The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-18
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Section e. Whenever any aucs.
/ ton r. 90 be submitted 60 the electors
I 90 the city and the method 81 such
suhmlssion l. not specifically ptn-
] Nided by this charter or by general
law. tho same shall be submitted at
a general or special election.
RECALL.
! seeiion "a THE holder Of any
e ,1ftsFe ottics may be removed from
CRY COUNCIL
section ~ The legislative pow 81
ere OF tho city 90 Seattle, except
I az reserved 20 the people BY this
arS am ~, shall % vested In a mayor
Section Is The city council shall
I - composed Of one member elected
IRON zach couneilmanio district %
Section 20. No person SHAH be
elslh!s for election 20 tho city
/ N"Wnslt unless DO shall have been
.ltlasn 81 the United states and
=, -ln.nt and eiecior Of tho city
seattle or annexed territory Tor
continuous period OF At least four
/ F'ef next prior TO his election
I'm 70. majority Of all
a,.t.ihsfa elected shall constitute a
I quorum. but less number may al :
I jeurn from dhy 10 dnv Or an ~
un" or the next regular meeting
ahd may compel the attendant. of
ah.rnt members Ia such manner and
sS.ft sash penalties as tho council
section ~. Tho mayor shall be
/ ef-nfflcio president 81 the city
council and shall perform the usual
ssngs,hsns % a presiding officer. but
| pofntmentH and removals 81 offiesrs
Ihy the council. and In all other ma, :
A"FN nhif IN case Of tie
section ~ The council shall elect
n,.ni aisons l,s members vice
fieer OF the council aurinm ne a..
sTnee or disability Of the MAYOR
section ~, The city manager.
IVY cpniptroiler, city treasurer and
corporation counsel shall haV. seats
In tho city council ana ,nsv 49,
part IN all discussions relating 10
iheir respective departments. hut
shaN havs no vote.
section - Al elections and ap-
determined by the system 81 ,r.,.rs
rntiai voting provided ~ this char
tef tor popular election OF Officers
except as otherwise provided IN this
pointmrnis stall bs asterrlnes -
meeting 20 be fixed ~ IN. roun !
ell. T. be hsld within SIXTY saya astsr
vacancy occurs Nominations may
% made orally BY any counciima n.
ana shall close ono week before tks
time fixed for such siertion or a..
pnlntfneni The ballet cast hv .sfh
councilman shall b. signed ~ him
ara q record q tho vote entered Ia
80 "sshaL Whrnsver there are
/ Same oftlco. each councilman Vof
ing must express at least his first
second ana third preferences FOR III.
etics ~ question. otherwise his boil
iot shall not hc counted The r~sui,
% ~. election shall DO announced
Immediately.
Section IS. The city eourr,i .h.,,
Firsi-Esinblish rules Tor It's pro.
sseond--Rssp a Journal Of ~. pro.
ceedtnss and allow the pro~eedfns-
70 be published. and take the wee
sha nays on any question on de-
inand OF any two members and on.
ter THE same IN tho journal
Thtrd--ifave authority 90 pvrt.h
in members and others for disor-
derry or otherwise contrntptuous -
havior IN its presence. and 10 expsl
~, sush nrhaNier in iis presence
OF not less than two.thirda 81 tfu
members. specifying in the order Of
expulsion the cause thereof
tourth--fAvs authority 90 create
ana use committees Of It's members
which shan have power 20 co-np,l
attendance ~ Witnesses and the rro.
them.
rstleh me City council shan
month, or n that day be a legal hoii
day. then upon the next day no, a
legal holiday thereafter. and Al .tseh
other times a. ~ may BY itL rules
provide. The mayor. the vice nrs.t.
dent Of the council in case 81 az
absence or disability OF tho MAYER
or any five counrtifneu may cali 4
/ special meeting % the council All
i,s session. shall be public. and II
Al
than its regular place 81 meeting
Section ~. Every legislative &C,
81 said city shall he by ordfnsn nee
Every ordinance shall be clearly en-
tltlsd and shall contain but one sub.
fcct. which shall be clearly eNprssu.a
In tts title The ennctinE clause "a
every ordinance shall be- 'pe n, or.
dainsd BY tho city OF Seattle as
Section ~. No bin shall b.eo,ns
an ordinance unioss on ifs final mas.
sage nt least majority % all ths
members elected vote In ita favor
and the vote be taken BY yeas and
nays, and the names Of those vo,.
ing for ana against the same DO en-.
tered in the Journal
No ordinance. other than an orfg.
nance providing for appropriation
for salaries or current expenses
shall be passed on it's final reading
~ the meeting at which II f. intro.
duced
Section 20. No ordinance shall n,
revised. re-enRctef or amended by
reference 20 its title; but tho ordi.
nance 10 be revised or ra-cracsed OF
the section thereof amended. shall
be re-enactcd at length as revised
or amended
Section 40. when a bin Is put
upon its final passage and fails Il
pass, and a motion IL made 20 re.
consider. the vote upon such no,ior
shall not DO taken before the mex
meeting Of the council.
Section 81. No bill for the grant
: Of any franchise shall bo final,
passed within thirty days after IL,
Introduction nor until II has beer
published In the official ncwspnpe,
% the city nj the expense % tho ap.
plicRnt once each week for two con.
Hecutive weeks, the first pubiica
ton 20 be within ten days after ~
Introduction.
I Section 90, All ordinances shat
take effect thirty DAYS after thclt
passage md authorization. excep
emergency ordinances and ordi
I nanrcs approving local improvement,
! Assessment rolls and authorizing m.
issuntnce ~ local Improvement bonds
which shall take effect upon their
, passage and authorization. Whet
the Immediate preservation OF IN,
public peace. health or safety re
qnires that an ordinance shall be
! come effective Immediately the fact
creating tho necessity and emerren
, cy shall he stated In tho ordtnnnc.
and such ordinance shall not becorn,
\ Immediately effective aa an en-
o. Urgency ordinance unless ON ~
81 final passage Rt least two-thirds %
. all the members OF the council vot,
r In its favor.
= Section a.. Every bill. after I
? has passed, shall be signed NV IN,
president Of the council in omen sos
? sion. in naturalization OF It's pas
= sage: in signing such bill the presi
dent shall call the attention OF m,
. council TO the bill and that he 4
e about 20 sign II, and n any mem
. Der so request. the bill shall 10
read Al length for information n
. 20 it's correctness as enrolled /
. any member object that the bin 4
. not the same as when conaldere,
= and passed. such objection shall b.
O. passed upon, and n sustained IN
Q president shall withhold HIS sigma
ture and the bill shall be corrccte
r and signed before the council pro
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