The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE I.
General Rights ana r.ian,lsttes.

Section l. TIE raurseIasl cnrparatsaa
DOW existing and known as she CITY of
Se1ttis. stlsA remain ard cuntfn0e 4 se3y
polite and cooperate IN nssee sfl ss ssef
ny ire name or The City 81 S~ss13esa ard
~ Saas name shan ASSe perpesaa. sgsc-
cesS.on. may sOa and defend ~ 81 courts
and. Places and in al matters ar.s sr~
eee1lnss whatever, and may have ard
use cofnmon seal. ans alter the same al
p .ssassEe ara may p'arrhase. receive. hold
saa ENJOY real and personal proaer.x with
x Siid wttnoAl the corporate limits of the
City or Seattle. and may sell convey
me- tgase anc dispose - the same Ter tne
common aeneat, and may receive becue$ts
oeNIses. gifts s-d donations Of ali kinds
c1 property N.fhtr and without re plfv
sor Us own use and benefit. or in frrs<t
Tor charitable or other pubic purros.s.
ana DO al acts necessary 10 carry 90,
tae purposes Of such gifts. requests ar-
sssrS ara aonstions, with power 20 man
age. sell lease or otherwise dispose % tNs
same In accordance with the terms Of the
GIT, SeINcst, devise or trust.
Sec : The paslic buildings. lands and
pTepertS al rights of property and riyhts
OF action. all moneys revenues and inconar
ne-ons.-g or appers@inirg - the CITY Of
Seattle. ere hereby declared 10 BE vested
Ia he said City % Seattle.
Sec. J The City OF Seattle shah con-
enue to have, hold and enjov al rablic
b1.IGings. lands, wharyes. waters, prop
erty real aid personal streets alleys ana
other public places, rights OF properly.
rights OF action. suits actions rucaevss
revenues, taxes, licenses. income. books.
nands. and generally an things in ,ssSsrs-
sion and action 81 every nature and de-
scrip'isn,. and shall teA subject To all ohIi-
cations. debts. liabilities dies and duties.
OF the existing Municipality
Sec l.. Suits, actions and proceedings
may be brought in the name Of the city
OF Seattle for the recovery Of any proDsrty,
money or thing belonging thereto, IN law
or in equity. or dedicated 70 public usa
therein. or Tor the enforcement Of any
rights or or c0ntracts with said city
whether made or arfSing or accrulnc be-
fore or after the adoption II this charter.
and the adoption OF this charter shall not
operate 70 akate or discontinue anv exist
Ing suit action or proceediaE in court or
elsewhere. 70 which said city is A marty.
SEC, > Al contracts OF every Gescr.p-
ten heretofore duly sna legally made ana
tue Of any existing law, shah remain Aid
ana De binding upon the City 81 Seattle.
70 The extent only that they are now valid
and bipoing upon the CITY Of Seattle.
Sec 8. The adoption OF this charter shall
not affect any special or local assessment,
re-aSsesEmcut or proceeding relating there
to. which may he wholly or partlv eQfn-
plpted or pending before the city council,
or any board or officer at the time of such
adoption b'tt ell such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be- com
plefed under the provisions Of this charter;
and all things done prior to the adoption
OF this charter. relating TO any such as
sessment. re-asSessmenf or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncompletcd.
shall be held to be a compliance with the
provisions on thus Ctaftef fetallfg thereto.
in SO far as such provisions are snhstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions of the
charter superseded hereby. relating 10 the
same matter, or all such Assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may he COM
pleted under the provisions OF the charter
which IS superseded by this charter or IN
der the provisions OF general laws appii-
cable thereto.
See z All the provisions OF this charter
which are subs tautially Identical with rro-
visions Of the chatter srperseded hereby.
AL hxa nat aE n
e. 'tmcnts.
Ii all cases OF claims for damages aTaiSst
the CITY, en- which part OF the time allow
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed ar the time OF
time ALREADY ELAPSED shall he conntes rs
part OF the SIX months fixed ~ this
charter for presenting and Ming such
claims.