The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-18

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provided that the city council may
grant 20 any institution which u
supported IN whole or IN part By
public charity the free use OF cit,
water
section 90 No deb, or obligation
81 any Kind against the city shall
be created by the city council except
BY ordinance specifying tho amount
and object 90 such expenditure
section 90. No proposition In
vnlying tho Issue 81 bonds for ans
pu'iic utility or Improvement shat
be submitted 20 the people until q
detailed estimate % tho cost there
- shall have first been made b1
the city manager and adopted by the
I>rTr,TIyn AND aUrEnE~Dt "
nance may be submitted 90 the cts
council hY petition signed by reg
tFtrr~d voters equal ~ number &
az east eight per cent 81 tho tofal
registrauon Of the preceding year
All petitions circulated with respect
90 any proposed ordinance shall -
uniform In character. shall contain
the proposed ordinance IA fun and
shali be signed. certified and filed
IA tho manner required by this char
ter for petitions nominating enndi'
dates for elective offices
section ~. Tho city clerk shall
Within twenty days after the filinH
% such petition verify the suffl
cheney % tho signatures thereto. II
he shall forthwith notify the person
ming the same and an additional
twenty days shall be allowed ir
which 10 complete such petition
when such petition IL found sufn'
eieni by the clerk. hs shall forth
with transmit tho same together
with his report thereon. 90 the cts
council. which shall take final sciinf
upon such proposed ordinance within
section 81. Tho city council ma,
nance. bu, shall moi amend or noii
y the same. N the city council
shall reject any such ordinance. 81
shall within thirty fryHs after re.
rsipt thereof fat 60 take fifai action
thereon. tho same shall be sub.
mitief 90 tho people for their ap'
prevail or rejection AZ the mex, reFu,
lar election. or AZ n special election
called for that purpose. n the Int
ttativs petition shall 10 siKned hs
qualified voters equal IN number q
registration 81 the preceding year
Or shall a., any time 30 raised n
qualified signatures Ca such per
csnthae. then THE council shall pro,
vide for the submission % the sam,
% a vote % the people az a spreiA
from tho certiftcation by tho eiefA
% the Hufficisney 81 the signatures
provided. that II any general eisc'
ton IN 20 bc held ny the state OF
any political subdivision thereof
within which the CITY ~ Seattle Il
Included within three months aftei
such last above named corilficA tton
then such special election shalt 10
held on the date Of such other eise'
ton
when any ordinance shall take ef
feet petition signed by qualified
electors cauai tn number 90 ut lee s1
stx Per cent ~ tho total regiatra sior
81 the preceding year shall be files
with the clerk and verified as q
sufficiency % signatures. A. in cas-,
Of an iniiiativ~ ordinance. such ordi
nance shall be suspended from TAX
ing effect and the council shall I'm
mediairiy reconsider the same. ans
u y % not repeal such ordinance
u shall submit, u 20 the people FOL
their approval or rejection AZ thl
next municipal election or nt spe
ctai election called Tor that purpoE,
az IN case 81 initiative ordinances
Section tt. The council by It's owr
motion may submit 90 popular rot,
for adoption or rejection at any riec
iion any proposed ordinanc. In IN,
same manner nn provided for thcll
submission upon petition.
Section So II majority 81 ~.
qualified electors voting upon an,
shall vote in favor thereof. the sam.
shall take effect five days after IN.
election. provided. that n the eit'
council shaii. after the rejection o.
an Initiative ordinance. have phuse'
a different ordinance on the SAM
sub Jet. they shall submit a. toReth
er with the initiative ordinance n
the same election, and 'he ordinance
receiving the highest number o
votes. provided that be majority
shall be adopted. All Initiative Rnt
referendum elections shall DO con
Quoted In all respects as election
submitting propositions 10 tho PEG
Pile. Initiative ordinances shall hi
published once each week for tw,
successive weeks IN the city offIcia
election at which the same IL sub
mitted
section 81. No ordinance enacte,
| BY tho vote OF the people shall b.
amended or repealed by the cit
council within two years after 81
enactment. and then only by a three
fourths vote OF the entire city coun
| ell.
CLERICAL DEPARTMENT.
Section IS. There shall be n cisri
cal department which shall conrls
OF a city clerk. deputies and en-
lpioyes The city clerk shall be M
pointed BY the city council for ~
term OF four years subject TO re
movai by 81. The city clerk shall
have power 20 appoint from the en-
such deputies rs he shall deem ex
lpedient and 90 revoke any such ap
lpointment
section ~. The city clerk shall b
clerk % the city council shall at
tend all meetings thereof and kce'
compiete records of its proceedings
have the custody OF the city sea
| ali public records. except such a. ar
entrusted by this charter TO othe
officers. and all papers and docu
property. shall have general charR
/ OF all eicctions and OF nil matter
pertaining thereto; shall attest b.
| hts signature and the city seal al
public instruments and acts OF cit
lofficials requiring attsstation. an
shall certify under HIS hand and IN
lclty seal all copies of original docu
menta, records and papers in hi
office rs may be required by an
lofflcer or person, and charge there
as are or may be provided by ordi
nance. and shall perform such othc
duties ms are prescribed Ivy ordinance
THE MAYOR.
Section 60, The official head O
tho city shall be mayor lilo shai
citizen OF tho United states and q
the state OF Washington. and
qualified eiector OF tho city at tn
time OF his election. and shall hav
been n citizen and taxpayer Of IN
city for ut least four years befor
the date or his election.
section Gt The mayor shall
| (a1 Tie recognized ms tho officia
head Of the city for all legal an
ceremonial purposes
| do Execute for tho City OF So
attic all deeds. conveyhnces, con
tracts and bonds, except ms othef
wise expressly provided in thi
charter;
fc) Re tho head Of the police do
lpartmcnt ard maintain peace nm
| good order In the city.
Section 90. In case of tho dis
liability or absence OF tho mayor frof
the city, the vice president OF IN
city council shall act as mayor /
ca SO OF vacancy In the office Z
MAYOR, tie vice president OF the cit
council shall become mayor an
shall hold office until the next ger
ernl election.
Section 81. The mayor shall No
have nor exercise any executive. nj
Al - l.H.