Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-09
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MAYOR TO APPROVE OFFICIAL BONDS.
Sec. 81. The favor shall take and
approve all official undertakings
which the ordinances of the city may
require any officer to give as security
for the faithful performance of bis
duty, or any undertaking which may
be required of any contractor for the
faithful performance of his contract,
and when he approves such under
taking he must Immediately file the
same with the clerk.
MAYORS OTHER DUTIES.
Sec IS He shall perform such
other duties and exercise such other
authority as may be prescribed by
this act, any city ordinance, or any
law of The United States, or of this
Territory.
ORDINANCES, ACTION On.
Sec. 50. Any ordinance which shall
have passed the Council shall, before
il becomes law, be presented to the
Mayer for his approval. If he ap-
prove it. he shall sign it. II not, he
shall within ten days return it with
his objections in writing to the Coun-
ell, who shall cause the same to be
entered upon their journal, and shall
proceed to reconsider the same. II,
after such reconsideration, three
fourths OF the members of the Coun-
Gil vote fol the passage of the same it
shall become law.
ACTING MAYOR.
Sec. 90. During auv temporary ab-
sence of the Mayor from the city, or
il be be unable for any reason to act.
the Council shall elect one of their
own members W no shall be the acting
Mayor. and perform all the duties of
such Office during such temporary
absence or disability, except as is
otherwise provided in this act.
IMPEACHMENT
Sec 81. II tie Mayor shall be ad-
judged to be insane, or guilty of
crime or misdemeanor Involving NOR
al turpitude, by court of competent
jurisdiction, the Council may, at a
regular meeting, summarily remove
him from office. The Council may
also impeach and remove the Mayor
for malfeasance or misfeasance in
Office. continued willful neglect of
official duty or abuse of official pow
er. Written articles setting forth the
charges against the Mayor. and
grounds for his impeachment mnst
be signed by member of the Coun-
Gil, filed with the clerk, and q copy
thereof, with notice STANG the time
and place of trial, must be served
upon the accused, at least one week
before the time of trial. The Mayor
may deny generally OF specifically
the charges, or answer, setting forth
any affirmative defense he may have.
All affirmative matter in the answer
shall be deemed to be denied. The
Council shall grant fair trial, and
all its proceedings aud deliberations
upon such trial shall be public. The
accuser shall have the right to partici-
pate in all the proceedings, and have
equal privileges with other members
in all discussions, but he shall not
vote upon any question. The Coun.
Gil shall have power to issue process
for witnesses. compel them to attend
and testify under oath, and shall
choose one of its members President
pro tempore to preside curing the
trial. A separate vote shall be taken
by ayes and nays and recorded, on
each charge in the articles of i'm
parchment; the votes of at least six
member in the affirmative shall be
necessary to sustain any charge Il
any one of number OF charges bt
sustained the Mayor shall be removed
otherwise he shall be acquitted, and
he shall not be twice tried for the
same act or offense. Witnesses upon
such trials shall be entitled to the
same fees as in other cases in thi,
Territory.