The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-27
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Section -. Whenever any aues
ton IL 20 be submitted 90 the electors
of u" city and the method 81 such
nubmissiun f. not specifically pro-
Nld~d by this charter or BY general
law. tho same shall bo submitted al
a general or special election
Section "a The holder Of any
elective offire may be removed from
oftlcs ~ recall as provided by law
cry COUNCIL
section ~ The legislative pow
a. reserved TO tho psopls BY this
charter shall be vested In a mayor
and city council
section -. Tho city council shall
- composed or one member elected
from Zach oouneilmanie district OF
sseuon 10. No person shall bs
riiEihls for election TO tho city
council unless he Fhaii have bsen
a citizen % the United states and
a, fsslasn' and sieetor Of tho city
OF seattle or annexed territory Tor
continuous period - at least four
year nukt prior 90 his election
section 20. A majority % all
meiuhers elected shall constitute a
gsotnfii. bat = less numbor may adj.
Tine 81 the nrHt regular meeting
ana may compel the attendance ~
absent members IN such manner ard
unasF such penalties as tho council
section 81. The mayor shall be
sH-officio president % the city
council and shall perform the usual
FUNCTIONS % a presiding officer, bat
Hhall nave no vote in elections ap.
poin tmentn and removals 81 officer
a
tiers. only IN case Of lie
section - Tho council shall elect
from among itu members vice
president who shall De presiding 81.
tierf or The council during tho ali.
section 30 rka NV ms8ag.,
city comptroller. city treasurer and
corporation counsel shall have seats
IN TIE city council and may take
psrt In all discussions relating 10
Nh.l respective departments. bat
Section 20 All elections ana ar
poinfWrnfs by tho council sArfi 81
determined by tho system 90 prefer.
sntisl voting provided By gfss char.
,er Tor popular election " officers
except as otherwise provided In this
section. All such elections ard 40.
putnimrnts shall 10 d~teFrntnra ~
meeting 60 be ffx~s ~ the cnun
ell, q BE- hold within sirtV DAYS after
a vacancy occurs. Nominations may
and shall close one week hssore 49,
time liked for such election or an.
pnintmeni Tho ballot cast BY rarh
councilman shall be signed ~ MIN.
and a record - the vote entered in
the Journal WhunsFrr there ar
thres or more nominees for ~.
same office. each councilman vot
Ing musf express at least hts fret
sscona and third preferences for tho
oftire IN question. pthsrNiH. hts bal
lot shall not DO eeuuted. Tho r~sui,
Immediately.
Section -. TNs city council .h.fi
First--Estahtish rules for iis pro.
..s ssss,e1s. * s,s Journal o g, pro.
20 be published. and take the yeas
and nays on any question on de-
inanf % any two members and en-.
ter the same IN the journal.
Thira..Eare authority 90 punish
Ia members and others for diaar-
DERBY or otherwise enntamptuouw 10
havior IN 10 presence. and 90 srp.i
Tor such behavior IN tfs presence
any rsmbsr ~ tho affirmative vote
OF not less than two-thlrd. % its
erpuisiorf tho cause thereof
FouFth--fass authority 10 Greats
and use committees % It's members
which shall have power 10 compel
attendance % wi,nssre. and th- pro.
ductlon OF papers and things beforr
Section "a The city council .hai,
meet on the fire; Nouday on rurh
month, or N that day 10 n legal hoit
day. thcn upon the uaIt day not q
.Enl non LAY thereafter. and 81 such
other iimes as ~ may BY its rules
provide. The mayor tho vice prsut
dent % the council tn case ~ gh.
absence or disability Of tho mayor
OF any i've councilmen may call .
special meeting q the council All
It's sessions shall be public. ana II
shall not adjourn TO any other piars
than ttH regular place ~ meeting,
section ~. Every legislative act
- said city shall 30 BY orfina nee
Every ordinance shall be clearly en-
Titled ana shall contain hut one auh.
Jet which shall be clearly expressed
in Its title The snhctiug clause az
every ordinance shall be. ne n or
dained ~ the city Of Seattle az
section "a. No bin shall become
an rdinRnc. unios. on It's final mas
sage at least majority % all the
members elected vote In ita favor
and the vote be taken by yeas and
nays, and the names Of those vot
Ing for and against the same be on
tered In tho journal
No ordinance. other than an ordf
nance providing for approprfs,ions
for salaries or current expenses
shall be passed on It's final reading
q the meeting at which II II intro
section 40 No ordinance. shall be
revised re-enActed or amended ~
reference to It's title: but the ordt-
nance TO be revised or re-euacted OF
tho section thereof amended. shall
bs re-enactod at length as revised
or amended
Section 20. when bill ia mn,
upon its final passage and fails IL
pass, and motion IN mads 10 re-
consider. tho vote upon such motion
shall not be taken bsfors the nSa,
meeting Of tho council.
Section ~. No bin for the grant
OF any franchise shall bo finally
passed within thirty days after ia
published In the official newspaper
Of the city ut the expense Of the ap-
pilcaut ouce each week for two con
seoutivc weeks. the first publica
tion 20 be within ten days after It's
Introduction.
Election ~. An ordinances shall
tske effect thirty days after their
passage nnd Authorization. cNrept
emergency ordinances and ordi
nnarVs approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing tho
Issuance ~ local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon their
passage and authorization. When
tho Immediate preservation OF the
public peace. hoalth or safety res
auires that an ordinance shall be-
como effective Immediately the facts
creating the necessity and enerrcn
cy shall be stated In the ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an en-
Urgency ordinance unless on 10
finai passage AZ least two thirds oi
all the. mcmbera OF the council vote
In It's favor.
section ~. Every bill. after II
has passed. shall be signed by the
president Of tho council In omen SOS
sion, ia Authorization of it's pas.
sage; In signing such bin the presi-
dent shall call tho attention OF the
council 10 the bill and that he h
bout TO sign II. and ~ any mem
Der so request. the bill shall b,
read at length for information ns
TO its correctness M enrolled III
any member object that the hin IA
not the same as when considered
and passed. such. objection shall be
missed upon. ana n sustained the
- .etdfpf a all wifhlpld bta atorr.