The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-24
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section Is. Whenever any aucs.
I ZION - o. he submitted Ca the electors
nt thr clty and the method of Hunh
submission T. mot nnecifieaiiy mo
/ Nlded BY this charter or bY general
law, the same shalt BE- submitted al
general or special election.
s.,,,on ., "l.u,.
Z elective offiee may be removed from
otfeo BY recall as provided by law
CRY COUNCIL
'sti"n IL The legislative pow.
as reserved 10 tho psoeis nv thf,
ehartrr shall be vested ia a snAyof
and city council.
Section - The city council shall
~, tilpohvd of ono member elected
III. et, e'h e"uurilmanic district OF
Section. 20. No person shall n.
eNklhle Tor election 10 the .ity
"Nnsu unless he shaii have been
Issldcnt and elrcfor Of tho cttv
~ seattle or annexed territory fof
/ ,.fit 'hN"uH period % At laant -four
hsAt prior 60 hts election.
p,s ,,ts9n ~ majority % ali
quorum. but less number NAV aa'
.s1th from day 20 day or tn a..
80 ~ the next regular meeting
so MAY compel the attendance III
,,.,.,at tneintern IN such manner ana
shsit pr..e., shAities as tho council
section ~. The mayor shall h.
aReit teio president Of the rity
,, ',..l ana shall perform the usual
ss.u M % presiding officer. but
shAll have no vote IN siectians an.
pointfnen's ana removals 81 Offices
~ the council. and In all other mat
tefs, only ~ case Of q tie
Nscslon ~ The council shall elect
presiasna - ~ .nsmbers vice
tleer OF The council during ne -
A'eee or disability Of the mayor
80 Ton ~ The city manager.
! IN .",ii ptFoll~r. city treasurer and
IN the city council ana 49, 49,
faft In all discussions reiaff.@ ~
th~ir rcsp~ctive drpart.nsnss tes
she'll have no yete.
S"silon - Al elections ana 40.
| rointmrn's BY tho council SHAFT E.
determined ~ the system 81 ss.r.r'
.nuat voting provided ~ this char.
yer Tor popular election OF Officers
esespi as efhsfwias provided IN mi.
ae, s'.h. ~ such elections and an.
p"lntuirnts shall be deterrtnea ~
a meeting % be flx~a ~ he conn
elt. - be held within ntasf suV. a strr
vacancy occurs Nautnatiors ,ra !,
he1~ orally BY any courrlinsan
sime fixed Tor such election ~ 49,
p"ihtulent The ballot cast Nv 4sst
councilman shall be atsnet ~ hi,,
eha a record Of the vote ~nf@.ed ~
tnr toNfnaL Whrn~ss+ there 49,.
, same ofnrs each rourrft,ns, ~,
lnS must express al i4ast M. sfr.s
sssend ana third preferences FOR ,he
oftlca ~ nuession. otherwt-. hts mai.
~ shah net be counted. The result
w Sstion shall DO announced
section rs. Tn. city council shall
,sss.-kaiabiish rules fer i,s pro.
c. s;sfioss. Ak ~, journal q 81. pro.
70 be published. ana take Inc We
ahn nays on any question on AZ.
fuand % any two members ara en-.
yer VIC sam. IN tho journal
lttrd--Ftare authority 20 rtrf.k
iia members ard Others To- 49,,
teriy or otherwise cnnfeutn,t,o1s ~ !
harior N ifs presence. and 10 exp~l
Tor such behavior tn It's rre.~ers
any msmeer ~ the affirmative vote
or not loss than fwo-fhirds % f.s
members. specifying In the order 81
expulsion the cause thereof
tcurth-ffave authority 70 create
arc nee completes Of its members
w.ich shall hAv- power 20 compel
attendance % witnesses and ~. nsos
dvc,ion OF papers aud things before
Section 81 The city council .h.r
meet on the first Monday al each
month. or " that day hr legal holt.
legal hoii lay thereafter. and st s,,rS
other Times ~ IL may BY It's rules
provide. The mayor. the vice pranl.
dent OF the council in case ~ M.
absence or disability OF the ruavor
OF any five counciirnsn nav ea}, =
special meeting % the council All
It's sessions shall be public. ana ~
snail not adjourn 70 any other MACE
hsn " regular place % meeting.
section ~. Every legislative ae.
% said city shall BE ~ ordfranrs
Every ordinance shall he clearly en.
titled and shall contain hut orc .uh.
tcct which shall be clearly EXPRESSED
~ w. tit,r TIE eracting clause Of
dained by tho city OF Seattle az
Section a. No hiu .hau b.cous
an 'rdinancs unless on i'a final pss.
sage ~ least a majority % all the
and the vote be taken by yeas ana
nays. and the names OF those vot-
Ing for and against tho same he an.
tered In tho Journal.
No ordnance. other than an orft
nance providing for anpropris ,ion.
for salaries or current erpen.es
shall be passed on it's final reading
g the meeting at which II IL intro.
ducef
section 50 No ordinanc, shall n.
revised. re-cnRcted or amended ~
reference TO itH title: huf the ovaf
nance 70 De revised or re-eract0f or
the section thereof amended. shaii
be re-enneted at length as revised
Section 40. when N hin q. 49,,
upon Its final passage and fails 10
pass. and motion 4. made 10 re-.
consider. the vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before this ne,,
meeting % tho council.
Section ~. No bill for the grant
OF any franchise shall be finally
passed within thirty days after ~
introduction nor until 4 has been
OF the city NJ the expense Of tho an.
pllcant or.ce each week for two con
secutivc weeks, the first pubilca /.
ton 20 be within ten days after it's
Introduction.
scction ~. All ordinances shah
take effect thirty days after their
passage and authenticnt excent
emergency ordinances and ordt-
nRucvr approving local Improvement
assessment rolls ana authorizing the
isauance ~ local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon thar
passage and Authorization. when
the Immediate preservation of the
public peace. health or safety re-
aulrcs that an ordinance shall no.
come effective Immediately tho f,rts
creating tho necessity and smerren-
cy shall be stated in the ordinanee
ana such ORDINANCE shall not become
Immediately effective rs an en-
Urgency ordinance unless on lis
final passage at least two thirds ~
all the members OF the council vote
In It's favor.
Section 81. Every bill. after r.
has passed; shslkhe signed by tho
president ~ the eincil I'm omen SOS
sion. In authorization of It's pas
snRs IN signing such bill tho presi-
dent shall call the attention OF the
council to the bill and that he is
about 20 siEn ~ ana any mem
read al length for Information rs
20 It's correctncss as enrolled n
any member object that the bin il
not the same as when considered
aud paaged such objection sbnit -