The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
Proposed Charter Amsaams., No. n.

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tho submission 81 such proposed
amendment 10 the qualified vot-
ers OF the city Of seattle at the
next general election.
he u resolved by the city Council
OF the city OF Seattle
That section / Of Article ~ OF
the city Charter of tho city Of Sc
attic be amended 20 read as follows
See, I. Legislative Power. Where
,n.es'sa The legislative, powers q
IN mayor and city council. who
| shall have such powers as are pro-
vided for ~ this charter, hut the
power 10 propose for themselves any
within the realm OF local affairs OF
| municipal business. and TO enact OF
reicct the same at the polls. inde-
pendent OF the mayor aud city coun-
Ell. Il also reserved by tho people
of the city OF seattle. and provision
made for the exercise OF aueh re-
| served power. aud there u further
reserved by and provision made Tor
the exercise hy the people OF Seattle
OF the power. at their own option,
20 require sub mission Co tho vote
OF the qualified electora and there
by 20 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 busi-
ness. which may have passed the
city council aud mayor. acting IN the
usual prescribed manner as the or
binary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum; How
Exercised. Petition: Comptroller Go
Verify signatures. Completion OF
Petition. Consideration In Council
/ The first power reserved BY the
people = the Initiative and reteren-
/ DUN I'd may be exercised on petit
tiou OF a number OF qualified Not-
era equal 90 not lsaN than ten tiol
per cent % the total number %
votes east for the office % mayor
ton. proposing and asking the en-,
actment as an ordinance OF bill
or measure. the full tcxt OF which
shall be Included In the petition.
Any Initiative petition shall be tllcl
with the city Comptroller. who shall
verify the aufficicuey ~ the sigma .
lures 20 the petition. and transmit
e. together with hts report thereon.
10 the city council at regular
meeting not more than twenty tfel
days after the filinK Of the petition.
and such transmission shall Be the
Introduction % tho initiative bill or
measure In the city council ~ the
comptroller shah find any petition
To be Insufficient IN signatures he
shall notify the prtncipai petition /.
ers. and an additional twenty feoi
days shall be allowed them In which
10 complete such petition % the re-
H
| tlon shall take precedence over all
other business before the city coun (.
cit except appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary Tor
The itnnediate Preservation et the
| Council May Enact or Reject hut
Not Modify Counrti May Pass SUBJ
stitute The city council may enact,
or reJnet, any. Initiative hiii or
measure. but shall not amend or
modify the same II may. however,
after rejection OF any Initiative bill
OF measure. propose and pass dtf-
rcrent one dealing with the same
subject.
stltute Submitted 20 Peoples Gen-
erat and Special Elections 10 the
city cguncii shall have rrtsctei any
Initiative measure OF shall duftnE
thirty f5eb days after recstpt there
81 have failed 20 take final action
thereon. or ahati have passed dlf-
l fnrent measure dealing With the
Hatne subject. the said rejected iu-
ittativc measure and such different
measure dealing with The satns sub,
he taken In charge ~ the city
/ comptroller and submitted 90 the
| qualified electors for approval or re-
/ lection az the next regular election
eretion provide for a special cleo
ton at which the vote shall be
taken
When Special Election Required:
And II tho initiative petition In any
case shall be siEnea ~ q number
| % qualified voters equal TO not less
than twenty tfol per cent. OF the
| total number Of votes cast Tor the
| office Of mayor At tho last proceed.
ing municipal election. or shall at
any time b strengthened In quail
fled signatures up 90 said percent
age. then the city council shall pro.
| vide for q special election upon said
subfcct. 60 be held within forty ftet
days from the proot % safficieney Of
the percentages Of aignaturea
Notice and Conduct % Election.
OFFICIAL publication shall be made.
notices ~ election given. and the
1 manner and conduct ~ election. the
preparation % the official ballots.
the counting and ranvaasing Of the
votes. and the certifying ~ the re-
turns Of the eiectiou shall be done
as II provided for the submission
70 the vote 81 the people Of amend
mentH 20 the city charter
Measures Adopted 70 Become Or
dinances. when Any measure thus
submitted 20 the vote % the people.
which shall receive IN its favor n
ma jorfty % sill 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
i mayor, which shall be made. and
published IN the city official news.
the election.
Submission OF Substitute and In
ftiafivs Measures. ~ Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council shall. after
| rejection o. the Initiative measure.
dealing with the same subject, u
shall be submitted At the same eiec-
tion with the initiative measure and
the vote Of the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same.
and n both such measures be APP
proved by a ma j0rify vote. II 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 az
to Ordinances. Exceptions. by Petit
ton or ny Council The second
power reserved by the people IL the
Exercised and ordered texcept as 20
ordinances necessary for the immc-
date preservation OF tho public
peace. health or safety. and except
approval Of local Improvement s--
se..mert roll. and providing for the
issuance of local Improvement
bondsb as 10 any ordinance which
mas parsed tua city COUNCIL ana
mayor tacting In their usual pro-
scribed manner as the ordinary leg
islatIve authority Of tho city).
either upon n petition signed by a
number OF qualified voters equal 20
not less than eight fs) per cent. OF
the total number OF votes cast for
the office Of mayor at the last pre-
cedfnR municipal election. or by the
city council Itself without petition.
Emergency Measures. What 90
lContain. Vote Required to 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 I'm one section OF the
lbiil, and " shall not become an
ordinance unless on Its final pass.
age BY the city council at least
three-fourths (A) OF all the mem
bers elected vote In It's favor fths
vote being taken by yeas and nays
and the names Of those voting for
and against being entered In the
journaD. and Il shall have been APP
proved by the mayor, whercupon n
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