The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-16
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tpomiciie Addrrssl
contsstsa elsction. for COUNTY Of.

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contested elections for county Of
Section 's Whenever any CUES
ton 10 90 be submitted 60 tho electors
% tho city and the method ~ such
submission 10 not specifically pro-
Nided by this charter or by general
law, tho same shall be submitted at
general or ..pseiai election.
Section -, The holder Of any
elective offiee may DO removed from
loffleo by recall as provided BY law.
s..,,.. CRY COUNCIL
ers OF the CITY 81 settle etesp,
AZ reserved 90 the peopie by this
chartsr. shall DO vested In mayor
and city council
DO composed Of ono snembsr elected
,san each eouneiimanio district OF
sss,ion 80. No person shall be
eo,sneif ,nt election 20 tho city
eitlrsn OF the United states and
y. resident ana el@ctor OF the CITY
" Srstuo or annexed territory Tor
x. sehunnons period % at least -four
S'sF next prior TO hts election
section so A majority 81 Mi
n,.loets elected shall constitute a
/ t.stu WI. out less number may ad o.
,1ush rom day Go day, or ,if the
and NAV h s nss' regular meetinr.
ansent members IN such manner ana
u,s,, such penalties as the council
snail Prescribe
sr ssfiien ~, TIE mayor shalt be
council and shall perform tho usual
ssnv,tisns or presiding officer. hat
shai nave no vote In selections. ap.
pointn~nts and removals 81 ofstrsrs
~ the council and In ali other mat
1 NJ -.
section ~. Tn. council shall elect
| TON among ifs members a vice
ppreslacnt who shall be presiding OF
. % t.s council during the ab-
section - The city maSaxsr
CITY Comptroller. city treasurer and
.ofperatiou counsel shall have seats
hs city council and may take
PAU IN All discussions relating "a
their respective departments. bnt
! shall have no vote
section - All elections and ar.
poin,msnt. by the council shall x.
as,sI ,ninsa BY tho systsm 81 prefer.
,sr Tor popular election Of officer.
Except as otherwise provided In thfs
section. All such elections and ar.
polntmsnts shall bs determined A.
meeting 90 be fixed by the roun
GIL. 60 be held within sixty snv, s,,.,
vacancy occurs Nomination. ma
be made orally by any caunriffnan
ana snail close one week before TIE
lnpr useh fnr such election or ap.
pwihtfneni The ballot cast BY rarh
councilman shall be signed ~ him
ana record OF tho vote entered In
me Journal Whun~vsr there er.,
mrss or more nominse. for the
Ing must express al least ~. ,i,.,
second and third preference Tor IN.
otties IN question. otherwI.. ~. b,l.
lot shall not be counted The r..ui,
o. w. election shall DO announced
Section rs. Tn. city oo.ne,, ,,.,,
f,,,--bsiaeiish rules for It's pro
s.,s,ons--K:.p . journal Of ~. pro
20 bs published. and take the Yea.
ana nays on any question on de
rnand OF any two members ana en-.
ter -t ~. sane IN ~. journal
In. r rnsn,hs,, "a s.ptfh.Sriiy % punish
ferly or tihcrwise rantentptuous b~
nsrtor IN It's prsssnce. and 20 ~rpsi
TOT such behsvior IN fis pre.~n~.
asy m"mhsr ~ tho affirmative vote
members. specifying in the order on
expulsion tho cause th~rsor
Iourth-iiave authority TO create
sna use conmittee. Of it's members
attendance Of witnesses and the nc
them.
section "a Tho city council shat,
month, or ~ that day 30 a legal hsii'
day. then upon tho next day not \
legal holiday thereafter. and NJ such
other times az ~ may by hi. rtif.s
pro.ih. The mayer. the vice presi-
absence or disability Of the mavor
or any five counciimcn may rafi "a
special meeting % the council. All
its sessions shall he public. ana n
.heIl not adjourn 20 ans. other place
than its regular place of meeting
Section ~. Every legislative ac,
81 said city shall be by ordinance
Every ordinances shall be clearly on
titled and shall contain but ono sub.
In Its title The enacting clause -,
every ordinance shall be IN. 4, a.
dai ,nsd ~ the city Of Seattle as
Faction 90 No bin shall b.co,,.
an 'rdIra moo unioEs on It's final pas.
sac .rr' ma jority OF Ali ,he
fnnrHhn.r r-te "a vote in It's favor
and t"r vote be taken by yeas and
uNra n' the names OF those yot
Ing f.r anf against tho same be en-
tered in the Journal
No ordinance. other than an ord,.
nance providing for appropriation
for salaries or current expense.
shall be passed on It's final reading
AZ tho meeting at which IL IL intro
duced
section 40. No ordinance shall h.
revised. re-enpctrd or amended ~
reference TO It's uiis. but tho ordi.
tho section thereof amended. shall
be re-enaeted at length as revised
or amended.
Section 40. when a bill 4. pu,
pass, and a motion lie made 10 re.
consider. tho vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before tho nor,
meeting OF the council.
ss sny 9rs al NO bin .h.i for the .rsp,
passed within thirty days after IL,
Introduction nor until II has be.n
published In the official newspaper
q the city OF the expense Of the ap.
secutlvc we,'-s the first pubiicn
tion 20 be within ten days after Il,
Introduction.
section g.; Al ordinances shall
take effect thirty days after thei,
passage and naturalization, excep,
emergency ordinances and ordi.
nanrVr approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing ths
Issuance Of local Improvement bonds
! which shall take effect upon thei,
passage and naturalization. whsr
the imm Mediate preservation of IN,
public peace. health or safety re.
auirc. that an ordinance shall be.
creating tho necessity and emerren
cy shall be stated In the ordina ne,
and such ordinance shall not bccorn.
! Immediately effective as an en-.
Urgency ordinance unless on n,
final passage Mt least two-thlrds nj
all the members OF the council yot,
In It's favor.
Section 40. Every bill. after II
has passed. shall be signed by IN,
president OF the council In omen SOS
sion, In naturalization OF It's paa.
sage; In signing such bill the prosi.
dent shall call tho attention OF IN.
council to tho bill and that hs 1,
about TO sign g. and n any mem
Der so request the bill shall b.
read at length for Information a,
20 its correctness ms enrolled. II
any member object that the bin /,
not the same as when considered
, and passed, such objection shall n,
passed upon, and n sustained III,
president shall withhold his sigma
ture and the bill shall be correcte,