The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-28
leoAL Norlcrs.
RESOLUTION NO. 5000.
Proposed Charter Attendance, M.

Re Il resolved BY the city Council
81 tho city OF Seattle
| That section 1 ~ Article ~ OF
atlie be amended 10 read a. follow,
. Sec I, Legislative Power. Where
Vested The legislative powers 81
TIE city OF Seattle shall be vested
shall have such powers as arc pro-
Nided Tor By this charter but the
\ power 20 propose for themselves any
ordinance dealing with any matter
within the realm OF local affairs or
municipal business. and 20 enact or
reject the same al the polls inde-
pendent ~ the mayor and city coun-
cit l. also reserved BY the people
| OF the city OF Seattle. and provision
made Tor the exercise OF such re-
i served power and there Is further
Reserved by and provision made for
the exercise BY the people Of seattle
Of the power. at thets own option.
20 require aabmission TO the vote
Of the qualified electors and there
1 BY g. approve OF reject AZ tho polls
any ordinance. or any section. ltcm|
or part OF any ordinance dealing
with any matter within the realm
OF local affairs or municipal bust
ness. which may have passed the
etty council and mayor. acting In the
usual prescribed manner aa the or
dluary legislative authority.
Initiative ard referendum; How
Exercised, Petition Comptroller toI
lNeFtfy Signatures. Completion OF
Petition. Consideration In councili
The first power reserved ~ the
dunn. ~ may be exercised on petit
tien OF number OF qualified vot-
era equal 70 not less Than ten tol
PEI cent. % the total number o.
al the last preceding municipal cleo
! kion proposing and asking tho en-
aetment a. an ordinance % a hiil
OF measure. the run text Of which
stall be included In the pettiou
Any initiative petition shah 30 filed
with the city comptroller. who shall
verify the aufficisncy 81 the sigma
lures To the petition. and transmit
a. together with his report thereon
10 the city councii AZ regular
meeting noe more than twenty t1al
days after the fiiing OF The petition.
and such transmission shall be the
Introduction Of the Initiative blil or
measure Ia the city council ~ the
cosnptrolier shall find any pctition
20 h9 Insufficient Ia signatures. no
shalt notify the principal petition
ers and an additional twenty ,1el
DAYS shall be allowed them In which
20 complete such petition % the re-
qutrcd percentages. It's considers.
ton shall take precedence over All
Len. except appropriation hilia and
emergency measures neeeaaary Tor
the Immediate preservation % the
public peace. health or safety
Not Moaify. Council May Pass Sub
atitute The city council may enact.
or reject ANY initiative hiii o.
measure. hu, shall not amend &c
after s~isrtion 81 any Initiative bIii
nr measure. propose and pass a AFT
fereHt one dealing with ths same
subject
when Rejected Measure and sub
stltute submitted To People Gen
eral and special Elections u the
city cruneil shall have rejected any
/ Initiative measure o. shall daring
thirty i11j days after receipt there
II have failed 60 take final eeti.n
thereon. 90 shalt have passed. = ar
I ferenf measure dealing with the
san~ subject. the said relepkrd IN
ltlative measure and such different
rasaNnre d-aiinx win the same SUB.
ieet, u any has been passed. shall
be taken b. charge - tho eity
l comptroller an4 Submitted 10 the
I qualified rlccfarn for approval Or rN-
Iectien az the neat regular ei.ction
but the city council may In It's dis-
erection provide for a special elec-
tion al which the vote shah be
taken.
When Special Election Required
Ard II the initiative petition IN any
| case shall be signed ~ q number
% qualified voters equal q not lees
THAN twenty ts0l por cent. Of the
/ total numter Of votes cast Tor the
office % mayer AZ the last proceed.
Ing municipal election. or shall AZ
any tins be strengthened In qaail-
fled Signatures ~ 20 said percent
age. then the city council shall pro-
vide for a special election pppn said
days from the proof % sufficiency OF
the percentages Of signatures
/ Notica and Conduct Of Election
official publication shall BE- Made.
notices % election given. and the
preparation Of the official ballots.
1 the counting and cAnsasaing % the
votes. and the certifying of the re-
turns Of the eisction. shall be done
as IL provided for the submission
to the vote of the people Of amend
ments 10 the city charter
Measures Adopted 10 become or
dinaureR. when Any measure thus
submitted 20 the vote 81 the people.
which shall receive IN its favor
majority Of all the votes cast for
| and against the same. shall become
an ordinance Of the city Of Seattle.
and be 81 full force and effect from
and after proclamation BY the
I mayor. which shall BE- made. and
published IN the city official news
paper within five 90 days after
the election
itiafive Measures. n Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council, shalt. after
rejection % the lnitintive measure.
have passed different measure.
dealing with the same subject. Il
shall be submitted n, the same cleo
tion with the initiative measure and
the vote u the qualified electors
alSsy taken for and against the same.
and II both such measures be ap-
proved by a ma ofity vote. N they
be conflicting In any particular,
then the ono receiving the highest
number Of affirmative votes shall
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered as relected.
Power % Simple Referendum az
10 Ordinances. Exceptions BY Petit
tion or BY Council. The second
power reserved By the people n the
exercised and ordered fexrept as %
ordinances necessary for the imrue-
diats preservation % the public
peace. health or safety. and except
q. 90 ordinnsee~ providing for the
approval of iaeni Improvement as
-es-menf rolls and providing for the
Issuance of local improvement
bondsb as TO any ordinance which
has passed the city council and
mayor factinR in their usual pre-
scribed manner as the ordinary leg
Iaiative authority OF the city,.
either upon n petition signed by
number on qualified voters equal 20
not lesa than eight go per cent. OF
the total number Of votes cast for
the office or mayor At the last pre-
cedfng municipal election. or BY the
city council itself without petition.
I Emergency Measures. what to
lContain. Vote Required TO Pass
When an emergency exists In which
III ~ 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.
| ahalI be stated in one section OF the
Inn. and IL shall not become an
ordinance unless on Its final pass
age By tho city council at least
three-f0urths lA) OF all the NOM
beers elected vote In It's favor tthe
vote being taken by yeas and nays,
land the names OF those voting for
and against being entered In the
iOurnaD. and u shall have been APP
proved by the mayor, whereupon "
ahaII be officially published and OF
fun force aud effect
Referendum BY Petition; Effect
lof. Notification OF Signatures. The
referendum may be Invoked by petit