The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
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Section 2b Whenever any auca,
ton IL 60 be submitted TO tho electors
~ the city and the method Of such
submission II not specifically pro,
hlaed hy THIS charter or hy general
law the same shall be submitted al
a general or special election.
II RECALL.
4 Section Sc The holder OF any
elective office may be removed from
oftiee by recall as provided by law
CRY COUNCIL
section 81. The Iegisiative now
"rs OF the city OF setttle. except
az reserved "a tho people by thl,
eharter, shall be vested In a mayor
Section as The city council shan
p composed Of ono member elected
,nn each couneilmanio district 81
Section 20 No person shall be
council unless he shall have been
citizen 81 the United states and
- resident and eleetor OF the cuts
seattle or annexed territory for
continuous period OF az lrast -Four
year next prior TO hta eiAgtlon
slan 30 A majority OF all
Hs.hhnefa elected shall copstitute 4
tuin. but a less number may al
ti,aa" rom day 90 day, or TIN the
and may compel the attendance on
nhsTht members tu such manner and
uhdgF such penalties as the council
'h sae, Pl55ssseyee
ex-offteio president 81 AZ. civ
.onhsll and shall perform the usual
tshstlens or presiding officer. hut
staI. nave no vote In elections ap.
staents and removals Of officers
/ ~ the council. and Ia all other mat .
tiers only IN case OF tie.
section 81 The council shall elect
, .,..s among - members vice
e,t eas who shalt he presiding OF
senrs or disability Of tb. vsaxnr
Section "a The elty nsanagrr
I city Comptroller. city Treasurer and
corporation counsel shall have seats
na,, ~ Guy seuneii and may take
I Eaft IN al discussions relating 10
thviF respective Department. hut
I shall have No vote
section - All elections ana an
ss s,stfnisass by Tie council shall Sc
en,sal voting provided by MS rhsr.
Ter Ter popular election Of offleTrs
! ekeFpt a. otherwise provided in this
section All such elections ana ap.
p', ,l,.s shall b determined At
meeting 90 be fixed ~ the roun !.
ell % be held within sixtv DAYS sst.r
vacancy occurs, Nomination. may
ea. "fattf by any councilman n.
ahd HnaH eiase one week before the
Time fixed for such eieetton az az
puiutmeni Tho ballot 80, 80,
councilman shall he siFnrs ~ MIN
ana record og the vnto eptrraa IL
nc Journal whunrver there a.,
f"s ~ more nominees for tho
atas etfies. each councilman vot
ins must express At least hts frs.
second and third Preference fer .bs
otfies ~ question. otherwise ht- h,f.
~ shall not be counted. Ths resui,
=. ~ election shall be announced
Section Is. Tn. city council .h.u
t,rHt-E Establish rules for It's pro.
e. ss,fsas. * rs, Journal % g. pro.
70 BE- published, and tsk. tie yea =
an1 mays on any question on ae.
inana 81 any two members ana en-
Nc same II the Journal
Thtra-~fisvs authority to pu-fsN
itr members and others for tt.or.
Terry or tthsrwisr COMBINATIONS -
naFter N Its presence. and 10 sxpei
~ hhth behaFior IN It's nrewrnee
any member tv tho afftrrnatfv. vn,s
of not teas thar tyso.thiras =, ~.
members. specifying IN the order %
expulsion the cause thereof
Fourth Have authority to create
ahI use committees % It's members
WI tch shaN hav~ power 70 r4.uret
attendance 81 witne.res ana tr- ~
them '"'
section % Tho city council .sar
Nat"'H wa AttF AtfHf MONDAY 90 g. D.
month. or n thar day he 4 legal ieit'
day. then unon the next dav 49, =
legal holiday theren fter. anf e. su~s
pihor times aH ~ may hy It's rtttrn
pro.ids The mayor. the vice prcsi.
absence or disability of thn mayor
or any five councltmen NAV raft a
special meeting Of the council All
Us sessions shah be public. and n
ss not adjourn 70 ans. other place
Than lt- regular place of meeting
section ~. Every legislative art
% said city shalt he ~ Ordnance
Every ordinance shall be clearly en-
titled and shall contain but one sub.
iect which shall be clearly expr~sses
In its title. The enacting clause ~
every ordinance shall be 'spa ~ a.
dained ~ the city OF Seattle as
section -. No bill shall become
an 'rdiunnc- uniesr on i's final mas.
sage at least q majority nf All tho
members elected vote TN It's favor
and the vote be taken by yeas ana
nays, and the names ~ those vot-
ing for and against the same he .r
tered In the Journal.
No ordinance, other than an ordt.
nance providing for appronrfstfons|
for salaries or current eSpnnses
shall be passed on It's final reaatrw
at the meeting at which IL f. intro
ducsf
Section -. No ordinance. shall he
revised. rc-enactsi or amended ~
reference TO Its title; but the ordf.
nance 20 be revised or re-erhetad or
tho section thereof amended sh.1iI
be re-eueeted at length AZ revised
or amended.
section 20. when bin is put
upon Its final passage and faila 10
pass. and motion II mads 10 re-
consider, the vote upon such rnp,fon
shall not be taken before tho nnxt
meeting OF tho council
Of any franchise shall be finally
passed within. thirty days after its
Introduction nor until IL has heer
published In tho official newHpaper
% the city at the expense OF the m.
plicant oLce each week for two con.
secutive weeks the first pubiien
ton 70 be within ten days after its
Introduction.
section ~. All ordinances shsttI
take effect thirty DAYS after fhetr
passage md naturalization, exesnt
emergency ordinances and ordt
naaruR approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing the
ieauance ~ local Improvement honda
which shall take effect upon THAR
passage ana naturalization wbsn
the Immediate preservation of ehaI
public peace, health or safety go.
quires that an ordinance shalt 10.
como effective Immediately tho f.rts
creating the necessity and sruarr-a,,
cy shall he stated I'm the ordfnen"o
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an on
Urgency ordinance unless on 10
final passage AZ least two-thirds ~
all the members OF the council vote
In it's favor.
Section 20. Every bill. after ~
has passed. shall he signed bv the
nreTident ~ the council In omen ana.
sion. IN authorization Of It's mas
sage. ~ signing such bin tho pfesi-
dent shall call tho attention or tbe
council to the bin and that he n
about to sign IL. and II anv mem
Der SO request. the bill ahnii 10
read at length for information a a
20 Its correctnoHs as enrolled i'll
any member object that the bin is
not tho same 50 when considered
and passed, such objection shall be
phHaed upon, and n sustained tbe
president shall withhold hts slrnn
ture and the bill shall be corrected
and signed before the council nro-
ceeds to any other business.
section A.. All ordinances Of
general public or permanent ma
tttga nd thaap iutnpuiuae "a