The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-05
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- 'N''f'"hH t'A '"NnhN VI
Section sG Whenever any aues.
ton IL to he submitted 60 tho electors
OF the city and tho method OF such
submission II not specifically pro.
Nided by this charter or by general
law, the same shall be submitted al
"A general or special election.
RECALL.
Section 90 The holder OF any
elective office may be removed from
CRY cotNCII..
section ~. The legislative pow.
erH OF the city Of sotttle. except
as reserved 20 the people by this
shartsr shall be vested In a mayor
Section as The city council shall
hc composed Of ono member ei@ctsd
,lnm zach councilmanio District OF
.,i Section 70. No person shall b.
council unless he shall have been
ei,sen OF the United States and
resident ana eicctor OF the ctty
OF seattle or annexed territory for
continuous period OF at least -four
sear next prior 60 his election.
section 30. A majority Of ali
members elected shall constitute .
tuvIuh, out less number may al
.rnt" from day 70 day or TIL the
s,us" OF tho next regular meeting
NNHtEfA Inv Ettr00auCo oil
sozrnt members In such manner and
shall prescribe.
sss,ien 81. The mayor shall b.
a.eiticio president OF tho city
council and shall perform the usuAl
functions OF PRECEDING officer bn,
ahal have no vote In elections an.
Polhtnentr and removals OF officer,
~ ths council. and In all other mat.
,ets only IN ease OF n tic.
eeuon ". II. council shall elect
from among its members vics
PRESIDENT who shall be presiding OF.
iIcrr OF The council during the Alb.
srnoe or disability Of the mayor.
section ~ The city manager
city comptroller. city treasurer and
corporation counsel shall Raw. seat.
~ IN. city council and may take
part IN all discussions Relating a.
their respective Department. bu,
shall have no vote.
section % Al election. and APP
poin tpants BY the council shall 81
determined by the system Of prefsr.
~ntial voting provided BY this char.
ter Tor popular election OF officer.
except as otherwise provided IN this
sestion. Al such elections and APP.
polntmsnts shall be determined q,
meeting 60 be fixed by The coun
ell. 20 be held within sixty eays ate.
vacancy occurs. Nominations MAY
be made orally by any councilman
ana am shall close one week before ths
pointmrnt The ballot cast by .asf
councilman shall be signed BY him
aud record OF tho vote entered lr
TIE ioarnai Whenever there ars
three or more nominee. for tn.
SAME orf'ce. each councilman vos,
Ing must express at feast his fir.,
second and third preference for IN.
offics In question. otherwise hfr h,i.
lot shall not be counted. The rs.ul,
% IN. election shall be announced
Section IS. Tn. city council ,h.il
e~eftngs p'p'
s.eond-Ksep a Journal OF ~. pro.
eeedinEs and allow the procsedinx =,
and nays on any question on s.'
rusnd OF any two members ard en-.
ter the same IN the tournaf
Third--iisve authority 20 punish
" members and others for di.or.
derry or otherwise eantsmptuous f,e
hsvtor in It's presencs. and 10 sxn.l
Tor such behavior IN its pr~srrrrs
any member bv the affirmative voss
OF not less than two-fhirds OF NJ.
members, specifying In tho order o.
expulsion the cause thereof
Fourth--tfsve authority 20 ereat.
and use committees Of It's members
which shall hsv~ power 10 eou,pel
attendance OF witnesses and the pro.
fnrtion of papers and things befor,
them.
Section "a. The city council .h.r
meet on the first Monday ~ sa~t
month, or II that day be a legal hoit.
gay. ihcn upon the next day not 4
legal holiday thereafter. and at suet
other times as u may BY It's rule,
provide. The mayor. tho vice pre.l.
dent % the council In cas-. q ths
absence or disability OF tho mayor
or any Two counciimcn may call I
special meeting OF the council. All
~ session. shall hs public. ana Il
shall not adjourn TO any other pians
than is regular place % meeting
section ~. Every Legislative. sr,
OF said city shall b. by ordinance
Every ordinance shall be clearly on.
titled ana shall contain but one sub.
sect which shall be clearly cspress.e
IN sts title Tn. ensctinx clause q,
every ordinance shall be. ''Pe m or
aalncd by the city Of Seattle a,
section ~. No bill shall bscorn.
sage nj least a majority OF all ths
members elected vote In its favor
and the vote be taken by yea. an
nays and tho names OF those vot.
ing for and against the same b, en-.
tered In the Journal
No ordinance, other than an ardt.
nance providing for appropriation
for salaries or current sxpenscs
shall be passed on Its final readIps
~ the meeting at which IL IL intro.
duced
Section 10. No ordinance shah n,
revised. re-cnsctei or amended ~
reference 10 It's title: but tho oral.
nance TO be revised or re-erscted q,
tho section thereof amended, shat
be re-enacted Mt length as revised
Section 20. when a bill 4. mn,
upon It's final passage and fails n
pass. and n motion IL made 10 re.
consider, the vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before the nsx,
meeting OF the council.
Section ~. No bill for the gran,
OF any franchise shall DO final,
passed within thirty days after IL,
Introduction nor until Il has beer
published IN the official newspape,
piicant orcs each week for two con.
Hecutivo weeks, the first pubitra.
tion TO be within ten days after IL,
Introduction.
take effect thirty days after th~i,
passage and authentication, except
emergency ordinances and ordi,
marcos approving local improvemen
assessment rolls and authorizing IN,
issuance ~ local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon thel,
passage and Authorization. wher
the Immediate preservation Of IN,
public peace. health or safety re,
auires that an ordinance shalt he
como effective Immediately the fsct,
creating the necessity and emerren.
| cy shall be stated In the ordinanc,
and such ordinance shall not hecom,
| Immediately effective as an en-,
Urgency ordinance unless on n,
final passage at least two-thirds III
ali the members OF the council vot.
in its favor.
Section 80. Every bill. after Il
has passed. shall he signed by IN,
president Of the council In omen sos
sion, ia Authorization OF its mas
sage; I'm signing such bill the presI.
dent shall call the attention OF IN,
council 20 the bill and that no /,
about 10 sign Il. and n any mem
Der no request, the bin shall b.
read at length for information n,
to It's correctness as enrolled. II
any member object that the bin /,
not the same as when considered
and passed. such objection shall IA,
| pasacd upon. and " sustained IN,
president shall withhold his sirna
| ture and tho bill shall be correct 81
and signed before the council pro
eeeda to any other business.
Section ~. All ordinances Of