The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-02
LgeAL NOTICES.


the suhmisslon ~ stch nreposei
amendment 10 the qualified vot .
ers OF the city of Seattle AZ the
next general election.
Re Il resolved hy the city cauneii
of the city OF seattle.
fhet section ~ Article ~ OF
the city Charter OF the city Of so-
attle be amended 90 read as follows
sec l. Legislative Power. Who're
Vested The legislative powers OF
the city OF Seattle shall be vested
~ = mayor aud city council. who
shall have such powers as are pro-
Nided tVr BY this charter. hut tho
power TO propose Tor themselves any
ordinance dealing With any matter
Within the realm of local affairs or
municipal business aud 70 enact or
reject the same at the polls, indie
pendent % the mayor and city coun
OF the city Of seattle. and provision
made for the exercise OF such re-
served power. aud there a. further
reaerNed by and provision made for
the exercise ~ the people of Seattle
Of the power. al their own option,
TO require submission 20 the vote
Of the qualified electors and there
by TO approve or reject at the polls
any ordinance. or any section, Item
or part OF any ordinance dealing
% local affairs or municipal bust-
ness. which may have passed the
city council aud mayor. acting In the
usual prescribed manner AZ the or
binary Legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum. How
Exercised; Petition; Comptroller 20
Verify Signatures Completion %
Petition. Consideration IN Council
The first power rwswfved by the
people u tho initiative and rcteren-
dun IA may be exercised on pett-
tion Of number OF qualified vot-
ers equal 20 not ieas than ten tiol
per cent OF the total Number OF
votes east for the office % mayor
AZ tho last preeeding municipal eiee-
actment as an ordinance of n bill
on measure the fun text Of which
nhail be Included la the petition
Any initiative petition shall be Tiled
with the city comptroller, who shall
verify the aufficicncy 81 the stigma
lures 10 the petition. and transmit
~. together with his report thereon,
10 the city council at regular
meeting not MGR. than twenty w
and such transmission shall be the
introduction Of the Initiative bill or
measure In the city council. " the
comptroller shall find any petition
10 be Insufficient Ia signatures. he
shall notify the principal petition
ers. and an additional twenty tsol
DAYS shall be allowed them Ia which
70 complete such petition 90 the re-
quircd percentage - considSsa,
ton shalt take precedence over all
other business before the city eoun.
ell. except appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary Tor
the Immediate preservation 90 the
public peace. hsalth or s ,y ma,
Not Modify. Council May Pass sub
Atitut~t The city council may enact.
OF reject any Initiative bill or
measure. but shall not amend or
after rejection ~ any Initiative hiii
or measure. propose and pass a difs
forent one dealing with the same
subject.
When Rejected Measure and sub
atituts Submitted 20 People Oen-
erai and special Elections n the
city council shall have rejected any
Initiative measure, or shall during
thirty t1ol days after receipt thrr~-
81 have failed 70 take flnai action
thsrson. or shali have passsd a e az
same subject. the said rej~ctrt In
| ttgatieu measure and such different
measure dealing with the same sub.
lcct. u any has been passed. shall
comptroller and submitted 20 the
qualified electors for approval or re-
| fiction al the next regular election
but the city council may In Its di4.
s .i pse s,ss ,ss xa ss .ssli he
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taken.
when Special Election Required
And 10 the Initiative petition IN any
case shall be signed BY a number
| Of qualified voters equal TO not iess
se osi numssr ~ 81 votes cast Tor The
office % mayor AZ this Hast proceed
tuG municipal election. or shalt at
any time be strengthened In quail
fled signatures 40 60 said percent
II afs -
vide for a special election upon sald
/ subject. 90 he held within forty tf0l
days from the proof Of aafficiepcy Of
The percentages OF signatures.
| Notice and Conduct % Eiection
official qualification shall he made.
manner and conduct % election. the
preparation OF the official ballots.
the counting and canvaaNing % tho
votes. and the certifying % the. 70
turns 81 the election. shall he done
as Is provided for the submission
10 the vote Of the people Of amend
ments 20 tho city charter
Measures Adopted to Become or
dleane.e. whsn Any measure thus
which shall receive IN its favor a
| ma tority OF all the votes cast for
and against the same, shall be~oiuc
an ordinance Of the city % Ssasie.
and be IN full 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
the election.
Submission OF Substitute and In
ttlative Measures. IT both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted :
In case the city council. shall after
rejection Of the initiative measure.
have passed a different measure.
| .f,.fl ~. -.,ts..tesaa - 80 ~.tn sfe~
ton with the initiative measure and
1.-THE vote OF the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same.
and II both such measures be APP
proved by a ma ority vote. ~ 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 as
10 Ordinances Exceptions; by Pcti-
ton or BY Council: THE second
power reserved BY the people In the
simple referendum. and IL may be
exercised and ordered fexcept as 10
ordinances necessary for the isnfne
dlate preservation OF the public
peace health or safety, and exeepf
ne 10 erdinnsces providing for the
approval OF local improvement as
Issuance Of local improvement
bssd-b as 20 any ordinance which
has passed the city council and
mayor tacting In their usual pre-
ncribed manner as the ordinary leg
lisiative authority Of the city).
either upon n petition signed by a
number OF qualified voters equal 20
not less than eight go per cent. Of
1.-THE total number OF votes cast for
the office OF mayor at the last pre-
reding municipal election. or by the
lefty council itself without petition.
| Emergency Measures. What "a
lcontain. Vote Required TO Pass
when an emergency exists In which
llt In 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 ~ the
hin, and II shall not become an
ordinance unless on its final pass.
IaRe By the city council at least
three fourths tA) OF all the mem
bera elected vote In its favor tthe
vote being taken by yeas and nays
and the names OF those voting for
land against being entered In the
1ournaD. and IL shall have been np
luruVed nv the mayor. WUereupou III