THE CHARTER
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City of Seattle
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Motion 1. —Tti* municipal corpora
tion now existing and known as
* 4 Tha City of Seattle" shall remain
»n>t continue a body politic and cor
|>orat< by the mm* of the Oltv of
PmUIo, find a• such shall h»v« per
petual succession. may HN a cor
porate seal. may sue and be lutd,
May acquire real ami par tonal prop
arty within an«l without tha corpor
ate limit® of the City of Feattle by
purchae* eminent domain, leane. gift
and device, and may sail. convey,
leaae. mortgage and dlipoi* of tha
• ante for tnr common benefit, and
ma v receive he«iue»ts. devisee, gifts
»n>l donations of all klmls of prop
erty within and without the city for
Its own use ami benefit, or In trust
for charitable or other purposes,
with full power to carry out tha pur
pose* of such trusts may acquire,
eon struct, own. lea»c. operate anil
regular* public utilities convei
lance* and industries may define,
prohibit, abate suppress and pre
vent all things detrimental to tha
health morals, comfort ssfet*. con
venience and walfara of the Inhabi
tants of the city, and max make and
enforce local, police, sanltarv and
other refutations, and may do all
thing* expedient for maintaining
and promoting the neace fowl gov
ernment. health and welfare of the
city and of the Inhabitants thereof,
and for the performance of the
municipal function* The city shall
have and exerdee all powers, func
tions. rights and privilege* now or
hereafter given or granted to Incor
porated towns and cities bv the con*
atltutlon and lawa of this state and
• hall have and exercise all other
ftowera. functions. rights and prl%l
eges usually exercised by or which
•re Incidental to or Inherent In
municipal \ -poratlon® f like char*
• cter and decree whether enumerat
ed or no? enumerated In the conatl
tut lot- and law* of the utate of
Washington or In this charter
Section 2. The enumeration of
particular powers by this charter
•hall not be held or deemed to be
exclusive but In addition to the
power* herein. Implied
iherebv. or appropriate to the exer
cise thereof the city ahall J ave and
may exercise all other powers which
under the constitution and laws of
the State of Washington It would
be competent for this charter speci
fically to enumerate and for the city
to assume, have and exerclee
Dinmcm.
flection 5 The City of Besttle
•hall be divided Into thirty councll
manlc districts which ahall Include
the election precincts In tha City >«f
Seattle a* they eilst May I. ItU.
as follow*
t ulxeretty Dtstrtet.
Precincts «>ne. two. n! na, ten
eleven. twelve. thirteen and
eighteen
Fs«t (irres l ake DUtHrf.
Precincts nineteen. twenty-one
t went v-three, twenty-four,, twenty
five twenty-six. twenty-iersn and
twenty-eight
Wni tireeo 1 *We ntefrtet.
Pre«*in-ts twenty-nine. thirty,
thirty -one. thirty-two thirty-three
thirty-four and tnlrty-flve.
south (ire#s l.ake Dlstrlet.
Precincts three four. five. ell.
•even ela t and twenty.
\ortklake IHstrtrt.
Precinct* fourteen, fifteen, six
teen. seventeen, sixty-four, sixty-five
and sixty-six
Woodlaed IMstrtrt
Precincts twenty-two. flfty-eeven.
fifty-eight, fifty-nine sixty »lxty
one. sixty-two and sixty-three
(irtesnood IMetrlef.
Precinct * flfty-ona flftv-two. flf
tv-three. fifty-four, fifty-five. flfty
•tx and sixty-seven
Ballard IHtIHH F.eat.
Precincts thlrty-slx forty, forty
one forty-twn. forty-three, forty
eight. forty-nine and fifty
tlallard nistrlet Wist.
Precincts thirty seven. thlrtv
elght. tMrty-nlne forty-fonr. forty
five forty-six and fortv-seven.
Uwtns DUtrlrt.
Precincts stxty-nlne. sevanty.
seventy-one. seventy-two, •evsnty
three. seventy-four end sevsnty
elght.
Weat Qssss Asss Wstrtet.
Precinct® seventy-®!*. aeventy
•even. seventy-nine. eighty, eighty
one eighty-five, eighty-six. elghty
jeven and eighty-eight
F.aat Qsfs Asse Dletrlet.
Precincts sixty-eight. seventy
five, eighty - two, eighty - three.
• Ighty-four. ninety-one. ninety-two.
ninety-four, ninety-five and ninety
eight.
t*stk Qneeo A awe Plitrlet.
Precinct® e|ghty-nln». ninety,
nlnety-slx. ninety-seven. ninety
nine. one hundred, one hundred and
forty-five one hundred and forty
•ix one hundred and forty-seven, one
hundred and forty-eight and one
hundred and forty-nine
U'Mtlake IMstlist.
Precincts ninety-three one hun
dred and twelve one hundred and
twenty-threa one hundred and
twenty-four, one hundred and twen
ty-five one hundred and thirty
seven, one hundred and thirty-eight,
one hundred and tMrty-nlne ana
hundred and forty-four, one hundred
and fifty one hundred and fifty-one
and on* hundred and fifty-two
*ortk Hrssdaar VXstrfet.
Precincts one hundred and one. one
hundred and two one hundred and
three one hundred and four, one
hundred and five, one hundred and
ten. one hundred and eleven, one
hundred and thirteen and one hun
dred and sixteen
Faat Capitol Hill Dletrlet.
Precincts one hundred and six, one
hundred and etffht one hundred and
nine, one hundred «nd seventeen,
one hundred and eighteen one hun
dred and nineteen, one hundred and
twenty, one hundred and thirty and
one hundred and thirty-one
V.foeola Park Dletrlet.
Precincts one hundred and four
teen, one hundred and fifteen, one
ntsndrad and twenty -one one
dred and twenty-two. one hundred
and twenty-six. one hundred and
twenty-seven. one hundred and
twenty-eight. one hundred and
twenty-nine, one hundred and
thirty-four and one hundred and
thirty-five
Pike Dletrlet.
Precincts one hundred and thlrty
•ix, one hundred and forty, one hun
dred and fifty -seven, on* hundred
and fifty-eight, one hundred and
fifty-nln- one hundred and sixty,
one hundred and sixty-one. one hun
dred and sixty-two. one hundred and
fllsty-three one hundred and sixty
four and one hundred and *!xty-flve
Ft rat Hill Platelet.
Precincts one hundred and forty
ana. one hundred and forty-three
one hundred and sixty-eight, one
hundred end sixty-nine one hundred
and • un Ired *r d se ei
ty-two. one hundred and seventy
three, one hundred and seventy-four,
one hundred and eeventy-flve. one
hundred and seventy-six. one hun
dred and seventy-seven, one hundred
and seventy-eight and one hundred
and eighty-two
Pad fie TMafHct
Precincts one hundred and thlrtv
two, one hundred snd thirty-three
one hundred and forty-two. one hun
dred and eighty-four, one hundred
and eighty-five, one hundred and
elghty-slx. one hundred and ninety
nine. two hundred, two hundred and
on" two hundred and two. two hun
dred and twelve and two hundred
and thirteen.
W.xlla Walla Dtatrtet.
one hundred and eighty
seven. one hundred and eighty
eight, one hundred and eighty-nine
one hundred and ninety-five, one
hundred and nlnety-alx, one hundred
and ninety-seven, one hundred »nd
nlnati eld t. two hundred and tl ree
two hundred and four, two hundred
and nine two hundred and ten and
two hundred snd eleven
l.ake Dlafrtet.
Precincts one hundred and seven,
or.e hundred and ninety one hun
dred f»nd ninety-one. one hundred
and ninety-two. one hundred ru»d
nlnet v-three on" hundred and nine
ty-four two hundred arid five, two
hundred arid six. two hundred »nd
seven and two hundred and eight
Hater Proof Dlalrlri,
Precincts one hundred and fifty
thre*. one hundred snd fl ft jr-four,
one hundred snd fifty-five, one hun
dred and fjftf-elx. one hundred and
slxtv-elx. one hundred and slxty
•even, one hundred and seventy-one.
one hundred and seventy-nine, one
hundred and eighty, one hundred
and eighty-one, one hundred and
eighty-I hree, too hundred and four
fot'V two htir.dred and fifteen, tw«
fnndred nnd sixteen, two hundred
und seventaen two hundred and
eighteen two hundred and nineteen
a d two hundred *»».<! t went v.
Ileacon Dletrlet.
Precincts two hundred nnd twenty
one. two hundred and twenty-two
two hundred and tvtntT thrH tw<
dred m<t twenty four, two bun
«i r•- .1 nnd nia. hundrtd
in nil t«»ntv»«vfiii, two hundred and
11 hlrty-four, iwn hun tit nil anil thlrtv
jflve, two hundred end thlrtv-al*.
two hundred end forty two and two
hundred and fortv three
Mount linker IHttrlfl
rrwlnott (wo hundred and twenty
night. two hundred unit twnnty
jnlnn two hundred uml thirty, two
hundred and thirty-one. two hun
dred end thirty two two hundred
end thtrty-thrne. two hundred end
thirty net nn. two hundred end thlr
tv-night. two hundrnd end thirty
nine, two hundred end forty end
two hundrnd end forty-one,
% elley ItletHct.
