The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 17, 1914, Page 8

hundred and twenty-two, ed and twenty-three, two ndred and twenty-four, two hun ved and twenty-six, two hundred and twe seven. two hundred and | thirty -te two hundred and thirty five twe hundred and thirty-atx, dred and forty-two and two ed and forty-three Matrtet and twenty nd twenty thirty, two me, two hun two hundred hundred and thir “THE CHARTER City of Seattl | tw ie , ndred thirty GENER AT row rns and 1G tien | The r Row existing City ‘et Ben Pane continue a ite by the tie, and eal fue Beal Acquire real» Within and wit Mite of the ¢ ae, eminent deviee, and g two t pers wet doma may and ve beques don: na of s Within and w Own Use dispose of benefit, and Aevines, mitts kinds of pr ity for in trust purposes i power to carry out the pur Of such trusts: may acquire. et, own, lease, operate and te public uttiitt onyen industries, may define suppr and pre etrimental to th orale, comfort, safety, con and welfare of the inhabt ‘Of the city, and may make local, police, sanitary Teuiations, and may fo expedient for maintaint moting the peace, good #oy t, health and welfare of the and of the Inhabitants thereof. for the performance of the ls the and titty two bh hundred and fifty and fifty seven and two hundred ent Dawamten Distrtet Precincts two hundred and twen ty-five, two hundred and fifty-four jtwo hundred a fifty-nine. two Jhundred and staty, two hundred and leixty-one, two bh and sixty Nd jtwo, two hundred and sixty-thres, two hundred and sixty-four, two I} nundred and sixty-five, two hundred Eland sixty-six and two hundred and letahty-one Alki Distrtet Preectnots two hundred and sixty two hundred and sixty-eight The city shall hundred and sixty-nine, two func-lhundred and seventy, two hundred Tights and privileges now ofland seventy-one, two hundred and fF given or granted to incor venty-two, two hundred nd towne and cities by the con: |seventy-four and two hundred and tution and laws of this state, and |seventy-five all have and exercise all other re functions, rights and privt-| pPrectn 4 by or which lty.three, two rc inherent in islx. two hundr I corporations of like char-/two hundred 1 seventy-elght, two whether enum: hundred and seventy-nine and two snatl-lhundred and elehey and laws of the state of/ section 4 The city counct! shal! meee oF in this charter. |have power In the year nineteen hun tion 2% The enumeration of/dred and eighteen, and in every lar powers by this charter/fourth year thereafter, to redistrict mot be held or deemed to beltne city into districts. In any re but In addition to the| districting the districts shall be numerated herein, tmptied ¥. oF appropriate to the exer thereof ny city shall have a! exercise all other powers which leroy District o hundred and seven- hundred and seventy A and seventy-seve As Keom ible, nor shall any ordinance f Fediatricting the city take eéffect tn the following form General (or Rpectal) Mlection, City f Seattle, to be held vw ort natto stamped) Directions te voters candidates, write the flmure posite the f your first You m nal ting the fl Ne of your re. 3" oppaait " oa MAY Alao write blank space provided group the name of any oF per for whom te or attach a pastor bearir printed name of any persona Do hot write more than one her alte the Rane name spoll this ballot, tear It mer return to the election office ket another ballot for olnot at wae tn ¢ To vo hatee, the of tix Y i r (Name) De Richard Roe Henry Poe James Roe Willtam Coe Jonn tot) itlons and other 1 if an voted on, with priate’ direct! to yoters In a conspicuous ponttto: Section 18 The etty clerk cause a sufficient number of o ballote to be printed, tn f herein preserthed, and distribu: the election officers for use I reapective voting precincts thr out the elty, Me shall als sar » paper ferent color herwise Ide with the ba be used at election, and matl one ample ‘bal each reg! to shall to diately the judge in whail the the th tal thon 16 Tm ft the pol tors of elect without removing box from the place where lots were cast, proceed to the votes, entering the t ber thereof on the tally vided therefor. They number of the firat cholce votes fer sald tally shee a8 BOON as Auch canvaRS Ix COM Ja return thereof sha , second, the constitution and laws of ite of Washington it would tent for this charter spec!- lo enumerate and for the city p aasume, have and exercise. Dy RICTS. & The City of Seattle @ivided into thirty counct!- iets, which shall include recinets In the City of Rey exist: May 3, 2824, sone, twelve, Green Lake Dtetrtet. is nineteen, twenty-one, ree, twenty-four, twenty- ty-six, twenty-seven and within sixty preceding any lection held in the city for mun!- com) county, district or state of ny Whenever any new ter- ritory te added t name shall be attached to and be a part of the district adjoining thereto nd {f such territory shall adjoin more than one district It shall be added to and be made a part of the di trict adjoining thereto whteh shall have cast the smallest vote ht the re lar municipal election last pr coding auch annexation: provided. if the city counct! shall deem the population of such territory to be suffictentiy large to constitu & separate district It may by ord nance declare such territory a dt tinct district and the same shall rr main a distinct district until the city ts redistricted. Section 6 The precincts of city shall remain as at present that as often a easary the city counetl eh divide each district Into two or more election prectnets so that each pre- cinet shall contain as pearly as may be an equal number of voters, and fh such manner as will best: sub- ferve conventence In voting and will conform to the general | of the state: provided, that no such prectnets shall take effect In sixty days next preceding any elnction held In the city for muntet- pal, county, district of state offi- core Section 7. No change tn the boun- dary of any Gistrict ahall operate to abolien any office or exclude any counctiman or other city officer from office before the ration of rm for which the incumbent elected or annointed. ection A «e muntetpal slection shall be held on the first Tuesday after the firet Monday tn M 1915, bienntall ast two, nine, thirteen ten, and thirty, the Green Disertet. may three. four, five, stx, eight and twenty. Northiake District. fourteen, fifteen. st teen, sixty-four, etxty-five x ‘oodiand District. rect twenty-two, fifty-seven, : it, fifty-nine, sixty. sixty- h. sixty-two and sixty-three. Distrtet. fifty-one, fifty-two, tit. y-four, fifty-five, fitty- sixty-seven. Ballard Fast. thirty-six. forty, forty- <two, forty-three, forty- e and fifty. Diatriet West. thirty-seven, thirty- irty-nine, forty-four, forty- ty-tx and fort: Lawten lhe seventy and seventy- ord “r muntetpal electtons. Section 9. The manner of n: tion of all elective officers # by petition. The name of any elac- tor of the city shall be printed upon the ballot. when a petition In the form heretnafter ribed shall have been filed tn his oF her be- half with the city clerk. Such pe- tition shall