The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-02

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ton IL 60 10 submitted 90 the eieetors
% the city and the method ~ such
suhmission Is not spefificauY pro.
hiasa by TITS charter or hy Eeneral
a general or special election.
uttAtis
fecuon 20. The holder % any
elective office may be removed from
office hy recall a. provided BY law
secuon ~, The legislative pow
~ra Or the CitY % seattie. ssespi
az reserved 60 the people BY this
charter shall be vested In n mayor
and city council
section 2s The city council shall
- composed OF one member elected
fnn each counciimanie district of
ssetlon 70 No person shan b.
et'slht" tar election t0 the cts
COUNCIL unlesa he Fhaii have beeu
sftifen 81 the United states and
resident ana slertor 81 tie CTS
OF seattle or annexed territory fnf
continuous period ~ az least -four
yer nsat prior % hia election
Won So 4 majority ~ ali
members elected shall stftwts 4
gupf rum but a lees number NAV ad
leuFh from day 90 day. az tfu tie
iH.e nf the next regular meeting
49, nief compel the attendance ~
absent members tn aueh manner Hua
under such penalties as ths eottnrti
shall NreHcffbn
section 81. The mayor shall bs
Hhrofftelo president 81 tie rffs
nunsll and shall perform the u.ual
.eeettIsiens % presiding officer. hui
Matt nave no vote tn elections AZ.
tutinnnfs and removals ~ orfieers
~ The council. ard In all other mat
tefHs ohff In case % tie
Ffehnn - The council nhaif elect
r ,r einenF - members vice
tirpr of TIE council suriua ~. AZ
sFNFe or disability % the fs4ager
reeton - The city manager
city Comptroller. city treasurer az
teeratien counsel shall have seats
IN the city eeaaclt and NAV take
part In All discussions refastvw 81
thwir respective Hepaffmnnfs IN,
shall have no vote
section - All elections ana an
se,st meats tho council shall s.
entail voting provided ~ thfs ~sar
ter Ter popular election 81 Officers
except as otherwise provided - tht,
Hscuan All such elections ans an.
pelntmsnta shall b. Determined ~
NEE Ting e. 10 fixsf ~ ths reun.
ell e. te held within slsfx saVs sste,
vacancy occurs Nomination. ma
- made orally ~ any enwnrsftst. 8
ahd Hhail ciuss uun week hafuro ~ :
lmn nAea Tor such election 81 az.
hs'i,.ti'tght Ihs ballot east ~ sset
epunelliuan shall Re signed ~ bin
ard g record ~ the vote sntapsa n
TIE inUFHAl Wbon~Wwe there : =.
thF@e ~ more nominees for shs
satNn uttlN@. each councilman suf
lhs mhst .kpress ~ least his fret
second aud third preference. fer 49,
office ln question. othsrwl.. ffu t.t
lnt shall nnf 10 counted TNe rxsstt,
~ 80 election shall he announced
Section e. Tha city council shmft
Ftsst-~ts#tahiish rules Tor It's pro.
second Keep a Journal o. n. rro.
cN@dtnNA ard allow the orar ssl..r.
90 Pc published. ana take ~. yea
and nays on any question on d..
MANI OF any two members ard 1n.
ter the same IN the journal
Thtrd~@IfaV@ authority ~ nuYt.t
- members ana others for His8r
Derry or otherwise rnntwupfuats -
kaFlgr y its Presence. and "a erpei
any member ~ thr affffuattv@ xsts
~ not ieHa than twu.fhlras ~ IL.
members. specifying IN th@ order ~
expulsion the cause thereof
Fourth Have authority ~ create
arr uHe committees ~ It's members
which shall have power 10 eaust,el
attendance 81 witnesses ard 81. rre,
auetion of papers and things before
Section ~ Ths city council .hnn
meet on ths fret Monday % sarh
month, or n that dav be a legal hott
day, then upon the next aav Yat \
ieTni heii lar therra ftsr. ard 81 snef
other times as n may ~ tea rules
provide. The mayor. the Vice nr~st.
dent % the council IN case ~ TIE
absence OF disability ~ the ,n.vnr
or any five counctinen may cali 4
special meeting Of the council Al
rs sessions shall be public. ana 4,
shall not adjourn 20 any other piars
thsn ~ regular place of meeting
Sc tion Every legislative act
~ said city shall 81 ~ ordinance
Every ordinances shsii be clearly IN.
Titled and shall contain but one stii,
Jet which shall be clearly evpreasra
IN its title The euactfnr clause IN
ssFsry ordinanca stall b Re &c or,
sailne1 ~ the City OF Seattle A.
Section ~ No bin shsiI h.oe,,
an frfinspcr unless on It's final nWs.
sage At least a majority 81 ali ths
members elected vote IN It's favor
and the vote Do taken ny yeas ar
nays, and the names Of those vot.
Ing for ana against the 80 nc be 81.
tered In the Journal
No ordinance. other than an orsf.
nance providing Tor appropriation,
for salaries or current expenses
shall be passed on its final rsadlns
~ the meeting At which Il IL intro
duref
section@se No ordinance shall p,
revised. re-enaeted or amended y,
reference TO lie title: but the ordf.
nance 90 be revised or re-sraetnf n,
thu section thereof amended. phat'
be re-euaeted at length as revised
or amended
section 20. when a bill is pui
upon its final passage and falls h
pass. and a motion is made 10 re-.
consider. tho vote upon such motior
shall not be taken before thu nerl
meeting Of tho council.
Section 81. No bin for the grant
Of any franchise shall be riraii,
passed within thirty DAYS after n,
Introduction nor until II haa beer
published in the official newspape,
Of the city at the expense OF the an.
plicant once esch week for two con.
secutivs weeks, the first puhffca.
tion TO be within ten days after ~
Introduction.
Election ~. All ordinances .hai
take effect thirty days after thei,
passage md anthentIoation. except
emergency ordinances and orai
naurus approving local improvenen n,
assessment rolls ana authorizing IN,
fFHnauc 81 local Improvement bond~
which shall tike effect upon theit
passage and naturalization. whef
| tho Immediate preservation OF tn.
public peace, health or safety re
| quires that an ordinance shall he
como effective Immediately the fact,
creating tho necessity and emerean.
cY shall be stated IN the ordinanr,
and such ordinance shall not becom,
! Immediately effective MS an en-
Urgency ordinance unless on n,
/ final passage at least two-thirds al
all the members OF the council vot,
| I'm It's favor.
Section a. Every bill after 4
has passed shall be signed NV IN,
president of tho council IN omen sns
sion, In authorization Of It's pas
sage. IN signing such bin the prosi
/ dent shall call the attention OF m,
council to the bill and that he /,
about 70 sign #, and II any mem
/ ber go request. tho bin shall n,
read at length for Information n.
/ 20 its correctness as enrolled /
/ any member object that the bin Il
not the same as when conaideret
and passed. such objection shall h,
passed upon, and II sustained III,
/ president shah withhold HIS sigma
/ ture and the bin shall be corrected
and signed before the council pro
eeedH 20 any other business
| Section a.. All ordinances Of I