Precincts tw«» hundrnd end forty
four. two hundtr.t end forty ftvn.
two hundmd end forty-■!*. two hun*
di ed nll< 1 f.-« t \ erven, t%«» hun«l»e.l
end forty night. two hundred end
forty-nine end two hundred end
fifty-one.
II el nlr r IHnlrlrt.
Preclncte two hundred end fifty,
two hundred end flftv-two. two hun
drnd end fifty-threr two hundred
end fifty ftvn, two hundrnd end
flfty-el*. two hundred end fifty
nnvnn end two hundred end fifty
right.
ItunmnUli IHntrtcf.
I'rectncte two hundred end twnn
ty-ftvn, tw«< hundind end fifty-four,
two hundred end fifty-nine, two
hundred end nitty, two hundred end
elsty-onn. two hundred end nitty
two. two hundrnd end eltty-three
two hundrnd end etsty four, two
hundrnd end slstv-ftve, two hundred
end end two hundred end
eighty -one.
tiki l»UfHi-t.
Precincts two hundrnd end nltty
sevnn. two hundrnd end el*tv eight,
two hundrnd end lUtv nine, two
hundrnd end ■evenly, two hundred
and eeventy-one two hundrnd end
nn\ nnt y - two, t«o hundrnd end
eeventv-four end two hundrnd end
*oventy five
I nunllfrov IMnlrlri
Prnflni i« two h indrnd end eeven
Itv-three, two hundred end eeventy
[•l*. two hundrnd end seventy-nnven.
'two hundred end mvnnt* night, two
hundred end seventy-nine end two
hundred end eighty
Section « The city council ehall
hgve power In the yeer nlnntnnn hun
dred end eighteen, end In every
fourth veer thereeftnr. to redtetrlot
the »-11 v into dlatrlcte In eny re
districting the dlatrlcte ehall t e
made na neerly equal tn population
en.l aa geographically fompert en
pi>«atbie nor shell eny ordinance for
red Is trie ting thn city take effect
within elitv days preceding eny
e-netton held In thn city for muni
cipal. county, district or itit* of
ficer*
Section 6 Whenever eny new 'nr
rltory la eddnd to the city the neme
ah it! he ettached to end he e pert
of the dletrlct adjoining thereto: a*>d
If auch tnrrltorv shall edjotn mors
then onn district It ehetl he added
to and he made a pert of thn die
trtct adjtlnlng thnrnto which ehall
have «*eat thn ametleat vote et the
regular tnunlclpe! election leaf pre
ceding auch ennntetlon. provided,
that If thn city council ahall .teem
the population of auch terrttorv to
he eufftclently lerg« to conatltute
a anpa r ete dlatrtct It mev by ordi
nance doc fere auch territory e dta
tlnct dlatrli t and the eame ehall re
meln a dlattnct dlatrtct until the
icltv la redlatrtctnd
flection t The precincts of the
city ehetl remeln aa at prnannt pro
Ivldnd. however thet ea often ee miy
he necneegry the cl?y council ahall
divide nech district Into two or morn
Injection preclncte ao that each pre
cinct ahall conteln ee neerly ea may
ho an equal number of votere. and
In auch manner ee will bnat sub
serve MlfailMce In voting end wtlt
conform to the eenerel lawa of thn
i atate provtdnd thet no elteratlon of
!auch preelncta ahell teke nffnet with-J
In gfsty days nnat prn.-edlner err!
election held In the city for munlcl-j
pel county, dlatrlet or atate offt-l
cere
flection T. No change tn the boon
derv of anv dlatrlet e» all operate to
ahotta any office or egclude eny
councilman or othnr cttr offlcnr
from office ho for n thn n*plretlon of
the tnrm for which thn Incumbent
waa elected or eppotntnd.
IXEfTtnii
Pectton • A gnnnrml municipal
e tort ton ahelt he held on the ftret
Tueaday after the flret Menday tn
March. till and bl<mntalty thnre
aftnr Alt othnr electlone held un
ler the »rovl«l as f It ehsrtt
ahall he known ee special mur l« l
r»el einctlona Charter amnndmenta
•halt bn aubmlttnd only at gnnnral
municipal elections
Section t TT » manner of nomlna-
H '■ ttf a!' el net Ire offlcorg ahal! bo
by petition ThO name of eny elec
tor of thn city ahall be nrtnted upon
the ballot. when e petition In thn
form hereinafter preecrtbed ahell
have been fllnd In h|n or her he
half with the cttv clerk Svich pn
tltlon ahall be etrned by at 'neat
five hundred quellftnd nlnctore of
the city. If for the nomination of a
candidate for an office filled bv
election from the city et lergn. end
hy n r laftft fifty quailflnd nlnetora
of thn dlatrlet If for en office to
hn filled by election from euch dla
trtct.
function It Tfce algnatorea to a
nominating pntltton nned not all be
appended to one neper, but to eech
««*parete peper there ahall bn et
tached an affidavit of the circulator
thereof ntatlng the number of nt*n
era of auch pap»r end at each ale
natum appended thereto wea made
In hln or her and la the
renutne algnature of the pereon
whoan namn It purport ato he All
algn»ra of a nominating petition
ahell «lgn their narnea in Ink or
Indelible pencil, adding their piece
of rnnfdnnce by etr*n! and number
Snctlon It. The form of thn peti
tion papnra ehall he •übatantlelly ea
followe
• FORM OF prTTTION PAPF.TX )
Wn. the underalgned hereby nomi
nate whoen
renldnncn 1a etreet.
Pnatfln. for the offlra of
to he voted for et thn
election to held In th» *"*lty of Se
attle on the day of It
jand wn Individually certify that we
jam ouallflnd to votn for
for the above office, and that we
l.ave not al«:ned any olhnr petition
preaentlnr any other candidate for
♦ v + aald offlcn.
Same
Street and Number
(Space for Signatures)
(Here Inaert affidavit of droti
lator).
Section 15. All nominating nepere
eoinprlalng a petition ahall he ae
aemhlnd and fllnd with thn c|ty
clerk aa one tnatrument. not eerller
than alaty daya nor later than thirty
daya prior to the date of the elec
tion with renpect to which auch peti
tion la filed The clnrk ahall en
dorae thereon thn datn of 11• preaen
tatlon and by whom preaented, and
■ hall forthwith etamlne tli<* aame i
ff the petition compltoa with thla
charter he ahall file the aame at]
one#. If not. he ehall atate Im
mediately tn writing on aald petl
tlon why it cannot be filed, and with
in thrne rtaya thereafter ahalt return
the defective petition, pera-.rally or
by mall, to the pereon preaenting the I
aame. Such rnturnnd petition may
he amended and again presented for
filing within five daya of |te return
hy the clerk, hut In no caen later
than thirty daye beforo the election.
hnd if then found to comply with
thla charter It ehall he filed. The
fee for filing eu'h petition of nomi
nation ahall he one per c*nt of the
annual aalary or compensation et-
to the office In qaeetton, but
In no case l*aa than ten dollar*
Section 13 Any pereon whoen
name haa been eubmftted for can
<Ildacy hy any auch petition ahall
file with the city clerk en accept -
' arxeofeurh candidacy, containing a
declaration that ha la not a nomine*
1 or rnprnaentatl ve of any poltthel
party or organisation, not le'er then
'aeven daye after the flllnr of hla
I 'petition of nomination, and In thn
ahenn'-e of tveh acceptance the nemn
lof th»* ' ;tndldat«> « all not appnsr »»n
•|thn hallot Not later then fifteen
"Mnys before the election any < «ndl
dat»- may withdraw from nomination
''by fllltin with the city clerk « re
<111e-«t for withdrawal, over hie own
''algnature duly attested by a notary
' public, and no name ao withdrawn
er all he printed upon the ballot
Section 14 No hallot used In elec
' Hone held under the authority of
■ thla charter ehall have printed
J th'-reon «ny perty or political dentg
1 nation or mark, or anything Indhat
" Ing a candldate'e vlewe or oplnlone
■ The hellota ehall conteln « complete
* llet of the offlcee to he filled, and
J the name* #.f the candidate* f.,r
euch office ehall he a r ramrod under
"if!te title thereof In f» lph »• >»• t |«n 1 or
. jde- AM ballot papere ehall he |n
! dlatlngul*' <»t ]>■ one fr->m another.
, , pt a« t jll"r j rt"f»vided hy law
1 to l»e printerl thereon
FOHM OF HA I.MIT.
Thn ballots ahall he substantially
'In <h« following form:
Otrttral <or lTp#oUI) ICUotlon. OHjr
of ftrnttl*. to b« h«ld
1»
«flt*l» 1 »»nll of for In
nation of |»r#olnct fob« pr!nt»«l or
IMmcttons to yotsrs To vote for
MVldldllM, write the ftanrn M 1
soslts thn nama of yoyr first cholool
for any office You may expreaa
m many additional prefernn«n« ae 1
you please l»y writing the figure "T* *
nppoeltn the namn of your ««cond
rholcn. thn figure "I" onpoeltn th»
name *»f your third choice, end n>>,
nn You tnav alao write In thej
hlenk apace provided below each
group the iiatnn of any othnr pereon
nr pereone for whom you deelre to
rote, or attach a peeler hearing the
printed neme of any auch pereon orj
pnreone
f>o not wrltn more then one num
her oppoalte the eatnn nemn If you j
■ poll thla ballot, tear It acroaa ot.ee
return to the election officer and j
get another
< Name) (Oomlclla Addrea
John Doa MM« miiimimmiimi
IMcherd Itoe .
