The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-09
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contested elections for county Of.
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section Is Whenever any ou.,.
tion 10 to be submitted 20 the .isc,or.
OF tho city ana tho method Of such
suhmirHion 10 not specifically pro.
videf by this charter or by general
law tho same shall be submitted a,
general or special election.
4 Section "a The holder Of any
elective offiea may be removed from
office BY recall as provided by law
\ s.e,,o, cry SorNC,i- ,
er' OF The. city OF Seattle. except
as reserved 10 tho psopls by this
charter, shall b. vested In q mayor
Section a. Tn. city council shall
Do composed Of ons msmbsr eise,ss
,s.m each eouncilmanie district o,
Section 70. No person shah b-
council unless hs shsii hsve bssn
"a elutsn OF the United states and
resident ana eiertor OF the chs
OF Seattle or ANNEXED territory fof
eoht lnuous period % az least four
seeF next prior 20 hts election
se,tlon 70 A majority 81 all
naeunoet- elected shall 0rstituts a
/ tsarui,i out a lees number may al
purh from day 20 day, or TIL the
TINE OF tho merit regular ms.tins
and may compel the stfsnssno. y,
aessni members In such manner and
ss.'sF such penalties as the council
snail prescribe
sr ssfiisn u, IT,. mayor shall be
council and shall perform the usaai
IshStisns % presiding officer. bat
shali hats no vote In electian. 40.
polntments and REMOVAL. az srfirer.
~ the council. and in all other mat .
tiers, only ia case Of n. "'@'
section ~, Ths council ahaii elect
/ from among It's members a virs
president who shall be presiding Of
..r vt VIC ceuncii during the alb.
section 81 TX. % ~, ,e' m msysr
eity Comptroller. city treasurer and
ofhetauon counsel shall have seats
.hs city council and may take
.e.,, ~ discussions relating 20
hsif respective Department.. hut
sHhai have 40 vofs
section - All elections and an.
pointinrnts By the council shall ie
ost ss mined ~ the system 81 prefer
nhtisl voting provided BY this char.
ter for popular election Of officer.
eteepf as otherwise provided in mi.
section. All such elections ana a.
polntmenta shall Be Determined a,
Ell nn ,s \. is ,. fissa ~ The eoan.
a vacancy occurs Somination. NAV
te made orally by any rouneftfnar
ahd shall close one week before ~.
nfnn liked Ter such election or 40.
pointtnent The ballot east ~ ~aeh
councilman shall 10 signed ~ hi,,
AID a record % tho vote sut-rsd n.
l the ic1rnai Whnnevsr thsr. -.
TREE ~ more nominees Tor ths
ns erile@. each councilman vot
~. must express at least HIS fire,
second and third prsssrsrrs ssr ~ :
ottice IN question. otherwir. kls h,i.
Tot shall net be counted. The result,
81 ne election shall be announced
Section g, Tn. city council shan
ceeiinss - '''
eeainEs anf allow tho proceedings
70 be published. and take IN. Yea
an1 nays on any question on de-.
! msnf OF any two members ara a.
ter the same In the journal
Thlrd-havs authority 20 punish
its members and ether. Tor fi.or
fsriy or otherwise can,smn,,,o,,. ~ !.
havtor IN TIA presence. and 10 .spsi
Tor such behavior In its pr.s~nre
any member BY the affirmative. vote
81 net lees than two-third. Of a..
members. specifying In the order Of
expulsion the cause thereof
| Eoufth--Fave authority to create
ana use committees Of It's members
| which shau hsv@ power 10 cornoei
ssltsnaancs of witnesses and the PRO.
them.
Section SO Tho city council .hsr
meet on the first Monday ~ each
month, or ~ tina; day DO legal hoii /.
legal holiday thereafter and 81 ,t,es
| other times as II may by les ruie.
| provide. The mayor. IN. vice pr.al.
dent % the council In case ~ ~.
absence or disability % the rnavor
or any five counciirnsn NAV "a :.
| special meeting Of the council All
It's sessions shall be public. ana N
shall not adjourn 20 any other place
ihsn its regular place OF meeting
% said city shall Be by orfinsnr.
Every ordinance shall be clearly on /.
/ Titled and shall contain but one SUB
icet which shall be clearly EXPRESSED
N Us III. THO ense,inE clause of
GAINED BY tho City Of Seattle as
section -. No bin shan s.con.
An ordinance unioss on i's final pas.
sage ~ least majority % ali the
members elected vote In its favor
and the vote be taken by yeas ard
/ nays, and the names Of those vot-
ing for and against tho same bs en- :
tered In the Journal
No ordinance. other than an ordt
nance providing for appropriations
/ for salaries or current erp.r.e.
shall be passed on its final reading
AZ tho meeting at which Il is intro,
Section 10. No ordinance shall n.
revised. re-enRcted or amended bv
reference TO Its title. but the ordi.
nance TO be revised or re-enacted or
ths section thercof amended, shall
be re-enneted Mt length "a revised
| or amended
Section 40. when bin ia mn,
upon its final passage md fails 20
pass, and a motion Is made TO re-
consider. tho vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before the next
meeting OF tho council
| Section 81. No bin for tho grant
OF any franchise shall bs finally
passed within thirty DAYS after 10
published in the official newspapsr
| OF tho city at the expense OF the an
piicRnt orcs ench week for two con
secutive weeks the first pubiicn-
| Introduction.
election fa. All ordinances shall
take effect thirty days after their
psssnge md authentioa tion. except
| emergency ordinances and ordI-
nenrus approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing Tho
issuance Of local Improvement bonds
which shall take effect upon their
passage and Authorization wbe,n
tho immediate prcservation OF the
| public peace, health or safety re
| quires that an ordinance shall he.
| como effective Immediately the Fact.
! creating iue necessary ana fuVerKon-
~ shall be stated I'm the ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
! Immediately effective ms an ON.
! Urgency ordinance unless on lie
| final passage at least two-thirds or
oil the members Of the council vote
/ in It's favor.
| Section 90. Every bill after II
| has passed, shall he signed by the
president 90 the council in OMEN SOS
| sion, In Authorization OF It's mas.
sage. IN signing such bill the presi.
| dent shall call the attention OF the
council TO the bill and that he Ia
about 10 sign e., and n any Nom
Der 30 request. the bin shall he
read at length for Information as
| TO It's correctness as enrolled n
any member object that the bin IA
not the same ns when conaidered
and passed. such objection shall he
passed upon, and n sustained the
| president shall withhold his sigma =
turo and the bin shall be corrected
and signed before tho council pro.