Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-02
hold their offices until their suocsmors
are elected and qualified.

are elected and qualified.
$50. 90. There shall Be a2nointed an
elected, as hereinafter pr6 Oldsd, a Cir
Attorney, Chief Of Police, Treasures
Clerk, Assessor, Surveyor, and sac
otner subordinate officers AZ the Mayo
and Council may provide. The Mayo
shall nominate, and by and with th
, advice and consent of the Council, az
point the City Attorney and Chief @
Police, and the Council shall. on thei
own motion, elect all other officer
above named, and such other subordi
nate officers AZ may be provided fol
The Common Council shall also appoin
one of the Justices of the Peace withii
the CITY as the Police Justice of th
city: such Justice shall keep his ofiic
within the city, and snail have jurisdic
ton oyer all crimes defined by any or
dinances Of the city, and of all action
brought to enforce or recover any pen
atty or forfeiture declared or given b,
any such ordinances, and full pove
and authority 10 hear and determin.
all causes, civil and criminal. arisinl
under such ordinances, and to pro
nounce judgment in accordance there
with, and Issue all writs and processes,
necessary to enforce 'such judgments
All proceedings before such Justice, un
der and By the authority of this act
shall be governed and regulated by the
general lava Of the Territory relating &c
Justices Of the Peace and TO their prac
tice and jurisdiction, and shall be Sub.
Ject to review in the District Court oi
the proper district by certiorari or ap
peai the same as other Gases: Provided
ho'oerer, That such Police Justice shall
In all actions brought before him, take
judicial notice of all ordinances Of the
City OF Seattle. and it shall not be ne
ceasary, In any proceedings before him,
TO plead such ordinance, nor shall it be
neoessary in any complaint before him,
Tor the violation Of such ordinances, 70
negative any exceptions in such or3i-
nance. The said officers herein pro-
ylded for shall hold their Offices
Tor the term Of one year, and
until their Successors are elected
or appointed and qualified, unless sooner
removed, and the Common Council may,
at any regular meeting, remove any
such officer for cause, to be stated in
the order making such removal; pro-
vided, that tvo-thirds of the members
OF the Common Council shall vote for
such srder OF removal, and in case Of
such removal. the Council shall fill the
vacancy caused thereby, except In case
OF removal OF the Chief Of Police or
City Attorney, and in such case the VA
cancy shall oe filed on the nomination
OF the Mayor, and BY and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Council. The
salary OF n0no OF the said officers shall
De increased or <eiminished during the
pointed.
SEQ. "a. No person is qualified to vote
az an election under this Act who has
not, IN addition to the qualifications
prescribed in section 80 Of this Act,
oeen resident Of the ward in which he
oners TO vote for ten days next proceed
Ing such election. and who, il under
nfty years OF ago, has not paid either a
poll Or property tax in said city, for the
nscal year then last past. Such pay
ment shall be proved by the production
of the proper receipt, or in case of it's
loss, 1t may be proved by the cath of the
party.
SEQ. SO. There shall be general cleo.
sion Tor all city officers required to be
elected under this Act on the second
OF July each year. At such
slection the polls shall be opened at 8
Y q
D. m. The City Council shall designate
The place of voting in each ward, and
appoint thu iudoaa and nlarka nj thA
and In case Of the absence of
my judge or clerk, the voters present
may proceed to fill such vacancies.
SEQ. 81. For the purposes Of municipal
the city of Seattle Ia
,ereby divided into three wards, desig- |
lated and bounded as follows:
The First Ward shall include eli that |
,art of the city between the south line |
'unning through the center of Mill |
treet from Elliott Bay to Lake Wash |
ngton.
The Second Ward shall include all |
hat part Of the city between the north |
inc Of the First Ward and line run
ling through the center Of Pike street, |
rom Elliott Bay to Lake Washington. |
The Third Ward shall include all that |
,art Of the city north ct the Second |
Nard.
At the annual election in 1884 there |
hall be elected from the First Ward |
ne member Of the Council for one |
ear, and one for the term Of two years. |
And there shall be elected from the |
Iecoud Ward two members for the term |
4 one year and two members for the |
erm Vt two years.
And frora the Third Ward one men,
nor for the term Of one year and two |
or two years.
At each annual election thereafter |
ach ward shall elect one or more mem |
,ers for the term Of two years a. may |
10 necessary to all the vacancy to be |
'aused by the expiration OF the term
II ofi1ce Of the member or members
rom such ward.
SEQ. IS. The Mayor 10 ex-o6icio Presi-
lent Of the Council, and shall preside
,ver its deliberations when In session.
as is not entitled to vote except IN case
i q tie vote, in which case he shall
aave the casting vote. He has authority
o preserve order, enforce the rules OF
he Council, and to determine the order
u business, subject to such rules, and
% AN appeal to the Council. IL the
Mayor Is absent at any meeting OF the
Council the Council must appoint one
81 its number President TO serve during
The meeting, or until the Mayor attends:
SEQ. IS. Any ordinance which shall
nave passed the Council shall, before Il
becomes q laW, b preeented TO tho
Mayor for his approval. II he approve
Il he shall sigu IL. II not, he shall,
within ten days, return it with his OBJ
ioetions In writing - the Opuooli.
vho shall cause the same 70 % On.
tered upon their journal. and shall
nrooeed TO reconsider the sAme. II, after
snch reconsideration two-thirds Of the
members OF the Couucil vote tor the
passage of the Same Il shall become .
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