IVnnry Poo *••••
Jemea Itoe .....
William Cos ...
Inaert hern (or on anperete bel l
lot * propoaltlone end other mattnra. >
If anv, to f.e voted on. with appro .
nrletn dlmctlona to votera printed;
In e conaplcuoua position. . 1
tloi I Th« 111
pause e sufficient number of official
hellota to hn printed. In form ee
hnretn proscribed, end dletrlt»utnd to
the etc. tlon officers for uss In the
reepectlve \ otitis prnclncta through
out thn city. lie ehall alao have
printed a sufficient number or
tainple hellota upon peper of ««l»-
fcrent color, but otherwise Identical
with the hallot to be ueed et the
election, and ahall mall nne euch
aample hallot to nech registered!
et U.-*at aeven days hnfore the
alnctlon. . ~ .
Sect lon It Immedtetelv efter the
closing of the polls, the ludgnt
Inspectors of election shall thnn ana
there without removing the oaiioi
ho* from the plan where the bal
lots were cest. proceed to
the v«»tea entering the totel num
her thereof on the tally sheets pro
rtdnd therefor. They shall tnier thn
number of the first, second, thirn
SI I further choice votes for oe.n
candidate on aald telly !
aa aoon aa auch canvaet It rompl«t
pit e return thereof ehall h* tl#ne.t (
by thn Judgee end Inape. tors, ee
urely enveloped and seelod. tjO
forthwith delivered to the city cinra ,
hy onn of thnlr number
Direct lone to alectlon offlcere in I
conformity with thla ae •
he printed coneplcuouely on the teny i
sts i I shed b] the #l ■ .
On «*• fir.! Krl.lfty
lh« .1. lion. th. rllr council »h«>
»« p >n . m.»t »na pr«>.
t" Ih. r.iurn* ft i
»!». !lon «nd Ih.r.upon o#ci«r« j
the reeult . —.eeK
Se«-tlon IT A bellot
, rm.i opp.*.ll. ••". n»m». »•«•»
olh.r m*rk .h»ll b. 1r..1~1 •l*Oir
>« If II li.l t <-«n wllh In"
rtffur. "I" #»pp".ll. Ih. ?* ,n r :
If the lame number or merk '
placed opposite more than one can
dldatn for thn aame office
fllctmg preference ehall not count |
for either
ia t * 'andldatna receiving a
forlty of a'l flret choice votee ceet |
for eny office shell he \\
no fendlda'e rncelves e mejorlty r
thn first <tio|. e votee » eet for tnt
>fflce In question, a cenvaee shall
then be medn of the eecond ct -
rotes received hv the candldatne for
■Uch Offlcn Thn total of
choice vulva of nach candidate snail
lh»n h. dtvMel hr IWO
qii.-M.nl fr.cllon.t
.1-1.1 l» lb» fir.l • h..1c0 *ol». r.
-.Ivxl hy .u<-h rm»»« «»•
, nn.lld.l* who In -neb '
. .11 rr- #|v. . m.Ji ri■, f .11 fir* ■
.nd .woM choir. »ol». <oouniin«
Mcond «■ hole *.>!»• •! on»-h»lr »«i
--u.» .ti.lt h. .l.rt.d
(b> If no r.ndld.l. r*-* l».. •
m»>..rllr hr .ddlru fir.l • rid wond
rho|ce votes es dlre**tnd In the ne*t ■
preceding subsection, a cenvass •hell J
then be mede of the third /bolce |
yntes rncelvnd by the cendldetns for ;
seld office T v e total of third
rotes received by eech candldat#
shell thnn be dlrtdsd hy three and
the quotient ( dlsresardlng fractions
added to the combined first and eec.
ond choice votee for auch candidate,
and tie candldete who br euch addi
tion ehall receive e majority of ell
flret. eecond and third choice votee
(counting eecond choice votee at
one-half value end third choice
votee at one-thlrd> ehall be elected ;
(c> If no randldatn receive a ma-j
forlty by adding flret. eecond end
third choice votee. ae directed In the
nest preceding subsections the
process of eddlng the neit lower
preference ehall he thus continue*
until some candidate hae a majority ;
of ell the votee caat for the Office
In question (counting ee-or-1
votes at one-half velun. third CBtNt
votes et one-third value fourth
choice votee at «ne fourth value, and
e > on to the loweet prefernncne ea
preaend for anv candidate for the
office In queetlofi )
<d) If no candidate recetye e ma
jorlty by counting flret eecond
third and alt further cholcne down
to the low net prefernncne naprneeel
for the office In queetton. ae direct
ed In the neit preceding euheecttone.
then »te candidate who receives the
highest rumher of votee by euch ed- !
dttlon of all the preferencea e«-
preneed ahall he elected
(e) A tie het ween two or morn
candldatee ehall be derided In favor
of the candidate having the high
e«t number of flret choice votee If
thle doee not decide, then the hlgh
eet total number of ee-ond choice
votne ehall determine the rneult If
they ere also equal In that reaped
then the process of compering the
nnat lower cholcne ehall bn contin
ued down to thn loweet prnfnrnnca
e*preeend for the cendldetee con
cerned and If thle still results In a
tie It shall bn dsclded by lot under
the direction of the canvaeelng
board.
f> A etatement of euch canvaae
shstl be mads out and signed by the
president of the council and filed
with the city clerk, who. within
three days thereefter. ahall make
out and cause to he delivered to
pereon eo ele« ted a certificate of
election.
Section II So Informalltlee In con
ducting municipal elect lone shell
Invalidate the aame. If they have
been conducted fairly and In eub
stantlal conformity with the re
qulrnmenta of law
Section 1* The total etpendlture
by or on behalf of any one candi
date whether directly or Indirectly,
ehall not egceed five hundrnd dol
lar* In case of a candidate elected
at large, nor one hundred dollars In
ra a* of a candidate ele. ted from e
dletrlct Thla ehall not Include filing
fee a nor the cost of printing and
moiling ctrculare to voters
No candidate, nor any person, as
sociation or organisation on his be
half. directly or Indirectly, shall pay
or causs any person to he paid. In
' aeh or by any other meterlal In
duenmnnt. for work In hie bnhalf at
the polle on nlnctlon day.
A violation of any of the provt
elone of this section by any candi
date. or by any person, aseociatlon
or organisation In hla hehelf and
with hla knowledge, ehall dlequallfy
hi in from holding thn office for
which hn le a candidate
Kverv candidate for an elective of
fb o ehall, wit In five dave after
the election, make and file with the
clerk en affldevlt that he hae not
violated any of the provisions of
this eoctlon which ehall enumerate
epeiiflcally thn prohibitions in this
section, and ahsll contain a com
plete Itemised etatnmen? of expendi
ture of money In such election, snd
|of the glvlns of any other consld
eratlon or promise, by him or by
anv other pereon In hie behalf
Section 20. At leant twenty davs
prior to anv election the city coun
cil ehall dealgnatn one pla« «• ~f v».t
ilng In nach nr*c|nct end ehall ap
point euch Judges end Ir.epcctore for
[each Pla' f of voting ae may bn re
quired by the treriernl lawa of the
I atate f«»r ntate and county electlone.
Section 21. At all nlectlorie the
I rota ai all he hv ballot gnd the polla
| ehall be opened at eight o'clock a
m and cloee at eight o'clock p m.
•The manner of <-onductlnr arid vot
ing et electlone under thle charter,
openlng and cloelng of polle. knap-
Ing th" poll llete. catn neelnir the
votne, declaring the reeult and cer
tifying the returns, ehall be the
i en rt e rm provided by the lawe of thle
atate fo- the atate arid county elec
tion* therein c*cept ae otherwise
provided In thl« charter.
j Section T 1 < city clerk, under
the direction "f the 'It v council,
ehall btl vn thirty da ye' nofbe hv
poetlng at each voting piece In the
city, a notb % of the time and pla'e
of holding cach election, ai d the of
STAR—SATURDAY. JUNE 6. 1914.—PAGE 8.
flcere to he elected, or meaeure to
he submitted, end In all oaees no
tices shall ha published In the city
official newspapet once eaen a
for twe consecutive weeks neat pr«
cadlnfl itarb elect lan «f the tin.a
place and purpose of such election
Hectlon ft ahsll be the duty of
tha city cieik to causa to he • i
out and delivered at each voting
place hy the time flaed hy law for
the opening of the polle, on the day
of each election, all ne. eswary hooks
n nil II "t a required by the reneral
law a of the atata for holding such
elections.
