The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-23
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Section ~. Whenever any aues-
tion IL 60 be submitted 90 the electors
81 The city and the method of such
submission 10 not specifically pro-
Nlded by this charter or b. general
law, the same shall be submitted at
general or special eieciicn.
RECALL.
Fcction "a The holder OF any
elective office may DO removed from
s cry sotNcii-
section AZ, The legislative pow
rfH OF the city OF Seattle, esc-pt
as reserved 70 tho people by this
saa w. shail 70 vested In mayor
Section -. The city council shall
- composed OF one member elected
,,ssm each oouncilmanio district OF
section 70. No person ,han be
eiiEihie FOR election 10 ne r,,,.
council unless ho shall have h.on
sitissn OF the United States and
=, r.slacnt ana el~cter OF the City
continuous period OF at least four
nett prior TO his election.
,tlon 70. A majority OF all
nletnbers elected shall constitute a
iE e,,,,. but a less number may sf-
TINE OF tho newt regular ms~tins
ana may compel the Attendance of
nssht members In such manner and
shs a,I such penalties as the council
ssetion ~. The mayor shall be
~s.officfo president af tie city
.ouhcil and shall perform tho usual
| tshs Tons % presiding officer. hut
49,. nave no vote In elections APP.
| nS the council. and IN ali other mat /.
tfss. nnly Gaze OF tia
section ~ The council shall elect
nYs.ir on 70 msmbers vice
eiess a ~, who shali BE- presiding Of
sehes or disability Of tho mayor.
Tsetlon ~ The city manager
city Comptroller. city treasurer and
s,s'.eFalon counsel shall have seat.
VIC city council and may take
part Ia all discussions reisttns ~
their respective departments. nut
shall have no vote
| section - All elections ana ar
s s,stsr;5.s ey ,hs council shsii Sc
ental voting provided ~ this char
ter Tor popular election 81 offtr~r.
tespt as otherwise provided In this
sesMon. Al such elections and APP
potptmsuts shall be determined AZ
meeting 90 b ftxss ~ ~. corr !.
ell % be held within sixty ssys artsr
q vacancy occurs Nomination. may
made orally by any cnunriius =.
49, 49, sss. close one week before The
TINE lived for such election or 40.
lroihtment The ballot east ~ rarh
COUNCILMAN shall 30 signed ~ ht,n'
and record of the vote erterea HI
ne iegrnal Whenever there az.
three o. more nominee. for ne
same office. each eourriiman ~,
ins must express az least his first
second and third preference ser ~.
os.ies IN au..,ion. oth.rwis- his bal.
lot shall rot b counted. The re.ui,
Iimmss,s,siy ,''n 'Aai e' announced
Section ~. Tn. city council ,h.u
Firsi--Esiabiish rules for 10 pro.
second--Re~p a Journal ~ ~. ,ro.
csedinss and allow the prec..fin
20 Be published. and take sh. yeas
anu hA.s on any question on DE-
fnand OF any two members ana en-.
ter We same In the Journal.
Thlrt--ifsvs authority 90 punish
Us members and others for si-or.
derry or otherwise rantouptunus -
nsyior ~ It's presence. and 10 erpei
t1r such h~havfor IN It's pres~nrr
arf member by tho affirmative vote
OF not less than two-thirfs 4, M.
members specifying in tho order q,
expulsion tho cause thereof
Fourth--Iiave authority 20 create
an1 use comrlit'ees OF its members
witch shal have power 20 compel
Attendance of witnesses and the pro'
them. "''''s
section e. Tho city council shan
month, orlf that dag be- a legal hoi,
far. then upon the mort day not a
legal holiday thereafter, and III suef
other umes AZ u may by SIS rules
provide The mayor. the vice pre~i.
dent OF tho council In case % ,hs
absence or disability 81 tie tnayor
or any i've counriimen may calf a
special meeting ~ the council, All
Us sessions shall be public. ana 4,
shsli not adjourn 20 any other pises
than 10 REGULAR place OF meeting
section ~. Every legislative nc,
81 said city shall he by ordinance
Every ordinance shall be clearly en-.
titled and shall contain hut one .uh
icct. which shall be clearly esnr..sss
In It's title The euarting clause q,
every ordinance shall be. ne m or,
dainsd ny the city OF Seattle a,
Il Section 81 No bin SHAH h.eon,
an ordinance unicsr on It's final M
sage at least majority of All ,hs
members elected vote In It's favor
and the vote he taken by yeas and
nays, and the names Of those vot.
) ing for and against the same be en-
tered In the Journal
No ordinance. other than an ordi.
nance providing for appropriation,
shall be passed on ita final rrndine
q the meeting at which II IL Intro.
duced
section 20. No ordinance shai, n,
revised. re-enRctef or amended h,
J reference 10 ita title: but the ordt.
nance 20 be revised or re-ersctes ~,
the section thereof amended. shai,
be re-enacted at length ms revised
or amended
Section IN. when bin 4. nu,
upon its final passage and fails at ~
pass. and a motion IL made 10 re.
consider, the vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before tho next
meeting Of the council
A No q o..
: OF any franchise shall bo firaiis
passed within thirty DAYS after IL
Introduction nor until II has beer
published In the official newrpape,
piicant oLce each week for two con.
secutive weeks, the first pubiica.
ton 20 be within ten days after II,
Introduction.
sectIcn g.; Al ordinances .hsi
passage md authorization. escepl
emergency ordinances and ordi,
r naarvr approving local improvement,
J assessment rolls and authorizing IN,
issuance ~ local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon thei,
, passage and Authorization. wbet
: the Immediate preservation OF IN,
public peace. health or safety re-
quIres that. an ordinance shall he.
! como Effective Immediately the sact,
creating the necessity and emerren,
, cy shall be stated in tho ordinsnc,
and such ordinance shall not becom,
: Immediately effective as an EN-
Urgency ordinance unless on n,
final passage ut least two-thirds q,
all the. members of the council vot.
in its favor.
Section ~. Every bill. after 4,
) has passed, shall be aligned bv m,
president OF the council In omen sos
sion. In Authorization of LIS ms,
sage; In signing such bill the presi.
dent shall call the attention OF ~,
council 20 the bill and that he /,
sbou. 10 saKn ~ ~. .nn any mem
: read at length for Information "a
, TO it's correctness as enrolled. T
e any member object that the bin Il
= not the same Us when considers,
, and passed. such objection shall Il,
= passed upon, and II sustained IN.
, president shall withhold his sigma
ture and the bill shall be correcte,
: and signed before the council pro