The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-13
LEGAL NOTICES.


tN"MN section I OF Article IN Of
the city Charter and providing foF
the submission 81 such PROPOSED
amendment 60 the qualified Not4
ofs OF the CITY of Seattle at the
next general election
ne q resolved ~ the city Council
90 the city of Seattle
HhAt section ! 81 Article ~ OF
che Clty Charter 81 the cts IL Sas
attic hH amended to read as follows
Sec 1 Legislative Power. Where
Vested The legislative powers Of
the city az Seattle shalt be vested
~ mayor ana city council who
shall have such powers as afr pro-
NlaVa for hN this charter hat the
power 10 propose Tor themselves any
ordinance dealing with any matter
municipal business. and Go enact Of
reject the same at the polls. indee
pendent % the mayor and city coun
est is also reserved BY the people
OF the city nf seattle and prov tsian
made for the exercise Of such re
served power and there Il further
reserved Is ana provision made for
the exercise ~ the people % Seattle
70 require submission 60 the vote
ot the qualified electors and there
bN Go approve or reject at the polls
any ordinance. or any section ttrW
90 part % any ordinance dealing
with auy matter Within the Fualm
"a ieeal affairs or municipal hnul
ness witch may have passed the
city council and mayor acting VA the
usual prescribed manner a. the or
dinar4 legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum How
Exercised, Petition, comptraiier %
Petition Consideration IN couneils
The first power reserved ~ tho
people T. thc Initiative and refefen p
dun. IL may hc exercised on nett 3
I'd . ~ " -
ers equal ta not less tbnn ten uel
nar cent % the total number or
votes east for the oftlcc ~ ma ar
az the last preceding muntcthat s4re Z
ton proposing Hnd asking thf yh,
actment a. an ordinance e a hlt
az Measure the fun text % which
ahull be Included tn the petition
Any Initiative petition shall hu titwd
With the city eemptrellgr ~he shafl
verify the sufftuiwucy ~ tho Hssf Z.
lures 90 the petltlan. and transmit
ft together with his report thereon.
10 the city council At FvNulst
meeting not more thar twenty 3el
days after the ftiiug - the petition.
and such transmission shall ha the
introduction uf the Initiative hlil 81
measure tn the city council " tbs
eomutrol1Nr stall find any petition
20 ~ Insufficient TIA signatures. he
shall notify the principal petition
era. and an additional twenty tsVt
DAYS shall be allowed them ~ which
20 complete such petition 60 the re-
Quirsd percentage ita consideFa.
other business before the city eoun.
cit except appropriation bills aud
emergency measures necessary for
the Immediate preservation - the
public peace health or safety.
Council May Enact or Reject nut
Not Modlgy Couneil Mag Pass sub.
atffmtHt The city council may enact
OF reject, any. Initiative Oil or
measure. but shall not amend or
modify this same. Y may however.
after rejection - any Initiative BAL
OF measure propose and pass . diff
fereat one deailng with ths Sautc
subject.
when Rejected Measure and sub
sgitute Submitted 70 People Gen
erai and Special El~etiouS " the
city council shall have rejected any
initiative measure. or shall dQrink
thirty lsal days after receipt there.
~ have failed 70 tAke final action
thereon. Or shalt have passed = az
fercnt measure dealing with the
aame xuhleet. The said rsierted To.
ftAattve measure and such different
measure dealing Ntth the Same sub
iect. y any has been passed shall
be taken In charge % the city
comptroller aad submitted q the
qualified electors for approval or re
lection mf the next regular election
but th~ city council MAJ In tta dis
9f@AtAu pf0Nta@ t9F Special gt#&=
tipn At which the vote shalt be
taken.
When Special Election Required
And II the Initiative petition In any
case shalt be signed BY mum her
81 qualified voters equal 10 not less
than twsnty ezpl per cent .of the
total number 81 votes east for the
office ~ mayor At IN" last preced-
ing municipal election or shall at
any time be strengthened Ia quail
fiwd signatures 40 % said peFcsut
age. then the city epuneit SHALL pro.
sub ieet. to be held within forty fAef
days from the proof Of sufflcfsnry 81
tho percentages % signatures.
Notice and Conduct Of Election
official publication shall be made.
uattces 81 election given. aad ths
manner and conduct 81 election ths
preparation Of the official ballots
tire counting and rauRaastug ~ the
votes. and the certifying Of the re-
turns % tbs. election. shall be done
as IL provided for the submission
70 the vote % the people Of amend
menfA 20 the city charter
Measures Adopted TO nacorne Or
dfnanceN. When Any measure thus
which shall receive IN It's favor a
matority 81 ali the votes east for
and against the same, shall become
an ordinance % the CITY Of Seattle
and be In fun force aud effect from
and after proclamation br the
mayor, which shall be made. and
published ia the city official news
paper, Within five 80 days after
the election.
Submission OF Substitute aud In
ltiatiye Measures II Both Approved,
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council. shall. after
rejection Of tire initiative measure
have passed different measure
dealing With the same subject. u
shall be omitted at the same siec-
the vote Of the qualified electors
also taken for and against the same.
and II both such measures be APP
proved W a majority vote. II they
be conflicting In any particular.
then the enc receiving the highest
number Of affirmative votes shall
thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered as rejected
Power OF Simple Referendum as
TO Ordinances; Exceptions. by Peti.
tion or by Council The second
power reserved BY the people is tha
simple referendum. and tt may be
exercised and ordered texcept as to
ordinances necessary for tire tnmH-
date prenerYation ~ the public
peace, health or safety md except
~ 20 ordinances providing for the
approval of local Improvement as
~s@smeBt rolls and providing for the
Issuance OF local improvement
bondsb as 20 any ordinance which
has passed the city council and
mayor taeffnR In their usual pre-
acribed manner as the ordinary leg
iHiativs authority Of the city1.
either upon a petition signed by a
number % qualified voters equal to
not less than eight go per cent. 81
the total number Of votes cast for
the office Of mayor ~ the last pre-
ceding municipal electiou. or by the
city council Itself without petition.
Emergency Measures, What TO
Contain. Vote Required 10 Pass ,-~
When an emergency exists in which
IL r. 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 OF the
bill. and II shall not become an
ordinance unless on ite final pass
age by the city council at least
three -fourths tA1 Of all the mem-
beers elected vote In Its favor fthe
vote being taken BY yeas and nays.
and the names Of those voting for
and against being entered In the
lournaD. and II shall have been APP
proved by the mayor, whereupon y
shall be officially published and OF
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