The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-12
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE r.
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Seattle. s4szl remain and ecntsnre soSg
b TIE Azsre 81 sr.se city 81 $500 al
~ that na7ze saa. have gsesr.~ss2ss Sc
ceSssons may sEe and acfeHl Ia ~ caarss
cee5inEs whatever. ara nsav hare ana
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p.sasafe &nc TaaE nSFra4se. rseeAVe. held
slG ENJOY re-at ard personal srepestY Nfgn-
tn ard sftAeat Ire corporate limits az tzc
City Of Seattle. and may snH ssnvev
mortgage ard dlspese II ihs same 60 tsss
common benefit. ard may receive requests
deF-seSs zsfts Ard aznAfs2as ~ All k.z4S
ct properly Siihsa and w.fh1gt tEe civ
t9r SaAEAt4sse CT ether pOe.se as2ls EsaseS
sEc do al acts Necessary 10 carry cat
IRE purposes q sisca gifts requests. de-
NtSss aad donations, with power - man
same IN accordance with the terms II the
81. eesues:s devise or trust
property. all rights 81 r-operty aaa riEIsfs
o. action. ail moneys. revenues and income
sesong.ag er sppsrtaiHiag % the city q
IN the SAID City az Seattle.
So The City q Seattle shall con-
enue 2 have, Acsd and enjoy All pslssic
erty real ard personal streets. alleys ard
other paaase places rights 81 property
rEais q sctiSn, suits. actions. nsensys,
revenues. taxes. licenses. income ssozkS
documents. records. archives. caafrns. de-
nands. and generally al things in pcs~-s-
son and acttcn q every nature and de-
cations. DEBTS liabilities anes and duties
cf tue existing municipality.
Sec 4. salts. actions ard proceedings
may be Brought in the name q the City
a Seattle fer The recovery OF arT property
money or thing belonging thereto. in law
or IN equity: or dedicated 10 public use
fasreia. or fer the enforcement of any
rights OF or contracts With said city.
whether made or arising or accruing be-
fore or after the adoption % this charter:
and the adoption ef this charter shall rot
operate 10 a5ate or discontinue any exist
Ing suit action or proceeding I'm court or
elsewhere. g which said city : a party.
See. s. All contracts Of every desersp-
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into by the city Of Seattle. BY viz
toe q any existing law; shall remain valid
and be binding upon tbs City OF Seattle,
70 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City OF Seattle.
Sec. & The adoption Of this charter shall
not sYect any special or local assessment.
re-aSsaSsfueEt or proceeding rsia ting there
to- which may be wholly or parity com
or any board or ofrcer at the time Of such
adoption hsft all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may he cam
plsfed under the provisions OF this charter:
and all things done prior TO the adoption
OF this charter. relating 10 any such as
sessmsat. rs-ssseSsment or proceeding
nav pending or remaining uncoFupleted.
shall be held To be a compliance with the
provisions Of this charter relating thereto.
Ia 50 far as such provisions ere saestan-
TALLY the same as the provisions of the
charter superseded hereby. relating 10 the
same matter. OF all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may he coTn-
pleted under the provisions Of the charter
which Is superseded by this charter OF nn-
der the provisions or general laNs appli-
cable thereto.
See I All the provisions Of this charter
which are substantial Identical with pro-
visions Of the chatter superseded hereby.
shall - construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not a. new
enactneuis.
II all cases OF claims for damages against
the city. On which part Of the time allow
ea for presenting such claims % the city
council and Hing 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 he counted as
a rart OF the six months fixed by this
claims.