The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12


dred and thirty-two. two hundre,
and thirty three. two hundred an,
thirty -scVrn. two hnnAred ana thlr
~ eight, two hundred and thirty
nine two hundred and forty ans
two hundred aud forty sono.
valley District
frecinoss two hundred and forty
-FOUR, tive hundred and forty five
two hundred aud forty six two hun
dred ANA fertv-seVeu. two hundred
and foftv-eiEht two hundred Rnt
fnrtN-nipe and tive hundred ant
ufty-one
Rstaier district.
Precincts two hundred and ftfty
two hundred aud fifty-two, two hun.
dred and fifty-three. two hundred
and fifty tive. two hundred ans
utty six. two hundred and ftfty
seven and two hundred and fifty
eight
pu~ami.h District
Precincts two hundred and TWEEN
ty-flve. two hundred and fittv+four
two hundred and fifty nine. tvs
hundred and sixty. two hundred ant
stNty+one, two hundred and sixty
two. two hundred ana sixty three
two hundred and sixty four. tvs
aud siSty-six ana two hundred ans
siki District.
Precincts two hundred and sixty
seven. two hundred and sixty eight
two hundred and sixty nine. tvs
hundred and seventy two hundred
and soVenty-one. two hundred ane
seventy 1.-TWO. two hundred and
seventy -four and two hundred and
seventy -fiNe
rsuati~res District.
Precincts two hundred and seven
,ty-three, two hundred aud seventy
islN, two hundred and seventy seven
two hundred and seventy eight. twe
hundred and seventy and tive
hundred and eighty.
have power IN the year nineteen hum
dred and eighteen. and IN every
fourth year thereafter. 20 redtstFiei
the city into districts. In any re-
dlstricting the districts shall be
made as nearly equal In population
and as geographically compact as
possible. nor shall any ordinance for
rediStricting the city take effect
within sixty days preceding any
election held In the city for muni
cipal, county. district or state Of
section s. Whenever any now ter
rit0ry Is added 10 the city tho same
shah be attached 60 and ho a part
% the district adjoining thereto: and
81 such territory shall Rdiain more
than one district Il shall be added
to and be made a part Of the dts.
trict adjoining thereto which shall
have east the smallest vote at the
regular municipal election last pre-
eeding such annexation: provided.
that " the city council shalt deem
the population 81 such territory 20
he sufficiently large 10 constitute
separate district * may by ordi-
nance declare such territory n dis
tlnct district and the same shall re-
main distinct district until the
city - redistFictcd.
section THE pr~einr,. Of the
city shall remain as at present: pro-
vided. however, that 80 often as may
be necessary the city council shall
divide each district into two or more
election precincts SO that each pre-
ctaet shall contain as nearly as may
he an equal number Of voters. and
In such manner as Will best sub
serve convenience In voting and VIII
conform 20 the general laws ~ the
state provided. that no alteration ~
such precincts shall take effect with
in sixty DAYS newt preceding any
election held in the city for fmfuiei-
pal. county. district or state off,
GERS
dairy % any district shall operate to
abolish any office or exclude any
councilman or other city officer
from office before the expiration 81
the term for which tho Incumbent
was elected or snnoin,-d.
IstsI4t ffNF
Section . A general municipal
election shall be held on tho first
Tuesday after the first Monday In
March. 1915 and hisnniaiiy there
after All other elections held un-
der the provisions OF this charter
pal elections. Charter amendments
shall he submitted only at general
municipal elections
Section ?. The manner ~ rorsfns-
a. - = n
by petition. The name Of any eisc-
tor Of the city shall be printed upon
the ballot. when petition in the
form hereinafter prescribed shall
have hsen tiled IN hts or her be-
half with the city clark. Such pc
five hundred qualified electors Of
the city. ~ for the nomination %
candidate for an office filled ~
election from the city AZ large. and
by at least nifty qualified electors
os the district. ~ for an office 70
be fiIisd BY election from such ais
trirt
Section 10. The signatures 70
nominating petition need not all be
appended 20 on. paper. but 20 each
tached an affidavit 81 the cireuiator
thereof. stating the number ~ sign
ers OF such paper and that each ntR
nature appended thereto wHs made
IN hts or her presence. and Il the
genuine signature Of the person
siRners Of nominating petition
shall sign their names in ink or
indeiibie pencil. adding their place
az residence BY street and number.
Section II. The form ~ the petit
iior papers shall be substantially as
FORM or PETITION pAPER1
We. the undersigned. hereby nomi-
nate .t..s. .s-....st 4.s..t.+.. whose
sss,.Is sor ~. of,,cs q, street
......s.... 70 be voted for AZ the
election to held In the City ~ Sc
attie on the day OF ....fa..
and we individually certify that we
are qualified TO vote for candidates
for the above office. and that We
any other candidate for
the said office.
Street and Number ..............
tspace for signaturss)
fHere insert affidavit Of circu-
latorl.
n petition shall be as
sembied and filed with thu city
clerk. as one instrument. not earlier
than sixty days nor later than thirty
days prior 10 the date Of the cleo
ton with respect TO WniCN aNfH peti~
tlon IL filed. The clerk shall en-
dorse thereon the date OF its presen-
tatlon and by whom presented. and
shall forthwith examine the same.
n the petition complies with this
charter he shall file the same AZ
once: IL not. he shall state im-
in writing on said petit
tion why IL cannot be filed, and with
in three days thereafter shall return
the defective petition. personally or
BY mail. 10 the person presenting the
same Such returned petition may
be amended and again presented for
filing within five days Of Its return
by the clerk, but in no case later
than thirty days before the election.
and n then found 10 comply with
this charter 70 shall be filed. The
fee for filing such petition Of nomi-
nation shall be one per cent OF the
annual salary or compensation at
tached to the office IN question, but
in no case leas than ten dollars.
Section 10. Any person whose
name has been submitted for can
didacy By sny such petition shall
file with the city clerk an accept
ance Of such candidacy. containing a
q declaration that he r. not nominee
or representative ~ any political
party or organization. not later tran