The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-01

i ENaHNAktN ~ n " nv ~ MIN ~
| A PROPOSITION and hEsoLUrtoN
| 20 amend Sections one 90 AMI two tll
I u Article NN - the CITY Charter q the
/ Gay = seattle reiating 10 the. nanncr
/ lag surn proposed amendment 90 THE
qualified voters q the city 81 tho ueNi
general municipal election % - he'd
lar III RESOLVED NY the CRY
| COUNCIL OF TIiE CITY o. SEAT.
That Sections ous 90 and two tal Of
Article NN o. the city Charter - the city
% Seattle be amended 90 read a. foiioHai
meuts 90 this Charter may b. proposed ~
The CITY Cuuncli and N tho same h
greed 90 hT a majority % aii the mem
| befs elected such proposed amandne.i
ar amendments shall BE- entered uran ttn
| laarnai with tho YeHs aid navs % SOC
mlerr 1era voting thereon. Upon the pas.
sagr q an such amendment or amend .
menia tho same snail be- sabrnittcd 60
the electors % thr city for their raufira-
flnu az the neNf general municipal efes-
tion. which shall BE- az least forty dAys
amend ncnt "a the council. and u az such
election any such amendment shall be
ratified ~ majority ~ tho qualified
thereby become part u this charter.
sna uithtn fNn Gays after such election
snail b. BY the Mayor ~ proclamation
publlahrd in the city official spa per
ard proclaimed part thereof PROVIDE
that n more than one amendment BE-
anhrnIffed az sire came election tho same
IaHau D. submitted a. such election iu
-.srh manner that each prapaasd amend
meat may be voted ON sfparatciY WITH
out pie ludlla tn uiherR. and provided
praposrd amendments through the cDln-
cu faa same ahaii De pghiiHhcd BY fhe
eltg clerk in two daily urWsp1re pub
fshed 10 said cify .pr az least thirty days
prior % tho DAY 20 submitting the same
10 the eioclors Tor their approval. a.
Section 3 Whenever ten per cen. ~
tho qualified voters ~ the city regis
tered iu the eriatrati0n list used ~ .hs
iasf general munle pal election HhnIl pro-
sent 10 'he CITY Council a prapor ion for
na amendment 90 tho city charter it
snail ba tho duty of the city Council 20
submit tho same 90 the qualified voters
~ the CITY Tor their ratlfic tilnn Or re-
igction st me ucKt general municipal olre-
laFrr the pregnntatipu o. such petition
ta tho CRY Council such Huumiusi9p shall
ss made b. resolution II the city Cauu-
eu which ahaii - adopted ~ least forty
DAYS prior 10 such election. When such
pr0positiou shall 30 presented o. the CITY
council ft shall be tho duty Of the city
clerk - examine and verify all sigma
torres thereto. 20 FAR 90 prnrficabie from
q comparison with the registration Hats
Boz his office. and the report n tho clty
clerk thereon shall bs made 40 the CITY
Council before final action. The Cpun 80
lrhau provide ty ordinance penalty FOR
afnKiug % any such proposition any
. u
person - electors duly registered in the
registration list used lu the last general
municipal election ~ 81 the election at
which tho same ia submitted majority
~ tho lawful voters voting thereon shall
By their votes ratlfy any amendment 20
Submitted. the sauo shall thereby become
= part - the charter. ana within i've
days after such election SHAH b by the
MAYOR IS proclamation published in the
Iffy official ueWEpnpar and proclaimed a
lpart thereof. provided, that II more than
one amendment be psHti0uod Tor and
lshaH be petifiousd for and submitted IN
ls4rh manner that electors may fotn for
! ~ aeninaf the amendment separately,
land provided further. that after tho pas
/ aaKs of the resolution making such sub
mIsafou hv the CITY Council every such
lefty clerk in tho city official Newspaper
I fgr d period Of thirty days prior 20 such
election together with notice ~ the
MAYOR that tho same IL submitted to the
lqualln~s voters ~ the city Tor their re-
lection Or approval at tho said coming
| AND BE m FURTHER RESOLVED
That such proposed amendment Do sub
/ United 20 the qualified voters % the city
/ for their retfirntlnu or rejection nt tho
next general municipal election 20 be
held Boo the CltY ~ Seattle On ths fth day
Passed. the city Council tho 2sth day
/ ~ November. 1919. and signed by mo in
open session IN Authorization 81 Hs pas
sage this 25th day ~ November. 1919.
! ROBERT -. IfE8K ETH
/ President % the city Council
| Fit3d the attn day % Novgp,bcr ipIG
~ W CARROLL.
/ city Comptroller and ex+officio CITY CLERK
/ Date 0f first publication January slst
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