The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-09
LEGAL NOTICES.
RESOLUTION No. 5000.
rreps-sa Charter Amsaamen, 40. |,

| the submission OF such prnpuneu
amendment 90 the qualified vot
ers OF the city OF seattle al Inc
next acneral election
he u resolved hy the civ Council
% the city OF seattle
/ That section 1 % Article ~ OF
the city Charter OF the CITY % Ne.
/ attic be amended 60 read as follows.
| See, 1. Legislative Power. Where
/ vested The legislative powers OF
the city OF Seattle shall be vested
1 shall have such powers as are pro-
i Ntdcd Tor BY this charter but the
power TO propose Tor themselves any
ega,9sase dealing With any matter
| municipal business, and % enact or
I reject tho same at the polls. indie
pendent % the mayor and city coun-
en, y Also reserved by the people
Of the city OF Seattle. and provision
made for the exercise OF such re-
| served power and there q further
| reserved by and provision made for
the exercise by the people OF Seattle
% the power at their own option,
20 require sub omission to the vote
OF the qualified electors and there
BY TO approve or reject at tho polls
any ordinance, or any section, Item
with any matter within the realm
OF local affairs or municipal bust
ness. which may have passed tho
city council and mayor. acting In the
I
binary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum, How
Exercised; Petitions Comptroller TO
Verify Signatures; Completion o.
The first power reserved by tho
people Is the initiative and r~feren-
dunn. lt may 10 exercised on petit
ton OF number OF qualified yot-
per cent o. the total number OF
votes cast Tor the office OF mayor
az the last preceding municipal oiee-
ton. proposing and asking the en-
or measure. the fun text Of which
shall bo included in the pctition.
Any initiative petition shall be filed
with the city comptroller. who shall
verify tho sufncieney % the slxna.
lures % the petition. and transmit
n. together with hts report thereon.
10 the city council al a regular
meeting not more than twenty sol
days after the tllinS % the petition.
Introduction sSthe Initiative blu or
measure In the city council. II the
comptroller shall find any petition
60 be Insufficient IN signatures, no
shall notify The principal petition
efs. and an additional twenty tzul
DAYS shall be allow oil them In which
20 complete such petition TO the re-
auired percentage. its considers.
ton shall take precedence over all
other business before tho city coun-
eli. except appropriation bills and
emergency measures necessary for
the Immediate pressrvation % the
couneil May Enact or Reject hat
Not Malify. Council May Pass Sub
stltuts. The city council may enact.
or reject. any initiative biii or
mealsy The sane 1, may. howsvsr.
I after rejection % any Initiative hill
or measure. propose and pass dif-
ferent one dealing with the same
subject.
when Rejected Measure and sub
stitute Submitted to People. Gen-
/ srai and Special Elections II the
city council shall have rclceted any
I initiattvs measure. OF shall dnrtnE
% have failed 20 take final action
thereon. or shall have passed DIFF
/ ferent measure dealing with the
same subject. tho said relectcd In
itiRttve measure and such different
measure dealing with the same sub
l iect. II any has been passed. shall
/ ba taken I'm charge by tha city
/ comptroller and submitted 20 the
| qualified electors fer approval or re-
section al the next regular election
but the city council may Ia its dis
1 erection nroNt4N for a special cire-
tion at which tho vote shall be
/ taken.
when Special Election Required
esss shaii be signed By number
OF qualified voters equal 10 not less
than twenty l20l per cent OF the
total number Of votes cast for the
office Of mayor at the last proceed
Ing municipal election. or shalt at
| any time be strengthened in quail
fled signatures up 70 said percent
age. then tho city council shall pro-
subject. 20 be held within forty ts01
days from the proof Of sufficisncy Of
the percentage OF signatures
Notice aud Conduct 81 Election
| Official publication shall be made.
notices Of election given. and the
preparation Of the official ballots
thu counting and canvanHiug % the
votes. aud the certifying Of the re-
turns of the. election. shall be dene
TO the vote Of tho people OF amend
ments 70 the city charter.
Measures Adopted TO Become Or
dinances. when. Any ueasure thus
which shall receive in Its favor a
/ majority OF all thu votes cast for
and against tho same, shall become
an ordinance Of the city Of Seattle,
and be In fun force and effect from
and after proclamation by the
mayor. which shall be made. and
published In the city official news
paper, within five CD days after
submissisn Of Substitute ana In
ttiative Measures. N Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In ease the city council shall after
have passed a different measure.
1 dealing with tbs same subject. u
shall be submitted az the same cleo.
ton with the Initiative measure and
also taken for and agains, the same.
and ~ both such measures be ap-
proved BY n ma jOrity vote. ~ they
be conflicting In any particular
number Of affirmative votes shall
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered AZ rejected.
Power OF simple Referendum as
20 TO- ORDINANCES ca nSeRi0nTT Tie ~ second
power reserved by the people " the
simple referendum. and II may be
Exercised and ordered Except as 70
date preservation of the public
/ peace. health or safety, and except
as 20 ordinances providing for the
approval of local Improvement as
issuance Of local improvement
bosa.D as 70 any ordinance which
has passed the city council ana
mayor factlng In their usual pre-
fsiatiys authority OF the city).
either upon petition signed ~
number Of qualified voters equal TO
L not less than eight (s) per cent OF
the total number OF votes east for
/ the office OF mayor at the last pre-
cedInR municipal election. OF by the
city council itself without petition.
/ Emergency Measures. What 10
Contain. Vote Required TO Pass -
| when an emergency exists In which
IL 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 In one section OF the
ibili. and II shall not become an
ordiuance unless on it's final pass
age BY the city council at least
/ tfiree-fourths M Of all the mem
bers elected vote in It's favor Ohe
vote being taken by yeas ana nays.
and against being entered In the
journaiJ, and II shall have been ap