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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
6
Long, dense legal notice outlining multiple proposed amendments to Seattle Beattie City Charter. Details cover initiative referendum powers, franchise controls, city finances, boards, health and public works, and liquor licensing districts with complex conditions and sunset dates.
A city council resolution proposes Amendments to Section 1 of Article XVII impacting the Seattle city charter. The item outlines submission to qualified voters at the next election for approval, detailing the amendment’s scope and intended implementation. The document cites approval steps by the city of Seattle authorities and references legislative procedure.
City Council proposes amending Section 18 of Article IV to grant powers over burial and cemetery regulation including land acquisition by purchase or condemnation, removing cemeteries beyond city limits, and prohibiting new cemeteries within two miles of Seattle. The measure, submitted to qualified voters for March 3, 1908, was passed December 30, 1907.
Resolution 1188 proposes amending subdivision sixteen of section 18 article IV of the city charter and provides for submission to voters at the next general election in Seattle. The measure seeks to adjust municipal governance provisions as outlined in the amendment text.
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