The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-06
LEGAL NOTICES.
nnsoLrr,oN NO. 1000.
Proposed Charter Amendment No.

the submission Of such proposed
amendment to the qualified Vot
ers - the city OF seattle at the
next general election.
hc q resolved hy che city Council
OF the city Of seattle.
That section { uf Article ~ Of
the city Charter Of the city Of So
attic be amended 90 read as follows
"eae 1 legislative Power Where
Vested The legislative powers ~
the city ~ seattle shall he vested
ass mas or aud city council. who
shall have such powers a. are pro
Nidad for hy this charter hut the
power 60 propose for themselves any
ordinance dealing with any matter
within the realm II local affairs OF
municipal business. and 90 enact or
reject the same At the polls tuacs
pendent 81 the mayor and city euun
CA. u also reserved by the people
OF the city ~ seattle. and provision
made for tho exercise Of such re.
served power aud there IL further
reserved By ami provision ntate for
the exercise by the people % seattle
90 the power, AZ their own option.
10 require submission 20 the vote
OF the qualified electors ana there
hy 90 approve or reject AZ the polls
any ordinance. OF any section Item
or part % any ordinance dealing
with any matter within the realm
% local affairs or municipal bust.
city council and maj OF, acting Ia the
usual prescribed manner AZ the or
binary legislative authority
Initiative and Referendum. How
k;Nerelsed. Petition C"mpueller to
PetItisn. Consideration a. Council
The first power reserved bf tho
people u the Initiative and feferrn
dunn. Il may be exercised ON peti
tion ef number Of gaahfted fot.
Der cent ~ this total number ~
votes east for the office ~ mayor
az the last preceding municipal elrc-
ton. proposing and asking the IN =
actment az an ordinance q a btu
or measure. tie full text Of which
ahaii he Included in the petition.
Any initiative petition shall he Tiled
With the city comptroller, who shall
verify the suftlcieucy % the SIGMA {
lures to the petition. and transmit
a. together with his report theteen.
10 the eity council Al regular
meeting not more than twenty i4vf
dayH after the filing ~ The petition,
anA huqh transmission shall hn the
tntraauetiou ~ the Initiative hiii 81
measure IN the city council y the
comptrulfcr shall find auf petition
10 be Insufficient Ia Signatures. he
shall notify the principal petition
ara aud an additional twenty t4Nf
DAYS shall he allowed them ~ whlNh
to complete such petition % the re-
qulred percentage. Its cunstdefa
tion shall take precedence over all
other business before the city coun :
Ell except appropriate bills and
.meF9ency measures necessary Tor
the Immediate preservation 81 the
public peace health or safety.
councti May Enact or Reject hut
Not Msdify. Council May Pass sub
atitute The city ceuncii may enact.
or reject. any Initiative bill or
measure. bat shall not amend or
moaify th9 same u may, h9wsvsfF,
Dr measure. propose and pass = dtf-
fer~nt one dealing With the Same
whsn Rejected Measure ara Sub
stltute submitted 90 People Gen
efal and special Elections ~ tho
city council shall have relected any
Initiative measure, o. shall duriuE
thirty 800 days after receipt there
% have failed % take final action
thereon. or shall have passed 1tf-
same mubier-. the said rejected In
ltiAtive measure and such different
measure dealing with tho same sub
iect. IL any has been passed. shall
be taken In charge ~ the city
comptroller aud submitted 70 the
iectiuu at the next regular election
but the city council may Ia It's dis
crrtton provide fer a special cleo
tipn AZ which the vote shall be
when Special Election Required
And II the Initiative petition IN any
ease shalt be signed BY a number
81 qualified voters equal 10 net less
than twenty lf0l per cent Of TIE
total number % votes cast fer ne
ing municipal election, or shall az
any time be strengthened Ia Quaii
fled Signatures up 20 said percent
age. then the city council shall pro-
vide for a special election upon said
sub lect. to be held within forty tfAf
days from tho proof Of sufflcsency %
the percentages Of signatures
Notice and Conduct 81 Election
Official publication shall be made.
notices ~ election given. and the
preparation Of the official ballots.
the counting and eauxnasinE OF the
votes. and the certifying 81 tho re-.
turns ~ the election. shall BE- done
a. - provided for the submission
to the vote 81 the people 0f amend
mrnts 70 the city charter.
Measures Adopted 10 Become Or
dinancea. when. Any measure thus
submitted TO the vote Of the people.
which shall receive In It's favor n
majority OF all the votes cast for
and against the same shall become
an ordinance 81 the City Of Seattle.
and be in fuli force and effect from
and after proclamation BY the
mayor. which shall be made. and
published In the city official news
paper, within five 90 days after
subnlssi0n Of Substitute and In
itiattve Measures. II 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, "
shall be submitted at the aan1 cleo
zion 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 ~ a majority 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 "a rejected.
Power Of Simple Referendum as
20 Ordinances. Exceptions. b. Petit
ton or ny Council. The second
power reserved by the people - the
simple referendum. and ~ may be
exercised and ordered texcept as %
ordinances necessary for the imme-
diate preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety. aud except
~ TO ordinances providing for the
approval of local fmproysWrn as
issuance of iocni improvement
hona.i rs to any ordinance which
has passed the city council and
mayor factinK IN their usual pre-
scriUed manner as the ordinary leg
ialafive authority Of the city,.
either upon a petition signed by a
number Of qualified voters equal 20
not iess than eight 90 per cent OF
the total number OF votes cast for
the office Of mayor At the last pre-
cediuR municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition.
Emergency Measures. What 90
Contain. Vote Required 10 Pass -
when an emergency exists IN which
n IL 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
bill and IL shall not become an
ordinance unless on It's final pass
age BY the city council ut least
three -fonrths t&) 81 all the mem
bers elected vote in It's favor CHE
vote being taken by yeas and nays,
and the names OF those voting for
and against being entered In the
JournaiJ, and II shall have been ap.
proved BY tho mayor. Whereupon II
al nd az