be stened by at least five hundred qualified electors of the city, If for the nomination of a candidate for an office filled by election from the city at large, and by at least fifty qualified electors of the district, if for an office to be filled by election from such éte- triet. Section 10. The stenatures tos nominating petition need not all be appended to one paper, hut to each separate paner there shall be at. tached an affidavit of the cireutator thereof. stating the number of sien ers of such paper and that each siv- nature appended thereto was made in bis or her presence, and te ¢ genuine signature of the person whore name !t purports to be signers of a nominating petition shall sien thelr names in ink or Indelthle pencil, adding their place of residence by street and number Section 11. The form of the nett tion papers shall be substantially follows (FORM OF PETITION PAPER) ‘We, the undersigned, he: t nate i : 2 ie realdenct Seattle, for the office of geeesee to he voted for at jection to held In the City of Se attle on the day of ” nd we individually certify that we are qualified to vote for candidat for the above office. and that have not signed any other petition presenting any other candidate for the sald office. Name .. ASF Street and Number meses (Space for Signatures.) (Here insert affidavit of ctreu- lator) Section 12. i he ninety-three, twelve, one hu one hi and , one hundred and twen- one hundred and thirty- hundred and thirty-eteht, hui and thirty-nine, one @red and bg Nara oae Dunaoes ‘hundred and fifty-two. i Distrtet. Broaéway 5 and two, one hundred’ and oO, one hun an hundred and four, one one hund and and eleven, one and thirteen and one hun- sixteen. ; ot FINN Distrter. te one hu: ‘and six, one ndred and sight, one pundred and one hundr and seventeen, p hundred and eighteen, one hun- and nineteen, one hundred and one hundred and thirty and ired and thirty-on: Perk Disertet. hundred and four- hundred and fifteen, one and twenty-one, one hun- and twenty-two, one hundred twenty-six, 01 hundred and -geven, one hundred and ity-eight, one hundred and nine, one hundred and ty-four and one hundred and ty-five. Pike District. ed and thirty- iv meaine Incts one hundri m, one hundred and forty, one hun- fed end fifty-seven, one hundred ifty-elght, one hundred and nine, one ‘hundred and sixty, hundred and sixty-one, one hun- ‘and sixty-two, one hundred and three, one hundred and sixty- one hundred and sixty-five eta one, hundred one hundred and forty- hundred and fort “three, and sixty-eight. one and sixty-nine, one hundred i seventy, one hundred and seven- e hundred and seventy- ‘one hundred and seventy-four, and seventy-five, one and seventy-six, one hun- and seventy-seven, one hundred seventy-elght and one hundred elghty-two. Pacific District. Incts one hundred and thirty- one hundred and thirty-three hundred and forty-two, one hun- and elxhty-four, one hundred eighty-five, one’ hundred and mix, one hundred and ninety- ..two hundred, two hundred and two hundred and two, twa hun. and twelve and two hundred Nalin Wallin Diet alla alin riet. Precincts one hundred and etehty- one hundred and eighty. one hundred and elehty-nine undred and ninety-five, one ed and ninety-six, one hundred ninety-seven, one hundred and -elaht, two hundred and three wndred and four. two hundred A nine, two hundred and ten and fo hundred and eleven. Lake Distrtet. Precincts one hundred and seven hundred and ninety. one hun. and ninety-one, one hundred ninety-two, one hundred a y-three, one hundred and nine- tgur, two hundred and five, two red And mx. two hundred and Seven and two hundred and eight. 5 ‘Water Front Distriet. Incts one hundred ana titty- i one hundred and fifty-four, hundred and fifty-five, one hun. and fifty-six, one hundred and ty-six, one hundred and atxty- seven, one hundred and seventy-one e hundred and seventy-nine, one! | fundred and eighty, one hundred 4 eighty-one, one hundred. and hty-three. two hundred and four . two hundred and fifteen, two ‘ red and seventeen, wixter two hundred two hundred and en, two hundred and nineteon two hundred and twenty. Bencon District. Precincts two hundred and twenty- + if All nominating papers comprising a petition shall be « sembled and filed with the clerk, as one instrument, not earlier than sixty days nor later than thirty days prior to the date of the el tion with r tion is filed. dorse thereon the date of Its pre tation and by whom presented, and shall forthwith examine the same. If the petition complies with this charter he shall file the same at ff not, he shall state tm- y in‘ writing on sald pett- tion why {t cannot be filed, and with- in three days thereafter shall return the defective petition, personally or by mail, to the person presenting the same. ‘Such returned petition may he amended and again presented for filing within five days of It# return the clerk, but In no case later n thirty days before the election, and if then found to comply with this charter it shall be filed. The fee for filing much petition of nomi nation shall be one per cent of the annual salary or compensation at- tached to the office in question, but in no case less than ten dollars. Section 13. Any person whose name has been submitted for can- didacy by any such petition shall file with the city clerk an accept- ance of such candidacy, containing a red ~ oe or representative of any political party or organization, not later than seven days after the filing of hin petition of nomination, and fn th Absence of auch acceptance the nam of the candidate shall not apy the ballot, Not later than days before the election any fate may withdraw from nomination by filing with the elty clerk a re- quest for withdrawal, over his own Signature duly attested by a notary public, and no name so withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballot Section 14, No ballot used tn elec- tions held, under the authority of this charter shall have printed thereon any party or political desig- nation or mark, or anything Indicat- ing © candidate's views or opinions The ballots shall contain a complete list of the offices to be filled, and the names of the candidates for such office shal! be arranged under the title thereof in alphahetten! or lier. Al} ballot panera shall be in- Alstingulshable one from another, ex- cept aw to matters provided by law to be printed thereon. FORM OF BALLOT. city} jeclaration that he 1s not a nominee | canal. | by the judges and inapecte curely enveloped and aled, forthwith delivered to the city by one of thelr number "Directions to election. office conformity with this section de printed consptouourly on the sheets furpt by the clerk On the firet Friday evening the election, the city council lat elaht o'clock p.m., meet ceed to canvass the returns election and sha the result Rection a or ppe other mark as itt figure “1” If the same placed opposite more than one Gidate for the aame office, such flicting preference shall not for either. (a) Candidat jority of all ti ‘or any office # nO candidate rece! the first cholce vot office In question, a