The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-31

PROPOSED AMENDMENT 40
PROPOSITIONS ard HEsot.TrtuN
To amend Sections one til and fNp ttf
~ Article xx - the Cyy charter u she
Cify - seattle rsiatlnE % the manner
- amending the eitF charter. and subrnlt
linE ~, 49,. -.
xeu~rai municipal risciion % - hetd
lHE IT RESOLVED nv THE CRY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAT
Thsi section. ono 90 and two tsl u
Article XXX u the CITY charter - the CITY
% seattle hs amended 60 read follows
section T. AM amendment o. amend
t1@uts 20 this charter may - proposed Ia
the city counrif and n The sams Be
agreed 70 BY a majority ~ All the mem /.
beers elected such prupered amer imrnt
o. amendments shall BE- entered urnn the
journal uith the yeas and nays q the
~ t.uher4 yetlnx thereon ippn tho pas
saNr q any such amendment 90 afmera
rsiants the same shalt be Submitted -
thr electors % the city fVr their rsNficu-
Zion " tho uNNt general municipal RiaNs
tiun which shan b. 81 east forty der
aftrr the adnpfi9n - -frh propnar ?
amendment IN the enunail and " a. sue b
election nnF such amendment shall 20
ratified bv majority ~ she qualified
fhsrsbr become : pari ~ this rhartsr
and uffnfn five days aztec such election
saau b. IS tho Mayor % proc iHmafi1n
puhiiahed 10 the cItY afnrlaf uewHps ner
that N more than ore alnrrdueut De-
submitted at Inc same eirrfira thr - fr"
shalt be submitted a. snrh election iH
such uiHnrer that zach Proposed amend
fnant may b. voted ~ separately web.
out pre- iudina 20 others ara prpYii ~
further that' after the passage ~ aurh
proposed Amendments through The equn
eH che same shall o. published hy the
city clerk IN two daily nFuspapsrs pun
llshed in raid city f1r re east thirty dafs
prior 90 The day - Submitting the Same
70 the sisctor> Tor their approval a.
section whenever ten per cent of
tire qualified voters ~ the city regis
tered in tha registration iiEf used al ths
last general municipal election shall pre-
sent 20 she CITY Council propagation for
an amendment 60 tho city charter. ~
shall pc the duty % the city Council To-
submit the same 81 The qualified voters
o. the cts Tor their ratification or re-
lection ~ the nest general municipal slec-
fi1n. which shall b. az lNast sixty days
amer the presentation ~ such petitivu
To tho CRY Council such suhniAeinn ahall
b. made ~ resolution ~ the CITY coun+
cfi. which shall be adopted at least forty
days prior 20 such riection. When such
proposition shall be presented 20 the CITY
Council "a shall be the duty u the city
Clerk 10 examine and verify al sigma
lures thereto. - FAR az practicable, ~ 1rn
Ia comparison with the registration lists
IN his office. and the report o. the Clfy
CLERK thereon shall 10 made 20 the CitF
Council before final action. The council
shall provide by ordinance penalty for
afflNiuK % any such proposition am
signature other than the signatures in
person % electors duly registered in the
registration list used ia the last general
m uniripai election " At the election a.
which tho same is Submitted a majority
Of the Lawful voters voting thereon shall
By their votes ratify any amendment 80
submitted. the same shalt thereby become
IA part Of the charter. and within i've
days after such election shall he by the
Mayor by proclamation published In thu
city official Newspaper ana proclaimed
part thereof. provided. that II more than
one amendment be peiitioned Tor and
submitted at tho same electiong the same
shan Do pstiiioned for and submitted IN
such manner that electors may vote for
Or against The amendment separately.
and provided fnrfhsr that after the pas
sage u the resolr'ion making such sub.
mission By the CITY Council every such
CITY clerk in tho city official nswspspc-
for period Of thirty days prior 10 such
election. together with nDiirs by the
Mayor that tha same is submitted % the
qualified voters Of the city for their re
lection or approval at the sa.d coming
election.
AND BE 1T FURTHER REsoLvED
that such proposed amendment be sub
w,itted 20 the qualified voters 81 the city
for their ratification Or rejection At the
next general municipal election 70 be
held IN the city u Seattle on the 9th day
Of March. 1913
Passed the city Council tho asth day
open session IN AUTHORIZATION 81 its pas.
sage this 18th day - November, 1919,
ROBERT - HEsKETH.
President % the city Council.
Filed the 2sth day % Novembsr. 1919
| CITY Comptroller and sK .offiolo city Clerk.
Date of first publication January sist.
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