The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-15
Vote IN this
lOccupatlonl colnmnl
Cpomiciie Address,

I sHtN"N'" eiTNtnnT Tor county OF
Section Is. whenever any aues
tlon IL 60 be submitted 10 the electors
or the city aud the method 81 such
submission IL not specifically pro.
/ vlded by this charter or BY general
law, tho same shall be submitted at
"a general or special election.
RECALL.
" section The holder ~ any
elective office may DO removed from
office by recall az prov ided by law
CRY COUNCIL
eiion ~. The legislative pow
ers OF the city % Seattla. except
a. reserved 10 the people by this
ana ei,;y s ,' ee vested In a mayor
Section IS The city council shall
ne composed OF one member elected
/ ,,ts.n each couneilmanie district OF
Section. 70. No person shall be
eukthls Tor election 90 the city
c"uncll unless he shall have heen
eltiEsn 81 the United states and
~ s1sni aud elsctor % tho CITY
81 zee tle or annexed territory for
ntnuous period - AZ least -four
neht prior 10 hts election
I.n 90 A majority % ali
n,.ulherS elected shall constitute a
VW"tu UNI but iean number may ns
iHnrn from day 20 day. or ttl the
/ TINE Or the uext regular fnr~tlnH
Ahd may compel the attendance %,
ansrnt me mbrra IN such manner ana
sb,ii such ss.h penalties as the council
Section a. Tho mayor shall be
sk-otticio president 81 the etty
sNn.l ana shall perform tho usual
.sns,,tlens or presiding officer. bat
hsi rave no vote In elections APP
Potntments and removals ~ offieer.
~ The council and IN ali other mat
tefs only IN case OF a tie
,re,,, Dn ~ TIE council stall ei-c,
president who shall 30 pr~-tai,x o,.
lger or The council during the alb
"Fnee or disability OF the mayor.
section ~ The city manager.
49,, ~, ptroller, city treasurer and
~ mo city council ana may take
part IN all discussions rrfaftnr H.
,hsir respective departments. but
Z email have no vote
section - All elections ana an
pointmsnt. by the council ssaii X.
Determined by the system Of nr~ssr.
rntlnl voting provided ~ this char.
I.r popular election % Officers
s,g, as otherwise provided IN this
potntmeris shall be Determined a,
IL mesthE 70 be fixed by the coun
CT % be held within sixty fay, after
vacancy occurs Nomination. may
and shall close ono week h.for. ,bs
time liked for such election or an.
polntfncnt The ballot east Nv 80
councilman shall bs signed hy him.
s record o. the vote entered IN
ne Journal Whenever thsr- ar.
three or more nominee. Tor ~.
/ same offics, each councilman vot
ing must express at least hts first
second ard third preferences for ~.
ot1ca N question. otherwise ~. bsi.
lot shall not be counted Tn. r..ui,
o. ~: election shall be announced
section IS, Tn. city council, .h.i,
Establish rules for It's pro-
seeond-K..p a journal Of ~. pro.
eeeuinss and allow tho proceeding.
70 be published. and take the ysa.
ana nays on any question on de-
! mani OF any two members and en-.
ter The same In the journal
Third--Hnve authority 20 rurt.h
" tnembers and others for fil-or-
terry or tthsrwis> conteuiptnaus 10 4.
haNtor IN It's presence. and 20 eHpsi
for such behavior IN i,s pr-.rnrs
any msmhsr BY the affirmative. vo,s
OF not loss than two-thirds OF is
members. specifying in the order OF
expulsion the cause thereof
Fourth-Havs su,hori,v 20 e,..,.
ana use committees Of its memhsr.
which shall have power 10 conn.i
attendance Of witnesses and the mo.
fuetlon OF papers and things before
Section 50 Tn. city council shat,
meet on the first MONDAY ~ .,rh
month. or N that day he a legal hoii.
day. then upon the next day not a
legal holiday thereafter, and st .urb
other tine- as II may ny m. rui..
provide. The mayor. the vice prs.l-
dent of the council In case ~ ,hn
absence or disability % tho mayor.
or sdn{ i've eonncilmen may cali a
It's sessions shall be public. ana 4,
shall not adjourn 20 any other place
than its regular place % meeting
section ~ Every legislative act
Every ordinance shall be clearly or /.
Titled and shall contain but one sur A..
foct which shall be clearly rroressed
IN its utle The .enactinF clause 81
every ordinance stall hs. re IL or
dained ~ the city Of Seattle as
Section a.. No bin shan b.con.
m ordinance unless on It's final pas
sage NJ least a majority Of all the
members elected vote IN its favor
and tho vote be taken by yeas and
nays, and the names OF those vo,-
Ing for and against tho same DO on .
tered IN the Journal
No ordinance. other than an orti-
nance providing for approprisfiors
for salaries or current enpsnaes
shall be passed on it, final reading
at the meeting NJ which Il IL intro
duced
Section 30 No ordinance shall he
revised. re-euRrted or amended ~
reference TO It's tito. but tho ordI
nance 20 be revised or re-erRrted ar
The section thercof amended. hhaIl
or amended.
section 90 when bin ia M,
upon it's final passage md fails 10
pass, and a motion IL made 20 re-
consider. the vote upon such motion
shall not he taken before the no,t
meeting OF the council.
Section 81. No bin for the gran,
OF any franchise shall no finally
passed within thirty DAYS after its
Introduction nor until II has been
published in the official n.wspnper
OF the city 1T the expense OF tho an
lplicant orce enCh week. for two con
seeutlve weeks, the first pubilca o.
ton 70 he within ten DAYS after it's
Introduction.
section a.. All ordnance. sb,ii
take effect thirty days after their
passage md naturalization. except
emergency ordinances and ordl
nnucus approving local improvement
asseRenent rolls and authorizing "a
Issuance Of local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon thar
passage and Authorization. When
the Immediate preservation Of Tho
public peace, health or safety re-
quiros that an ordinance shall no
como effective Immediately tho facts
creating the necessity and smerren-
~ shall he stated In the ordlnsn"o
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an cn
Urgency ordinance unless on lie
final passage At least twn-thirdu ~,
all the members OF the council vote
In its favor.
Section 80. Every bin, aftor 90
has passed, shall be aligned by the
president ~ the council in omen sos
sion, In authorization of its ms.
sage: In signing such bin the pfesl-
dent shall call tho attention OF tho
council 20 the bill and that no is
about to sign II. and n any mem
Der 40 request. tho bin Bhnii be
read at length for Information !
10 It's correctness na enrolled m
any member object that the bin ia
not the same rs when considered
and passed, such objection shall no
passed upon. and II sustained the
president shan withhold his gIgna
ture and the bin shall be corrected
and signed before the council pro-
ceedH to any other business
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