The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-11
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contested elections for county Of
section ~. Whenever any ques-
Ton Il TO be submitted 20 tho electors
% the city and tho method Of such
submission IL not specifically pro-
Nided by this charter or ~ general
law. ths same shall he submitted az
uEtAii.
Section - The holder % any
elective office may DO removed from
"'f''o ~ ts.a,l o. provided by law.
a..,,o. CRY COUNCIL
ers OF tho city Of sotttls. except
az reserved 20 the people BY this
! charter. shall be vested ia a mayor
section ~. The city council shan
[ be composed 81 one r,snbsr elected
ION each oouneilmanio district Of
Section 20. No person shall be
council unless hs shall bsv- ne,
"a gltit.n % the United states and
] resident and riertor Of the civ
~ seattle or annexed territory fof
ss seh tinaeus period ~ AZ least four
{ nest prior 90 hts election
Section so A majority 81 All
u i,' elected shalt cors,itu,e a
/ t.tNii nut loss number may al q.
/ ,esuIh sfem day 60 day, OF TN the
ara i' nav "a VIC next regular meeting
nnsrnt members IN such manner and
shall prescribe.
sssiion 81. The mayor shall be
eN+offieto president Of thn ettv
/ council and shall perform ths usual
Ien.,ttenn ~ presiding officer. bat
Hhatl Rave no vote To- elections 40
Roin tments and removals ~ offices
| ~ me council and IN aii other mat
I -
section -. Tho council shalt elect
from among its members stre
president who shall be presiding or
tl.sf OF ths council during the alb
ssstien 'siss''" ~. Of ~, the mayer
CITY Comptroller. city treasurer and
/ corporation counsel shall have seats
w NE city council and NAV take
ha IN All discussions relating 10
thsir respective departments bu,
shall have no vote
section - All elections and np.
| polntrtsnt. BY 81. councii shall Sc
er..f mined ~ The system % prefer.
.nttai voting provided by thts rhsr
ter for popular election ~ osr,~srw
except as otherwise provided IN this
section. All such .foesfor. o.s -.
pointHents shall - Determined a.
a. nse,ins e BE ,issd ~ tho coun-
CIT 70 b held within sirtp sav. after
a vacancy occurs Nornination. ,as,.
% made orally ~ any raunrfirnsr
l and shall close orc week b.fore a.
tttns tired for such election or an.
eouneiimsn shall be .,rnss ~ hlm
and a record OF the vote entered IN
the frdrnat Whnn@V.s ther. =
three or more noninsr- Tor TIE
satus ctflce. each councilman ~ot
luE must express AZ ira., hts fleet
second and third preference Tor w.
offlca ~ question. ofherwts. hss b~f.
lot shall not be counted The rs.uts
af hs election shall b. announced
Section IS. Tn. city eounet, .h.ii
first Establish rules for It's pro.
| reedines
sseond-K.sp a Journal OF its PRO.
essainss and allow the proceeding.
and nays on any qu~stion on ss,
mane Of any two member. ara en-.
ter ths same In tho journal.
Thtrd-Hsro authority 20 punish
~ nsinhsts and others for fi-or-
Derry or tthsrwiss contemplation. bs .
haytor N iis presence and 20 srp~i
Tor such behavior IN It's nr..rrrs
any member By tho affirmative. vote
% not less than iwo-third. Of its
expulsion ,h. Gauss ,h.reo, ''''' %
fourth--fiavs authority 20 create
ara use committees % It's member.
whleh shall hsy- rowor 10 compel
stt.ndarr. 81 wiinsssea and the pro D..
| them.
Section "a Tho city council .ha,,
rus~t on the firs, Monday ~ sa~h
month; or ~ thu, day be legal hoii
legal holiday thereafter ana a, sars
other times as ~ may by n. rules
provide. The mayor. the vice presi
dent % the council In case Of ~.
absence OF disability Of tho mayor.
or any five counciimen may raii 4
special meeting % tho council Al
its sessions shall be public. ana ~
shall not adjourn 20 any other ptar.
than Ste regular place ~ meeting
q, SAID. .sis a,iy hsyrry isyi,Is.y. act
Every ordinance shall be clearly en-
Titled and shall contain but ono sub.
iect which shall he clearly expressed
IN its utls Tho .onariinR clause ~
every orfinanr. shan he. nc n or.
aained ~ tho city Of seat,i. as
section -. No bin shall beeons
an ordinance unicss on ~. final pas.
members elected vote In it- favor
and the vote b. taken ~ yeas ard
nays. and the names % those vos-
ing for and against the safns DO en-
tered In the Journal
No ordinance. other than an ordi.
nance providing for appropriation
for salaries or current srnen.s.
shall be passed on its final rsadinr
~ the meeting NJ which u II intro.
ducef
Section 40 No ordinanc. shall h.
revised. re-enRct~d or amended n,
reference to It's tifie. hut the orff.
nance 20 be revised or re-enacted or
tho section thereof amended. shall
be re-enacted at length as revised
SECTION 20. whsn bin 4. pu,
upon ita final passage and fails ~
pass. and motion II made 20 70.
a
shall not he taken before the next
meeting ~ the council.
Section 81. No bin for the grant
% any franchise shall he finniiy
passed within thirty DAYS after ~
published in the official newspaper
Of tho city ct tho expense Of tho an.
pticant orce erch week for two con.
secutivo weeks tho first pubIica
tion 20 be within ton days after IL
section ~. All ordinances .hpl
take effect thirty days after theii
passage md authorization. except
emergency ordinances and ordi.
2 nanros approving local improvement
Assessment rolls and authorizing ths
issuance ~ focal Improvement honda
! which shall take effect upon thell
passage and naturalization. wher
the Immediate preservation OF IN,
public peace. health or safety ra,
auires that an ordinance shan be.
como effective Immediately the f-ct,
creating the necessity and smerran,
~ shall be stated IN tho ordinn nc.
and such ordinance shall not becom.
Immediately effective as an en-
ergency ordinance unless on ~
b final passage nc least two-thirda ol
all tho members OF the council vot,
/ In It's favor.
SECTION a. Every bin. after 4
has passed, shall be signed by IN,
president Of tho council In. open Sos
sion. in Authorization of It's pag
sage; in signing such bill the preai
dent shall call the attention OF IN.
council 70 inc PHI nnd that he Il
her so request, the bill Hhail b,
read at length for Information a.
. TO its correctncss aH enrolled. I
any member object that tho bin 4
p not the same ~ when consIdero,
' and passed. such objection shall b,
Il passed upon, ana N sustained IN,
, president shall withhold his sigma
lnrn nj tho NH .Lnll Ln nnrrnnIo-