Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-30


least one week before its final pas
sage, and he ON file with the clerk
for public inspection. No franchise
or right to occupy or use the streets,
bridges or public places shall be grant
ed, renewed or extended except by
ordinance, and every franchise for
interurban or street railways, gas or
water works. electric light or power
plants, heating plants, telegraph or
telephone systems, or other public
service utilities shall not be opera
tive until approved by a majority OF
the electors at a general or special
election.
The Referendum
No ordinance passed by the COM
mission, except for the immediate pre-
servation of the public peace, health
or safety, which must contain a state
ment of it's urgency and receive the
unanimous vote Of the commission
shall go into effect within 30 days OF
its passage, during which time Pc
tition containing rs per cent OF the
voters at the last election, protest
ing against its passage, may be pre-
scented to the commission. Where
upon the ordinance shall be suspend
ed from going into operation, and 1t
shall be the duty of the commission
to reconsider it, and If it be not re-
pealed. they must submit it to the
voters at a special or general cleo.
ton, and it shall not 60 into effect
unless it receives a majority OF the
votes cast. Provided, this does not
apply to local improvement districts.
Officers and Employee.
No officer or employee shall be d.
rectly or indirectly interested in any
work performed or materials furnish
ed the city, nor shall they receive
any free transportation or service OF
any kind from any public utility cor
poration under penalty for INSIDE
meanor. Provided that free trans
portation shall not apply to firemen
or policemen in uniform. Any off,
cial who shall exert his influence
with other officers or employees to IA
vor any particular candidate for any
city Office, or shall in any manner
contribute money, labor or other thing
Of value to any person for city elec-
ton purposes, shall be discharged.
!, Must Publish Expenses.
The commission must publish each
month, in pamphlet form, detailed
itemized statement of all receipts and
expenses of the city and summary
of its proceedings for the proceeding
month. At the end of each year they
shall cause full and complete ex.
animation of the books and accounts
of the city and publish the result
The first commission is given power
to revise the appropriations made for
the current year If deemed advisa.
BILE.
The Recall
Any of the commissioners may be
recalled, after he shall have served
six months, in the following manner:
A petition signed by voters qualified
to vote for his successor equal to IS
per cent of the entire vote cast for
mayor at the proceeding election, de-
handing an election of a successor Of
the person sought to be removed shall
be filed with the clerk, which petition
shall contain a general statement Of
the grounds for which the removal
is sought. Each paper Of the petition
must contain the affidavit Of one Of the
signers of that paper, that the sig
natures are genuine, and each sign.
er must give his Tor herr street ad.
dress.
The clerk is given ten days in
which to verify the petition. If found
insufficient it may be amended within
ten days, and when SUFFICIENT, the COM
mission shall call an election not less
than 30 nor more than sixty days aft
er receiving the certificate Of the suf-
ficiency of the petition. Should the
clerk wrongfully declare the petition
insufficient, any taxpayer may secure
an order of the superior court direct
ing the commission to call the cleo
ton.
A primary election is then called,
to nominate one candidate to be voted
for at the regular election, in oppo-
sition to the incumbent sought to be
removed, and the person receiving the
highest number of votes is elected.
| The Initiative
Any proposed ordinance may be
submitted to the commission by Pc
tition signed by Is per cent Of the
voters, the petition to be signed and
verified as provided for the recall.
When the petition is found sufficient,
the commission may pass the Ordi-
nance without alteration, within 20
days, or call a special election, un.
less a general municipal election Is
to occur within 80 days, and at such
election submit the ordinance to the
voters.
Any number of ordinances may be
voted upon at the same election. but
there shall not be more than one spe'
cial election in six months for such
purpose, and upon receiving a ma
jority vote the ordinance, or ordi-
nances, shall become valid and bind
ing. The commission may submit a