The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-29

use ~ any street, alley or highway
Ier other public place or nny part
thereof
section IS. The city council shall
make no appropriation In AID or
any corpora ton. person or society.
unless expressly authorized hy this
charter or tho laws 81 tho state
provided, that tho city council may
grant % any Institution which r.
supported in whole or In part By
public charity tho free use Of city
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
Section so. No proposition In
rnlNing The Issue 81 bonds for any
public UTILITY or Improvement shall
be submitted 90 the people until
detailed estimate 81 the cost there
.nf shall have frat been made BY
the city manager and adopted ~ the
INITIATIVE AND nrrEnENpr "
Section 81. Any proposed ordi-
nance may be submitted 90 the city
council by petition signed BY reg
istcfed voters equal ia number 20
registration Of the preceding year
All petitions circulated with respect
60 any proposed ordinance shall be
uniform Ia character. shall contain
the proposed ordinance IN fun. and
shall be signed. certifiNd and filed
ter for petitions nominating cAndi-
dates Tor elective offices.
Section 81. The city clerk shall.
within twenty days after the fiilns
cheney Of the signatures thereto. n
he finds the same 20 be Insufficient
be shall forthwith notify the person
flinK tho same, aud an additional
twenty days shall be allowed IN
which 60 tompistr such p~titinn.
ei~nt by the clerk. he shall forth
Nith Transmit tho same together
with bis report thereon. 90 the city
council. which shall take finsi action
upon such proposed ordinance within
Section IS. Tho city council may
snact or reject any initiative ordi-
nance. but shaii not amend or mod
y the same N the city council
shall reject any such ordinance. or
shall within thirty DAYS after re-
cript thereof fail 20 take firAi action
thereon, the same shall br sub
tnitird 20 the people for their APP
proVai or rejection at tho next resu.
lar election, or at a special election
called for that purpose N the mi
tiatlv~ petition shalt be signed by
qualified voters equal in number 90
at least fifteen per cent % tho total
registration % the pres sdinF year.
or shall Ri any time he raised ia
qualified signatures 60 such per
crnfRE~. then the council shall pro-
Vids for the submission - the same
90 vote Of the people az a special
election 20 he hold within forty days
from the Qualification by tho clerk
% the auffieiencY 81 the signatures
provided. that n any general ciee-
tion IL 10 be hold ~ the state or
any political subdivision thereof
within which tho City ~ Seattle f.
included within three months after
such last above named certifi~ation.
then such special election shall be
held on the date Of such other cleo
ton
Section 81 n prior 20 the date
feet a petition aligned By qualified
electors equal IN number 90 ~ least
sir per cen, 81 ~. total r~gistrnsio
% the preceding year shall be filed
with the clerk ard verified ~ 70
seffiri~nrY % signatures. as IN case
of an Initiative ordinances. such orfi {.
nance shall be suspended from taxi
ms effect and the council shall i'm
mediafeiy reconsider the same and
u y DO not repeal such ordinance
y shall submit 4; 20 the people for
their approval or rejection a. the
next municipal election or at n spe.
cfsi election called for that purpose
as In case Of iniiihtiv. ordinances
section IS. The council ny l,s own
motion may submit 60 popular vote
for adoption or rejection 1T any ~iec-
tiou any proposed ordinance In the
same manner hs provided for their
submission upon petition.
SECTION 6s. N majority % IN.
qualified electors voting upon any
Initiative or referendum ordinanc.
shall vote In favor thereof. tho same
shall take effect five days after the
election. provided. that ~ the city
council sb1ii. after the rejection OF
an initiative ordinance. have passed
a different ordinance on tho same
sub i~ct. they shall submit a. togath-
er with tho Initiative ordinance. at
IN. same election, and the ordinance
receiving the highest number Of
votes. provided that be n ma jority.
shall be adopted. All Initiative and
referendum elections shall he con-
Quoted IN all respects a. elections
submitting propositions TO the pco-
pic. Initiative ordinances shall be
published once each week for two
successive weeks IN the city official
newspaper Immediately prior TO the
election at which tho same IL sub
mitted.
section 81. No ordinance enacted
by tho vote OF the people shall he
amended or repealed by the city
council within two years after its
enactment. and then only by n three
fourths vote OF the entire city coun
ell
CLERICAL DEPARTMENT.
Section IS. There shall be n cieri-
cal department which shall consist
OF n city clerk. deputies and em-
pioyca Tho city clerk shall he ap-
pointed by the city council for the
term Of four years subject TO re-
movai by u. The city clerk shall
have power TO appoint from the em-
ployes OF the clerical department
such deputies as no shall deem ex-
pEHfapf mud 20 rngaLo any such
section 80. Tho city clerk shall be
clerk Of the city council, shall at
tend all meetings thereof and keep
complete records OF its proceedings:
have the custody OF the city seal.
all public records. except such ms are
entrusted by this charter TO other
officers, and all papers and docu-
ments relative TO the title OF city
property. shall have general charge
OF all elactions and OF nil matters
pertaining thereto; shall attest by
HIS signature and tho city seal all
public instruments and acts OF city
officials recurring attsstation. and
city seal all copies OF original docu
mentH. records and papers In his
office ms may be required by any
officer or person. and charge there
as are or may be provided by ordi-
nance. and shall perform such other
duties as are prescribed by ordinance.
THE MAYOR.
Section 60. The official head OF
tho city shall be n mayor. He shall
be at least thirty years OF age, a
citizen OF the United States and OF
the state OF Washington. and a
qualified clector OF tho city at the
time of his election, and shall have
been n citizen and taxpayer OF the
city for at least four years before
the date OF his election.
Section 81. The mayor shall
(a) BE recognized as tho official
head OF tho city for all legal and
ceremonial purposes
tb) Execute for the City of Sc
attic all deeds, oonveysnces. con-
tracts and bonds excent M other
wise expressly provided in this
charter
(c) BE the head OF the police de-
partment ara maintain peace and
good order In the city.
Section 62. In case OF tho dis
ability or absence OF tho mayor from
a. ~ all