Hectlon ?4 A certificate ttf elec
tlon shall he prima facie evidence of
the facts therein state.l, hut the cltv
• <unc|| ehiill decide all queatlona us
to the qualifications and election of
Its own memhera and In all cases
of contested election for any office
the conteat ahall he decided bv the
cltv council acrtordlng aa nearlv as
mav be. to the lens of the etsta
regulating proceedlnas In cases of
(Vote In this
ae) (Occupation) column)
contested elections for county of -
ftcwra
Section 1* Whenever any ques
tion Is to t>e submitted to ths electors
f tha lty (Mid ths i f such
submission Is not ■nedflcally pro
vided by thla charter or by general
law. the aame shall he enbrnftted at
a general or special elect|« n
itl « % I 1..
Hectlon ?i The holder of any
elective office may he removed from
office by recall ea provided by lew
ci rr i of ncil
Section JT. The le«l»iat!ve pow
ers of the City of Heittu, accept
as rsserved to the people by this
charter, shall ha vested In a mayor
and city council
Section Tbe city council shall
ja compoaad of one metuber elected
rrom earh counclinianlc district of
the city.
'* "" P* r «"n ahall ha
•ntrihta for ala<-tlon t«» tha rlty
rounrll tinlaaa ha ahall liava been
a rltlsan of tha l*nltad Stataa and
*, faaldant and ala. t,. r of tha City
or Hanttla or annatad tarrltory fwr
a rontlnuoua parlod ..f at laaat four
yrar nait prior to Ma ala. tlon
* majority „f all
matnt.ara alartad atiaW <.t atltula a
quorum hut a laaa numbar may ad
Journ from day to day, or till tt>a
*ha nan raaular tnaatln«
and may n.mpal tha altrndan a f
at.aant mamhara In attrh mann.r at d
I'hlil' * urh aa tha council
shall praacrtbe
Ha. r|„ n |i T>a mayor ahall ha
n 'nc|o praaldant of tha rlty
rout'.ll and ahall parform tla uatial
runrflona of a praaidln* offlrar. hut
at all tiara no vota In ala. tlona at.
polntmanta and ratnoy«!a <■/ offlcara
by iha . ounclL and In all othar mat
te»a only In cass of a tie
? T* e count II »'al' e1 e t
from among its membere a vi e
praaldant who ahall ha praaldlnc of
ri ar Of tha 1-outxll durlna tha ab
aan.a ..r dlaahlllty of n,. m , y ,„
10. tton II Tha city manaiar
I Ity < ..mptrollar, city Iraaaurar and
corporation r0m,,.! ahal! lava aaata
in tha city council and niay take
part In all dlacuaalona ralatlrc to
'f"' raapactlva dapartmanta. but
ahall hava no »ota
Haction J« All ala~ttona and ap
polntmanta by tha council ahall f.a
datarmlnad hy tha ayatam of prafar
antlal yotm* proyldad by thla <har.
tar for popular alactlon of offlrara
:rr,r« ,r °*oad m thia
• action All a>irh alactlona and ar
polntmanta ahall ha datarmlnad at
a n ratio* to ba fl.od t,y tha coun
cil to ha I aid within al*«y daya aftar
a vacancy ocrura Komlnatlona may
ha mada or»Uy by any councilman.
an<l ahall cl<>»« one w«>»k before tt e
t|rn» fixed f.>r such election or ap-
P"litrnent The ball-.e cast by each
councilman shell be elgned by him.
and a reeord of the vote entered In
the Ktirnal Whenever there ar«
three or more nominees for t' e
same offjc* each councilman vet
Ing must express at l-a«t his first,
§ te? mn 'bird preferen< e for the
Office In nuestlon, otherwise his ba|.
lot shall not he counted The reeult
of the election shell he announ<*«d
Immed'atsly
H'-tlon II Tha city council ahall
First Fstahlish rules for Its pro
eeedlnge.
ft»<<on4 K»»p * Journal of lla rirn.
r allow tha prArMHtfnr,
lo ba publtahad an« faka tha yr*a
anfl nari r. n any qnaatlnn «n rta
rnanfl of any two m»mh»ra an.l »n
--t»r tha aama in tha Jmirnal
.. TM«I Mira aathorltr to nurtah
It. tn.mh.ri and ot>»ra for 4ia»r
■larly or ith.rwii. rontamMun,,. i.».
havlor In Ita pr.„nra, and to ««oal
for aitrh Kahavlor In Ita praar nr#
anr ir..mh«r hr tha afflrm»tlv» *ot»
Of no! laaa than twn tMM. of |i.
mamhara aparlfylnc In tha ordar ..f
"*n fa rauaa Mara of
Fourth Ifava authorltr to rraata
an-1 uaa rommlttaaa of Ita mamhara
wM.-l hara powar to rompal
attar.danra of wltnaaaaa and tha t , f „
dortlon of papara and thins* i.fora
tham
•€ Th* city roiinHl shaft
m»et on tli# fl rat Monday of m
month, or If that day he a le*al hall
dav then upon the n*it day not a
legal holMay thereafter. ir/* »t
other tlmea at If may by !»• rule#
provide Tha mayor, (ha vice pr»as
dent of tha foutiri! |r ra*« of tha
ebeen< e >r dlaaMlity of t1 » mayor,
or any five rounctlmen may «-all a
aparU) meeting of the round) All
Ita aeaalona ahall ha public. *nd It
ahall not adjourn to any other n'ace
than Ita regular ptara of meaMng
Section It Every l"*!«latlve art
of aa Id rlty shall ha hy ordinance
Fverv ordinance shall ha rlaarly en
titled and shall rontaln hut on# sub.
lact which ahall ha rlaarly eyprea«e<l
In Ita tltla Tha enacting rlatii* of |
•very ordinance he -ft# It or
dained hy tha City of HeattU aa |
follow* "
Hart|on M No hill ahall become
ten .rdlnanc» unloaa on !»• final j»na
aage at laaat a majority of n i| the
members elected vote in Ita favor
and tha rota be taken hy vaaa m 4
nays and the nimfi of thoa* vot
ing for and agalnat tha aama he *n
tarad In tha Journal
No ordinance, othar than an ordl
nanc* pr >vldlng for appropriations
for aalarlee or rtirrant
• hall ha paaaed on Ita final reading
at tha meeting at which It l« Intro
duced
He tlon !• No ordlnanra ahull ha
rav|«ed. re-«narted or amended hy
reference to Ita tltla hut tha ordi
nance to ha revised or re-e? a<ted or
tha section tharaof amended. ahall
he ra enacted at length aa revlaed
or amended
Section 40 When a hill U put
j upon Ita final paaaage an I falla to
paaa. and a motion la made to re
< onalder. tha vot# upon au« h motion
ahall not ha taken hefora tha ne*t
meeting of tha council.
fterfion 41. No bill for tha grant
of any franchise ahall h* finally
raaaed wlthtn thirty dtyi after ita
ntrodurtlon nor until it haa baen
puhllahed In tha official newapaper
of tha oltv at the expanse of tha ap
plicant or ce each weak for two con
secutive weeks, the flrat puhllca
tlon to ha within ten days after Ita
Introduction.
riertlon 42. All ordtrarr** ahall
tike effect thirty days after their
paaatare nnd authentication, except
"mfrimey ordinances and ordl
na.icis approving local Improvement
assessment rolls and nuthor'zing the
Issuance of local Improvement honde
which shall take affect upon their
pasaage and authentication. Whan
tha lmmedlata preaarvatlon of tha
public peace, health or safety re
nntrea that an ordlnanra shall be
come eff»«> Mva Immediately the facts
creating the neceaslty and amergen
cy shall ha stated In the ordinance
and such ordinance ahall not become
Immedlataly effective aa an em
ergency ordinance unleaa on Ita
final paaaaire nt leaat two thirds of
f«ll the members of the council vote
In It* favor.