cany then be made of the # Yotes received by the candidat such office, The total of # choles votes of each candidate then be dtyt by quotient aremarding frac added to the first choice vot aeived by such candidete, an candidate who by such shall recetve a majority of all and second chotce votes second choice yotes at one-hal ue) shall be elected (>) If no candidate majority by adding fi chotee vot preceding subsection then be made of ¢ votes recetved by sald office. The tote votes recetved | by A ballot marked ite one name, wt 1 be t 17, wit num! recet canva: hs here. divided by three. there-jehall then be divided by (ness ined firet and the quotient (aier added to the comb! ‘chotce votes for such cand ‘who by such jority chotce second Ce one-half value votes at one-third) shail be @! receive fires, secos ry fortt thir next process of preference # until some cand of all the votes cm in Votes at one-half valu votes at one-third choice votre *0 to the lowest Pressed for andidat Office in aq (4) If no candid: ljority by counting first third and all further cholee to the lowest preference for the office in question, as @ ed tn the next preceding subsec' recely on by aur rences chotee votes, t cont! has & ma t for the alue, highest nui dition of All| py f the candidate eat number of fir this does not decide, then the ai number of second all determine the tn that ympartn, ued down to the lowest pref expressed for the candid corned, and if thie still F tle It shall be decided b the of the lot can and of the cou city clerk three days thereafter, out and cause to be dell person a0 elected a certifics election. Bection 18 ducting — munte Invalidate the been conducted stantial conformity quirements Section 19 fon wh not in © ident na with the No Informalitie fpal elections me, if they airly and tn with the it ny one ¢ by date. lenall lars a exceed of a candidate ot #, riet. Th nor mailing ef No candidate, nor any sociation of organization half, directly or indirectly, sha or cause any person to be pal cash or by any other ducement, for work In hie beh the polls ton day A violat f any sions of this etlo: date, or or orm with hin k |him from |which he Is a candidate very candidate for an elentt fice shall, within five daye the election clerk an affid that he hy violated any o the roviel: th section, which shall « specifically th cy fon, and shall o plete itemized statemen tures of money tn #« jof the giving of any eration ‘or promina any other person tn Bection 20. At le prior to any. elec cll shall destmnate ne ing In each precinet point mu each p Quired ainte for state and county elec fection 21 At all vote shall be by b shall be opened eat eleht m. and close at eleht o’elo holding | the | tain other we hime his beha at twenty elty C3 ing at elections under th: opening and closing of polls ing the poll Hat ring returna, shall provided by the laws o te for the atate and county ein. as |provided tn th arter Hection 22, The city clerk |the direction of the etty shall give thirty days’ noti nating at each voting place city, a notice of the time and Hoh person Insert here (or on separate bal atters ‘appre shall ente thereupon declare ted exactly recetving @ ma- votes east two and (eountin and second | directed tn the nex third choice he candidates for 1 of third chol; ‘each candidate third cholce rected in the peoetsene (counting second chot third chotce fourth t one-fourth value, and aterences @x- recetve a tm Recon expressed choles votes cholee reapect wit 4 to each tn con. The total expenditure or indirectly. five hundred dol large, nor one hundred dollars in candidate elected from « material the prov office make and file with the umera prohibitions tn thie of expand. election, and consid he elections Hot. and the polls o'clock The manner of conducting and vot- charter, therwise done to be printed oF te for 1” op cholee xpress the nd ao n the each Ire to « the or num f you r and (Domtetle Address) rinted| shal! tfiet ted to the! have ot f aif nition! the stered fer at least seven days before the | charter, after the «and n and ba plet- | ened] clerk re in shall tally after i, wit th no h the can- h con: count | = for econd shall the tions) firet if val | +H | ‘and ions) nec date, jected ma and the inued Jority office f the down Hrect- thone, = the nh ad- ox- bigh-| It} high ult. If « the rence con und. ne ¥ the filed tn make | te of shall have auib- re and lected fit, ‘pay ta, tn tn aif at nat ation f and wality for ve of after not sof ™ or i days f vot Na by re f the otions the ™. Kkrap- of this in the jin th ' be published tn once each necutive weeks election of such election the duty of official newapane for twe « coding. auch place and Heotlon the elty out and place, by the ¢ the opening jof each elect vod Hate req lnwa of etlone tion clerk tre | tt t or to the qualifioatto its own members of contest the contest shall ety eoune! may be, to row contested elections for thee ut tlon te to of the elty subminaion vided by aw, the ne she a weneral or ay and th le not Bection 26 elective office may office by ree or Section 2 ers of the as reserved City to and elty Section be compo: from each the ofty Heeth netl of nm 29. ellaibie for ele counell unless a cltlnen of & resident. a of Keattle or & continuous p. Year next p Section ‘40 members elec quorum, but a ourn from day t time of the next and may compel ebsent memb under such ps ball presert Section & ffielo uneth functions shall hay by the councit tera, Section a2 pm amon dent who r of the tone: Rection the 4 A ox pr une the clty part in ail wir respective shall have no ve Rection 24 deou ter for pop except as otherwi eetion. All such potntments un & meetin: etl, to be “ be and to pointment. The by counctiman shall and a record of ¢ the journal. offic of the electior temmediately. Section 38. Thi Firet— Ke tadita: ite members erly or ctherwt for such behavio: of not less members, » Gupulsion the. whtch shall ha them. Rection & provide or any one shall than ite regular Kection 37. of said clty shall Every ordinance: titled and fect hich shall bi in f Th tttl of we Rection 28. wdtnance unter dain f meted 4 in the journi No ordinance for # shall b at the m duced Beetion 99 revieed reference to ite lartey pal or the section be re-enacted at or amended. Section 40. upon its final pai ps and a moti co . shall not be Section 41 of any franchis: a within introduction nor pliteant secutive c# each weeks be with int tho’ Aeetion take effect nome reency e futres Phat a come efte creating: the nec ey shall and auch ore limmediately 0 effe wnnwe at mbers president of the e sion, in auth counct! ber #0 read at length fi to {te correctnem any me not th upon, and orident aball ture and the bill land staned ection 44 general, public All place The ballots shall be substantially|of holding each election, ard the of- ture and those tm alty or forfeltur havior In tts press: attendance of witn: duction of papers and thin, r hall by to cause delivered in fix of the p All necersary the state for 4 4 election he decided by according. laws ating proceedings In cases of this