The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-01
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Section IS whenever any ques-
ton IL 60 be submitted 20 the electors
% the city and the method % sue h
submission IL not specifically pro-
,lded by this charter or by general
law. the same shall be submitted at
general or special election.
Section "a. The holder o. any
elective office may be removed from
offlee ~ recall as provided by law.
Section ~. The iSsisistivs pow
ers OF the city or Seattle, except
a. reserved 90 tho people by this
charter. shall be vested In a mayor
and city council
section IS The city council shaiI
% composed OF one member elected
t.m each couneilmanio district OF
sss,lon 60 No person shall be
council unless he shall have besn
citlssn OF the United states and
resident and eiartar Of the CITY
"t seattle or annexed territory for
a coz tlnuoua period % at least four
81 $500 hsat prior 20 his election.
-, tlph 70, A majority % all
inetnhcfs elected shall cofrtitute =
2uoruui but les. number may al !.
,earh rom day 10 day, or tiil the
aa % the next regular meeting
ana may compel the attondnpe. ~
absent members IN such manner and
under such penalties as he reuneii
shall prescribe.
seetlon 81. Tho mayor shah be
ssupe, iei 90, president % ,hs city
functions ~ PRECEDING officer IA,
shatt have no vote In elections 40.
Folh tm1hts and removals ~ Officers
~ the council and ia alt other mat
teTs only IN case OF a tic
section ~ Ths council Hhan elect
ANAfM among lis -
president who shall DO presiainK ef-
fteer or The council durtne me al.
senee Or disability OF the mayor.
,t,T ION ,leh The city manager,
corporation counsel shait havs seats
IN me city council and may take
part In All discussions reiefinr -
thsir respective departments. hat
shsll have no vote
section - All elections ana an.
pointmenta hy tho counrii seait K
determined ~ tho system ~ nr~ssr
sntsl voting provided ~ THIS char.
tef Tor popular election 81 officers
eret a. "therwiss provided IN this
Sc oh All such elections ana ap.
poi1tmsnts shalt be Determined a.
meeting ~ BE- fixed ~ th~ conn .
en- - he held within stxty fsys after
vacancy occurs Nomination. may
h.a9r orally BY any councilman.
time fixed for such election or ar.
poinfmeut The halo, 80, 80 80
couucilman shsn 10 signed ~ mir
ana = record ~ the vote entered in
'1thaA whenever there are
lhfee ~ more nominees Tor the
same office. each councilman ,os
lns must express az least hfs yf~sf
second and third prefsrsnc. FOR the
otNrs 10 question. otherwise hfa hsf.
10y snail not be counted. Tho result
% N. election shall be announrsd
INN eftnt.ty
Section IS. Tho city eouncii .hnt
First--Estahlish rules Tor IL. pro.
s~cond--Ksep a Journal % n. prs.
cesainss and allow ihs pre~.ssing.
70 be published. and take IN. yess
ana nays on any question on De.
inand OF any two members aad en-.
Ter ne same in tho journal
Thtra--ffHve authority 10 nurfsh
itr members and other. Tor si.or-
derly Or Otherwise conformation. - :
haFior IN It's presence. and 20 srnet
Tor such heha rior IN ifs presence
any member BY the affirmative vote
members. specifying IN the order os
expulsion tho cause thereof
Eourth--Hevc authority 10 create
AMI use committees % It's members
N.lch shsi hsNs power to compel
them.
Section az. The city council .h.,
meet on the first Monday of sneh
month or ~ that day bc legal holt
day. then upon tho next dav cot /.
legal holiday thereafter, and q, .,,rb
other times as II may by SIS rules
provide, The mayor. the vice presf-
dent ~ tho council IN case 81 ~,
absence or disability OF the mayor.
or any five counciimsn may catl a
special meeting 81 the council Az
its sessions shall be public. ana a.
shall not adjourn 20 any other place
than ia regular place % mseting
section ~ Every Legislative act
% said city shall be by ordinance
Every ordinance shall be clearly en-.
Titled and shall contain but one sun
iect which shall be clearly cxpreaa1d
In Its title Tho enhrtinT clause az
every ordinance shall bot IN. n or !.
dained ~ tho city % Seattle as
Section "a. No bill shall b.oo,,s
an rfinnncs unicur on ~. final mas.
sage az least majority OF ali the
members elected vote IN It's favor.
and fhe vote be taken by yeas and
nays, and tho names % those vot-
Ing for and against tho same b. ~ i.
tered In tho Journal.
No ordinance. other than an ortf.
rance providing for appropriations
Tor salaries or current expenses
shall be passed on It's final readins
ducei
section 40 No ordinanc. shall he
revised. re-enacted or amended ~
reference to its title. but the ordl.
nance to be revised or re-~rarted or
tho section thereof amended shall
be re-enneted at length as revised
or amended.
Section 80 when a bin 4. nu,
upon It's final passage and fails 10
pass, and motion IN made 10 re-.
consider, the vote upon such motion
shall not be taken before tho next
mestinR Of tho council.
Of any franchise shall be finaiiy
passed within thirty days after lie
Introduction nor until IL has beep
published In the official newsnaper
Of the city at the expense OF the an.
plieant oLce each week for two CON
secutive weeks, the first pubitca =
ton 70 be within ten days after its
Introduction.
Election 81. MI ordinances shall
take effect thirty days after Thar
emergency ordinances and ordi.
naucos approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and authorizing the
issuance Of local Improvement bonds
which shall take effect upon thar
passage and naturalization. when
the Immediate preservation Of the
public peace. health or safety re-
anircs that an ordinance shah he.
como effective Immediately the facts
creating the necessity and emerren-
cY shall he stated IN tho ordinance
and such ordinance shall not become
Immediately effective as an en-
Urgency ordinance unless on ia
final passage at least two-thirds Of
oil the members OF the council vote
Ia its favor.
Section 40. Every bin after ~
has passed. shall be signed by tho
president OF tho council in open sea !.
sion, In naturalization OF It's pas
sage. In signing such bin the presi-
dent shall call the attention OF the
council 20 the bill and that he Ia
about 20 sign ~. and n any mem
her so request. tho bin shall be
read NJ length for information "a
to tia correctness as enrolled. m
any member object that tho bill ia
not the same 80 when considered
and passed such objection shall be
passed upon, and n sustained tho
president shall withhold hts sfrno s
ture ana the hill SHAH be corrected
and signed before the council pro-
reede 10 any other buaineag