Her t |on 43 tt very bill, after It
haa pgaaed, ahall he algned by the
».•» »Mr"t of the counHl In open Mca-
Mlon, In authentication of it* pas
aHK«. In algrtlng such bill the preal
dsnt shall «a 11 the attention of the
council to the bill and that he la
about to alien It, and If any mem
ber so requeat. tha hill ahall he
read at length for Informn tion aa
to Ita correctness ss enrolled If
any member object that the hill la
not the »«mf na when considered
and passed, such objection ahull he
passed upon, and If sustained the
pre«ldent el all withhold hfs «lgn-'<
tnre odd the hill ahull be corrected
and slgn'd before the council pro-
I reeds 1" *P> other hurlticN*
Hectlon 4 1 All ordlnnnres of a
public "r |rerma i« r t na
' lure and those Imposing a fine, pen
' alty or forfeiture shall bs published
onca In tha city official newapsper
within ten daya after the eama shall
hava become a law. The publica
tion of ell ordinance* grsntlna anv
franchise or prlvste privilege or ep
proving or vacating any plat shall
he published at the evpenae of tha
applicant tl erefoi
He. tlon 4R The city council shall
I have power, by ordinance and not
otherwise to carry Info at ecu tlon all
of th«< powers given to tha f'ltv of
H»*attla by the constitution rind lawa
ftf the Htate of Waahlngton. and all
other powers uaually • serdaed by
letrialfttlve 1>« dies of mutilclpal cor
porations of like character end de
gree with the t'lty of fteattle and
nil powers which now are or which
mi«v hereafter he conferre.l upon in
corporated towns and cities hy the
conatltutlon and laws of this state,
arid alao all the puwere of tha t'lty
of Meattle which now era or may
herenfter he adopted and enumerat
ed In the city charter
ffertlen The city council ehall
neither have nor eaerclsa any ad
mlulstratlve or eiecutlva power ns
dial Ina ..Ished from the legislative
power
•act lOfl 47 No e*i-1■ iel v e fran<htae
or nrl\llerre ahall he rranted for the
uae of any street, elley or highway
or other public place or any part
t hereof
Hf tlon 4* The cltv council shal'
mnke no appropriation in aid of
any corporation person or socialv
unless e*prc*slv authorised by thla
chsrter or the lawa of the atate,
provided that the city council tnev
irrant to any Institution which !•
supported In whole or In part bv
| public charity tha free usa of city
; water
He. tlon 4* Vo del.* or obligation
of any kind ssaln*' the »|ty shall
ha < leatad by the • |tv council ea< ept
hy ordinance Mpeclfvlng the mnounl
at>d ohlei t of such espendHure
Section F.O No propoaltlnn In
volving the Issue of hoods f«»r any
puhllr utility or Improvement shall
he suhmlttod to the pe<»pla until a
detslled eatlmate of tie cost there
••f a 1 all hava first lean made by
the rlty mat.agar and Adopted by the
■i naif.
imthtivk an ti itr.rritrMH m
Hectlon SI. Any proposed «.rdl
nanca may ha submitted to tha « lty
council l»y petjtlofi ataned by re«-
fatered Voter® equal in number to
at least eight per cent of the total
refflstrstlon of the preceding ve«r
Ml petitions circulated with reapect
t-» any proposed OfdlDtltM •tslf be
uniform In « t ara tar, shall contain
the i»ropo«al ordlnan'-a In full, end
• half he slatied certified and filed
In the manner required by this char
ter for petition® nominating candi
dates for elective offh ea
He- Hon fc? The «ltv clerli shall
within twenty days sfter the filing
of euch petition verify the suffi
ciency of the slgnat jrea thereto If
I e finds 4he same to he Insufficient
> a el all forthwith notify the peraon
flllt g the aame and an additional
twenty days shall he illswtd In
whh h to tomplete such petition.
When su« b petition Is found suffl
'lent hy the clerk, he shall forth
with tranemlt the same together
with hie report thereon, to the city
council, which shall take final ectlon
upon such pri pos«d ordlnan e wl*hln
thirty days
See Hon It The c|t? aounHl may!
enact or reject ar.v Initiative ordi
nance but •hall not amend or modi !
f\ the aame If the city c*» (firll j
shall rele. t anv such ordinance. r»r j
shall within thirty »«ava after re
> elpt thereof fall to Ink* fir si artlon
milted to the people for their ap
proval or rejection at the n«xt regu
lar election, or at a epeclal ''"•tlon
called for that purpos* If t»-■• Ini
tiative petition shall he signed by
qualified voters equal In number to
at least fifteen per cent of tha total
registration of the pre* *dlne y*ar,
or whall at any time be raised In
qualified signatures to such per*
rentage, then the council ahall pro
vide for ft • submission "f the same
to a vote of the people at e special
e|a>'tl >n to t.e held within forty days
from the certification by clerk:
of the sufficiency of the signatures,
provided, that if any general elec
tion la to ha held by the state or
any political subdivision the'*- f
*a 11r.In which the f'lty of Seattle Is
Included within three months after
last above na? * I oertlflcatlon
then such sperlai election shell be
held on the date of such othsr elec
tion
Section 14 If prior to the date
when any ordinance shell take ef
fect a petition signed by qualified ;
elector# equal In number to at least ;
six per c**nt of the totel registration
lof the preceding year shall he filed
with the clerk and verified as to
ietifflclencw of signature#, ae In ca«e
of an If.l'tatlve ordinance auch
nance shall be euspended from tak
ing effect and the council ahall Im
mediately reconsider the same, and
if it do not mpeai ittch ordinance
it shall submit it to the people for
their approval or rejection at the
next municipal election or at a spe
cial election called for t» st purp .se
as in case of Inltlstlve * rdl*»aneea
Section ftl The count !! 1 Y Its own
motion may submit to pop.tiar vote
for adoption or rejection at any elec.
tlon any propoeed firllilllt In the
—we manner es provldad for their
submission upon petition.
tlon II if s ma(orltf of t> e
qualified electora voting upon eny
Initiative or referendum ordinance
shall vota In favor thereof, the sams
shall take effect five days after the j
etertlon. provided that If the city 1
council shxll after the rejection of j
'en Initiative ordinance, have paieed
[a different ordinance on the earns
subject, they shall submit It. tojreth
«*r with the Initiative ordinance at
the seme election, and the ordinance
receiving the highest number of
led t)at le a majority.!
shell be adopted All Initiative and
referendum elections shell be con
in r-.j res pec to s« elections
submitting propositions to the peo
ple initiative ordinances altalf be
published once each week for two
sue- esaltre week" in the cltv official)
newspaper Immediately prior to the
election et which the same Is sub-I
rnltted.
Sc. tlon K7 No ordinance enacted
by the v«»t«» of the people shall he
amended or repealed by the city
council within two veare after Its
enactment, end then only bv a three
fourths vote of the entire city coun
cil.
< t enurei imr %i«t%ikw.
flection S* Thec a) all he * cleri
cal department which ehall consist
of a city clerk, deputies and em
ployes The city clerk ahall be ap
pointed by the c|t\ council for the
term of four veers subject to re
moval by It. The city clerk shsll
hn*e power to appoint from the em
ployes of the clerical department
auch deputies es he shall aeem ex
pedient and to revoke any such sp
point ment
Section ' • The city clerk shell be
clerk <>f the c|ty council ehall at
tend all meetings thereof and keep
{complete record* of Its proceeding*
have the custody of the city aeal
jail public records except such as are
entrusted by this chartor to other
officers, end all papers and docu
ments relative to the tlti# of city
property, shall have general charge
of all elections end of all matters
pertaining thereto, shall attest bv
his Signature arid tl «» .-Itv aeal all
public Instruments snd acts of cltv
officials requiring attestation, anil
shall certify under his hand snd the
elty seal all copies Of original dOCU
ment*. records and papers In his
office as may be required by anv
officer or person and charge there
for such feea for the use of the city
as are or may be provided by ordi
nance, and shall perform such other
duties as ere prescribed by otdlnancc.
TUB etaviiß.
Section tio. The official head of
the city shall be a mayor. He shall
he at least thirty years of age. a
cltlten of the United States and of
the State of Washington. and a
qualified elector of the city at the
time of his election, and shall have
been a cltlsen and taxpayer of the
dt> for nt least four years before
the dste of his election
Section #1 The mayor shall
mi lie recognized n* the official
head of the city for all le*al ami
-.ceremonial purposes
Hi) line ute for the Pity of Se
attle nil deeds, conveyances. con
'tracts and bonds, excent as other-
I wise expressly provided In this
charter,
ic> Tie the head of the police de
partmont srd maintain pcace and
uood order In the city.
section 12. Tn case of the dis
ability or absence of the meyor from
the -Ity. the vice president of the
city council shall act ae mayor. In
ca*e "f a vacancy In the office of
niftvor, tl e vice president of the cltv
council ahall become mayor and
ahsll hold office until the next gen
, rul election.
I -lection «JI. The mayor ahall not
jhnvc nor exercise anv executive, nd
j mlnlstratlve or legislative power ex
cept such mm are expressly given to
him by this chatter and the consti
tution rind laws of ths Stste of
I Washington.
riRrANTMRNT OW FOMCE
flection 64 Thar* shall ha a pafllce
department which aihall eonitaf of a
chief of p iilr-a and aa many subordi
nate officers detectlvee, policeman
and policewomen aa tha council may
from time (o time hy ordinance pre
ecrlhe Tha policewomen of the de
partment shall constitute a womni'l
• IIvI• loti under tha l»»i»n«»«llata < har*«
«»f a woman officer with rank and
pav not I#•• than that of w police
•orireant. Tl»l« dlvlalop, undei tl«a
'Hrer tlon of th** chief of poll* •hall
haVH lha «ait> un>l protection »»f »• I•
woman end «rlrt« and tha cuatody
of fptnata tirleoner* until con
viction. Ttia mayor may, whan the
public •af#»ty re'iulrea It Ir* «*aaa #»f
e mar rent y, to he determined hy him.
appoint noy ntirnl" » of »titerf«nffy
pollcatnan. Win •hHll hold poal
t lon a end dlU'lufa* th«'lr dutlaa at
Me until the ronchi«lon «>f
tha ri#• at meftloa of the council and
no lontfar ei' ept I v < i»n««*tit of Hi*
• ouncll Ptlcli appointments ehall ha
I made frr.m tha civil »ervl'*a claael
fled 11 • t whan avallahle.
