The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-14

Sa> IA Whenever the mayer shat sus-
pend any elective ostScer ne stla4. snaane@l-
Ate,y notify ina city co9tsa. OF sAeA sAs-
fsrseursth al 4 meeting ef she co1Tac2.
az wkscz he shall 2rssen5 Sa1FsSS As14slSS
slSA SUSPENDED esilcs-. 4 Ne aseAStA SlS-.
De furnished with n copy o. StAs Ska<1sAsS
ara 49, save . right 20 appear WITH
counsel ard make EsS QefenSs lie City
counssl shal speedily try scca oif3cer ca
sneh charge. ana fer tnat purpose s7a-l
Aave power 20 adjourn from time % time
until the trial sasl ee competed. %
summon and compel the attelsaSnce OK
witnesses. 70 hear their testimony.
10 receive other evidence. and 70 hear
the arguments ot COUNSEL In case or the
suspension Of \ aaeasoer az TIE S4ty coNn-
cil by that body. tie MEMBER 50 sGspead-
ed snail ee tried n like manner as herein
provided for the trial Of officers suspend
cd BY TIE mayor, except that tue caarges
Der % the city council. In either case,
the president OF the city co0aSt. Sna4
preside al such trta1, ana ~ MS ABSENCE
or disability the acting presidenS- X two-
thirds 81 all the members OF the city
council shall by resolution ind tae ac-
cuSs1 guilty then the suspended ofncer
successor OF any officer so removed. Z
esScged by the council, SHAH De CHOSEN
from the same political party as TIE OF
Sec. III. Every elective officer shan
hold oaiee until his successor IS elected
AMI qualified. except as otherwise IN this
Sec. r. Every sppointive officer shah
hold office until his successor Is appointed
and qualified. except as otherwise IN this
Sec. iS No head OF department or other
elective or appointige ofhcer. councilman
or member or any board, commission or
bureau. created by or under this charter
except policemen or rremen, shall hold
any other office. Federal. state. county or
municipal. except in the National Guard
or as a notary pubic. or De an employs
lar n > 4
commission. board, bureau. Institution. or
Office OF the city government. or be d.
rectly or indirectly interested In any con-
tract with the city. or with or for any
department.. institution, board. bureau,
officer, agent or employee thereof. for tho
use OF the city. or become surety for tho
performance OF any such contract Nor
shat any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation.
operating in whole or in. part within the
city. any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms. save
such as are open 10 the public generally.
The violation 81 any OF the provisions Of
this section shall work q forfeiture OF
the office OF the officer violating the
same. and warrant his removal from office
by impeachment or other proper procesi-
ure. Any such officer guilty OF accepting
suea pass, free transportation or trans
portauon upon terms not open 70
the pubic generally. shall, Ia addition 20
forfe.ting his office as above provided.
forfeit TO the city all sums or money
paid him by the city as salary during
the. term in which ne shah be guilty Of
such misconduct, up 10 the time OF the
recovery OF judgment against him there
for; and a civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time be commenced
IN the name OF the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen OF the city.
No person elected or appointed TO any
such Office IN this city who has accepted
the said office and entered upon the du-
ties thereof shall. except when other
wise in this charter or by general Jaw
OF the state specifically provided Re ell
gihie 70 any ether Office in the city dur
Ing the term for which he was So elected
or appointed.