The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-28

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applicant therefor.
seotian 10. The city council shat
! have power. by ordinance ana moi
Iothorwiaa. 20 carry into execution AZ
iof the powers given 20 the city col
Seattle by the constitution ana law
~ tho state OF Washington. ana al
other powers usually exercised hN
legislative bodies Of municipal cor
pornt ionn Of like character ana de.
gree with the city Of Seattle. aud
all powers which now are or which
may haren ftsr he conferred upon In
lCorpnfntcd towns and cities by the
lconatitution ana laws 81 thih state
and also all The powers Of tho cts
OF Seattle which now arc or may
hereafter DO adopted and enumernt
cd ln the city charter.
Section a. The city council shall
neither have nor exercise any hd'
ministrativs or executive power a.
ldistinguishod from the Legislative
power
Section a. No exclusive franchise
use - any street. alley or highway
or other public place or any par
thereof
section a.. Tho city council shall
make no appropriation in aid OF
any sore9 nr d pstssop % s So
charter or tho laws Of the state
provided. that tho city council mnD
grant 90 any institution which Il
supported IN whole or In part b.
public charity tho free use Of cits
section -. No debt or obligation
Of any kind against the city shall
be created by the city council except
by ordinance specifying tho amount
and object ~ such expenditure.
voiving the issue Of bonds for any
public utiiity or Improvement shall
hr sub mtttcd 20 tho people until n
detailed estimate of the cost there
81 shall have first been made hs
the city manager and adopted by The
INITIATIVE AND nErEnE~Dt "
Section 81. Any proposed ordi'
nance may he submitted 10 tho citS
council by petition signed by reg
isfersd voters equal In number e
AZ least eight per cent Of tho toihl
registration Of the preceding year
All petitions circulated with respect
Co any proposed ordinance shall hs
uniform In character. shall contain
tho proposed ordinance IN full and
In tho manner required by this char
tor for petitions nominating chudi-
dates FOR elective offices.
section 90 Tho city clerk shall
81 such petition. verify the suffl
cheney % the signatures thereto. II
hn finds the same 20 be insufficient
be shall forthwith notify tho person
filing tho same, and an additional
twenty days shall BE- allowed iu
which 60 complete such petition
when such petition IL found suffi,
cicnt by the clerk. he shall forth.
with transmit the same. together
with bis report thereon. 20 the city
council which shall take final action
npon such proposed ordinance within
section IS. The city council mas
enact or reject any Initiative ordi.
nance. but shall not amend or modi-
~ tho same. II the city council
shall within thirty days after re-.
ceip, thereof faii 20 take fif ni action
thereon. tho same shall b. sub.
mitisd 10 ID. people for their APP
prevail or r.Jection AZ the mex, regu.
lar election, or AZ q special election
called for that purpose. N tho mi.
tiaiivs petition shall Re signed bs
qualified voters equal IN number q
at least fifteen per cent ~ the total
registration Of tho preceding year
qualified signatures Go such per
lreuiRse. then the council shaii pro-
vide for the submiMsion 81 the same
20 vote % the people AZ n special
election TO be hold within forty days
from the eertificatien by the clerk
- Wv N8HNA'AHAFF VI wv NAk
provided, that n any general siec-
tion ~ TO be held by the state OF
any political subdivision thereo.
within which tho City OF Seattle Il
included within three months afte'
such last above named csrtification
then such special election shall bs
held on the date Of such other slec.
tion.
Section So ~ prior 20 the date
whom any ordinance shall take ef,
electors equal IN number 20 at least
six per cent Of the total registration
Of the preceding year shall DO filed
with the clerk and verified az te
sufficiency % signatures. as In ease
Of m Initiative ordinance. such ordi
nance shall be suspended from TAX.
Ing effect and the council shall i'm.
mofiateiy reconsider the nAuYe, and
~ II do not repeal such ordinances
y shall submit u 20 the people foi
next municipal election or at spe.
ciai election called for that purpons
as In case nt initiative ordinances
Section So. The council ny It's owr
motion may submit TO popular vote
for adoption or rejection ut any ei~c.
Same manner as provided for thoii
submission upon petition.
Section Sc. II majority OF the
qualified electors voting upon ans
tNfttNftNe or referendum ordinance
shall vote In favor thereof. the same
shall take effect five days after this
election provided. that ~ the city
council shall, after the rejection OF
an Initiative ordinance. have passed
a different ordinance on tho sams
subiect they shall submit Il. fog~th.
er with the initiative ordinance. nj
tho same election. and the ordinance
receiving the highest number oi
votes. provided that DO majority
shall be adopted. All Initiative and
referendum elections shall be con.
Quoted IN all respects as election
submitting propositions 20 tho PEG.
! pie. Initiative ordinances shall b.
published once each week for two
successive weeks IN the city offiria
newspaper Immediately prior 10 the
election at which the same Is sub,
mitted.
section 81. No ordinance enacted
/ by tho vote Of tho people shall bs
amended or repealed by the cits
council within two years after ~
fourths vote OF the entire city coun
ell
CLERICAL DEPARTMENT.
Section IS. There shall he n ciari.
Of n city clerk. deputies and en-.
pioyes. The city clerk shall be ap.
pointed by the city council for ths
term OF four years subject 60 re.
moval by IL. The city clerk shall
have power 10 appoint from the en-.
lpioyes OF the clerical department
such deputies as he shall deem ex.
pedient and 20 revoke any such mp.
Ipointment
Section So. The city clerk shall b,
clerk OF the city council, shall at.
tend all meetings thereof and keer
complete records OF It's proceedings
have the custody OF tho city seal
all public records, except such ns are
entrusted by this charter 90 Other
officers, and all papers and docu.
ments relative to tho title Of cit,
property; shall have general charg,
OF all elections and OF all matters
pertaining thereto; shall attest hS
his signature and the city seal al
public Instruments and acts OF cit,
officials requiring attsstation, nns
shall certify under his hand and IN,
city seal all copies OF original docu.
ments. records and papers I'm hi,
office as may be required by any
officer or person. and charge there
for such fees for the use OF the cit,
as are or may be provided by ordi,
nance. and shall perform such Other