The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
rur cu.pTrR OF THE CITY OF
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S. "a Whenever the mayer shall sus-
pe.ss any elective ofS1eer ne saaA iEtssfeaa-
-.@-ss,s, ara fAe ca5lss thereof. ard shall
fcrtkwsfh cAH meeting q sae eoGnes.:
al waieA ne shall present c32rges AsSaaSs
such suspended officer lae AcS4ssA s1A.A
- furnished with copy or the charges.
zaa saA.l have right 70 akse1E VII
course, and make his defense Ice City
sl,ea enarge. and Tor that purpose shall
have power 20 adjourn rom uaae . tAsts
u2tli the trial shall Re ecmplefed. =
Summon and coIipe- es -
70 receive other evidence and 70 near
the arguments ~ counsel IN case or TIE
suspension OF a meElssr % ne eisS eoaa-
ell BY that body. tie member so suspend
ed SHALL be tried IN ike manner as herein
provided for the trial or officers suspend
ed BY. the mayor; exeep, sass ne sAargss
may be preferred by any e.ecto- or men,
Der OF the city council In either CASE
the president Of the CITY coAne14 SAal
preside 81 such trial. and IN his absence
or disability the acting president. II two
thirds OF al the members OF the city
council shall BY resolution find the ac-
sssd gSS, - ere Te,noys fron otce' re
successor OF any officer SO removed, X
elscted by the council. shall be chosen
from the same political party as the Of
See IL Every elective officer shan
hold Office until his successor Is elected
AMI qualified, except as otherwise IN this
Sec. IL. Every appointfve officer shall
hold Office until his successor is appointed
and qualified, except as otherwise IN this
See. IS No head OF department. or other
elective or appointive officer, councilman
or member OF any board. commission or
bureau, created by or under this charter,
except policemen or firemen. shall hold
any other ONCE. Federal. state, county or
municipal. except in the National Guard
or a notary public, or be an ernploye
NpUafT
commission. board. bureau. institution. or
office OF the city government; or be di-
tract with the city. or with or for any
department. institution. board. bureau.
officer, agent or employee thereof. for tbs
use OF the city. or become surety for the
shall 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 to the public generally.
The VOCATION Of any OF the provisions OF
this section shall work a forfeiture Of
the Office OF the officer violating the
same, and warrant his removal from office
BY impeachment or other proper proceed
ure. Any such officer guilty of accepting
such pass. free transportation or trans
portation upon terms not open 70
the. pubic generally. shall. in addition 80
forfeit 70 the city all sums OF money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term IN which he shall be guilty OF
such misconduct. up to 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 20 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 law
OF the state specifically provided. be ell
gible TO any other Office In the city dur
ing the term for which he was so elected
or appointed.