The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-13

once In Tho city official newspaper
Within ton days after tho same shall
ltinn Of all ordinances granting any
franchise or private privilege or nn
lpfuNinK or varntinE any plat hhh u
he published az tho expense OF the
fection al Tho city council shall
have power. by ordinance ana nor
inthorwisa 90 carry Into execution hil
of the powers given 90 tho CITY ot
seattle hy the constitution ana laws
Iof the state ~ Washington ana All
lothcr powers usually exercised bf
/ Legislative bodies ~ municipal cor
Ipnfu ttnnH ~ like character ana de.
gree with tho city ~ Seattle, ana
Inli powers which now are or whlch
Imuv herrn ftar 100 conferred upon In
Ieorpufated towns and cities hy the
IcouHtitution ana laws 81 this state,
land also Hll the powers Of the CITY
tof Seattle which now are or may
hereafter be adopted ana enumor"t-
90 tn the city charter
/ Section "a The city council shall
/ neither have nor exercise any al
ImtniHtrhtiyo Or executive power ~
Idistinwuinhrd from "a" Legislative
SECTION a. No exclusive franchise
or privilege shall be granted for the
use ~ any street alley or highway
Ier other public place or any part
section ~. Tho city council shall
make no appropriation In aid OF
lhnv corporation. person or Hofirif
Iunieas eRprcvHiy authorized hy ibis
/ chHrtsr or the laws 81 the state
lprovidrd. that tie city council may
Igrnnt 90 any Institution which II
supported IN whole or IN part hy
Ipuhlic charity tho free use ~ city
Rertlon 80 No debt or obligation
Iof any Kind against tho city shall
he created by tho city council except
/ h. ordinance specifying tho amount
land object 81 such expenditure
Ivaieinr the issue ~ bonds for any
Ipuiiic UNITY or Improvement shall
Ihr submitted 90 the people until n
detailed estimate ~ The cost there
iot shalt have first been made ~
tho city manager and adopted by the
INITIATIVE AND nrrEnTNDrM.
| Section o. Any proposed ordi-
nance may be submitted 20 tho cify
lcouneii by petition signed ny reg
a. least eight per cent - %" total
REGISTRATION ~ the preceding year.
/ All petitions circulated with respect
10 any proposed Ordinance" shall BE
the proposed ordinance in full ana
shall hn signed certified ana filed
/ IN the manner required BY this char
ter for petitions nominating candi-
dates FOR elective offices.
Section - Tho city clerk shall
within twenty day. after tho fiiinE
81 such petition. verify tho Huffi !.
lcinncy - tho signatures thereto ~
/ he finds the same 90 he Insufficient
| he shall forthwith notify the person
tfiiiuE the same aud an additional
twenty days shall 30 allowed IN
which 20 complete such p@ti'ior.
when such petition e. found Huffi
clsni BY thc. clerk. he shall forth i.
Z with transmit tho same together
win bis report thereon. % the city
council Witch shall take fiuai scfion
upon nuch proposed ordinance within
thirty days
section IS. Tho city council may
enact or reter, any initiative nrfl T.
nance bot shaii not amend or modl E
IfY the same. ~ the city council
shall reject any such ordinance. or
shall within thirty frSa after re-
CENT thereof fail 20 take firhi action
thereon. the same shall be sub
mitted 90 tho people for their sr-
lpreYat Or rejection AZ the next rrFu-
| lar election. or AZ special election
called for that purpose, ~ The tnis
Qualified voters equal IN number 80
At least fifteen per cent 81 tho total
lrnFtstratiqn Of the prec eding year.
nr shall a. any time 10 raised IN
qualified signatures 60 such per-
iernfage then tho council shall pro-
vide for the submission % the same
/ SO vote % the people AZ a special
election 20 be held within forty days
from the cNrfificatiun by the clerk
81 tho Eufflcisncy % the signatures
ltfnn H. 90 10 held BY the state or
fauY political Hubatvfefon thereof
within which tho CITY - Seattle is
Included within three months after
then such special election shall be
held on the date % such other cisc-
lion
Section 81 n prior 90 the date
when any ordinance shall take ef-
feet a petition Hignrd hy qualified
electors equal in number 20 at least
six per cent % tho total r~xissrr ton
| % the preceding year shall be flied
with the clerk and verified nH to
Hutfinieney ~ signatures. as IN case
OF an inisiativ. ordinance such ordi 3,
nance shall 30 suspended from taxi
Ing effect and ~. council shaif i'm /.
fnrdia;eiy reconsider the same. and
ln II do not repeal such ordinance
their approval or rejection az the
next municipal election OF NJ a spe-
ciEf election called for that purnoas
as In case ~ initiative ordinances
Section IS. The council hy iis own
motion may submit 90 popular vote
for adoption or rejection az any ~iec-
tiou any proposed ordinance In the
same manner a. provided for their
submission upon petition.
section 50. N majority Of the
qualified electors voting upon any
initiative or referendum ordinance
shall eota IN favor thereof. the same
shall take effect five days after the
election. provided. that n tho city
council shall. after the rejection 81
an Initiative ordinance. have passed
a different ordinance on tho same
sub iect. they shall submit a. tog~th-
er with the Initiative ordinance. at
tho same election, and the ordinance
receiving the highest number Of
votns. provided that be ma ioriiv.
shall he adopted. All Initiative and
referendum elections shall 30 con
Quoted in all respects "a elections
submitting propositions 20 tho peo-
pie. Initiative ordinances shall be
published once each week for two
successive weeks IN tho city official
newspaper Immediately prior TO the
lelection nj which tho same IL sub
section 81. No ordinance enacted
lhY tho vote 90 tho people shall 10
amended or repealed hy tho city
council within two years after its
fnnrths vote Of the entire city coun
ell
CLERICAL DEPARTMENT.
Section 81, There shall be a ebert
Il department which shall consist
1 q a city clerk. deputies and en-
ployca Tho city clerk shall 10 APP
pointed by the city council for the
term ~ four years subject 90 re-
movai by a. Tho city clerk shall
have power 20 appoint from tho en-
lpi0yes OF tho clerical department
such deputies as he shall deem eN-
pefient and TO revoke any such APP
poiutment
Section 50. The city clerk shall be
clerk OF the city council. shall at
tend all meetings thereof and keep
complete records Of It's proceedings.
have the custody 81 the city roai.
all public records. except such as are
Ientrustef by this charter 10 other
officers. and all pnpe-s and docu-
mentH relative 60 tho title Of CITY
property; shall have general charge
| OF all elections and OF all matters
pertaining thereto: shall attest by
| his signature and tho city seal all
public Instruments and acts ~ city
Officials requiring Rttsstation, md
shall certify under HIS hand and the
city seal all copies OF original docu.
ments records and papers In his
pfffTa ma NAV he FauuIraH 10 u,.t