charter f (Occupation) method of much specifically all wt te enc at th holding such the ett wee! t pre the the: mad bh votin »y law on the i Ker A certifionte of ater ahali be prima facte evide: » facts theretn stat council ahall decide all quentte a) electte as of (Vote tn this} Whenever any a submitted to the elect nN ny offle th nearly a the atat county of . r be mubmitte election. be remov provided by Une, egimiative pow The of Sexttle, people shall be vested In a mayor Person shalt ton ehall 4 nt majority ah All electto : polntments by the councit ai determined by the system o ntial voting provided b The etty one memb counctimante electof annexed territ ft day. h manner and * the counct) @ Presiding ot- during the ab- or disability of they ag partments, be eiprens at econd and third pret Prery d States of at excep by tht 1 rel Matrict ! te ° » eft bee the ave the Cit ry fo least fou election conatitute « an number may or tit meeting ular The mayor ent ind shall perform the w of & presiding officer, nO vote In el and remova and tn only In case of a tie nell hall elect it other mat~ ber the The eity elty comptrotier, elty tr poration counsel shall council unedt lar election of ¢ ter the same tn th jo" Third—Have authority. of al ad th ndance o hs the nob ett fons. ap f officer * a vi mayor ting bu 4 shalt be f preter y thie char. floers Provided In this ecttons ermined at fixed by the coun- eld within sixty days after ‘acancy occurs. Nominations may ade orally by any couneiiman close one w time fixed for such election or tne nd ap jection or ap- allot cast by each ned by him entered in there an for th ch counctiman vot. least hie firet, hela he 2: erence eid on the dat e ths i all not be counted. The result % shall be announced | wh ie city connet! shall rules for ite pro- hx o ity to punted |if tt and others for disor-|it shall submit It to the people for and STAR—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1914. PAGE 8. ones In th within ten have tion city official newnp aya after t become a f all ordin y ke granting any franchise or private privilege or ap proving or sacatt ial! he published at the expense of the applicant therefor eotion 45, ‘The etty 1) mbatl have power, by ordinance and not othorwiny, to carry Into execution all of the powers «iven to the City of Moattle by the constitution A lawn of the State of Washington, and all ther powers wmually exercimed by lemisiative hedies of municipal cor porations of like character and a Kree with the City of Seattle, and all powers which now are or which muy hereafter be conferred upon In corporated towns and cities by the constitution and law this state Ino all the powers of the City t which now are er may hereafter be adopted and enumerat jed tn the elty charter Hection 44. The city nelther have nor exercise Infatrative of executty tinguished from th er tion 47, No ex rivilewe mhall } of any street other public 7! t| coune!! whall any ad wistative ustve francht wranted for the ey or highway ph or any part fection 4%, ‘The ety counct! shall make no appropriation tn ald of any corporation, person or eoctety unless exprossly euthorized by this charter or the laws of the mtat provided, that the efty eounct! may krant to any Inatitution which t* fn whole or in part by charity the free use of etty N of any kind agatnat he created by the city y ordinance specifying and object of such exp Wing the Mile ulllity or Improvement submitted to the people until detailed estimate of the coat there of shall have first been made by the cfty manager and adopted by the council INITIATIVE AND REED Hection St. Any proposed ¢ may be submitted to the ety by petition stened by reg istered voters equal {n number te at leant eleht per cent of the total registration of the preceding year All petitions cireulated with respect to any proposed ordinance shall be niform tn racter, # ¢ he proposed ordinance tn full shall be slaned, certified and filed in the manner required by this char- ter for petitions nominating cand! dates for elective offices Section 63. The city clerk shall within twenty daye after the filing f auch petition, verify the suff! toney of the signatures ther If he finde the aame to be Inuffic he shall forthwith notify the per filing the same, and an additional twenty days shall be allowed tn which to complete such petition When such petition ts found suff clent by the clerk, he shall forth with tranemit th me. together with hie report th to the etty cownell, which shall take final action upen such propored ordinance within thirty daye. fection 63. enact of reje pane the ah debt or obiteation the ecity shall inet opt ¢ amount ! ad f ™M. Ht cy eounell y " y , r 1 t ¥ 1 The elty counct! may any Initiative ord! but shall not amend or mod! ame. If the city eo all relect any such ordinanc shall within thirty daye pt thereof fatl to take firal action thereon, the me shall be sub mitted ‘to the people for thelr ap proval or rejection at the next regu election. or at a mpectal elec led tor that purpose. If the Int tlative petition ehall be signed hy qualified voters equal in number to at lenat fifteen per cent of the total existration of the preceding yen ralped in @ pe centage, ounci! shall pro- vide for the submission of the to a vote of the people at a epectal siection to be held within forty days from the certification by the clerk of the sufficiency of the signatures provided. that {f any « tion fs to be held by t any political DAlvision thereot within which the City of Seattle included within three months after such last above named certification, then such spectal election shall be t Rection 84 en Tf prior to the date ny ordinance shall * fee petition signed by qualified lectors equal tn number to at least ration rf preceding year shalt be flied with the clerk and verified as to sufficiency of signatures, as ino ative ordinance, euch ordi jo not repeal such ordinance thetr approv rejection nee, and to expel |Hext muntetpal election or at a m in {te presence|cial election called for th on meet on the fiPet Monday of it it a majority of vote tn tt yots be taken by y: and the names of those vot- for and neninet the same be en- current ed on ite final r: ting at which It ts No ordinance enacted or amended hy ite; but the ordt- nance to be revised or re-e: length ti [ yote upon neil and falls to ade to re- uch motion taken before meeting of the counct! No bill for the shall be thirty days after ite been published in the official newspaper of the city at the expense of the ap- any member by the affirmative vote than two-thirds of fying LY the ord cause ‘ourth—Have ‘authority % and use committees of | ti he pro. ‘The city counct! shatr/ahal! vote in favor thereof, the rach {shall take effect five day 1 holt not alcounct! shall, afte therentter, and et euch |an Initii it may by tte rules The mayor, the dent of the council tne: absence of disablitty of the mi five counciimen may ¢ ing of the counct) public, shall not adjourn to any other place|referendum elections shall be con- Place of meeting. siative actisubmitting proposltion: be by