The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19

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section %. whenever any auca.
tion is 20 DO submitted 90 tho electors
.. ths city and the method % such
| srnmlsnion IL not specifically pro-
stded BY this charter or by general
law. the same shall be submitted al
general or special election.
Section 20 "E rh. holder n, an,
elective office may 30 removed from
office by recall as provided by law,
| a., CRY COUNCIL
section ~ The legislative pow
ss ., the ely OF Seattle. except
charter. shall be vested In a mayor
and city council
Section - The city council shan
- IMPOSED OF one member elected
| ~. .Neh eouneiimanic district OF
Section. 20. No person shall b.
nslols for election 20 tho city
council uniss. he shall have baen
rasissn,o ?, re United states and
OF seattle or annexed territory sar
ssohtinuouH period OF at least four
sessr next prior 20 hts sieotion.
msnh.sn 20 A majority OF all
iaoruu. but a less number may af-
.9Ih from day 90 day or an the
hne OF tho NEXT regular m..tfns
80 nny compel the attendance ~
9nN.s insinhers IN such manner and
shan pr.sn, snalties as tho council
sestion 81. The mayor shau b.
eh-oflicio president Of the city
s9 ,an,, and shall perform tho usual
shall have no vote In ~iections a..
pointmenta and removals OF offtrers
hy The council. and In all other ma, .
ter only IN case Of tie.
ssetien ~ Tho council shall elect
president who shall be presiding af.
. Or VIC council during tho abb
.enee or disability Of the MAYER
.,, sseuon ~ The city manager.
corporation counsel shall haye seats
me city council and may take
part In all discussion. reiatfnv ~
,h.ir respective Department.. hut
snail have no vote.
se.tlon - All election. and an
pointmrnts by tho counrlf st.il
dstcfmtned by the system ~ orss.r
.nt.l voting provided ~ I'M. char.
YET TOT popular election Of officers
section. " All ona. .sss s provided ~ THIS
peintmrnts shall hs Determined X
meetlnr 20 be fixed nv ,he roe, !
GU. 20 be held within sixty DAY. a,,sr
'asanel occurs Nominations may
and shall clos. one week b.fe,. ~ !.
TINE fHrd for such eisrrfon or ar.
polntment The hatto, eaa, nv rsrh
councilman shall b. signed ~ him
sha so,a Q, the vote entered In
hres or more nominee. Tor ~.
same otficr. each councilman Va,
ing must express at least MS sfra,
ss,ond and third preference for The
ot,trc " question. otherwise bis hsf.
lot shall not b. counted Tn. r.-,,t,
OF w. election shall b. announced
Section ss. The city coune,, shat,
r,fst---E Establish rules for rs pro.
s.cond--Ksep q Journal OF n. pro.
l.s"ntnss and allow the PROCEEDINGS
70 DO published. and take IN, .es
ana nays on any question on de-.
ter the same IN the Journal.
Third-Hnvs authority 10 pur,.h
Us members and other. for s,,or-
1erp or otherwise cnntnmptuous be
s To- s,rs ~ !. presence. and 90 erpel
any membcr BY thesAffIrmativs vote
or not less than fwo-fhfrf. ~ ~.
members. specifying in the order Of
eseusion NE cause thereof
fourfh--Have authority 70 rrr.,.
and use committees OF M. ,nemhs,.
which shall have power 10 c0,np.i
attendance % witnesses and the 40.
anetlon Of papers and things before
Section -. Tho city council shan
meet on the first Monday 81 .arh
month. or N that day ba a legal hoig.
Jay. ,hen upon tho next day not a
legal holiday thereafter. and ., .nes
provide. The mayor, the vice nrcst.
dent 81 tho council IN case ~ as.
absence or disability OF ~. 40,
or any i've councilman may cali a
s.peelsl meeting 81 the council. All
Its sessions shall DO public. ana ~
SHAH not adjourn 60 any other mac.
than Its regular place OF rne.,trv
section ~. Every Legislative ae.
9i said City shall ,. by ordinance.
| Every ordinance shall be clearly en- .
Titled and shall contain hut one .,,s
fact. which shall be clearly cr,r.ss.a
In ifs title. The enartinR clause ~
every ordinance shall he. "ns n or.
dainsd by the City OF Seattle as
Section a.. No bin shan s.con.
an ordinance unless on ifa final mas.
sage at least majority OF all The
members elected vote in It's favor
nays, and the names Of those vn,.
Ing for and against tho Same be 81, !.
tered In tho Journal.
No ordinance. other than m orfi-
nance providing for appropriations
shall be passed on its final reasing
| duced "N"-
section 30 No ordinance shah hs
| revised. re-enRcfef or amended -.
reference 90 its title: hut tho ordi.
nance TO be revised or re-erar,cd ~
tho section thereof amended shall
be re-enacted at length as revised
/ or amended.
Section 20. when n bill I. mn,
upon its final passage and fails ia
pass. and n motion IN made 10 re-
consider, tho vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before tho next
meeting or tho council
| Section IL. No bill for the rran,
OF any franchise. shalt be finwfiv
passed within thirty days after is
| Introduction nor until N has besn
published In the official newspaper
Of tho city at the expense OF the an
plicant orce each week for two con.
secutive weeks, the first puhifca
tion 20 be within ten days after its
| Introduction.
take effect thirty DAYS after tbsir
passage md naturalization. excapt
| emergency ordinances and ordi
nnnrus approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing the
Issuance of local Improvement bonds
which shall take effect upon their
passage and Authorization. When
/ the immediate preservation OF the
public peace. health or safety re-
qnires that nm ordinance ahnil he
como effective Immediately the faets
creating the necessity and smerren-
cy shall he stated IN the ordinenne
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective ms an en-
Urgency ordinance unless ON lie
final passage at least two-thirds 81
all the members OF the council vote
| I'm its favor.
Section "a. Every bill. inter q,
has passed. shall he signed nv tho
uresident 81 the council in omen sos
sion, in Authorization OF its ms.
sage. IN signlnR such bill the presI.
dent ahnll call the attention OF the
council TO the bill and that he is
about 90 Sign ~, and N any mem
| Der so request. the bill shall ho
read at length for Information ne
to It's correctness as enrolled m
any member object that the bin IL
not the same rs when considered
and passed. such objection shall he
passed upon, and II sustained the
| president shall Withhold his sigma :
| ture and the bill shall be corrected
and signed before tho council pro-
| ceeds 20 any other business