The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-28
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Section %. Whenever any qucn-
ton IL Go be submitted 10 tho electors
or the city ana tho method Of such
vided by this charter or by general
law, the Same shall he submitted az
a general or special election.
/ uEttLt.
II Section 20. The holder Of any
elective office may he removed from
office by recall a. provided by law
CRY COUNCIL
section 81 Tho legislative pow
erS or tho city OF seattle. except
aa reserved 10 the people BY this
charter, shall be vested In a mayor
and city council
Section IS. Tho city council shall
ne composed % ono member elected
ron each eouneilmanie district Of
Section 20. No person shall DO
elikibie Tor election 20 tho city
c"unsll unless he shall have been
a citizen OF the United states and
a resident and eioet0r Of the CITY
OF Seattle or annexed territory tor
CONTINUOUS period 90 at least four
S'et next prior 60 his election,
se,tlon 20. A majority 81 all
members elected shall constitute n
quorum but less number may adj.
l"Hrh from day Go day, or I'm the
umn of the next regular meeting,
aha may compel the attendance 81
under such penalties as the council
shall prcscrihe
Section 81. The mayor shall DO
sa-otueio President of tho city
functions Of a presiding officer hnt
snail have no vote I'm elections np.
/ pom tturnts and removals Of Officers
BY tho council. and IN all other mat y
torH, only IN case of tic
Section - Tho council shall elect
from among It's members a Vice
president who shall be prrwldinR 81
neer or the council during the al.
"enee OF disability 81 tho mayor
section - The city manager
city comptroller. city treasurer and
lcorporatinn counsel shall have aeatn
IN tho city council and may take
paft In all discussions relating TO
hsun sspecuye departments, but
Section - All elections and APP
polntments BY tho council shall So
d9trrmin@f by the system OF prefer.
.ntsl voting provided by this char
ter for popular election % Officers
exeep, sa otherwise provided In this
section. All such elections and an.
potntmenta shall bc determined a.
meeting g be fixed BY tho coun-
a vacancy ocrura Norninatien, NAV
be made orally by any eounrtifnaf
ana shall close ono week before the
time fixed Tor such election or APP
ppo ea1si,nsnt TIE ballet cas-, BY each
and a record OF tho vote entered in
The ioarnal whonsysr there ar.
three OF moro nominees Tor the
same office. each councilman vot-
Ing must express at least hts first,
second and third preferences Tor the
offiee In question. otherwise his hal !.
tot shall not DO counted. The re.uit
% ~. election shan be announced
Section Is. tn. city council shall
Fi.st--Esiabiish rules Tor It's pro.
seeond-Keep a Journal Of ~. p.o.
cenfirFs and allow the procs~alnw.
to be published. ana take he yeas
ana nays on any question on do.
fnani OF any two members and en-.
ter the same In the Journal
Thlrd.Iisve authority 20 punish
ls members and others for fisor-
DERBY or otherwise contsniptuou- bs !.
haFior In It's presence and 10 erp,i
for such behavior IN Its pr~.cs,e~
any memeer BY N. affirmative. vote
Members. specifying IN tho order %
expulsion tho cause thereof
Fourth--Have authority 90 create
ana use committees OF It's members
which shsi hsvs power 20 compel
them.
Section a. Tn. city council shan
meet on the first Monday ~ each
month, or n that day be a legal hotI.
day. then upon the next day NOT n
legal holiday thereafter. and at such
other times as II may By It's rules
provide The mayor. tho vice presi-
dent OF the council IN case OF the
absence or disability OF the MAYER
or any five councilmen may calf n
special meeting Of the council. All
Us sessions shall ho public. and n
shan not adjourn 20 any other place
"a al
/ Section ~. Every Legislative act
OF said city shall be by ordinance
Every ordinance shall be clearly en-
titled and shall contain but one sub.
tect which shall be clearly crprcsaad
In tia title The cnactinE clause ~
avery ordinance shall DO. "ne n or.
aainsd by tho city OF Seattle as
Section ss. No hin shall bscou.
an irdinsncs uniosr on It's final pas.
sage at least majority of ALI the
members elected vote In It's favor.
and the vote be taken by yeas and
nays, and the names Of those vot-
Ing for and against tho Same be en- :
tered IN the Journal
No ordinance. other than an ordi.
nance providing for appropriations
for salaries or current expenses.
shall be passed on tia final reading
at tho meeting at which II f. intro .
duced
Section So No ordinance shall be
revised. re-snacted or amended nv
reference TO its title; but tho ordi-
the section thereof amended, shall
be rs-enacted at length as revised
or amended.
Section 40. when a bill 4. nh,
upon Its final passage and fails 10
pass, and n motion IL made 20 re-
consider. tho vote upon such motion
shall not be- taken before the next
mestinR OF the council.
Ns.s4 A ~
OF any franchise shall bo finally
passed within thirty DAYS after its
introduction nor until II has been
published In the official newspaper
piicant once ench week for two con
secutive weeks, the first publica
ton 20 be within ten days after it's
introduction
take effect thirty days after their
passage md naturalization, except
emergency ordinances and ordl-
nanrus approving local Improvement
assessment rolls ana authorizing tho
issuance OF locnl Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon their
passage and Authorization. When
the Immediate preservation OF the
public peace. health or safety re-
qnirea that an ordinance shall he
come effective Immediately the facts
creating the necessity and emerreu !
cy shall be stated In the ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an en-
Urgency ordinance unless on Ita
final passage ut least two-thirds OF
all tho members OF the council vote
In It's favor,
Section "a Every bill. after II
has passed shall ba signed nv the
president OF the council In omen aos
sion, I'm authorization OF it's pas
sage: in signing such bin the prcsl
dent shall call the attention OF tho
council 10 tho bill and that he IL
about 20 siRn u. and n any nom
Dor 80 request, the bill shall be
read at length for information aa
10 It's correctness as enrolled m
any member object that the hin Is
~ a..a1 s,,ch oi'tact,o, 1''red
passed upon. and n sustained the
president shall withhold his sigma
ture and the bin shall be corrected
and signed before the council pro-