The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
THE CHARTER or TUE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE L.


Section Z TIE MUNICIPAL corporation
gov existing anu ku0wn al the Etw os
Seattle, shA1 rsss1ata and continue = as5y
~ She na--a az s-rsla CIV ~ ssssffts. y 80
By t12x name ShsI have ssrnasra, slss.
ceslo1s nay sge 4na 6ese11 - 81 rcurts
s-t-is~gs Whatever, and may have and
Use a common seal. and alter ghe sans al
pressure. 2ng nay pasrc base. receive na1f
az ENJOY real Ard personal property with
II and witAcut ffse -corraFafe iasTEss ~ tha
CITY Of Seattle, and rsav SAIL convey
mortgage &r5 disTase q the sane FER thsa
c9Iftfasa benefit, and nav re>eiTe HsqUeSfs
esNtseS- St<iS ana aeRattsps Ct all kinds
q property wstnia and without tke tfsr
Ter rs ew1 use and benefit. or iu trust
to- charitable or ether pGr.Ic purposes
ard Do all acts necessary 70 carry f,a,t
fi1e purposes OF such gifts, requests. sla-
Nlses AID donations. with power 10 man
same in accordance with the terms 81 TIA
SIT beQuest, devise OF trust
SeS Ere puddle buildings lands and
tlropeTty. AL rights AZ property and rights
o. action. ali moneys revenues and income
-1eieia4IAS or a2feFta4ning 70 tbs CITY 81
Seattle are hereby declared rs ~ vested
IN The said City q Seattle.
Sex : The CITY ef SEATTLE shall cau-
t'aue 10 have hold and enjoy al pubic
futtdinEs. lands. Wharves. waters. prop
cry real and personal streets, alleys ana
other public places, rights % property,
iri<ats OK acton SUITS, actions. Moneys.
lreFenaes, taxes. licenses. income. hooks,
y sRASlskH fseoFGS- archives. Claims. de-
lf18FGs. and generally al thinEs II possess
tsSCa and action 90 every nature and de-
EseripFion, and shall le subject 70 AT oalf-
cations. debts, liabilities IneS and duties
of the existing municipality.
See. T. suits. actions and proceedings
may be brought in the name OF the City
OF Seattle fer the reccvery Of any property,
money or thing belonging thereto. IN law
or IN equity, or dedicated 10 public use
therein. or for the enforcement OF any
rishts OF or contracts With said city.
- made a az hsx-
fore or after the adoption Of this charter:
and the adoption a. this charter shall not
operate TO abate CT discontinue any exist
ing suit, action or proceeding In court or
else where, TO which said city Is a party.
Sec = AL contracts OF every descrip-
'tion heretofore duly and legally made ana
entered into by tho City CT Seattle. 6y viz
ltue OF any existing law. shall remain valid
ard be binding upon the City of Seattle.
10 tire extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City Of Seattle.
Sec s. The adoption of this charter shall
not AFFECT any special or local assessment.
re-assessrnent or proceeding relating there
10 which may be wholly or partly CON-
plst7d or pending before the city council.
or any board or officer at the time Of such
adoption. ksf all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may b Gem
pleteG under the provisions Of this charter.
and all things done prior 70 the adoption
OF this charter. relating 70 any such as
sessment re-assessment or proceeding
now pending or remaining une0mpseted.
shall be held 10 be compliance with the
pFSNlSllns OF TINS c4iai ~ tctatlhS Icy tSf
In so far as such provisions are suhstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions Of the
charter superseded hereby. relating TO the
Same matter. or all such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
uleted under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded by this charter or uh-
der the provisions of general laws appli-
cable thereto.
Sec. I. All the provisions or this charter
which are Substantially Identical With pro
visions Of the charter superseded hereby,
shall hN construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
esactments.
In all cases OF claims for damages against
the city, on which part of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 20 the city
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time Of
the adoption Of this charter. the portion OF
time already elapsed shall be counted as
Ia Iszrt OF the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and Ming suen
claima