The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-08
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/ ficurs.
/ Section Is Whenever any auss.
ton f. 70 be submitted to tho electors
/ % the city and the method OF such
Huhmission IL not specifically pro,
/ Ntded by this charter or by general
law, the same shall be submitted al
general or special election.
Section "a M fh 9Th holder ., an,
elective offies may be removed from
offics by recall as provided by law
CRY ,otscII.
.rs section ~ a. ~; The legislative pow
as reserved 60 the psopl. by this
eharter shall be vested In a mayor
and city council
Section -. The city council shall
: ~ composed or ore member elected
/ tom each eouneiimanic district OF
Section. 70. No person SHAH bs
sNNlh!e for election 20 the city
council unless he shall have heeH
a gtiErn Of the United states and
a resident and sisctor Of the eli,
o. eeAttlo or annexed territory for
continuous period Of NJ least -four
year next prior 20 his eieetien.
.,s, st.lea fe. majority OF ali
quorum. but less numhe may a.,
lsath from day TO DAY, or ftn tbs
1 utas OF the nert regular meeting
ah1 may compel the Attendance al
shsrnt members In such manner and
| .ssW .sh pensitiss as the council
Section 81. Tn. mayor shall b.
eh-etttcio president 81 the eity
..nhsu ana shaii perform the usual
sss,1 OF presiding officer. bat
shsl! have no vote In risctious' ap.
pointments and removals of ofr,esrs
~ the council. and In all other mat
tsrs. only IN case Of tie
section ~ The council shall eiee,
p rs po afo - iss insmsers vies
ncer OF the council durine the al.
ssnes or diaa bility OF the MAYOR
section ~ Til. city manager
city Comptroller. city treasurer and
corporation counsel shali have seats
IN the city council and nav ,abs
{ part In all discussions reiattrx e.
their respective dspartfnsnts htt
shall have no vote
section - All elections ana ar.
determined ~ tie system IN ps.,.y.
snlsl voting provided by thls char.
ter Tor popular election of Officers
except a. otherwise. provided IN this
seton All such elections aaa ap
paiutmsnis shall bs tetrrmlasf a,
a meeting 90 be fixed ~ ths roun
Gil. % 20 held within SIXTY day. af,sr
vacancy oreurh Nomination. fnay
- Heus orally by any councilman
and AsaH close ere week before th-
puinfFnent The ballot east Nv .aeh
ieounrtlmaa shall BE signed bv MIR
aud q record ~ the vote entered f.
I The journal whonsvsr thsr. a.
.tes ~ more nemlnees Cor ths
same offlee, each councilman vos
ING must express at least ~. fret
second and third pregsrsnr. foy 49,
offtes IN question. otherwts- hta h.t
~ shsi not be eount.i The r..ni,
% tns slssuon shah b. announced
Section as The city council shat,
Ftsi-k Establish rules for ~. pro.
ss,s,ena-Ks-p a journal o, IL. pro.
70 be published. ana take IN. Yea
Ana nays on any question on de
msnf OF any two members ana en-.
ter the same In the Journal.
:. FhirnIHavs authority 90 pur,sh
" members ana other. for fl.or.
derry or ttherwfss contsntptnsus 80
havicr IN It's presence. and to eHnel
I for such behavior IN ri. pr..rrr.
any member ~ the affirrnativ. vot.
y net less than twe-thiffs % its
members specifying IN tho order 81
expulsion The cause thereof.
foufth-ffsvs authority 10 create
ana use committees. 81 it's members
whleh shall have power 60 compel
them
Section - The city council .hav,
meet on The ftrs, Monday az each
month, or ~ that day hs a legal hoti
I day. then upon the next DAY not a
legal holiday thereafter, ard st sueI
other iimes as IL may BY IN. rules
provide The mayor, the vic. prest.
/ dent Of tho council IN case az the
absence Or disability OF tho mayor
/ OF any five counciimsu may calf 4
I special meeting Of tire council All
IT, sessions shall he public. ana n
shall not adjourn 70 any other pfaee
than ltr regular place % meeting
section ~ Every legislative &C,
/ Every ordinance shall be clearly IN
I Titled and shall contain hut one rub.
tsct. which shall be clearly csprssseA
IN It's ttIc The .enactins clause 81
| every ordinance stall be IN. II or.
I follows"
section ~. No BIN shall b.con.
an 'rdinRnc- unless on It's final mas
sage at least = majority Of all the
and the vote he taken by yeas ana
nays, and the names Of those vot
I Ing for and against the same be en-
tered In the Journal
No ordinance. other than en- orsf.
I nance providing for approximation.
| for salaries or current srpsn.ss
/ shall be passed on its final readin :
~ The meeting at which Il IL Intro.
ducef.
Section 80 No orfinano. shan n.
| revised. re-euscted or amended ~
| references 20 It's title: but the ordt.
/ nance to be revised or re.erartet ~
/ tho section thereof amended. shatl
II be r.-snactcd at length hH revised
/ or amended.
Section 90 when a Bill ia mn,
upon it's final passage and falls ia
pass. and n motion Is made 10 re-
consider. tho vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before tho next
/ meeting Of the council.
Section II. No bin for tho gran,
Of any franchise shalt be firalIy
passed within thirty days after n,
| Introduction nor until IL has been
published in tho official newspaper
OF tho city at the expense OF tho an
plicant orcs each week for two COZ,
/ secutive weeks, the first pubfica
ton TO be within ten days after its
Introduction.
take effect thirty days after their
passage md naturalization, exoep,
| emergency ordinances and ordi.
marcos approving local improvement
assessment rolls ana authorizing tie
issuance OF local Improvement bonds
which shall take effect upon thai,
passnRe and naturalization, when
| the Immediate pressrvation OF the
public peace. health or safety re.
/ auirer that an ordinance shall he.
4
| creating the necessity and emerren
cy shall be stated In the ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an en-.
Urgency ordinance unless on is
/ final passage Mt least two-thirds of
All tho members of the council vote
4 In It's favor
Section ~. Every bill. after n
/ has passed. shall be signed by Tho
I prcsidcnt ~ the council in omen aos
sion. in authorization OF Its pas.
| sage; IN signinR such bin the presi-
dent shall call the. attention OF the
council to the bill and that he is
about TO sign IT, and II any rnem
bsr so request. the bin shall bs
read at length for information ~
10 It's correctness as enrolled III
any member object that the bill II
not the same M when considered
and passed such objection shall 10
passed upon, and II sustained the
| president shall withhold his sipnn
| ture and the bill shall be corrected
and signed before the council pro.
ceedH 20 any other business