard Special Elections ~ the
city council shall have rejected any
thlrty (sgl DAYS after receipt there
81 have failed 90 take final action
thereon. or shalt have passed on
frrcut measure dealing with the
same subject. the said rglr.,,g1 ~
ttiative measure and euch different
measure dealing with the same SUB
ieCt. N any hnH been passed shall
be taken to charge ~ the city
comptroller and submitted % the
qualified electors for approval or re
lection al the next regular election
but the city council may Ia ita diN
erection provide Tor special elee
tlon At which tho vote shall be
taken.
when Special Election Required
And N the Initiative petition IN any
case shall be signed by a uumher
Of qualified voters equal 70 not less
than twenty tgel prr cent % TIE
fNtnN nMtNNHF OF votes tAHt NNf kNH
office - mayer az the last pr~cad
Ing municipal election. or shall AZ
any time be strengthened Ia quail
FLED signatures up 20 said percent
age. then The eiiy council shalt pro.
vide for a special election upon maid
subject, 20 be held withiu forty ttol
days from the proof % anffictenry Of
the percentages Of signatures
Notic. and Conduct % Election
Officiai publication shall b made,
m0tfeca - election given. and the
manner and conduct ~ election. the
preparation ~ the official ballots.
the counting and cAmNmAsinR 81 the
votes, and the certifying 81 the re-
turns Of the election. shall be done
as Is provided for the submission
70 tho vote % this people Of amend
mentA 10 the city charter
Measures Adopted 20 Become OF
dinancea. when Any measure thus
submitted 60 the vote Of the people
which shall receive IN It's favor q
( ma jority Of ali the votes east for
and against the same. shall become
an ordinance % the city % seattle
and be IN fun force and effect from
and after proclamation by the
mayor. which shall be made. and
published IN the city official news.
paper, Within five ts) days after
the election.
Submission OF Substitute and In
itlatiye Measures. n Both Approved
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council. shall. aftsi
rejection 81 the Initiative measure
have pasaed different measure
dealing with the same subject. 4
shall be submitted at the same elec.
tiOu with tie Initiative measure and
the vote OF the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same
and u both such measures BE ap
proved by a majority vote. q thsy
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.
20 Ordinances Exceptions by Peti
tion or BY Council The second
power reserved by tho people f. y
exercised and ordered Except as u
Ordinances necessary for the tmme
date preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety, and except
a. 20 ordinances providing for tbs
approval of local improvement as
ses@meBt rolls and providing for the
issuance Of local improvement nj
bonds as to any ordinance whicl
has passed the city council and
mayor factiuR IN their usual pre-.
scrlbed manner a. the ordinary leg
faiafive authority Of the ctty)
either upon a petition signed by Q
number OF qualified voters equal e
not less than eight 90 per cent OF
the office Of mayor at the last pre-.
cediug municipal election. or by ths
city council itself without petition
Emergency Measured. What q
Contain Vote Required u Pass
When an emergency exists1n whici
it IL necessary for the Immediate
preaervatlOu Of the public peace
health OF safety. that an ordinance
shall become effective without Dc
lay. such emergency and necessity
and the facts creating the same
shall be stated In one section OF tbs
hin. aud u shall not become M
ordinance unless on its final pass
age by the city council at ieasl
/ three -fourfhs (A) Of all the mem
bers elected vote in its favor (th'
vote being taken By yeas and nays
and the names OF those voting fol
and against being entered In ths
jOurnaD and II shall have been ap
proved by the mayor. whereupon q
shall be officially published and o
lfull force and effect.
Referendum by Petition; Effec
lof. Notification OF signatures tn
referendum may be invoked by peti
tion bearing the signatures Of tn
required percentage OF qualified
voters az 10 any non emergency law
or ordinance. or any section, item O
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