The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-11

| franchise or private privilege or mp
proving OF vacntinE any plat nhal
he published az tho expense OF th'
applicant therefor.
Section a.. Tho city council shall
/ haV. power. ny ordinance and not
! nthorwiae 20 carry Into execution al
Ief the powers given 90 tho CITY 81
Seattle hv tho constitution and ihwf
81 the state 81 Washington. and al
other powers usually exercised hS
Legislative bodies ~ municipal cor
Iporationn of like character and de.
rree with tho city 81 Seattle. and
may hereafter 10 conferred upon ia.
Corpofstod towns and cities by the
constitution ana laws ~ this state
land also all tho puwerH ~ the city
uf Seattle which now ere or may
hereafter be adopted and enumerat-
81 In the city charter
Section a.. The citY council shsll
neither have nor exercise any al
/ WiniHtrRtive or executive power h'
dirilnFuishod from ths legislative
Hectien 81. No exclusive franchise
or privilege shah he granted FOR th'
use ~ any street. alley or HIGHWAY
Ley other public place or any part
Section ~. The city council shall
make no appropriation In aid %
any corpora tion, person or society
unless expressly authorized bv III,
charter or tho laws % tho state
provided. that the city council mas
supported In whole or in part bY
public charity tho free use Of cts
Section a. No debt or obligation
/ Or any kind against the city shall
h~ created hy tho city council except
~ ordinance specifying tho amount
and object 81 such expenditure
Section So No proposition in.
Nnltiua tho issue ~ bonds for any
putiic UNITY or Improvement shall
detailed estimate ~ tho cost there
lot shall have first been made ~
Tie city manager and adopted ny The
INITIATIVE AND nrrnnr~pru
Section 81. Any proposed Oral
leouncil by petition signed by reg
ttsferrd voters equal IN number e.
e. least eight per cent of the total
lrrEistrhunn ~ the preceding year
iAli petitions circulated with respect
TO any proposed ordinance shall hf
uniform IN character. shall contain
the proposed ordinance IN full. and
shall be signed. certified and filed
Ia the manner required by this char
ter for petitions nominating cRndl-
dates for elective offices
Section g. The city clerk rhh1
within twenty days after tho fiiirE
OF such petition. verify the surf
leieneY OF tho signatures thereto, n
- shall forthwith notify the person
lfiiirE the same, and an additional
twanty days stall be allowed IN
which 10 complete such petition
| When such petition IL found suffi'
Ieisni BY the clerk. he shall forth
with ITS report thereon. 20 the cts
council. which shall take final action
apon such proposed ordinance within
thirty days
rance. but shaii no, amend or modi
lfr the same ~ the city council
statl reject any such ordinance. OF
shall within thirty Gays after re-.
ceipi thereof fair % take fifai setion
thereon. she same shall be sub
mittef a. tho people for their ap.
InfpNai pF rejection AZ the ntH' r~gu
lar election. or az a special election
icafied Tor that purpose II she ini.
tiaiivs petition shan hs signed by
qualified voters equal IN number q
a. iesst fifteen per cent ~ The ;o,Ai
Registration of the pre- sdinw year
Or shall ~ any time he raised IN
qualified signatures 60 such per,
leentsFe. then tho council SHAH pro.
vide for tho submission % the same
20 voi. % the people AZ a special
election 90 he hold within forty days
from the Qualification by tho clerk
OF the sufficirncy % tho signatures
provided. tha, ~ any general sisc'
ton IL - ,. held ~ ~. state o.
lany political rubfi,tsion ,herso,
within which fhe city % Seattle f.
Included within three months sfiei
such last above NAMED c~rtifirafion
then such special election shall 10
held on the date % such other sise'
Section 81 n prior 20 The dat.
when any urfinn nr~ shall take 81.
feet a petition signed by qualified
electors equal IN numh.r 90 at i.ns'
cir ner cent % IN. total r~Eistra ftnr
OF the preceding year shalt ~ fiise
with the clerk and verified as u
suffirienry % signatures. as IN cas-,
Of an Initiative ordinance, such ordi
nance SHAH b. suspended from TAX
mefiateiy reconsider the same. and
Iif ~ DO not repeal such ordinance
~ shall submit ~ 10 the people foi
their approval or rejection at IN,
nen, municipal election or at q sps'
oial election called for thu, purpos.
as IN case % initiative criirsnce.
Section IS The council ~ It's owr
motion may submit 70 popaiar vot.
for adoption or rejection AT any eiee,
ton any proposed ordinance in IN.
sarns manner as provided for theil
Submission upon petition.
| section 80 N majority % 81.
Qualified electors voting upon an,
Initiative. or referendum nrdlnmur,
shall vote in favor thereof. the ssfns
shall take effec, NV. days after n.
election. provided. that " the cts
lrounrti shall. after the rejection ol
an Initiative ordinance. have pRases
a different ordinance on tho sans
subject. they shall submit f. ioF~ih.
tho same election. and the o-dinAnc.
receiving tho highest number Of
Votes provided that be ma ioritv
shall be adopted. All Initiative ant
referendum elections shall be con
Quoted In all respects as election
submitting propositions 20 the PEG
tpie. Initiative ordinances shall b.
published once each week for TIVE
successive weeks IN the city officia
Newspaper Immediately prior to tn.
election a, which tho sam. Is sub
Section ST. No ordinance enacted
lby tho vote 81 IN. people shall p,
amended or repealed by the cts
couneil within two Years after 80
ennctment. and then only by n three
fourths vote OF the entire city coun
| CLERICAL DEPARTMENT.
Section -. There shall be cieri
cal department which shall onnsis
LOT a city clerk. deputies and en-
pioyes The city clerk shall he APP
| pointed by the city council for IN.
tern % four years subject 90 re
moval by ~. The city clerk shat
have power 20 appoint from the en-
lpioyes % the clerical department
such deputie. as he shall deem CT
lpedieut and TO revoke any such Rp
| pointment
Section 50 Tho city clerk shall h,
clerk 81 the city council, shall at
ltsnd all meetings thereof and keel
lcompieie records Of It's proceedings
have the custody 81 the city seal
lail public records. except such as ar,
entrusted by this charter 20 othe
Officers. and all papers and docu
menta relative 10 tho title Of cit'
property; shall have general chRrR,
lof all elections and OF all matter
/ pertaining thereto. shall attest h,
Ibis signature and the city seal al
lpubiic Instruments and acts Of cit,
loffIcials requiring 'attestation. AM
shall certify under his hand and IN
lcitv seal all copies 81 original docu
ments, records and papers in hi
lofflce ma may ho required by an,
loffieer or person, and charge there
for such fees for tho use Of the cit,
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