The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-03
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Fe,Ioh ~ NhencNer any qNre'
ton 10 90 10 submitted 60 tho eisctors
90 the city and the method % such
submission q. not specifically PRO,
Nid~d by this charter or by general
law. the Same shall be submitted nj
general or special election.
Section "a The holder Of any
elective office may bs removed from
offico by recall as provided by law
CRY COUNCIL
section ~ The legislative pow
er % tho. city OF Seattle. except
as reserved 20 the people by thi,
eharter' shall be vested In n mayer
and city council
Section ~ The city council shall
- composed or orc member elected
~, tss'n zach eouneiimanie district OF
Section 20. No person shall b
elEihle for election 10 the cits
council unless he shall have been
resident ana eiertor 81 the CTS
OF Seattle or annexed territory fot
continuous period ~ AZ least f0ur
gsAf hcft prior 60 his election
section 70. A majority 81 all
.,'sits elected shall ors,itnfs q
ts"thu,, out a less number NAV al.
l.ufn from day 90 day, or IAN ths
TIME OF the NEXT regular meeting
40 may compel the attendance III
sessns members In such manner ard
sssii n ss.h penalties as tho council
section ~. Tn. mayor shall b.
st-ofticio president % tho eity
council and shall perform the usunl
.shs,,tisns 81 a presiding officer. hu'
,a1a haNs no vote In elections Ap,
Pe1ntnlcnts and removal. Of officers
| ~ the council. and In all other mai.
t9rsi only IN cas-. OF a tie
section ~ Tho council shalt eisr,
~, asonf iis tnemterr vies
ps ea who shall be presiding Of.
tsvr OF The council during the Alb.
-ence Or disability % tho mayor
section ~ The etfv fparas.r
city comptroller. city treasurer ana
corporation counsel shall have seats
nsr, e,W council and may take
,hsir respective departments. bu,
shall have no vote
section 20 All elections ana an.
pointmsni. BY The council shall ss
entlal voting provided ~ III. rssr,
ter Tor popular election Of officers
except as otherwise provided In this
section All such elections ara Al.
polntm.nts shah b determined a,
n, ".,ihs 70 Dc fitsd ~ tho eeun-
a vacancy occurs Nominations NAV
be made orally BY any rourrffru. :,
ana shall close one week before NJ I
Vine utci Tor such election or ap.
,,fltt - NAtlnt cast ~ rncA
councilman shalt be slgnef ~ hifn
ana record OF the vote entered IN
/ ths ingrrhl Whun~ger there a :.
I three o. more nominees Tor ~
same office. zach councilman vot
ns nast .aprs.s a. isas, hts first
otiics IN question. otherwise hls bst,
/ lot shall not he counted Tn. r..ai,
% ~. election shall 30 announesd
Il A~FFfn.sx
eeefinss ~ P'V'
sscond--Nsep q journal OF n. prn.
ceefinx- and allow tho proee~afnx
70 be published. and take ,hs Yea
manf ~ any two members ana en-.
ter the same IN the journal
l. Third--Hsrs authority 20 punish
Us members and others for fisor.
derlr or tiherwiss contemplation h~
I haNior ~ It's presence. and 20 eRnel
for such h.havlor IN is prr.rnr,
| any member BY the affirmative voss
/ or not less than fwo.thirds Of ia
members. specifying In tho order "a
expulsion the cause thereof
Fourth~-NFsve authority 10 create
and use committees % III. rnernbsr.
which shall have power 10 eornoel
I attendance ~ witnesses aud IN. rro,
dnetion OF papers and things before
Section "a Tho city council, shat,
meet on the first Monday ~ .meN
/ month, or n that day be a legal hoit,
/ gay then upon the next DAY not 4
legal holiday thereafter, ana 81 snrh
other times as u may by its rules
/ provide. The mayor. the vice pra.t.
dent Of the council In case ~ ~.
absence or disability Of the mayor
or any five counciiuien may ~aff !
special meeting Of tho council. Al
~ sessions shall be public. and n
shall not adjourn 90 any other pfsr.
than iis regular place Of meeting
| section ~. Every Legislative se,
% said city shall be by ordinance
/ Every ordinance shall be clearly ~u.
Tilted and shail contain but on. sub.
ioct which shall be clearly erpr.ssed
In It's title The enHcting clause .,
every ordinance stall be ne I, OF
dsinsf BY the city Of Seattle a,
section ~. No bin shall b.eor,,
an rdinsnc- unics. on ifs fin,i na. !.
sage At least n ma fority OF all fhs
| members elected vote In ~. ravar
and the vote be taken BY yeas AMI
nays. and the names OF those vo,.
ing ,or arc against tho same be en-.
tered In the Journal
No ordinance. other than an orft.
nance providing for appropriation
/ for salaries or current erpen.ss
shall be passed on It's final reedine
a. the meeting at which Il 10 intro,
Section 10. No ordinance shah n,
| revised. re-~nactef or amended hy
reference 20 It's title: but the ordf.
nance TO BIO revised or re-euactef or
the section thereof amended. shall
be re-enacted at length as revised
| or amended
Section 10. When a hin I. mn,
upon its final passage and fails n
pass, and a motion Is made 10 re.
consider. the vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before the neri
/ meeting OF the council
| Section IL No bill for tho gran,
OF any franchise shall be finnliy
passed within thirty days after ~
Introduction nor until Il has been
published I'm the official newspaper
| OF the city at tho expense OF tho an.
| plicant orce each week for two con
secutive weeks. the first pubiIcs
tion 70 be within ten days after its
section a.. All ordinances ,heit
i take effect thirty DAYS after tbet,
passng md naturalization. excep,
emergency ordinances and ordi.
naucus approving local improyemen,
issuance Of local Improvement honda
| which shall take effect upon thai,
passage and naturalization when
the immediate preservation Of Tho
public peace. health or safety re.
quires that an ordinance shall he.
como effective Immediately tho fact.
creating the necessity and emcrren.
oy shall be stated in the ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective "a an en-.
Urgency ordinance unless on IL
I final passage at least two-thlrda ~,
all the members OF the council vote
in itg favor.
| Section 20. Every bin. af,er &,
has passed. shall DO signed nv ths
president of tho council in Oman scs
| sion, In Authorization OF It's nae
| sage. In signing such bill the presl
dent shall call the attention or ms
council 20 the bill and that he /,
about 10 sign II. and N any mem
Der 40 request, the. bin shall be
read at length for Information a,
to It's correctness as enrolled 7,
any member object that the biIl~i,
/ not the same az when conaideree
and passed. such objection shail h,
passed upon. and n sustained tho
president shall withhold hts girnn
lure and the bill shall he correctaa
and signed before the council pro.
cceda 20 any other business
Section ~. All ordinances Of n
! general, public or permanrft ma