The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-20
Vote IN this
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Ton u 60 be submitted 20 the eiector,
OF the city and tho method Of Huch
{ suhintHsion II hot specifically pro,
hiasd hy this charter or by general
general or special election.
I Section 20 The holder 81 an,
elective office may be removed from
ottlee ~ recall az provided BY law
section af TIE issi"lstivs now.
erH ~ the Cite ~ Reaftir. excep,
AZ reserved 20 tho people hv thfs
shsrtsr shall be vested In n mayo,
Section rs. The city council, shall
be composed of one membsr elsctsd
| ~. zach eounriimanic district OF
Section 20, No person shall b.
Council unless he shall have beer
slttkrn OF the United states and
/ y resident ana rlrcfor OF tina eift
- seattle or annexed territory fos
ssh iihnoun period Of at least foul
next prior 10 hts election
section 70. A maIority y, ~
s's'tnnrfa elected shall cor stttuss 4
| tsMtsii, VII. but less number may al.
,s,..H rom day 20 day, or TIN ths
asa ~ INC nett regular meeting
ahsrnt members IN such manner ana
u u,h"egF such penalties as tho eouneil
snail prescribe.
section 81. The mayor shall be
council and shall ssr,o % g., 10 &c,
aenss Tons OF presiding officer. bn,
shalI nave no vote In elections an.
pnintmentH aud removals ~ officer
~ inc council. and In all other mat
tsfs. only IN case % a tie
section ~. The council shall efrc,
arou among i,s members vies
president who shall be presiding az
tleer OF the council during me al
senes OF disability OF the mayor.
city comptroller. city trsn.nrry 49,
sofpofatien counsel shall have seats
N th~ city council and NAV tsLs
part IN all discussions relating te
lhslr respective departments. boz
ahaf have no vote
Section So All .lse,tnrn nrs
po.ntmsnt. by the council shalt 81
dHfrrmined by the sNutetn az nrefnr.
ential voting provided Is thfa char.
yer i.r popular election Of Officers
section. All such s,rr,ion. ana ~.
potntnFnfs shall be detsrruined a,
meeting 20 be fixed bv the coun
gu. % be held within SIXTY days after
vacancy occurs Nominations mas
aud shall close on. week b.sorr ~.
TINE liked for such election OF ap.
pointfnent Tho ballot cast nv saff
councilman shaii to signed ~ him
ana record q the vote entered IN
me togrnai Whru-ver there az.
three or more nominees for ~.
Same officr. zach councilman xof
ing fnuaf express at least his ftrr,
rsrnnd and third preferences Tor ,hs
.i.asn ~ question. otherwise NJ. bal
lnf shall not be counted Tn. r.ssti,
af ths election shall DO announcsc
section IS. The city council sb.tl
Establish rules for lis pro.
second-Keep a Journal Of ~. ,,a.
eeedtnxs and allow the procssfIns.
20 be published. and take IN. yea
ahn nays on any question on de-
shn o. any two members and en-.
ter the same In the Journal
Third-ffsve authority 20 ,,rt.,
- members ana others for dt.or
1ertY or otherwise cont~ptnftost. f.~
hastor In Its presence. and 10 .rn.l
TOT such behavior IN its prs.cnr.
any fnetnesr BY the affirmative xof.
OF not less than two-thirds 81 n.
members, specifying In tho order IA
expulsion tho cause thereof
Fourth--riavs authority 10 Great.
an, use commlttees of its members
wnich shall hsya power 70 corup~l
attendance Of witnesses ana the nsc
them. "''"''
section "a The city council .hsr,
month. or ~ that day he a Legal hai,,
day, then upon the next dav no, a
legal holiday thereafter, and At .ueh
other times as II may by IFS rule,
provide The mayor. tho vice presi-
absence or disability OF the ~. yar
or any five counciimen may CAR 4
special meeting Of tho council al
iis sessions shall be public, ana /,
shall not adjourn 20 any other niars
| than its regular place OF rn~attnw
| Section ~. Every isririativs ac,
% said city shall be by ordtnanr.
1 Every ordinance shall b. clearly en-.
/ tltlsd ana shall contain but one sub.
'oct. which shall be clearly cspr~mssd
In Its title. The enactinE clause q.
every ordinance shall be: On. n or
dained hy the City OF Seattle as
section a.. No bin shah s.cor.
an rdinsncv unicss on It's final pas
sage ~ least majority OF ali ths
members elected vote In its favor
and the vote he taken by yeas ans
/ NAYS. and the names OF those vot.
Ing for and against tho same be or.
| tered In tho Journal
No ordinance. other than an ors,.
nance providing for appropriation,
| for salaries or current erpcnses
shall be passed on its final readtne
at the meeting nj which II Is intro.
ducef.
| Section 80 No ordinance shall n,
| revised. re-enactcd or amended y,
reference to its title: but the oral.
nance TO be revised or re-eracted n,
tho section thereof amended. shat
be rc-enacted at length as revised
Section 40. When a bin 4. M,
upon its final passage and fail. ~
pass, and motion 10 made 10 re.
consider. the vote upon such motion
shall not he taken before the ne.t
meeting OF tho council.
Section 81. No bin for tho gran,
Of any franchise shall be final,
passed within thirty days after fl,
intr9dnction nor nor until 4 has beer
OF the city at the expense OF tho an.
| plicant orce each week for two con,
secutive weeks, the first puhiica.
tion 20 be within ten days after IL,
introduction.
Election IL. All ordinances shat
take effect thirty days after th@i,
passage and authentication, exeeni
| emergency ordinances and ordi,
nnncus approving local improvement
assessment rolls ana authorizing m.
Issuance Of local Improvement houds
which shall take effect upon thei,
passage and naturalization. Wher
tho Immediate preservation Of IN,
public peace. health or snfetv ~.
como effective Immediately the fact,
creating the necessity and snaereen'
cy shall be stated in the ordinane.
and such ordinance shall not becom,
Immediately effective as an en-,
Urgency ordinance unless on n,
final passage at least two-thlrds M
all the. members OF the council vot,
in it's favor.
Section AZ. Every bin. after Il
has passed shall be signed nv ~,
president Of the council In omen sos
sion, In authorization OF It's mas.
sage. in signing such bill tho presi.
dent shall call the attention or ~,
council TO the bill and that he /,
about to sign II, and n any mem
her so request, the bill shall b.
read at length for Information n,
TO It's corroctness nH enrolled. r
any member object that the bin /,
not the same Rs when considers,
and passed, such objection shall h.
passed upon, and II sustained IN.
president shall withhold his sigma
ture and the bill shall be correcfe,
and signed before the council pro
ceeds 20 any other business.
section a.. All ordinances of ,
general. public or pofnunfft NJ.