The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29
TRU CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
sEATTIE-Consfnu

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Re Il Ordained sy tks City Of Seattle a
Sec. Il NO bin shan become an e-et-
majority os eli TIE sssasoers elected vo's
in It's favor. ard thu vufs &c saks7 p
yeas ard nays. ard the names % 49,
IN the Journal No ordinance. other tnas
a. c-csrancs providing fer sp7Eopri 49, =
for salaries or current sxperses. -. -
passee on fts nnai reading sf the nssuns
Sec y Nc orsfrsr-e snssl - rsvfsed.
vs-saActed Or amended BY references te -
ut. est re ordlnArss e ss rss ,ssr,,s -
o. amended.
Sec. II When . BIZ b pa, upon IS fn.i
sssss sna f.ils % pass. sna Hsgus ~ =
motion shall not De acted On ca1ors -
nsxt meeting OF the council No Dill for
ns 60, ,. % sy fsns ss. go. rs insr
ezctisn. nor unsfl Il has been paoAsaec "a
ths official newspaper OF the city ~ rs
sxpaE.se of The Applicant for ten a@ys asAy cay.
sntfi ten days after TIA passage. unis<s
sthsrx1ss expressed IN said ordinance
Sec. Is. Every bin. after IL has passed.
chi fn open session. In standardization OF Is
passage In signing such blN, the presi.
dent snail cal the attention % TIE coufssu
20 the b4lis and that be II about 70 sign u,
shall be read al length for Information as
TO It's correctness enrolled II any mem
Der object that the b!ii is not the SANE AZ
when considered and passed. soch ooJee-
ton shah Dc parsed upon. ard II sustained
tho president shall withhold biz signature
ard che bill shail be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 20 any e1ssF
Sec. Is. Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated as PROVIDED
tn the last section. shall wttsin I'VE cSys
fk4rx ~ rrrx tai t. .
mayor shall return such bill 10 the coun.
c!i within ten days after receiving II. ana
n he do not dlsapprove II. II snaH oecofns
al ordnance II be disapprove II. ne snaA.
when he 20 returns IL. sDecify his oojeet-ohs
thereto IN writing. The objections or the
mayor shall be entered at large on tns
Journal OF the council. snd puousnec IN
the city official Newspaper. The council
ghall, not less than I'VE DAYS sfter sucn
publication, and within thirty Gays aftsr
such bill shall have been SO returned, re.
the same shaii. upon s2ch reconsideration,
Do again passed by the affirmative vote OF
not less than two-thirts Of all tbs menpeTs
elected, the president of the council shall
certify the fact on the bills and when SO
certified the bill shall become an ordnance
with Ike effect as IL IL had not been disap-
proved BY the mayor; but II the oil so re-
turned shall faal 10 receive upon the nrst
vote thereon an affirmative vote or TWO
thirds Of the rge<n beTs elected u shai Do
deemed finally lost The vote on such re-
consideration shall be taken by yeas and
NAYS. and a.. names OF members voting
for or against the same shah be entered
In the Journal thereof.
Sec. H. AL ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, VINO
shah record the same al length IN suit
able book kept for that purpose All ordi-
Ia noes OF a general. public or permanent
nature, and those Imposing a fire. penalty
or forfeiture. shall be published al least
once IN the city official newspaper Within
three days after the same shall nave be-
t.s~ Id hi Ia
OF all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or vacating
any plat shall be at the expense or Inc ap-
pltoanf therefor.
sec. is The city council shall have pow
Or by ordinance and not otherw3sei
Flrs,-To provide for general and special
elections for questions 10 DO voted upon,
and 20 provide for the appointment and
election Of officers. Any person who. by
the provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto may be appointed or
elected TO any Office or employment Gre
ated in pursuance thereof. shah be deemed
an officer within the meaning or this seq
ton
second-,ro provide for the assessment,
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes OF the city. and 70 provide
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF tho corporation. but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths OF one per centum per annum; no
tax to provide fire engines and other fire
nre. or for any OF said purposes. shall ex-
Deed thrse-tenths OF one per centum per
snnun. no tax 70 provide for purchase and
condemnation OF land for puolso uses ana
Improvement and ornamantation thereof,
ard erection OF structures thereon, or to
provide for any OF said objects, shah ex-
coed two-tenths OF one per centum per
annurn; no tax TO provide for furnishing
gas, electricity and lights. ard for con-
struction OF works necessary or convenient
therefor, or for any OF said purposes. shall
exceed two-tenths Of one per centum per
snnum: no tar for street and alley Inn
provernent and repair, exclusive or assess
nents mentioned In Subdivisions seventh,
eighth and tenth OF this section. ana con-
str,iction and repair OF sewers and con-
Quits other than water pipe, or for any
OF said purposes, shaii exceed fcur~tenths
OF one per centum per annum: no tax for
construction and repair Of water works
and appurtenances. or OF any OF the same.
shaIl exceed one Per eentum per annurni
and no tar fer the maintenance and OPP
Grafton Of water works and for paying rent
for water works or water, or for any OF
said purposes, shan exceed nvc-tenths OF
one per centum per afnun; and al taxes.
exclusive OF assessments Ter improve
enth eighth and tenth. shall not In any
year exceed three per censum OF the prop
srty assessed; and all taxes for special pur-
roses other than water works and water
supply and exclusive OF assessments for
improvements mentioned IN said sun-dt-
visions seventh, eighth and tenth. shsLl
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per centurn OF the property assessed: ard
Ia provide for the Assessment and coiiec-
ton OF q road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars per poll on al male inhabitants be-
tween ths egss OF twenty-one and fifty
ThirsNTo control tire finances ana prop
srty OF the city: provided that the city
-,nn~ii shall have no administrative rs dis
tirwussAed from the legislative power.
FourtAITo acquire hy purchase O. by eS-
erclss OF the right or eminent domain or
a . a - Ats.~
cs the city. such lands and other prop
sTty as may he deemed necessary. proper
or convenient FOR any OF The corporate
uses provided FOR by this charter, and q ac-
ouire FOR the uss Of the city any property
hv rsff. Request o. devise, and 10 dispose
OF ell such property as " shall have. as
tire interests OF the city may from time to
time require.
fsfth-To borrow money for ce-pors %
purposes on the credit cf the city, and 10
Authorize the issue OF negotiable bonds
therefor on such condition or conditions
ana in such manner as may be prescribed
in ri. charter ard the constitution and
Laws % fnis state. bat the Indebtedness OF
the city shall at no time exceed 81 the az
srgrate ten per oenturn OF ire value OF al
eaxahs> property In said city. such value
10 hs asceTtainei and determined hv the
- ths incarrinE % such Indebtedness: and
under the limitations above stated 70 au-
thortve The tssue ~ honds "a place % or 20
sgpply the means with which 20 inset ma
tsrrsns< bonds or ether Indebtedness or for
tie consolidation o. funding % tho same.
crowded that no bond or set % bonds shalt
y issued Tor longer period tAaa twe0ty
years
sfxtA-Te provide fer TIE purchase or su-
proprfatfon 81 property Within O. without
me corporate nfnttS q the city Tor IS cor
rsoqat~ uses. up0n making 1ust & uluenss-
tioa 10 the owners thereof; ard 20 provide
fa~ fAs institution an4 na ufensn,,e az
surA proceedings as may h@ authorized Nv
"a. general iaWs OF TIE state for me en-
vroprgatien OF private property fer puL 10
Use
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