The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-26
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 't...'
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section 20. whenever any quca
ton N 90 be submitted 90 tho electors
of tho city and the method OF suct
submission II not specifically pro.
Vldsd BY this charter or by genera
law, tho same shall be submitted al
n general or special election
UI'ALt-
Section 30 The holasr Of an,
office may DO removed from office
by recall as provided ~ law,
CRY COUNCIL
Section 81 Tho legislative pow
era OF the CITY OF Seattle. except
As reserved TO tho people by this
charter shall be vested In mayor
ana city council
Section ss Tho city council shail
BE composed OF one member elected
from each eouneiimanlo district OF
the city
Section 30 No person shall b.
eligible for election 70 the cts
council unless ne shall have hosn
resident and eiector Of the cts
20 seattle or annexed territory foi
a continuous period % At least -four
year next prior 60 bis election.
section 80, A majority % al
members elected shntl coratituts =
quorum. but a less number may al
iourn from day 90 day, or IAN the
Tins 90 the next regular meeting
and may compel the attendance OF
absent members IN such manner and
under such penalties as tho council
shall prescribe.
section 81 The mayor shall bs
ex-offieio president OF the cit,
council aud shall perform tho usual
functions OF n presiding officer. bns
shall have no vote IN elections. APP
potntments and removals ~ officers
by tho council. and IN all other mat
tors. only ia case Of a tie.
section 81 Tho council shall elect
from among It's members vice
president who shall be presiding 81.
ficor Or the council during the hh.
sence Or disability - she mayor
Section IS The city manager.
city comptroller. city treasurer and
corporation counsel shall have seats
In the elir council and may take
part In all discussions relating %
ths,r respective departments. but
shall have no vote
section - All elections and Ap.
pointmenta ~ tho council shall So
determined ~ tho system % sr~f~r
enfisi voting provided by this char.
tor for popular election Of officers
excep, a. vthsrwts. provided 81 this
section, All such elections and APP
pnintmrafn shall 30 determined ~
a meeting 20 be fixed by ~. coun-
ell. % ~ hoid within sixty days after
hs made orally by any councilman n.
and shall close enc week before the
time liked for narh election or APP
polstnert The ballot cas-, ~ each
councilman .haIi 10 signed ~ him.
the ioarnaL Whsnsver there are
Z three or more nominees for the
same office. zach councilman Sot
Ing must express at least his fret.
second and Third preference for the
as > a. -
lot shaii not be counted. Tho result
Of ths election shall Be announced
Immediately.
section as. Tn. city council shall
ce-finss
i secona--xesp . journal OF it's pro.
ceeftrws and allow tho proceedings
60 DO published. and take the yeas
mand Of any two fnsrbsrs ana on
ter tho same In tho journal
Third~~HAv~ authority 90 punish
It's members and others for DISC
derly or etherwiss eoniemptuovs BE-
havi0r In iis presence. and 60 sKpei
for such behavior IN iis prssrncs
I any member hy tho affirmative vote
OF not less than two-thifds % its
fnsfnbers. specifying In tho order %
expulsion tho cause th~rcof
| Foursh--~Hav. authority 10 create
and use committees of SIS members
| which uhaii have power 20 compel
attendance % witnesses and the PRO.
daetion OF papers and things before
! them.
section ss The city council shar
I mset on tho fret Monday Of each
month, or n that day be a legal holt.
day. then upon the next day no, a
other times as ~ may by ~. rules
Il provide. The mayor. tho vice prssl.
dsnt % the council in case OF the
absence or disability of the mayor.
OF any five eounciimen may call a
special meeting OF IN. council. Al
its sessions shall be public. and ~
| shall not adjourn 70 any other place
than its regular place Of meeting
section a.. Every legislative act
Of said city shall DO by ordinance
Every ordinance shalt hs clearly an.
i titled and shall contain but ono sub
| tcct which shall br clearly EXPRESSED
In its title The cnactlns clause 81
every ordinances shall b. Re 70 or
/ follows"
section a.. No bill shall become
m rdinHnc. unio-s on its final pas.
sage at least a majority OF ali the
and the vote be taken BY yeas and
| nays, and tho names Of those vot-
Ing for and against tho same b en-.
tered In the Journal
No ordinance. other than an ordI.
| nance providing for appropriations
/ for salaries or current expenses
shall be passed on It's final reading
at tho meeting at which u IL intro
/ duCsf
section 80 No ordinances shall be
revised. re-enartsd or amended by
| rsfsrenr. TO its title. but tho ordI.
| nance TO be revised or rs-rnacted or
the section thereof amended. shall
be re-enacted at length as revised
section 20. when a bin is pu,
upon Its final passage and fails TO
pass. and a motion 10 made to re-
consider. the vote upon such motion
mesting Of the council
Section ~. No bill for tho grant
OF any franchise shall hs finally
passed within thirty days after It's
published in the official nswspSpar
OF the CITY at tho expense Of tho ap-
piicant oLce zach week FOR two con.
secutive weeks, tho first pubiicn-
tion 20 be within ton days after It's
Seotion IL. All ordinances shail
take effect thirty days after their
passage md authenticAtion except
emergency ordinances and ordi-
nanrus approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing the
issuance of local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon their
passage and Authorization. When
the Immediate preservation of the
public peace. health or safety re-
quires that an ordinance SHAH be-
como effective Immediately the facts
creating the necessity and smergen-
cy shall be stated In tho ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective a. an em-
I Urgency ordinance unless on lis
final passage at least two-thirds or
all the members OF the council vote
In It's favor.
Section "a Every bill. after e.
has passed. shall be signed by the
president OF the council In open SOS
sion. In Authorization OF Its pas
sage. In signinR such bill tho presi-
dent shall call the attention OF the
about 10 sign IL. and ~ any mem
Der so request. the bin shall be
read Mt length for Information as
10 Its correctness aH enrolled II
any member object that the bin IL
not tho same as when considered