The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-05


once In the city official newspaper
within ten days after the some ahail
have become q law. The pnhiiea e
ton 81 nll ordinances granting any
frnuehise or private privilege or Hn.
lPruflng ur Yaeattng any plat shell
he published az the eKpense 90 the
applicant therefor
section t5 Tho city council shall
have power. bv ordinance ana not
t"therwisn 60 carry into execution q
fof the powers given 20 the CITY ~
] Seattle hv tho constitution and laws
lnf tho state OF Washington. ana all
other powers usually exercised hN
Legislative hedies ~ municipal cor.
lporn lions of like character ana de.
gree with the CITY OF Seattle. and
all poWorH which now are or which
may heren fter be conferred upon In
corporatcd towns and cities by the
lconstituiion ana laws OF this state,
and also all The pnwerH OF tho city
/ OF Seattle which now ara or may
hereafter be adopted and enumerat-
cd IN the city charter
section 20 The city council shai
neither have nor exercise any al
miniHtrat ye or executive power a.
distinEuishod from tho legislative
power.
Section 81. No exclusive franchise
or privilege shall be granted for the
use OF any street. aiiey or highway
Ior other public place or any part
section a.. The city council shall
make no appropriation IN AID OF
any corporation, person or society,
Charter or tie law. 81 m. STATE,
provided, that the city council may
grant 10 any institution which -
supported In whole or In part by
public charity the free use OF city
water.
Section -. No debt or obligation
Iof any kind against the city shall
he created by the city council except
by ordinanc. specifying tho amount
"n s.o on}.a' 9' s"eS sspsna, .,,,en IN.
IvnlvinE the issue Of bonds for any
public utility or Improvement shall
be submitted 20 tho people until
% shall have first been made BY
the city msbsKer and adopted by the
IINirisrIvE AND nrrEar~pu
Section 81. Any proposed ordi
council ~ petition signed by reg
irtered voters equal In number 70
at least eight per cent OF the total
registration of the preceding year
IAN petitions circulated with respect
TO any proposed ordinance shall be
uniform In character. shall contain
lths proposed ordinance In full and
shall he signed. certified and filed
IN tho manner required by this char
dates for elective offices
| Section o. The city clerk shall.
within twenty days after tho ming
lof such petition, verify tho sum /.
be finds the same 20 be insufficient
he shall forthwith notify the person
lfiiins tho same, and an additional
Twenty days shall be allowed In
which TO - mpl.ts such petitior.
when such petition 10 found suffi-
Client by the clerk. he shall forth
/ with transmit the same together
with bis report thereon. 60 tho city
lcoNnrii. which shall take final action
npon such proposed ordinance within
Section IS, The city council may
enact or reject any Initiative ordi-
nance. but shall not amend or modi.
lfy the same. II the city council
shall within thirty days after re-
lceipt thereof fail 20 take fir al action
thereon. tho same shall DO sub
mitied 90 the people for their APP
lar election, or az a special election
leaii~f for that purpose ~ the ini-
ltiativ~ petition shall be signed ny
lnualtfird voters equal In number TO
ai least fifteen per cent % the total
or shall at any time be raised In
Iquaiified signatures 60 such per
lc~ntagc. then the council shall pro-
vide for N. submission OF the same
election 90 be held Within forty DAYS
from tho crrtIficafion by the clerk
ef The snfficieney % the signatures
provided, that n any general cleo
sn en soIi,s a. h. .ssd ~ s ,s.r. 81
within which tho cry ~ Seattle H.
Included within three months after
such last above named eertification.
then such special election shall he
- a. - a. -.
section 90. n prior 20 the date
whom any ordinance shall take ef-
feet q petition signed by qualified
SIX per CEN, o. tho total registrn ton
lof the preceding year shall bo filed
with the clerk and verified as to
lsufficiency 81 signatures. a. In case
nance shall be suspended from taxi
Ing effect and the council shall i'm
mefiatciy reconsider the same, and
IN u DO not repeal such ordinance
q, shaii submit e 70 the people for
their approval or rejection at the
lnsst municipal election or at a spe.
fetal election called for that purpose
as IN case % Initiative ordinances
Section IS, The council by ~. own
motion may submit 20 popular vote
ton any proposed ordinances in the
same manner as provided for their
Isubfu'naion upon petition.
section Sc II majority Of the
Qualified electors voting upon any
Initiative or referendum ordinance
shall vote IN favor thereof. the same
shall take effect five days after the
election. provided. that II tho city
lcouncti shall. after the rejection Of
Ian initiative ordinance. have passed
la different ordinance on tho same
Subject. they shall submit, u. ,ogeth-
Ter with the Initiative ordinance. At
the same election, and the ordiusnc.
receiving the highest number Of
Votes. provided that be a ma iority,
IshRii be adopted All Initiative and
referendum elections shall be con-
Quoted In all respects as elections
Submitting propositions 20 the peo-
lpie. Initiative ordinances shalt be
published once each week for two
successive weeks IN the city official
Newspaper Immediately prior TO the
detection at which the same IL sub
section 81. No ordinance enacted
by the vote of the people rhail be
amsnded or repealed by the city
council within two years after It's
lforrths vote OF the entire city coun-
lciL
CLERICAL DEPARTMENT.
Section So. There shall be n cieri-
Icai department which shall consist
LOT a city clerk. deputies and en-
lpioyes The city clerk shall be ap-
Ipointed by the city council for the
term OF four years subject TO re-
lmoval by ~. The city clerk shall
have power to appoint from the EN-
Iployes Of tho clerical department
such deputies as he shall deem en-
Ipedient and TO revoke any such APP
lpointment
Section 50. The city clerk shall be
clerk OF the city council, shall at
tend all meetings thereof and keep
complete records OF It's proceedings;
have tho custody OF tho city sea-,
all public records, except such as are
entrusted by this charter 70 other
loffIcers, and all papers and docu-
lments relative TO the title OF city
property. shall have general charge
lof all elections and OF all matters
pertaining thereto. shall attest by
his signature and the city seal all
public Instruments and acts OF city
iofficiais requiring Rttsstation, ana
shall certify under his hand and the
lefty seal all copies OF original docu-
rernfd. and p.Ncr. a, ~.