The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-10
LEGAL NOTICES.
Proposed Charter ,~saam,a, No. a.

" w W. Nt seattle At tho
he II resolved hy the city Council
% the CITY OF seattle
| That Section I OF Article " OF
the city Charter % tho city Of so-
attic be amended 20 read as follows
sec. 1. legislative roWcr, Where
| Nrated. The legislative powers Of
the city OF seattle shall he vested
I'm a mayor and city council. who
shall have such powers as are pFn-
vtded fag hy thia charter. hut the
power to propose Tor themselves any
ordinance dealing with any matter
/ Within the realm % local affairs or
municipal business, and TO enact or
pendent 81 the mayor and city coun-
eli, j. also reserved b. the people
% the city Of seattle, and provision
made fer the exercise OF such re-
served power. and there 10 further
reserved ~ and provision mRde for
the exercise by the people 81 Seattle
OF the power, at their o~n option.
% require submission TO the vote
% the qualified electors and there
BY TO approve OF reject at the polls
any ordinance. or any section, Item
or part OF any ordinance dealing
with any matter within the realm
OF local affairs or municipal bust
ness. which may have passed the
city council and mayor. acting In the
usual prescribed manner as the or
Idinary legislative authority.
Initiative and Referendum; How
Exercised, Petition. Comptroller 20
Petition. Consideration To Council
Tho first power reserved BY the
lpecple d tho Initiative aud reteren 70
dun. II may be exercised on petl-
tion OF a number 81 qualified Not.
orn equal 20 not less than ten tfol
per cent 90 tho total number %
votes cast Tor the office OF mayor
al the last preceding municipal eisc-
sctmens as an ordnance % bin
or measure the fun text Of which
shalt be included In tho petition.
Any Initiative petition shall be tiled
with the city comptroller. who shat
verify the sufficieney Of the sigma (.
lures 20 the petition, aud transmit
IL together with hts report thereon.
10 the city council at regular
meeting NOT more than twenty .sol
days after the fling OF the petition.
and such transmission shall bc the
itntroduetion 81 the initiative bitl or
measure In the city council. n tho
comptroller shall find any petition
to 30 Insufficient In signatures he
erN. ard an additional twenty t90l
DAYS shall be allowed them In which
20 completes such pctitian 60 the re-
quired percentage lie eonsldefa (.
other business before the city ruun-
I ETH. except appropriation bills and
/ emergency measures necessary for
the Immediate preservation % the
public peace, health or safety.
counell May Enact OF Reject nnt
Not Modify Council May Pass sub
stltute The city council may enact.
or reject any initiattvs biii or
modify the same Y may, however;
after rejection Of any Initiative blu
Il or measure propose and pass a diff
fsrent one dealing with the same
subject.
when Rejected Measure and sub
utitute Submitted 70 People. Gen.
Il eral and Special Elections ~ the
city council shall have rejected any
i Initiative measure, or shall during
thirty t1Ql days after receipt there
thereon. ~ shall have passed q dif-
I farent measure dealing with the
/ same subject. tho said rejected IN
I itiAtive measure and such different
measure dealing with the same sub.
5. taken Ia charge s. the city
! comptroller ard Submitted % the
qualified etccto for approval Or re-
/ lection az the next regular election
but the city council may IN 80 dts.
tfen at which the vote shall be
taken.
when Special Election Required
/ And " the Initiative petition IN any
case shall be sisned ~ e number
than twenty teei per cent. Of the
L total number Of votes east for the
office 81 mayor AZ the last precad :
Ink municipal election. o. shalt ~
any time b. strengthened In uusii-
fled Signatures up TO said percent
axe. then the city council shall pro-
4 yidr for a special election upon said
subject. to be held within forty t&el
days from tbs proof % sufficirncy ~
the percentage 81 signatures
/ Notice ana Conduct Of Election
official publication shall be made.
notices % election given. and the
manner and conduct Of election the
preparation Of the official ballots.
the counting and rnrvaasing 81 the
turns Of the election, shalt be done
a. IA provided for tho submission
% the vote Of the people ~ amend
menta 20 the city charter.
Measures Adopted 20 Become Or
dinanees. Whent Any measure thus
submitted 20 the vote Of the people.
which shall receive In Its favor a
ma ority Of all the votes cast Tor
an ordinance ~ the city of Seattle.
and be In fun force and effect from
and after proclamation by the
mayor. which shall ba made. and
paper, within five 80 days after
submlasIon Of Substitute and In
ftiative Measures. II Both Approved.
That Having Highest Vote Adopted
In case the city courcIi. shall. after
rejection Of the initiative measure.
have passed different measure.
dealing with the same subject u
/ shall be submitted at the me cleo
tion with the Initiative measure and
the vote Of the qualified electors
also taken for and against the ssrue.
and II both such measures b ap-
proved b. a ma tority vote. " they
be conflicting In any particular.
number Of affirmative votes shall
! thereby be adopted and the other
shall be considered as rejected.
Power Of simple Referendum as
ton or by Council The second
power reserved by the people N the
simple referendum. and u may be
exercised and ordered Except as 70
date preservation OF the public
peace. health or safety, and except
ne 60 ordinances providing for the
approval Of local Improvement as
Issuance of local improvement NJ
bona.p az 70 any ordinance which
has passed the city council and
ma yor facting IN their usual pre-
iRiativa authority OF the ety.,
either upon a petition signed by n
number o. qualified voters equal 60
: not less than eight 90 per cent OF
the total number OF votes cast Tor
the office Of mayor at the last pre-
cedlnR municipal election, or by the
city council Itself without petition.
Emergency Measures, What 20
Contain. Vote Required 20 Pass -
When an emergency exists In which
II ~ 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 70 shall not become an
ordinance unless on It's final pass
: age by the city council at least
, three fourths * OF all the mem
bers elected vote IN it's favor fthe
vote being taken by yeas and nays,
and the names Of those voting for
and against being entered In the
j0urnaD. and ~ shall have been ap.
! proved by the mayor. whereupon y
shall be officially published ana OF
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