The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-13
Vote IN this
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section IS Whenever any aucs
I ton u 90 he submitted 90 tho electors
{ of the city ana tho method ~ such
sash.9i,slon 10 not specifically pro.
law, tho same shall boz aubmitted al
q general or Hpcciai election.
RECALL.
j section - The holder 81 any
office BY recall 40 provided hy law
CRY toINttf.
NNttinn ~ Tho legislative pow
rts OF the city ~ seattle except
charter shall be vested ia a mayor
I and city council
Section IS Tho city council shall
- composed 81 ono member elected
I'm each eounciimanic district %
Section 80. No person shall be
etiklh.s Tor election 20 the city
s"un,ll unless hc shall have been
ra sltatsh or the United states and
= RESIDENT and ei~cfor % the civ
Of seattle or annexed territory Tor
a CONTINUOUS period % al least fouf
feet next prior 90 his election
,,s.,,,l9n ~. a majority Of all
[ quorum. but less number NAV aa-
I WuFh from dHv 60 daN or fiu tie
/ Nh.e or ire next regular meeting
80 may compel the attendance %
absent members ia such manner ana
[ under such penalties as ne eonorii
shall prescribe 81
SECTION al. Tho mayor shall he
as-otticto president - the rttv
1870 ana shan perform the usual
aeasstt ene or presiding officer. hat
shall have no vote In sisctiops a..
/ PpfntnentH and removals of Officers
~ the council. and IN all other mat
e. s.., .,e,F q ease A., ~ ne
from among It's memherr yire
I president who shall Do presiding a.
fiNrf or The council during the al
Asate or dls hility OF tho mayor.
~tss tlgh The city manager.
I ~ comptroller. city treasurer and
corporation counsel shall have seats
IN tho city council and may TAX.
paft ~ ell discussions relating 10
sHasW f.sprctiNe departments. but
section - All elections ana m.
| posntments by tho council shall ke
determined by the system ~ prefer /.
.ht9.4 Notlns provided ~ this char.
49,. ~ popular election ~ officers
.Ns.pt as otherwise provided IN this
sect All such elections ara an.
potntfnrntH shall 30 Determined al
meeting 90 30 fixed ~ the raun /.
t en- ta be held within sixty days after
> vacancy occurs. Nomination. NAV
be made orally hr any cntneti,,,sy.
i ana snail close one week heforr fte
I time fixed for such election az ae-
Relhtineut rho ballot cast ~ each
councilman shan 30 signsf hv hifn
aad record % tho vof. e,,.r.a A.,
1 mo Journal Whenever there sss
three or more nominees Tor The
.snle ottice. each councilman xot
.s IS nv. ,apIc.s AZ least his first.
seeha ana thtri preferences Tor the
price " question. otherwiss Ms bal.
[ lot snail not be counted The r~.ttts
ef ths election shall be announced
section %. Ths city council shall
First Establish rule. for is pro.
| ce~dtrR. Ff"
S~cond--K~sp a Journal Of rs pro.
eeefings and allow the proc.sainrs
20 published. and take the yeas
mand % any two members ana an.
ter the same IN tho ,aurnat
Third-HRve authority 70 punish
tts members ana others for aisor-
1 aerlr or otherwise contHutufu0us lie.
hsNior IN iis presence. and 10 sxpsf
/ Tor such behavior IN ffs pre.rnr~
any member ~ the affirmative vote
% net less than two-thirds 81 tss
| members. specifying IN tho order a.
I expulsion the cause therao,
| Fourfh--fiave authority 10 rre...
ana use committees % its members
Wtleh shall have power 10 compel
sttsnaancs oi witnesses and the pro-
duction OF papers and things before
| them.
Section -. The city council shat,
meet on the fire, Nonday ~ ~arh
month"; or N that day be a legal hali
legal holiday thereafter. and 81 snrS
| other tim~N a. I, may ~ ita rui~.
| provide, The mayor. the vice pr.af-
dent ~ the council IN case 81 the
| absence or disability % thn MACE
or any five eounciifnep nav 80 !.
/ special meeting % tho council All
/ ITS sessions shall be public. and ~
shall not adjourn 90 any other place
than its regular place of meeting.
/ section ~ Every Legislative act
| ~ said city shall ho hy ordinance
| Every ordinance shall 10 clearly en-
| Titled ana shall contain but one sub
ioot which shall be clearly expressed
| every ordinance shall bs. sns N or
dainod ~ tho city OF Seattle a.
section ga No bin shall bsco,n.
an 1rdinancs unlcsT on iis final pea.
sage at least a majority 81 all the
members elected vote IN tie favor
and the vote DO taken by vrna art
nays. ana tho names % thuH- t.
Ing for and against tho Some t. ..
| tered IN tho Journal
No ordinance other THAN rr .-fI.
| nance providing for annr.r.. tI.rs
| for salaries or current 4cs
shall be passed on it, firaf f.a..ng
~ tho meeting at which Il IL intro
Section 20 No ordinance shati hs
| revised. rc-onncted or amended -
reference 20 It's title. but tho ordf-
nance 20 be revised or rs-orarteS or
the section thereof amended shall
be re-euacted a. length as revised
Section 80. when BIZ 4. M,
upon its final passage and falls to
pass. and a motion r. made 10 re-
consider. tho vote upon such motion
| shall not bs taken before the ucrf
meeting Of the council.
Section 81. No bin for the grant
~ 20 q -. -
passed within thirty days after its
Introduction nor until IL has baon
published I'm the official newspaper
Of the city az tho expense Of the an !.
seeutivo weeks. tho first puhlica :
ton 20 be within ten days after its
Introduction.
lection ~. All ordirances shaii
] take effect thirty DAYS after their
passage md authorization. except
| emergency ordinances and ordi-
nnucus approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing the
issuance Of local Improvement honda
which, shall take effect upon their
passage and Authorization. When
the Immediate preservation OF the
public peace. health or aafetv re-
quircs that an ordinance shall he
como effective Immediately the f.c,.
creating the necessity and emarren9
cy shall be stated IN the ordinsnco
and such ordinance shall not become
I Immediately effective ne an eu-
crRency ordinance unless on IL
final passage az lenHt two-thirda ~
oil the members Of tho council vote
/ IN It's favor
Section 49, Every bin. after n
has passed. SHAH be signed BY the
president ~ tho council In omen SOS !.
sion, in Authorization OF It's ms.
HaRe; in aiRning such bill tho prosi-
dent shall call the attention OF fbe
council to tho hill and that he Ia
about 70 sign H. ana n any mem
her so request, tho bill shall he
read az length for Information NJ
to it's correctness as enrolled If
any member object that tho bin lie
not the same as when cunRidered
and passed such objection shall be
president shall withhold HIS eipna +
ture and tho bin shall be corrected
and signed before tho council pro-
ceeds 90 any other business.
Section ~. An ordinances Of n
general. public or permanent ma