The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-14

RnsoLurIoN NO. nono.


80 Wv Wy " NNANANN.
That Section / 90 Article " Of
the city Charter Of the City 81 Sc.
attic be amended Go read Az follows
see ]. Legislative Power Where
Vested; The legislative powers II
the city ef seattle shall be vested
IN mayor and city council who
shah have such powers az are pro-
vtded for b. THIS charter but the
power 20 propose Tor themselves any
ordinance dealing with any natter
within Tire realm 90 local affairs OF
municipal business. and 90 enact OF
pendent Of the mayor and city coun
ell. IL also reserved hy the people
OF the city OF Seattle. and prov iaion
made for the exercise OF such 70.
served power, and there " further
reserved BY aud provision made for
tho exercise by tho people ~ Seattle
OF the power. at their own option,
Co require submission 60 tho vote
OF the qualified electors and there
by 90 approve or reject at tho polls
any ordnance. or any section, item
or part 81 any ordinance dealing
with any matter within tho realm
of local affairs or municipal husl
meas. which may have passed the
city council aud mayor, acting In the
usual prescribed manner a. tho or
binary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum How
Exercised, Petition Comptroller 60
Verify signatures Completion ~
Petition. Consideration IN Council
The first power reserved by the
people Is the initiative aud refaren
DUN n may DO exercised on petit
ttnn % number Of qualified vnt
era equal 60 not less than ten ttol
par cent % the total number ~
votes cast Tor the officr ~ may OF
at the last preceding municipal elcc'
ton. proposing and asking the en-,
s-f.,,ars a. an ordinance OF IA hiil
OF measure the fun teNt % which
shall be included In the petition
ANY Initiative petition shall DO flied
with the city comptrcllcr, who shat
lures 70 tho petition. ana transmit
a.. together with hia report thereon,
60 the city council At regular
meeting not more thsn twenty tiel
DAYS after the tilinE 81 TIE pstlti@h.
and such transmission shall b the
introduction Of the initiative hili OF
measure Ia the city council II the
COMPTROLLER shall find any petition
Co be Insufficient Ia signatures. he
shall notify the principal petition
days shall be allowed them In which
20 complete such petition 70 the 70
quired percentages. Its c0nHidera
tlon shall take precedence over all
other business before the city coun..
ell except appropFiat iou bills and
the Immediate preservation % the
public peace. health or safety.
Councii May Enact or Reject Bui
Not Modify Council May Pass sub
stitute, Tho city council may enact,
or reject. any Initiative bin or
measure. but shalt not amend or
modify the sane II may. however.
after ~ lection % any Initiative btli
or measure, propose and pass dtt-
ferent one dealing with the same
subject.
when Rejected Measure and sub
stitnte Submitted 10 People Cen
erht and Special Elections n the
city council shall have rrl~cted any
Initiative measure, or shall duTtuE
thirty (10l days after receipt there.
81 have failed 10 take final action
thereon. or shall have passed a dtf-
ferent measure dealing with the
same subject. tho said reiccted In
ltlative measure and such different
measure dealing with the same sub
Jet II any has been passed. shall
be taken In charge BY the city
comptroller and submitted TO the
qualified electors for approval OF re-
lection at tho next regular election
but the city council may In It's dis
tion at which the vote shall DO
taken.
when Special Election Required
AID ~ the Initiative petition IN any
case shall be signed by a number
Of qualified voters equal 90 not less
than twenty t10l per cent. Of the
total number ~ votna east tor the
office Of mayor at the last prered
ing municipal election. or shah at
any time be strengthened In quail
fled signatures up 20 said parent
vide for a special election upon aaid
subject. 20 be held within forty gte)
days from the proof OF sufficicncy Of
fhe percentages OF signatures
Notice and Conduct Of Election
Official publication shall be made.
notices Of election siven. and ne
manner and conduct Of election the
preparation Of the official ballots.
the counting and canvasainR Of the
votes. and the certifying Of the re-
turns Of the election. shall be done
ss Is provided for the submission
msnts 10 the city Charter
Measures Adopted 20 Become Or
dinances. when Any measure thus
submitted to the vote 81 the people
which shall receive In Us favor. a
ma toritY Of all the votes cast for
and against the same, shall become
an ordinance OF the City OF Seattle.
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 go days after
the election.
Submission OF Substitute and In
itiative Measures. n Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city council, shall. after
rejection OF the Initiative measure.
dealing with the same subject, Il
shall be sub uitted AZ the "a mo cleo
ton with the initiative measure and
the vote Of the qualified electors
also taken Tor and against the same,
and n both such measures be APP
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 as rejected.
Power Of Simple Referendum AZ
20 Ordinances. Exceptions. BY Petit
ton or BY Council: The second
power reserved by the people tH tho
simple referendum. and ~ may be
exercised and ordered Except as 20
date preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety. and except
ms 90 ordinances providing for the
approval of local improvement as
=essment rolls and providing for the
issuance of local improvement
has passed the city council and
mayor fneting IN their usual pre-
scrihed manner as the ordinary leg
lsiative authority OF the city,.
either upon a petition signed by a
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-
cedinR municipal election. or by the
city council itself without petition,
Emergency Measures, What %
Contain: Vote Required TO Pass '--
When an emergency exists In which
II 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 In one section OF the
bill and IL shall not become an
ordinance unless on It's final pass
age by the city council at least
three -fourths (A) OF all the mem
bera elected vote In It's favor tths
vote being taken by yeas and nays
and the names OF those voting for
and against being entered In the
lournaD, and 10 shall have been ap.
proved BY the mayor, whcreup0n u
shall be officially published and oil
full force and effect.
Referendum by Petition; Efieci
Of. Notification Of Signatures; Tue
referendum may be invoked by peti-
ton bearing the signatures OF this
required percentage OF qualified
voters as 10 any nOn-emergency laws
or ordinance. or any section item OF