The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-18

RESOLUTION No. aopo.
rropo-ea Charter Amendment No. a

| ~ NttA AtatArf ana providing TOT
the submission OF such proposed
amendment 10 tho quailfed Vot.
err % the city % seattle al tho
next general election.
he q resolved BY. the. city Council
% the city Of seattle.
| That section / Of Article ~ %
the city Charter OF the CITY of aca
attic De amended C. read as follows
See !. Legislative Power. Where
[ Vested The legislative powora OF
the city Of seattle shall be vested
IN a mayor aud city council who
shall have such powers a. are pro-
Nided for by this. charter. but ihe
power Ca propois, Tor themselves any
ordinance dealing With any matter
| within the realm OF local affairs or
municipal business aud Go enact or
reject the same at tho polls, inde-
pendent % the mayor and city couu =
ell II also reserved by the people
~ the city OF seattle, and provision
made for the exercise % such re-
served power aud there IL further
reserved ~ aud provision made tor
the exercise by the people % Seattle
81 the power. az their own option.
20 require submission 90 the vote
% the qualified electors and there
by % approve or reject az the polls
any ordinance. or any section. Item
or part uf any ordinance dealing
| with any matter within the realm
OF local affairs ar municipal bust
| ness, which may have passed the
city council aud mayor, acting In the
usual prescribed manner az the or
diuary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum; How
Exercised. Petition; Comptroller 60
Petition. Consideration ~ Council
The first power reserved by the
people Is the initiative and rcfercn
dunn. IL may be exercised on petit
ers equal to not lens than ten liol
per cent. Of the total number %
votes east for the office uf mayor
"a the last preceding municipal cicc-
actment as an ordinance ~ btu
or measure. the full text % which
shall be Included IN the petition
Any Initiative petition shall 30 filed
| with the city comptroller. WHO shall
verify the suffieiency % the siEna
lures 70 the petition. and transmit
%. together with BIS report thereon
20 the city council az regular
meeting not more than twenty tlof
days after the filing 81 the petition.
and such transmission shall be the
introduction Of the Initiative eill OF
measure In the city council. n the
10 be Insufficient IN Signatures, he
shall notify the principal petition
cra. and an additional twenty tfel
days shall be allowed ttsm Va which
20 complete such petition 60 tho re-
auired percentage. It's couaidern.
fOn shall take precedence over all
other business before the city coun.
CT. except appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary Tor
| the Immediate preservation % the
public peace. health or safety
1 Council May Enact or Reject But
| Not Modify. councii May Pass sub
| ntttutr The city council may enact
or reject. aay Initiative hiil or
| measure. but shall not amend or
| modify the same II may. however,
after rejection % any Initiative bill
fsrsns one dealing with the same
subject
when Rejected Mea sure and sub
| atitufe Submitted 10 People. Gen
crai and Special Elections " the
city council shall have reteetcd any
i thirty ttef days after receipt there.
~ have failed 20 take final action
l thereon, OF shall have passed a dlf-
ferens measure dealing with the
anme aubiect. the aaid rejected in.
ltiatfve measure and such different
! measure dealing with the same sub
isct. n any has been passed. shall
be taken In charge BY the city
qualified electors for approval or re-
Il lection az the next regular election.
but the city council may IN itH dis-
erection provide for a special sisc-
,icn at which the vote shall be
taken.
when Special Election Required
And IL tha Initiative petition In any
| case shall be signed BY number
than twenty taei per cent. OF tho
total number % votes east for the
| office II mayor at the last proceed
Ing municipal election. OF shall AZ
fled signatures up 20 said percent
age. then the city council shall pro-
| vide for a special election upon said
subject 20 BE held within forty ti0l
days from the preof Of sufficieney Of
the percentage Of signatures.
Notice and Conduct % Election
official publication shall be made
notices Of election given. and the
manner and conduct 81 election, the
preparation OF the official ballots
the counting and canvhraing Of the
I votes. and the certifying Of tho re-
turns of the eiectinn. shall be done
a. u provided for the submission
70 ne vote q re people Of amend
Measures Adopted to Become Or
dinances. when Any measure thus
subnltted to the vote OF the people.
ws ,ar,, shsI sfss I've N so, i,s favor y.
and against the same, shall become
an ordinance Of tho City % Seattle.
and be In full force and effect from
ana ,sor ai,ss pr.s hsi1 ~ ~ d ,ns
published In the city official news
paper, within five CD days after
the election.
Submission Of Substitute and In
ltiative Measures: II Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council, shall. after
| re lection Of the initiative measure.
have passed different measure.
shall be submitted at the same cleo
ton with the initiative measure and
the vote % the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same.
and N both such measures be ap.
proved BY 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 az rejected.
Power Of Simple Referendum IA
10 Ordinances. Exceptions; by Petit
ton or BY Council. The second
power reserved BY the people T. the
simple referendum. aud IL may be
ordinances necessary for the inme
date preservation 81 the public
peace. health or safety, and except
~ 10 ordinaaces providing for the
ses-mest rolls and providing for the
issuance of local improvement
bonds ns To any ordinance which
has passed the city council and
| scrihed manner as the ordinary log
isIative authority OF the cityl.
| either upon a petition signed ny
number Of qualified voters equal 20
not less than eight 90 per cent. OF
the total number OF votes cast for
the office Of mayor at the last pre-
feeding municipal election. or by the
city council Itself without petition.
Emergency Measures. What 10
contain. Vote Required 20 Pass, --
When an emergency exists In which
u IN necessary for the immediate
preservation OF the public peace,
| health or safety that an ordinance
shall become effective without de-
lny. such emergency and necessity,
and the facts creating the same,
shall be stated In one section OF the
hill and Il shall not become an
| ordinance unless on It's final pass
age by the city council at least
three fOurths 90 OF all the mem
hers elected vote In its favor lthe
vote being taken By yeas and nays.
and the names Of those voting for
and against being entered In the
tournaD. and II shall have been APP
proved by the mayor, whereupon II
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