The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTIE -rnwxfuued


- aereof. o. sp2rcprsa.ing money or
~ S.Npe1Ly 10 pay CT SATISFY the sane
part thereof Until such claim has
naent' -, Zee ss.srrsd to the proper depart.
..sSEs 70 the city council thereon pUr-
~nt 20 sun reference No action shah
.Is,r,- - -. ~ tanned against tbs city for any
1911 .or Damages until the game has been
tssItec 70 the city council and sixty
eass nave elapsed after such presentation
Sec 81 The city council shall in every
Or omission. impose penalty for the vio-
with.
Sec. 81. A daily newspaper OF general
circulation and published in the city. to %
styiesi city 0nlcsal Newspaper" shall ee
designated in the following manner. The
city clerk shall on the first Monday in No
xeMoer IN each year cause TO be published
Ior ten consecutive days. excluding Sun
eays, N some paper OF general circulation
:. ne city call TO the owners and man
ssrS OF newspapers for sealed proposals
20 40 the city printing for the then next
ensoing fiscal year. each OF which propos-
AS snali pc accompanied by bond with
nve thousand dollars. approved by the
comptroller and corporation counsel, con-
ciccned that n the proposal be accepted,
mentioned in bis proposal. well. seasonably
ana faithfully cause TO be accurately print
ed and published. according 70 law. In
certain daily newspaper tnanling io q gen.
tnerefn. all and singular the matters and
things required by law TO be published IN
tne city official newspaper or the city or
cred to the city clerk sealed up in an en-
velope Endorsed Sealed proposals and
bond for city printing" on or before the
cation OF such call, and shall be endorsed
by the city clerk at the dine OF such celiv-
cry, with the date OF his reception thereof.
and shall be first opened by the city coun-
ma IA IT
session thereafter. and thereupon the coun-
ell shall by resolution announce the names
OF e al parties whose proposals have been OF
spectively. and designate as city official
newspaper that newspaper whose manager,
or owner. has offered the lowest proposals.
with duly approved bond. and such news
paper shall at the beginning OF the then
next ensuing fiscal year. and during said
year. be such city official newspaper. Pro-
vided that whenever from any cause city
official newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall designate and employ . like
newspaper to serve a. such until destgna-
above directed. under like bond and for
reasonable compensation TO be audited by
the auditing committee. Bonds accom-
panying unsuccessful proposals. shall DO re-
turned 10 the proposers. and The bond ac-
companying the successful proposal shall
be fled BY the city clerk and securely kept
All ordinances resolutions, notices, tan
and assessment sales. and all other pro-
ceodings, statements. matters and things OK
the mayor, city council or any department
or board or other officer or functionary OF
the city. which by this charter are, or shall
be required TO be published, except the
statement prescribed in section 81 OF this
article shall be published in the city Official
newspaper, but not for more than three
consecutive issues except az otherwise In
this charter provided.
Sec. 81 The city council shall hiennially
and not less than twenty nor more than
sixty days before the biennial election.
cause TO be printed in pamphlet form for
distribution TO citizens applying therefor
a full and Ineligible statement OF all the
receipts and expenditures Of every de-
thirty-frst day OF December next proceed
ing such statement including all the mon
eys which have passed through the hands
OF the treasurer for any purpose whatever.
revenue. the amount received from each,
the several appropriations made by the city
council, the objects for which the Same
were made and the sums expended for each
of the city, whether by temporary loans or
by the issue OF bonds, tho terms upon which
Ii was obtained, the authority under which
IL was borrowed. ard the purpose to which
IL was applied, and how much OF the same
or other city indebtedness has been paid
and by what means Tho statement shall
also include detailed account OF city prop
erty, personal and real. Its value. and II
existing debts OF every description, and OF
the condition or the sinking funds. with all
other Information necessary for full I'M
Outstanding of the financial concerns Of
copies Of any such pamphlst shall be
Sec. 81. All ordinances in force IN the city
and not inconsistent herewith, shall re-
main In force until repealed or until they
expire by limitation.