The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-29

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CDomieiie Address,

contested elections for county Of
Z ficwrs
Section 20. whenever any aucs-
ton 10 60 DO submitted 20 tho electors
7 OF ths city ana the method % such
submission 10 not specifically pros
I Flded by this charter OF by general
Z law, the same shall De submitted at
a general or special election.
Section "a "s 49, so,a., a, an,
elective office may be removed from
office by recall as provided BY law.
CRY COUNCIL
section 81. The Legislative pow.
ers OF tho city OF Seattle. except
As reserved 20 the people hy al.
charter, shall be vested Ia ma or
and city council
section ss The city council shalt
D he composed or ono member elected
I rom each counrlimauie district OF
section a. No person shaii DO
| eliEihlr FOR election 60 the city
council unless he shall have been
/ n eltiHen or the United States and
resident aud eiector Of the city
I or Seattle or annexed territory for
Ie continuous period 81 at least four
Fssf , next PRIOR 60 10. election, >.
s,ilon a majority - all
members elected shall cetstitute a
I Quorum. but less number may adj
lvafh from day to day or fili the
/ Nni' 81 tho next regular meeting.
/ ara may compel the attendance 81
absent members IN such manner Rnd
under such penalties a. the council
shall prescribe.
section 81 The mayor shall be
ek-oftiri0 president 81 the city
council ana shall perform tho usual
I functions % . pr~sidins affic.r. hut
shall have no vote IN elections APP
FotntmTuth and removals % Officers
/ bf the council. and IN all ether mat.
I tiers. only 10 case 81 tie
sd a.
from among It's members Vice
president who shall be presiding of.
fteef Of the cuuncil during the ab.
senee or disability OF the mayor
Section 30 The city manager,
city comptroller. city treasurer and
corporation counsel shall have seats
IN the city council and may take
part Ia AT discussions relating TO
thsif respective departments. but
shall have no vote
Section -. All elections and APP
I pelntments ny the council shall 81
determined ~ the system 81 prefer
sntisi voting provided BY this char.
ter for popular election af Officers
except as otherwise provided IN shis
section All such elections and ap.
potntmrnfa shall 30 determined al
a meeting 90 be fixed ~ the eaun
GU - be held within sixty days after
q vacancy occurs Nominations may
he made orally BY any councilman
ana shall close one week before the
time fired for such election OF ap.
pniutment The ballot east ~ each
councilman shall 10 signed hY him.
and record ~ the vote entered IN
the fc1rral Whenever Their. ar.
three o. more nominees for the
sartS nffice. each councilman Not
Ing must express at least his fret
second and third preferences Tor ,he
office IN 1u~suon. otherwise bis hsi.
lot shaii not 10 counted. The result
af The .lection shan be announced
Section 81. The city council shan
First Establish rules ror i,. pro.
ccediurm
seeond--Keep a journal Of ~. pro.
lceedingz srd allow tho proceedings
20 be published. and take tho yeas
uand of any two members and en-
I ter the same IN the journal.
Third.Have authority 60 punish
iis members and others for disor-
l DERBY or ttherwiss cunfenptuous 10.
havior IN its presence. and TO srpei
for Huch behavior In Its presence
any member BY tho affirmative vote
~ not less than two4thirdn of its
members. speclfyinK IN the order Of
expulsion the cause thereof.
Fourth-iiavs authority 20 create
! and use committees OF Its members
which shall hava power TO compel
attendance Of witnesses anf the PRO.
dueiion OF papers and things before
I them.
section 90. The city council shn,
meet on the first Monday % each
month, or ~ that day be legal holt
day. then upon the next DAY not a
legal hotifay thereafter. and 81 such
! other times ms n may by tia rules
i provide. The mayor. tho vice pr.si-
dent 81 the council IN case 81 tho
absence or disability OF the rnavor
/ special meeting of tho council. All
l its sessions shall be public. and ~
shall not adjourn 20 any other niac.
than it, regular place ~ meeting
Section 81 Every legislative act
OF said city shall be ~ ordinance
Every ordinance shall DO clearly en-
Titled and shall contain but ono sub.
joct which shall be clearly expressed
IN It's title. The eunctlng clause OF
every ordinance .haii he. re II or
dained BY the city % Seattle as
section ~. No bin shall become
IN ordinance uniess on iis final pas
sage AZ least a ma jority Of all the
/ members elected vote In it's favor
and the vote he taken by yeas and
nays, and tho names OF those vot.
Ing for and against tho same be en-
tered IN the Journal
No ordinance other than an ordi.
nance providing for appropriations
| for salaries or current expenses
shall be passed on It's final reading
az the meeting at which Il IL intro
SECTION 30 No ordinance shall b..
revised. re-cnacted or amended ny
reference 20 its title. but the ordl-
nance 10 be revised or re-enacted or
tho section thereof amended. shall
be rs-enacted at length as revised
or amended.
Section 20. when a bill is put
upon It's final passage and fails 10
pass. and motion In made 20 re-
consider, the vote upon such motion
| shall not be taken before tho next
meeting OF the council.
Section a. No bill for the grant
passed within thirty days after lis
| Introduction nor until II has baen
published In the official newspaper
of the city az the expense OF tho APP
sacutivo weeks, tho first publica-
ton TO be within ten days after Its
Introduction,
aection a. An ordinances shall
take effect thirty days after their
passage md authorization, except
emergency ordinances and ordI-
nnIrus approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing tho
issuance Of local Improvement bonds
which shall take effect upon their
passage and authorization. when
the Immediate preservation OF tho
public peace. health or safety re-
quires that an ordinance shan be-
como effective Immediately the facts
creating tho necessity and emcrgen-
cy shall be stated In the ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an em-
Urgency ordinance unless on Its
final passage at least two-thirds OF
all the members OF tho council vote
I'm It's favor.
section a. Every bill. after IL
has passed shall be signed by the
president Of the council In omen SOS /.
sion. in Authorization Of It's pas
sage. In signing such bill the presi-
dent shall call the attention OF tho
council 10 the bill and that he Is
about 20 sign II. and II any mem
Der 30 request. the bin shall he
read al length for information M
10 Its correctness ns enrolled. III
any member object that the bin is
not tho same as when considered
and passed. such objection shall be
passed upon and N sustained the
president shall Withhold his signn =
| tire and the bill shall he corracted