Mactl-in « Tie mayor «hell ap
point the « hlef of poll. <> and remove
nlm In hie dlawtpatlon In caee tt»a
. | 1 i-r of poiica •ball ba appoint ad
from tha <lH««lflfd i Ivll aarvh•• and
• hall not t»a removed for cauee. he
• hall up»»n retirement resume his
farmer fioeltlon In such eervlre arid
the Inat appointee# In poslt^one
I a'lhordlnste thereto etiall resums
i their former po«ltlonn respectively
iln the • la««tf!ed elvll aervlce
. lion T» e chief of police
"hall t-e the chief pre« a offlrer of
»» m «|ty «hall «erve and eseeute ell
prnceaa lanued under authority of
this charter or any ordinance ehall
he ttie keeper of the city Jail, arid
■ hell have such other powers and
•lutlee ra shall l»a prescribed hy ordi
nance
N-. tlon *? lie shall rerelve and
t»e responsible on his ♦ ffh'lal bond
for all property and money taken
fiorn «»< •• i"*r »••»!
Dhi'Mi imi > i or rt i»mo wr.i-
rsitr.
flection M Th«*r« s> all be • de
partment » f puMlf which
• hull )>• under tb« m*n»f« , in«nt n t
three n»-n *n'mrif 1 fommliiHontri to
he appointed by the mayor for the
t•rm of three vear« end iuhjw to
removal liv Mm The first appolnt
viifhta • > all he for the term f one.
two Ann«l three vcara itipf ! tlvHy
They *} all menaae ell fnirltihl#,
rorrirtlonil and reformatory Insti
tutions and IfttirlN l"d*ln* hOUSA*,
>>ith farms and nlml'in" toatl
tutlona belon*log to or controlled by
the 'lty, f)ir»pi euch ea «r* p'®
by this charter under the control «»f
•<im* other officer or hoard T' ey
• hall Inspect and rearitlate All pri
vately ownatd plaiea of pv.bl*c amuse
ment and enter ta In men t They si '*']
funk# reeeeri h Into tha riut*« « f
nnveriv. delinquency, crime and
other eor|*i pro! lema end shall pro
fnota tha •tfOfAtlofl and understand
ing "t the c« mmunlty In matters of
public w«lfsre
Hr Hon M TV- ers shall be * free
employment office which, atihjart to
the •up«rvl«|on and rontrol of the
hoard of public welfare e' »1l he
managed by a superintendent ap
pointed hy it The suoerlntendent
• hall collect. srrange and system
atise al! etstlstlcs relating to the
branchee of labor in tlia city,
aeeiet in obtaining empl<»vment for
*11 neraons who mar apply Therefor
keep In touch with labor condition*
In lleettle and vicinity and inform
those aeeklnir employment thereof
He shall Inspect and regulate all
private employment agencle* In tha
. I|y ai d require t» ern to notify thoae
• ••"kin# employment of the true
labor condition#. Including etrlkea
nrevalllng at tha places whera am
l»loymanf is offered
ok r%rk • awd
nicrnr 4Tioi.
Section TO There aSI he a de
partment of park* and
which ehall consist of five nnn-Ml
aried r«r.mlMl"n»ri, subordinate of
flrore and #mploye» The commis
sioners •halt be appointed by tha
mayor for the term of five years,
and ho to h* him
The r«mml»«lon*ti of the
d«P§rtlK«Bt of t>sr k s shell Nrvi *•
of this <I#p*rtm#nt f'»r
the l*rm» for which they were ap
pointed respectively
Section 71 This department ehall
min»c*. control. Improve ini regu
late a'l park■ play and recreation
grounds. public «<tu«rM park drive*
Parkways boulevards and bstMng
eaches of the rlty except m other
wise provided In this rharter. and
• hall heve p«»wer to designate tha
lands to ba acquired and used for
Iturh purple* whether within or
without the rlty. and to grant ron
r#Mhm and privileges therein, tha
r«v»nui of which shall (ro Into tie
rlty park fund provided, that no in
toxicating llQttort ihi!) h» sold or
used upon any property under the
Jurisdiction of tola department
flection Tf Whenever tha Vnlted
States state of Washington or anv
political subdivision thereof shall
own any real property within or
without the rity of Seattle and the
aarna or any Intereat therein ahall
not then ha nereaaary for the pur
posee for which the aame waa
acquired, the hoard of park rommle
stoners ahall have power to enter
Into an to occupy and uee
any auch public propertv or Intereat
therein, and to expend money t* ere
on for the lmpr.it en.ent thereof aa
a part of the public park and recrea
tion system of »ald city
Section 71. There ahall he a park
fund, to he expended solely by the
park commissioners which •hall
c«n»!at of all irifta bequests and de
viae* made for park and recreation
purpoaea ten per 1 ent of the rrn»*
receipt a of the rlty from all fine*,
penalties and lteniei the rente, ll<
' auea and proflta derived from anv
! property which mav be held or
owned in truat for park or recrea
tion purpf»«e* auch tax levlea and
appropriation* aa the city ahall make
therefor Brovl<l*d that BO annual
tax levy for thla department ahall
he leaa than three-qusrters of a
mill
ivvtftevtY m-»*%itTMr^T.
Section 74 There ahall he a free
public library under the management
and control of a non-salaried hoard
of five trustees. mho ahall he ap
pointed bv the mayor with the con
aent of the cltv council, for the
term of five veara and be subject
t « removal by the mayor. The five
membere of the preaent board of
t ruateea having the longest unex
pired term® ahall hold office until
the expiration of tn* terms for
whlrh they were appointed re
spectively and the other two mem
hers ahall retire upon tha taking
(effect of thla charter
Section Tf. There shall he a
library fund which ahall conalat of
all gift* bequests and devises made
for tha benefit of wald library; tan
per cent of the gross recelpta of the
cltv from all fines penalties and
licensee the renta. laauea and proflta
derived from any property held or
owned In truat for snld library auch
tax levlea and apnroprlatlona aa the
cltv ahall make therefor
tl>*l*l«T>< 4TIVF. Hi:i'U(TMr.\T.
Section 7*. There ahall he an nd
mlnlatratlve department which ahall
conalat of a city manager, subord-
Inata Officer! an* yet The
• Ity manager ahall be a person of
known administrative ability, with
experience In reaponalble and Im
portant executive capacity In the
fnlted States he must be a cltlxen
of tha T'nlted Stataa and need not be
when appointed, a realdent of the
• 'Ity of Seattle The city manager
ahall be appointed by the city council
for the term of four yeara, aublect
to removal aa follows By n two
thirds vote of the entire city council
acting on It* own Initiative, and by
a majority vote of the entire city
council upon the filing with It of a
petition a*k Ing for his removal
signed by qualified electors equal In
number to twenty-five per cent of
the registered voter* of the city for
the previous year. In cnae the cltv
council shsll, upon the filing of auch
petition, decline to remove the city
manager, It ahall submit the mies
tlon of hla removal to n vote of th*
people In the manner and within
time provided for the auhmlaalon of
Initiative ordlnancea and If a rm
lot Itv of the vote* ca*t thereon
ahull he If) ftJOT of rem OVI ' .
••hall he deemed removed from of
fice During the absence or dis
ability of the cltv manager, or In
en*** of ft vacancy 1n aald office, the
city council may designate some
properly qualified peraon tempor
arily to perform the duties of the
office The commlMloner*. superin
tendent* and other auhordlnate offi
cers of the administrative depart
ment shall be appointed by the city
manager subject to removal by him.
The employea of the admlnlatrntlve
department, 1n auch number as ahall
he provided by ordinance, shall he
appointed by the superintendent or
officer In charge under civil service
rule*.
Section 77. The city manager
ahall exerclae control over all
bureaus, division* and other branches
of the idmlnlstratlv> department
created herein, or that may hereafter
be crested, and except aa otherwise
• tpraaaljr provided In thla charter,
ahall hava full administrative eon
trol over, and reeponalblllty for all
admlniatratlve activities of the cltv,
and have the cuatody and manage
ment of alt property, real and per
eonal, and ell puhllo place* owned,
pnaaeeaed, used or controlled by the
flty, altall atjparvl** and dlf»«t the
care, uae, maintenance, [MfH Mi I 1 '
and operation thereof, at ell •upt-rlri
fend and carry on elf public work*
utilities conveniences. Industries
and yd rnlttlsl rat Ive affaire of the
city, and ahnll a'count therefor.