ordinance. | ple. hall be clearly en-| publ Hl contain but one sub. |euce arly expr | enacting cia avery orfinance shall be wits in al tee preal of th a ati Al and 1 Re it or by the City of Seettie No bill shall become amended final pa Vt an other than an ordi-jof a city nance providing for appropriations |ployes. *:|potnted by the city counell for ng |term expen: intro shall by oted 0 thereof amended, shall " revised When @ bin ts pu ran final! week for two the ity an ordinance lonat tw f the council vote or in} * ifs before «to any other business withh all the very pill shall be elened by the unetl In oy mttcation of sage; in siening such bil the pr Gent shall call the attention of to ithe bill end th about to sign ft, ani any mem- quest, the bill wh f enretied ot that the tlon stained and in ten days af All ordinance thirty days after their and authenticatt ordinances approving local improvement ement rolls and authortzing the local improvement honda take effect tleation ervation of the health or safety re- n ordinance shalt tive Immediate! abat Nn excep oral upon thel Whe be the faet emergen be stated In the ordinance nee shall not hecome an on thirds em after 4 on Kom te pal the | mation ct 1 bin 4 consideres shall b thi his stene correctes mell pro ordinances of or all « be bs publiishe: create|tion any propore ss members Dower to compel |submiasion upon petition. sin case of Initiative ordinances: 2| Section 65. The council by its own fjmotion may submit to popalar vote for adoption or rejection at any ordinance tn Provided for th If a majority of the me manner a oir Section & defore | qualified electors voting upon any Initiative or referendum ordinance me after the that {ff the city the rejection of -|election provided, aitte: ubject, they ahall eu! eler with the initiative ordinance, at ‘or,|the aame election, and the ordinance alreceiving the highest numb of provided that be a_ majority. All inittative and i] vote t}ahall be adopted. ducted in all respects elections 6 the pe Initiative ordinances ahall be hed once each week for two va weeks tn the city offictal od |newepaper immediately prior to the flelection at which the mitted. Section 87. ne is ay No ordinance enacted by the vote of the people shall be or repealed by the city uncil within two years after tts enactment, and then only by a threo- vor, |fourths vote of the entire city coun- ell. CLERICAL DEPARTMENT, Section 68. There ahall be a clart- cal department which shall consist clerk, deputies and em- The city clerk shall be ap- 6 of four years subject to re- moval by it ‘he city clerk shall have power to appoint from the em ployer of the clert department such deputies as he shall deem ex- pedient and to revoke any such ap- pointment Section 69, The city clerk shall be clerk of the city counctl, #hall at- tend all meetings thereof and keep plete records of Ita proceedings; ave the custody of the city seal, all public records, except such as are entrusted by this charter to other officers, and all papers and docu- ments relative to the title of city property; shall have general charge of all eloctions and of all matters ertaining thereto; shall attest by ix signature and the clty seal ail public Instruments and acts of elty officials uiring attestation, and shall certify under his hand and the y neni all copies of orteinal docu rds and papers his office as may be required by any Officer or person, and charme there- for such fees for the une of the clty as are or may be provided by ordi nance, and shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by ordinance. THE MAYOR. Section 60. The official head of the city shall be a mayor, He shall be at Yeast. thirty years of age a citizen of the United States and’ of the State of Washington, and a qualified elector of the clty at the time of his election, and shall have been a citizen and taxpayer of the city for at least four years before the date of bis election tion 61 ‘The mayor shall Re recognized as the official head of the city for all legal and ceremonial purposes (b) Execute for the City attle all deeds, conveyance excent provided r it t y 1 a r n f of Se- con- as’ other- in this t charter: (c) fe the head of the police de- a|partment ard maintain peace and good order In the city, Section 62 In case of the dis- nsence of the mayor from th , the vice president of the elty council shall act ax mayor, In ‘ave of a vacancy in the office of qmavor, the vice president of the city Jfounel) shall become mayor. and lehall hold office until the next gen- eral election tion 63. ‘The mayor shall not have nor exercise any executive, nd- ministrative or legisiative power ex: alcept such as are expressly given to ny this charter and the consti -|tution and laws of the State of 4] Washington. * ft * a 4 in this charter adminieten con ve and responsibility for al ministrative activition of the city 4 have the custody ment of all property sonal, and all pubif bo nd, une conte eity, shall super ‘and care, Use, maintenanes, tm ation thereof, aha tend and carry ail utilities ne and admin ity, and DEPARTMENT OF POL tion 64, There shal artinent whieh #bhall lehlet of police and an i [nate officers, detective and polleewomen as the counell may from time to time by ordinance pre jneribe. The polloewomen of the de partment shall con te a women's division under the charge of a woman offic nk and pay not le police * t or the direction of the chief of have the care and protection of female prisoners until after vietion, ‘The ma may, when the publie wafety requires it In case of Jemergency, (0 be determiped hy him Jappoint any number of emprmoncy |policemen, who shall hold tatir post |ttons and discharge their hin pleasure until the the next meeting of the |no longer, except by ounce! Such appoint |made from efvil wery fled Mat when avaliable ection 65. The mayor shal! point the chiet of polico and rer |him in hin discretion, In cane lehtet of poll all be from the classified clytl 1 not be removed for on 1 oup retirement resume his |former position in such services, and |the last appointees in positions |nubordinate thereto shall resume|and thelr former posttiona respectively |or surplus material and arti int lawsified civil service All purchases shall be made unter Rection 66. The chief of polices fair competition, All atandard rup shall be the chief peace officer of plies shall be purchased In bulk and the city, shall serve and execute all|carried in stock as may be prac process tenued under authority 6f|ticable or expedient in the Jjudement this charter or any ord shalllof the city manager be the keeper of the cit Section 80. The division shall have such other powars «ineering, the superintendent Autlos en shall be prescribed by ordl-|which hall be known as the elty nance engineer, shall have charge of af Beetion @7 surveying and engineering work of responnible the elty, and, except as otherwine all proper provided, the’ destening and con HEMENT. ing the construct of park preanly pro ail have full re r places owned a by rit rhe it tw f ind affairs Included tr ministrative department sha following