The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-17

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section IS Whenever any cues
Won IL 20 10 submitted 60 the electors
OF the city and tho method 80 such
submission f. not specifically pto-
Nided by this charter or BY general
law, the same shalt Dc submitted at
urtAut.
Section 20 The holder 81 any
eissiNs office may be removed from
"ttiee by recall an provided by law.
Section cry r SSor ,,,.,..,.. -.
ers Of the city % ses,tis. except
AZ reserved 20 tho people by this
charter. shall DO vested In a mayor
ana city cnuncil
Section se,i.,l q The city council shail
r. composed of one member elected
,s.m each couneilmanie district OF
section 20 No person shall he
ro,,sets re, Gle ZION 90 tho city
citizen ~ the United states and
resident and rirctar Of the city
~ eeatNe or annexed territory for
a .ntinnous period % az least four
St hsat prior 90 his election.
=, Won 80. A majority 81 all
members elected shall eors,ttn,, a
tani. but less number may "a.
euta from day 20 daY. or tiu IN.
se OF The next regular meeting
sns 49, nay compel the attendance ~
.hst, such penalties "a the council
SECTION al. tn. mayor shall b..
.ntiiele President % tho city
FUNCTIONS OF a preaidtns of,is.r 80,
shsll haVc no vote In Elections az.
En'nttnents and removals % Officers
~ the eouncii. and IN ali other mat.
', s.e, 1hg Y, ~ e4ss % tis
ANNfM among It's 80 rsssN -
president who shall be presiding "a.
ttceF or tho council aurtne the a..
sescs or disability OF the mayor
city ea'ns, "a, tn. city manager,
corporation counsel shall have seats
the city council and may take
part In all discussions relating 90
,heir respective departments. hut
snail have no vote
ectlon - All election. and an.
pointfnsnts by the council shall Sc
determined by The system 81 af~rrv
.nNsl voting provided by this char.
tor lar popular election ~ officers
Except as Otherwise provided In This
section All such ei~etian. ara 80
poiutmsnis shall he dstsrminsf a.
meeting 90 b. fired BY the roun /.
CIT 70 be held within SIXTY rsy. sitter
ansp occurs Nomination, may
and shall close ono week before sss
TINE tined for such election or an.
polnsm~nt The halle, cas-, nv .ash
councilman shall 10 signed ~ him
~. $500. 1000 Q, N. vote entered IN
thres or more nominees Tor ~.
same cffic-. each councilman ,ot
lne must express at least his ,ir.,
s..ond ara third preferences for The
offtrs W question. otherwise III. h,i
LOT shall not be counted. Th~ rs.ai,
or " .l.etion shall be snneanesd
Section So Ths city council shall
Fifst-Estssii.h rule. for It's pre-.
sseona-x.sp a Journal Of ~. pro.
ceefings ana allow the proesssfnx.
70 be published. and ssk. ~, v.s
ara nays on any question on de-
, nrnn ?, sny two member. and en-
Trtrd--Hsvs authority 70 pnr,.s
- members ana others for fi.or.
nsrlr OF ttherwt.- ennteripsuous 10
ssavior N ~ presence. and 20 .sp.i
any member BY the afsirrna,Iv. vo,.
OF not less than two-thIrds 81 nj.
members. specifying IN tho order OF
expulsion ~. cause thereof
sourih-Havs authority 90 create
ana use committees OF It's m~rnb.r.
which shall have power 10 earnp-i
attendance % witnesses. ana IN. No.
dncilon OF papers and things before
section 81 The city ro,,r,, 49,,
meet on tho first Msnssy "n =, . ssn
| month. or II that day ha a legal hoii,
day. then upon the next day no, a
LEGAL holiday thereafter, and al surh
other times as I, may by a.. rules
provide The mayor. tho vice pre.f-
dent % the council IN cas. 81 a..
absence or disability of the mayor
! or any ftv. rounriinen may rafi a
special meeting Of tho council. All
~ sessions shall be public. and II
shall not adjourn 20 any other place
than iis regular place ~ meeting
section ~ Every legislative act
% said city shall be BY ordinance
Every ordinance shall be clearly on !
iect which shall be clearly oynre.s.s
N 10 title The ensctinR clause ~
eVerr ordinance shall he re N a.
dalnsd ~ the city Of Seattle a.
section ~. No bin shall b.~or.
An rfinancs unicss on ia final pas.
sage ~ least a ma tority Of All m.
/ members elected vote In its favor.
and the vote be taken BY yea. and
I nays and the names OF those xo,.
irT for ana sRsins, IN. sam. B. an
tered IN the Journal
No ordinance. other than an orft-
nance providing for appropriation
for salaries or current expenses
shall he passed on iis final reading
/ dursf
section 80 No ordinsne. shall n.
revised. re.ensctef or amended nv
reference to tie title: but the ordl.
nance 20 be revised or re-eracted or
tho section thereof Amended. shall
be re-ensctef At length as revised
or amended.
section 20. when a bin (. pu,
upon 80 final passage and fails 10
pass and a motion IL made 10 70.
consider. the vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before tho NEXT
meeting % the council.
Section ~. 10 BIN for the gran,
passed within thirty days after H.
Introduction nor until n has been
published In the official newapaper
~ the city 81 the expense OF tho ap.
seouiive weeks. the first pubiicn
ton 90 be within ten days after its
section Is All ordinances .hsIi
take effect thirty days after their
passage md naturalization, except
emergency ordinances and ordi.
naueus approving local improvement
Assessment rolls ana authorizing the
Issuance ~ local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon their
passage and authorization when
the immediate preservation OF me
public peace. health or safety 70.
quire- that an ordinance shan be.
como effective Immediately the f,rt,
N
~ shall he stated In the ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an en-.
Urgency ordinance unless on n,
final passage AZ least two-thtrds q,
all tho members OF the council vote
1 IN tie favor.
Section "a. Every bill after I,
has passed shall hs signed by the
president 81 the council In omen SOS
sion. In authorization OF its pas.
sage; In signing such bill the proHl.
dent shall call tho attention OF IN.
council 10 the bill and that n. 4,
about 20 sign n. ana n any mem.
her 80 request the bin shall b,
read AZ length for information a,
20 ita correctness as enrolled III
any member object that tho bill 4,
not the same as when considered
and passed, such. objection shall b,
passed upon. ana ~ sustained IN,
president shall withhold hts sigma
ture and the bill shall b. correcte 81
and signed before the council pro.
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