Heotlon 7H. Included In the ad
ministrative department shall he the
following dlvlelor,* £>lvl*lon of con
tra* ta. purehaaes and •uppllee, di
vision of engineering, division of
puhlle utilities dlvlalon lit Street*
and sewers division of water works
division of lighting division of
buildings division of fire proteetlmi,
division ht health and aanltfvtlon
The head* of the vsrloii* dlvlalona,
ex.ept aa otherwise designated tier-
In, rhall he known *• auperln
tet'denf*
Ha* tlon 7». Tha dlvlalon of enn-|
trar-ta purchaaaa arid auppllan ahall
aaacrnhle da*a rclntlae t<» all pro-.
po*ed contracts, advert lea and ra
«a| va hlda therafor and kaap f r*l • ;
of the aarna I* ah* I ynftka all f»'ir-l
« haara have tha rue <t ft? t dla
trlhuta all euppllaa for the ' Itv und j
Ita departrnenta. and have charra of
arid tha tllapoaal of all una-ilt h ».la ,
or eurplua malarial and artl* lea
All purchaaaa ahall ha ma da under
fair competition. All standard awp
p}|aa ahall ha purcbaaad In bulk and
tarried In ato» k aa may ha prac
ticable or aspadlerit 1n the
of the city ittanai<er
He'thn Tha dlvlalon of en
fffneerlnar the auparlntandant of
which ahall t.a known aa tha dty
a»irlna*r. ahall have t > f ail
■urvaylnjf and eniclnat-rlnr work ■ f
tha 'Ity, ard, a*< apt aa otherwise
provided, tha daaianlnat and
atrut tlon of all public works inclul-
Inr tha conatruction of park rtrlvea
and boulavarda aftar thalr Improve- i
mental nil have bran determined t.y
the dapartrnant of parka and ra rr ** i
Hon. and ahall hava tha control anl
regulation "f tha hftrbor Rn^, w * t# . f "
front "f tha 111 v Tt ahall make
and have tha fuatody '»f •»» j
irlnaarlr r rat-orda t.f tha city. i
la. tlon *1. Tha dlvlalon of public
I utilities ahall enforce the provisions
t.f all frant-hlaaa. and hava charge
of l)a Inspar »lon f Wrlirhta tiT\o
meaauraa It shall have * harra of
I the raaulatloft of all public a*rylre
! oorporatlona tinda'" tha frnnchlaaa
and ordlnancaa of tl a Citv. and
aMparln*• nd all street railways opar
atad hv th« City of Kanttla
Har-tlon "2 Tha dlvlalon of streats.
and aewars ahall l ava charge of the
miftlntananca. rapalr and rl#»anlnw r '
mll at ra»-t a, aewara and
dralna In the r-ltv, and of all public
p!ar*« thi> rhurs* "f '•
t.nH In * -n '- afl
111 ahull h«v» f>,»rr» of "• collec
tion • n'l «11iii)o»h| r.f
M.n «J T> » <1l*1»ton i t w»*#r
*! rhi »> nil h»v» ff op»r
--• tloii a;.-! tnalritoii»n<-» of water j
I «r«t*ni of t'!« oltr. Inrlurtlnir •M j
: t'lilldlniri »n>l »roiin<l» »n<l prop-]
RnpilrM for w»l#r>h"» or
riifnt-of - way ptirpon#*
Si" tlon »« T'» rtlvltlon of llr* •
If IT •halJ * rharr- of o:>*ra
M«'n and maliitanat- • of t* - tlr.a
• jrat»rn of the rltr. Inrluilln* all
t>ulW!tn*a and *rn«n<l«
flection «6. The dlvlalon of biilld
lnr» at nit heva rharf of th» con
etructlofi, operation and malnten
an<-e - f ell tha put.llc hulldlrßa of I
•he . Ity, r*c«.pt aa o" erwlae In thla
t»rter provided It avail lieve
rharae of the leaulnr of all bulldlna
r»ernilta and the Inapectlon of al
, n<>rk dope thereundar. of the rr
forcement of all hulldlna. wlrln*
and plumhlna ordinance! of the city,
and tha Inepectlon of hollera Tr
thle dlvlalon 11 are ahall he a hoard
of appaale conalatlnir of three non
aalarled niemhera appointed by the
manager, one member to be a com -
petani architect and one a com
parent builder The membera of the
ajlatlna t ard of «pp»ala ahall con
tinue In office for the term* for
wMch they were appointed end their
aucceaenra ahall be appointed for
terma of threa yeara The membera
of and, hoard al all be aub)ert to
removal by the rnanaaer for mat
fcaaance. incapacity or neal» t of
duty. In caea a member l« dlatuall
fled hv Intereat or unable to alt In
a particular caae the manarer ahall
appoint a auhatltiite from the aaine
The board of appeala ahall
hear and determine all apneala from
the euperlntendent of hulldlnaa aa to
all bulldlnv matter*, and alao atich
other mattera with relation to con
atru'-tlon and new methoda and ap
plltncee aa may he brouaht to Ita
attention Tie city council ahall
prearrlbe the method of appeal The
!><>*rd ahall eaiabllah rulea aovern- I
lrt 'heir meetlnKa and hearlr.«a of
appeala
S<" tlon *« The dlvlalon of fire
protection ahall have char*e of the
-Itlng-ila* ment of all flr*e. the con
trol of all fire atatlona and ap
paratue. and the enforcement of all
ordinance for the prevention of
flrea If the euperlntendent of thla
dlvlalon haa leen appointed from
the rlaealfled civil aervlce. he ehall.
upon retirement, unleaa removed for
cauae, reaumf hla former poalllon In
auch aervlce. and the laat appolnteea
In poaltlona etibordlnate thereto
■hall reeume their former poaltlona
reapectlveiv In auch aervlce
Section «" The dlvlalon of health
and aanltatlon ahall be In chare
of a rommlaaloner of health, who
ahall be a graduate In medicine, and
ha«e had at leaet five yenra In acllve
practice of medicine or aenltary
work Immediately prior to appoint
ment It ahall enforce all la«a
ordlnancea and regulatlona relative
to the pre>«na>l"n and promotion
of the public health, the prevention
and reatrlctlon of dlaeaae. the pre
vention abatement and euppreealon
of nulaancea and unaanltary build-
Inge the aanltary Inepectlon and
aupervlelon of the production, trana
portatlon. etorane and eale of food
and food atuff" the aanltary euper
vlalon of the cltv water eupplv and
the aanltary Inepectlon of garbage
It ahall manage all hoepltale and
aanltarluma that are eatabltehed or
maintained hv the city tt ahall
cauae a complete and accurate eye
tem of vital etatlatlca to be kept
In time of epidemic or threatened
epidemic. It ahall make and enforce
quarantine and laolatloti regula
tlona It ahall make reaearch Into
the caueee of dlaeaae In the com
munity and ahall promote the educa
tion and underatandlng of the com
munity In mattera of public health
The eommlealoner of health ahall ap
point auch medical aaalatanta and
nuraea aa are preacrlbed by ordi
nance
Section SI. Tha city council may.
hy ordinance, upon the recommenda
tion of the city manager, create or
dlaoontlnue any bureau or dlvlalon
of tho admlniatratlve department
and determine, combine and die
tribute the functlona thereof but
the dlvlalon of contracta, purchaaea
and auppllee ahall not he ao dlecon
tlnued The cllv manager except aa
otherwlae provided In thla charter,
ahnll aupervlae and control the offl
cera and employee of the admlnia
tratlve department and define and
preacrlba their dutlea. and whenever
he ahal! deem It expedient and for
the betterment of the aervlce. may
tranafer any officer or employ* from
one department to another.
lIK.rAItTMF.NT OF *t IJIT# AXP
Acrnt \T*.
flection There ahall be a de
partment of audita and accounts
which ahall conalet of n city comp
troller. deputlea and employee. The
comptroller ahall be elected hy the
city council and ahall be auhject to
removal by It. No peraon ahall he
eligible to be city comptroller un
ion* he be a cltlren of the t'nlted
Statea. a realdent of the City of
Seattle and ahall have had at tenet
five veara total experience aa a pub
lic accountant auditor or almllar of
ficer. He ahall appoint a chief dep
uty who ahall be auhject to removal
by him. and mav appoint from the
employee of the department auch
deputlea aa he ahall deem expedient,
and revoke auch appointments.
Section 90 The city comptroller
ehall exerclae general eupervlalon
over the financial nffnlra of the cltv
shall keep all lla account*, and all
departmenta and other offices of the
city ahall he aubordlnnt" to hlrn In
all mattera of accounting; ahnll
acml-annually. examine and veclfv
all recorda and files of all depart
menta n*d other offlcea of the cltv,
and whenever required, ahall report
to the city council and the city
manager aa to the condition of any
department or other office: *hall
check all clalma and demands
iiktnlnat the city, and all Ita obliga
tions, expenditures and p«v rolls;
ahall require nil claims and demands
iiKrtlnet the city to be verified, and
keep a record thereof; shall Issue
all warrants, keep Inventories of
the property of the city, and alt
other puhlle and non-taxable prop
erty within the city; ahall check
the dally balances of the city treas
urer, and apportion all moneys col-
to ths proper •<-«*<>
hoop « rMor<f of ftll offlnar^^^^H
arnplovaa of the city, shall hot
bonds given to tha rlty, «"ir*nt
own, which »h» II ha hold hy tnH
torpor a t lon ffnina*!, arid rmII IrrtV
rn*diataly r«Dot( any breach <• f th 4
conditions of said bonds to the
porttloo fouAMl; ihiJl l«<u« all ll«
« anses, ari'l perform su< h other
tin flea aa may ba pr«" rlf»»4 !»/
ordinary a
I. AW lill-UITM K*T.
pa» Hon J 'I hat a al • i kWf
<I»|)ftrlrii' , nt whk a> •- ' » of
ft cor p<. ra I lon itmt . aaatafanta
corporatlon couriaal and employes.