divial Divint tracts, purchases vision of eng! publie utUitien and newers: divi shal al today a ‘ ne the n of cor of works ot tion divs tt div jon of fire prote f health and sant The heads of the various except as otherwine deniena in, whall be known as | tendents Hection 79. The division of con tracts, purchases and supplies sha jassemble data relative to all pre advertinn and rand keep of the same, It shall make all pur chases, have charge of and dis tribute all supplies for the city and its departments, and have charge of the disposal of all unsuitable t A here superin s shall be clannt ap the 4 re of en 4 tl reeetye and ffictal nd ey taken Me ah n hie and be ‘ fr HH . drive and boulevards after their improve ment shall have been determine the department of parks and recren- tion, and shall have the control and reeulation of the harbor and water front of the It shall make and have the tody of all neering records of the city Shection 41, The aivision of public | utilities shail enforce the provisions or r Ann, here public Section 68, artment of welfare wh hall be under the management three non-nalarted commissioners te be appointed by the mayc the term of three years and to removal by him. ‘The first ap ments shall be for the term two and three years respectively They shall manage charitable, |of all franchises, and have correctional and reformatory inati-lof the inepection of weights and tutions and agencies, lodging houses,|measures, It shall have charges of bath houses, farms and similar inetl-|the reguiation of all public service tutions belonging to or controlled by| corporations under the franchine: the city, except such as are placed|and ordinances of the city, and by thin charter under the control of|superintend all street railways oper- ne other officer or board. They|ated by the City of Seattle shall inspect and regulate all pri-| Section 82. The division of stree yately owned places of public amune-land sewerr shall have charge of the vent and entertainment. They shall| maintenance, repair and cleaning of make research into the causes of|all streets, sidewalks, sewers and verty, delinquency, crime and|drains in the city, and of all public other social problems and # Ipiaces the charge of which {» not mote the education and und verted in some other department ing of the community in matters of|It shall have charge of the collec- public welfare. |tion and disposal of garbage fection 69, ‘There shall be a free| ection 8%. The division of water mployment office which, subject to| works shell have charge of the oper- the supervision and control of the/ation and maintenance of the water board of public welfare, shall belsystem of the elty, including all managed by a superintendent ap-|bulldings and grounds and the prop- pointed by ° dentierty acquired for watersh or all be a de b en- sunerinte Deen appointed from civil service, he shall, removed for porition in jon hh lannified upon tirement, un) cause, resume his fo: such service, and the last appointees in poritions subordinate thereto shall resume their former positions respectively in such service Section §7. The division of health and sanitation shall be in charge of a commissioner of health, who shall be a graduate tn medicin bave had at le five years In practice of medicine or sanitary work Immediately prior to ment. It shall enforce al ordinances and regulations relative to the preservation and promotion of the public health. the prevention and restriction of disease, the pre- vention, abatement and suppression of nuisances and unsanitary bulld- ings, the nitary inepection and pervision of the production, trans- portation, storage and sale of food and food stuffs. the sanitary super- viston of the city water supply and the sanitary inspection of garbage. It shall manage all hospitals and sanitartums that are established or maintained by the ctty. It shall cause a complete and accurate # tem of vital statistics to be kept In time of epidemle or threatened epidemic, It shall make and enforce quarantine and tsolatton regu tions. It shall mal research into the causes of disease in the com- munity and shall promote the edue tion and understanding of the com- muntty In matters of public health, The commissioner of health shall ap- point such medical istants and nurses are prescribed by ordi- nance. ‘Section &&% ‘The city counct! may. by ordinance, upon the recommenda: tion of the city manager, create or discontinue any bureau or division of the administrative department and determine, combine and dts- tribute the functions thereof, but the division of contracts, purchases and supplies shall not be so discon- than shall collect, arr and system- (right-of-way purponer. Atire al! statistics relating to the| Section 84. The division of iHmht- varrous branches of labor in the city.|ing shall have charge of the opera- assist In obtaining employment for|tion and maintenance of the lighting all persone who may app therefor |eystem of the ity, including all Keep In touch with Inbor conditions | bulldings and grounds. tn Seattle and vicinity and inform| Section 85, ‘The division of bulld- those secking employment thereof. |{new shall have charge of the con- He all inepect and remulate al!) struction eration and mainten- private employment agenct in th of all the public bulldings of city and require them to notify thor city, except otherwise tn thix seoking employment of the true|chatter provid It shall have labor conditions, including etrikes,|charge of the fesuine of all building prevailing at the places where em-|permits and the Inspection of all ployment tn offered work done thereunder, of the en- DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND) forcement of all bulléing, wiring RECKHATION. and plumbing ordinances of the cit fection 10 T' hail be a and the inspection of botlers. In partment of par nd this division there shall be « board which #hall lof appeaia consisting of three non- arted con.m subordinate of laried members appointed by the ficers and employes. The commis-| manager, one member to be a com- sioners shall be appointed by thelpetent architect and one com mayor for the term of five years, |petent bullder. The members of the and be subject to removal by bim.lexisting board of appeals shall con- The commissioners of the existing |tinue tn office for the terms for department of parke shall serve which they were appointed and thetr comminstoners of this department for ors shall be appointed for the terms for which they were ap- ‘of three years, ‘The members pointed respectively nh board shall be subject to Section Tl. This department shall 1 by the manager for mal- man, control, improve and remu-|feasance, Tneapacity or neglect of late ail parks, play and recreation|duty. In case a member ts disquall- grounds, public squares, park drives. by Interest or unable to sit in arkways, houlevards and bathing |m particular case the manager shall Beaches of the city, except as other: |appoint a substitute from the same wine provided tn thie charter, and | cia The board of appeals shal) 1 have power to designate the and determine