The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE I.


Section / TIE municipal corporation
now existing and known as the CITY %
"a s.e. SAL seissaln ard ecatinae a e2dy
polite ana eorperste il aaue and in fast,
D. the name 81 The city o. SsSst1e.s = ard
By taaE name saal aaEs neYns.tuas sasc-
ceSssan, may Sue and defend "a al courts
ana places. and N all matters and prs
eeeS1Egs whatever. ana a1av haXc and
Use common seal. and alter the same =
a.sss.ste. sss may pnrchase, receive. bold
se1 ENJOY real AID personal property with
ln ana witacRt The corporate a3Inifs of the
City az Seattle. and may sell convey
Mortgage and dispose 81 the same Tor The
common ocrsigt. and may receive beaueSts
eeN1seS sifsS ard Donations 81 al ksnGs
Or properly Ssshfn and without ire city
tor Is own Csc ana henefit. or in trust
Ter SaAFit&9-e or ether puzzle pa~ncses.
and GO all acts necessary 20 carry sur
the purposes CT such gifts. requests &C.
vises ard danafians. with power 10 mar
age. sell lease or otherwise dispose ef Toe
same IN accordance with the terms OF the
sIft, beGGest, devise or tr1sst.
Sec : The palaic buildings. lands ana
property, all rights Of property and rights
81 action. all moneys. revenues aud income
belonging or apnertaining 70 The CITY %
Seattle. are hersoy declared 10 be vested
In the said City y Seattle
See The CITY Of Seattle shall con-
cnue 70 have. held and eniuS all public
buildings. lands whsrves, waters. prop-
erty real end personal. streets. alleys ana
other public n3aces, rights Of property,
rtSHis OF action sNitS actions. moneys
revenues. taxes. hcenses, income. books.
nSnGs. and seneraliy al things Ia pesses-
sf0a and action of every nature aud de-
eruption, and asah he subject 70 all obls-
cations, debts. liabilities. dues and duties.
or tae existing municipality.
Sec SUITS, actions and proceedings
nay BE- erousht in the nano Of The City
of seattle Tor the recovery % any property.
money or thing belonging thereto. in law
or IN equity. or dedicated % public use
IasEeln' eE Ter the enforcement Of any
rights or or contracts with said city.
whether made or arising or 5ccruing be-
fore CT after the adoption Of this charter
aad the adoption Of this charter shall not
Ing sast. action or proceeding IN court or
elsewhere. 70 which said city is a PARTY.
See, ;. All contracts Of every deScrip-
ton heretofore duly and legally made anf
entered into by the city Of Seattle. by vir-
tue of any existing law. shall remain valid
ard be binding mon the CITY Of Seattle.
20 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City of Seattle.
Sec. & The adoption OF this charter shall
not AFFECT any special or local assessment.
re~assesfment or proceeding relating there
20. which may he wholly or partly COM
pleted or pending before the city council.
or any board or officer AT the time or such
s1enticn but ali such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
pieted under the provisions OF this charter:
and all things done prior to the adoption
OF this charter, relating 10 any such as
sessrnent. re-assessment or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncofnpieted.
shall be held to be a compliance with tho
provisions OF this charter relating thereto.
In so far as such provisions are suestan-
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 be com
pieted under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded by this charter or un-
der the provisions OF general laws applt-
cable thereto.
Sec 7. All the provisions of this charter
which are Substantially Identical with pro
visions OF the charter superseded hereby.
shall he construed as combinations or
such former provisions and not as new
enactmenfs.
In ali case OF claims for damages against
the city. on which part Of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 70 tho city
council and filing 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
a part of the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and ming such
claims.