Tho corporatloi. tour-sel at II ho
Appointor by the city council, sub-
Ja- t to removal l.y l» A * •♦nnt|
corporation ''ounMl, Ifi auch nuirihif
aa ahall ba provided hv
a<<all ha a pool 1.1 +,i hy tha corpora*
tlon counsaf. ami ha suhje-t to re
moval hv hlrn at hla pica* ire
Ht<t Hon ft? Tha corporation cou»*
aa| and aach easlatatit < orporatlog
coimaaj ahall be ' attorney ad
rnltted to and «|lla Ifled to
In the auprama t"urt of the rtat» of
Wft^hlnrt '-n. ari'l »- « I I av* vrao«
t1 »•'] hla profrHflot, In the 'Tit y of
1 ittlo for at laa at four yaars prior
I to hla sppolntmant
I\+< lion Ui Th a corporation CO tin*
*a| ahall h«va full aupervlsory t on*
»r</l of a.I 11 tlftall 'i. t/. which tho
<lty |a «i party, or In which tha city
ior any of it® departments ta Inter*
• Inltlat* and proa«'Ute all
nrfloi a Jn fuvor of * a 'Ity proa#*
• >il*- all violation* of t * ortllfian''#a
of tho »11 y. examine and appror#
tha form and e*#»tjtlon of ftfl oft*
tfftrta and ttl< r.a »o ha executed
» v or In f«\'»r of •• ' r|ty advlao
'I«PftrtlM|(|
' 1 " all !"ifh! rnat'a>« relating to tho
•Ity am: |ta affair* »rt 1 perform
auch other duties aa are or ahftil
preaci ad by Tho as-j
• latanta corporation < ounsel ahalV
f ave f * ~f an4l
ahall I'+rform •uch dutlaa wa ihiQ
ha raqulrad h j tha corporftMo®
i« ounaal
111.1*4 «TtfK>T Ol' FfHA>f E.
i|' -i S>4 Thara a» all ha ft
j.art" . » » « f flnari' a untfar tha man*
[•(farrianf and control of a city *r»aa«
nrar. » . ha appolnta-1 hT tha city
' ouncll for t • tarrn <r*f four yaa r«,
and * > >- ♦ to rar - • til hy It H#
j fay ;»!•;»-.* nt 1" th< "mp''7H of
'la daprirtf»i«*nt ' daptj*'»»a aa h#
j ahall <!a*m a*ii#"ii*»nt, and rayok#
any auch appointment.
>'• t|or, 9'. ff,. , | j racatva
jand pay f «jt all r h« t#
tha Hty and koop an ftccumto ao*
• f»unt of nil ra< Hpta and dlat.tjra#*
rr>*»nta and do all other thlnr a*
!'iulrod of hlrn hy law. Ifa ahali it
j ay ot t any mor ■ a*capt on
d»)1v ftil iwed ftfid ftudttad.
Ha ahftil mftkc atich rapr.r»a of ra*
arid dlaburaamonta *• *rt ro«
I quired by tha city romptroller.
Ito %it r» of tUtltli* AMD
U)JI WTMKNT*.
*ertle,n M There *hall be ft I
of ft wards and f whlef I
i anager* ■
tf » r*lty c<ifnptro]iT and the cop*. M
f>oratlon counsel The board *haTl m
old such regular rn**tlrg« as It H
mine. * special ■
meeting* ns it may app int or tha ■
■ >airman nay call. All meetings m
shall ».e public, at a stated |lacc M
and a majority of nil member® shall fl
>.* n•rM«iiry to conatJtute a quoranfc H
The boar.) shall award all
adjust, alb w and certify for pay* Vj
rnent all bills. pay rolls and claim*! M
<auae to be prepared and certify ta ■'
tha « Ity council all aas»*«*men' rolUs^ff
I for local Improvement* hear
determine a l applications for pe^
i jm
law; fix tha amount of and
tha sufficiency of the sureties •
all bonds, except aa otherwise
vlded by law and at leant once
"very ■! x month* examine
bond* and determlna the
of the amount and suretle*
*nd. In It• dl*cretlon. require
or additional bond* and
such other duties a* tha councfl^H
■ hall preacrl ba. Tha
shall be secretary and keep a record
of if e prfr«>edlnir* of tha board. H
t 'O* TRACT* %\H »M flf'V«4*E*. ■
fiction 1~ All pul ll'' works, la* ■
provements and purchase*. the cos%
of which exceeds thr**« hundred dol* H
-tnd all local Jr.- • • * ,l -s V
fund* for tha winking of which ara M
dlractly or Indirectly to be derived, B
In whola or in part, from as**s*« ■
merit* tha property benefited I
thereby. *> all l>e made by contra<* ■
to t-e to r r. iowe*t bidder there* ■
for by tha board of award* and ad* fl
justments. or In tha dlacratlon o£
■aid board. said irorkf and improve*
menti. or any part thereof, may
done tinder the direction of tha
manager by day labor Whera
ro*t of any propo*ed work or
cha*e shall not exceed three
dollar*, the same shall be
under fair competition In tha fpaaH
market. Hid* may be called for
received for all or any part or
vision of any prono»ed contract, and
no contract shall be *üblet except H
for the fumlahlrir of material, with* ■
"Ut the previous conaent of the cltf H
council: provided, that tha council ■
may by ordinance determine whether ■
lan Improvement, or any part thereof fl
'•hall ba made by contract or other* ■
wise fl
Hectlon 9*. Before any
•hall ba awarded, a call for
I at.all ba published ones each weefc
for two consecutive w#»ek*. inviting V
■eaied propoaals to be filed In tha "
division of contract®. purcha*e» and
'supplies on or before tha houf
{named All bid* shall ha accompa* 1
latad hy a certified check, payable
to tha order of the city treasurer,
«>r a surety bond. In favor of tha
< Ity. f- r a sum not le** than flva
per cent of the amount of tha bid,
at i no t-M »» .r: b< . nsldarad un
le** accompanied by such check of
bond A'.' blda snail ba publicly
I opened by tha board of awards and
j *djustmenta. No bid shall ba ao
cepted which I* not truly re*pon*lva
to tha call, specification*, plans and
data Isaued therefor, but no bid
shall be rejected for informality lr
lit can ba understood what Is mesnt
thereby. t'pon award of contract
all check* or bonds furnished with
tha bids submitted shall ba returned
[to tha bidders, exceot that of tha
succeasfu. bidder, which shall be ra»
talned until a contract be entered
| into, and If *uch bidder fall to enter
Into such contract within ten days
from tha date he la notified of It#
award, the said check shall be for*
felted to the city, and In case a
i surety bond haa been given, the cor»
i poratlon counsel shall enforce tha
'collection thereof, tha proceeds or
j such check or bond to be credited
| to the fund or fund* from which tha
i contract In queatlon la to he paid.
All contracts *hall be bawed upoS
sufficient specifications. rccompa*
nled by plans and other data to ln«
j dlcate th*» nature of the works. lm»
services, materials of
apparatus Intended to be contracted
for No alternative bid shall be sc«-
[ cap ted unless such whs asked for oa?
j the basis of alternative specifics- *
, tions plans or other data. Th#
board of swards and adjustment! 1
shall not be bound to accept any of 1
; the bids submitted but may reject I
*11 of them and order the contract ■
to be readvertlsed. 1
Section No contract shall ba 1
entered Into by the cltv until It ha# l
been duly ascertained that funds t# |
meet full payment thereunder ara
available, or can be legallr secured
therefor. A bond runnlwg to th# i
cltv. as required by law. shall ba I
furnl*hed by anv party to a contract
: with the cltv The board of awards
;and adjustments shall spedfv ths
'condition* of contracts Contract®
shall be signed for the city by ths
city manager, attested by tha city
clerk, with the seal of the city if
! fixed
Section 100. All contract* for
public work* and improvements
shall provide that at least flfteaa
par cent of the amount due the con*
tractor on estimates shall be ra*
I talned to secure tha payment of
borer* who have performed wor*
(thereon, and material men who havf
furnished material therefor, and
such labcrer* and material met
shall for thirty days after the com
pletion and acceptance of tha wort
; have a lien on *uch fifteen per cent
*so reserved, which lien shall bs
senior to all other liens No lin- i
provement shall he deemed com
pleted until a written aocentancS
thereof, by the board of swards and .
adjustments, ha* been filed with ths t |
comptroller The cltv council *hall v
| i»v ordinance prescribe suitable 1
j mean* and remedies for the pre*er« 1
vatlon nnd enforcement of the llenj
provided for in this section Suoh j
fifteen per cent thus reserved, of I
HIV part or balance thereof remain* I
ilng *t tha expiration of thirty dayj i
infter the Acceptance of such worl
!mav lie expended bv the city man* *1
jircr in making good anv defect dis
covered In such work durlnr such
thlrtv dn>a. providing the oontractCJ
lias been notified to remedy such
. .i• ft ct and has refused Such e*-
pondlture by tie manager shall not J
relieve cltl »>r the contractor or tha I
■ surety of their obligation J
Continued on Tage I jM