al! ppeate from nds to acquired and used for|the superintendent of bulldin to wuch purposes, whether within al! bullding matters, and also mach withont the city, and to grant con-|other matters with relation to €oe coantons and privileges therein. the jstruction and n methods and revenue of which shall go into the|pliances as may be brought to city park fund: provided, that no in-lattention. The city council shall toxtcating liquors shall be sold or| prescribe the method of appeal. The used upon any property under the rd shall establieh rules govern furtediction of this department. ing their meetings and hearings of Section 72. Whenever the United | api Sta te of Washington or Becton $6. The Atvinton of fire political subdivision thereof, shall| protection shall have charge of the jown any real property within orjextinguishment of all fires, the con- without the City of Seattle, and the|trol of all fire stations and ap- ame or any interest therein shall|paratus, and the enforcement of all not then be necessary for the pur-jordinances for the prevention of poses for which the same was the board of park comm! hall have power to enter agreement to occupy and wi ¥ such public property or Intere therein, and to expend money there on for the improvement thereof a part of the public park and :-crea- tion system of said city. Section 72. There shall be a park fund, to be expended solely by the park commissioners, which shall t of all gifts, bequests and de- made for patk and recreation purposes: ten per cent of the gross receipts of the city from all fine penalties and Iteenses: the rents, in- sues and profits derived from any property which may be held or owned In trust for park or recrea tion purposes; such tax levies and appropriations as the city shall make therefor; provided, that no annual tax levy this department sha’ be less three-quarters of a mill LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. Section 74. There shall be a free public library under the management and control of a non-salarted board of five trustees, who shall be ap- pointed by the mayor with the con- sent of the city counctl, for the term of five years and be subject to removal by the mayor. The five members of the present board of trustees having the longest unex- pired terms shall hold office until the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed =r spectively, and the other two mem- bers shall retire upon the taking effect of this charter. Section 75. There shall be a brary fund which shall con of all gifts, bequests and devises made for the benefit of sald Iibr ten per cent of the gross receipts of the city from all fines, penalties and Hoennes; the rents, Issues and profit derived from any property held or owned tn trust for satd library; such tax levies and appropriations as the elty sha! make therefor. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, ection 76. There shall be an ad-|tinued. The city manager, except ministrative department which shall/otherwise provided in this charter, consist of a city manager, subord-|shall supervise and control the offi- {nate officers and employer. The|cers and employes of the adminis- city manager shall be a person of|trative department and define and known administrative ability, with| prescribe their duties, and whenever experience in responstble and im-{he shall deem it expedient and for portant executive capacity in thelthe betterment of the service, may United States: he must be a citizen|transfer any officer or employe from of the United States and need not he. ne department to another, when appointed, @ resident of the) DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND City of Seattle.’ ‘The city manager ACCOUNTS, xhall be appointed by the city counct!| Section 89. There shall be a de- for the term of four years, mubject/partment of audits and accounts to removal as follows: By a two-|which shall consist of a olty comp- thirds vote of the entire city counct!|troller, deputies and employes, The acting on its own Initiative, and by|comptroller shall be elected by the a majority vote of the entire city|city counct! and shall be subject to councll upon the filing with it of alremoval by it, No person shall be petition asking for his removal ible to be city comptroller un. Hened by qualified electors equal in be a citizen of the United number. to twenty-five per cent of & resident of the City of the regintered voters of the city for/Seattle and shall have had at least the previous year. In case the city| five years total experience asa pub- counct! shall, upon the filing of such | iio accountant. anditor or similar of- petition, decline to remove the city|ficer, He shall appoint a chief dep- manager, It shall submit the ques-Juty who shall be subfect to removal tion of his removal to a vote of the|by him, and may appoint from the people In the manner and within|/employes of the department such time provided for the submission of|deputies as he shall deem expedient, initiative ordinances, and {f a and revoke such appointments, jority of the votes cast Section 90, The eclty comptroier shall be tn favor of removal, whall exercise general supervision shall be deemed removed from over tho financial affairs of the city fice, During the absence or dis-|shall keep all tts accounts, and ali ability of the clty manager, or tn|/departments and other offices of the cao of a vacancy in said office, thelctty shall be subordinate to him tn elty councll may designate someljall matters of accounting: shall, properly qualified person tempor-| semi-annually, examine and vority arily to perform the duties of thejall records and files of all depart. office, The commissioners, superin-| ments and other offices of the city, tendents and other subordinate offi-|and, whenever required, shall report cers of the administrative depart-|to ‘the city councll and the city ment shall be appointed by the city| manager as to the condition of any manager subject to removal by him.|department or other office; shail The employes of the administrative|check all claims and demands department, In such number as shali/against the city, and all its obliga- be provided by ordinance, @hall he/ tions, expenditures and pay rolls: appointed by the superintendent or| shall reauire all claims and demands officer in charge under civil service} against the city to be verified, and rules i keep a record thereof: shall. Issue potion The city manager|ail warrants, keep Inventories of shall exercise control over all|the property of the clty, and all hureaus, divisions and other branches |other public and non-taxable prop. of the administrative department|erty within the elty: shall check created herein, or that may hereafter/the daily balances of the city trea: be created, and except as otherwise|urer, and apportion all moneys col- of of | by | charge | If the superintendent of this/an ,| lected to the proper sccounte; shail [keep a record of all officers end 1} erm b corpora mediate) porath 4 ordinan perf be att J A qua and wh his profession Heattle for at least hin {ntmer The corporat! ve full supervisory 1 itigation to which city 1s @ party, or in which the ¢ or any of ite departments Inf ented, Initiate and prosecut actiona in favor of the ¢ cute all violations of the ord of the city, ex and appr the form and execution of all con- tracts and obligations to be executed iby or tn favor of th elty, af [the elty counct! and all departr matters relating to t affairs, and perform as are or shall ord The as vrne years prior in four con- ity ter- we) shall trol of such other duties be prescribed by aintante have corp pow perform required DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. Section 94 ere shall be a de- |Partment of finanés under the man- Kement and control of m elty treas- |Urer, to be appointed by the city council for the t four years, and subject to removal by It. He May appoint from the employ it department such deputies as he m expedient, and revoke any much appointment Section $5, He shall receive, keep and pay out al! money belonging to the efty and k an ount of all recelpt |ments, and do aquired of him by He shall not Day out any money except on legal demands, duly allowed and audited, He shall make such reports of re- coipts and disbursements as are re- quired by the city comptrolier. BOARD OF AWARDS AND ADJUSTMENTS. Bection 96, Th nil be a bomra f awards and adjustments which consist of the clty manager, the city comptroller and the cor- |poration counsel. The hoard shall old such regular meetings as it may determine, and such special meetings as it'may appoint or the chairman 1 meetings be pubite, ted place, jority of all members shall ary to constitute @ quorum. The board shall award all contracts: Adjust, allow and certify for pay- ment all bills, pay rolls and claims: cause to be prepared and certify to the elty council ment rolls for local improvem bear and determine all applications for per- mits not otherwise provided for by 1 fix the amount of and appro the ‘sufficiency of the sureties on all bonds, except as otherwise pro- vided by ‘law: and at least once in every six months examine such bonds and determine the sufficiency of the amount and eof and, In tts discretion, require new or additional bonds; and perform much other duties as the council prescribe. The comptroller shall be secretary and keep a record of the proceedings of the board. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES. Section 97. All public works, im- provements and purchases, the cost of which exceeds three hundred dol- lars, and all local improvements, the funds for the making of which are directly or indirectly to be derived, in whole or in part, from assess- ments upon the Deeporty benefited thereby, shall be made by contract to be let to the lowest bidder there- for by the board of awards and ad- justments, or, in the discretion of sald works and improve- a part thereof, may be e direction of the city manager by day labo: ‘Where the cost of any proposed work or pur- chase shall not exceed three hundred doh the same shall be made unde? fair competition in the market. Bids may be called for received for all or any part or dai- vision of any proposed contract, and no contract shall be sublet, =e for the furnishing of material, with- out the previous consent of the eli council; provided, that the coun may by ordinance determine whether improvement, or any part thereof, shall made by contract or other- gon wine. Section 9%. Before an: tract for bids nee each week shall be awarded. a cal hall be published for two consecutive weeks, inviting healed proposals to be filed in the division of contracts, purchases supplies on or before the hour named. All bids shall be accompa- nied by a certified check, payable to the order of the city treasurer, or a surety bond, in favor of ¢ city, for a sum not less than five per ‘cent of the amount of the bid, and no bid shal! be considered un- less accompanied by such check oF bond. All bids shall be publich: opened by the board of awards ani adjustments. No bid shall be ac- cepted which ts not truly responsive to the call, specifications, plans and data issued therefor, but no did shall be rejected for informality If ft can be understood what is meant thereby. Upon award of contract all checks or bonds furnished with the bids submitted shall be returned to the bidders, except that of the successfu. bidder, which shall be ree tained until a contract be entered into, and tf such bidder fail to enter into’ such contract within ten da: from the date he ts notified of its award, the said check shall be for. feited to the city, and in case a surety bond has b ven, the cor- poration counsel shall enforce the collection thereof, the proceeds of such check or bond to be credited to the fund or funds from which the contract in question ts to be paid. All contracts shall be based upon sufficient spectfications, — accompa nied by plans and other data to in- dicate the nature of the works, {m- provements, services, materials or apparatus tntended to be contracted for. No alternative bid shall be ac- cepted unless such was asked for on the basis of alternative specifica- tions, plans or other date. The board of awards and adjustments shall not be bound to accept any of the bids submitted but may resect all of them and order the contract to_be readvertised, Section 99. No contract shall be entered into by the clty until It has been duly ascertained that funds to meet full payment thereunder are available, or can be legally secured therefor. A bond running to the city, as required by law, shall be furnished by any party to @ contract with the city. ‘The board of awards and adjustments shall spectty the conditions of contracts. Contracts shall be stened for the city by the city manager, attested by the city clerk, with the seal of the city af- fixed: Section 100, All contracts for public work nd tmprovements shall provide that at least fifteen neg cent of the amount due the con- ractor on estimates shall be re- tained to secure the payment of Ia. borers who have performed work thereon, and matertal men who have furnished matertal therefor, and such laborers and material men shall for thirty days after the com- pletion and acceptance of the work have a len on such fifteen per cent so reserved, which Men shall be senior to ail other Heng. No tm- provement shall be deemed com- pleted until a written acceptance thereof, by the board of awards and adjustments, has been filed with the comptroller. The elty counct! shall by ordinance —presorthbe — suftahie means and remedies for the preser. vation and enforcement of the liens provided for In this section. Such fifteen por cent thus reserved, or any part or balance thereof rematn- ing at the expiration of thirty days after the noveptance of such work may be expended by the city man- ager In making good any defect dis- covered in such work during such thirty days, providing the contractor has been hotified to remedy such |defect and has refused. Such ex- penditure by the manager shall not relieve elther the contractor or the surety of their obligation. Partial Continued on Page 9 accurate disbu things re- ae-