The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
SEATTLE


Section J. TIE municipal corporation
now existing and Known as the CITY y
Seattle. shall re.nstn ard continue body
polite and ccr93rste IN naNaa and ir fact
BY the zarne of The City q Sessttle" and
oy E2aS name shall 1ave perpetual Sue
cess1en. Fray sue ana defend "a al coQrts
ana places and IN All matters and pre-
ceeeings whatever. and nav havs ana
USe : Common seal. ard alter fhs, Same sse
paeas-.e, &za may nnrchase. receive. hold
saa entry real ard personal property with
ia ard without tae corporate lsTnits or ira
CITY OF Seattle. ana may sell convey
mortgage ard dispose 81 thu same sor the
cosnsscn oeneEt. ard nav receive hSquesss
cevsses. gifts ard Donations q al k!nss
OF property wfihin and without the city
fer its own Use and benefit. or in trust
FOR charitable Or either pubic purposes,
and d. ali acts necessary to AIRY cs9f
the PURPOSES ef such gifts. bsaucstS de-
Nses ana donafieSs. with power 30 man.
age, Sell lease OF otherwise dispose or the
sans In accordancs with the terms OF tie
GIT. heQueSt. devise or trust.
Sec : The easal1 Buildings. lands and
rrcnerty 81 riShU 0t pfspartv ara rights
belonging or ap7ertainiug 20 the City cf
Seattle. are hereby declared to be vested
IN The said City Il Seattle.
Sec. 3 The City Of Seattle shall, CON
tsnae 70 have, hold and enjoy al pahisc
buildings. lsrds. wh~rves. waters. prop
erty real and personal, streets, alleys ana
other public places. rights of property.
rights Of action. suits. actions. moneys,
revenues, taxes, i.eenses, income boshs.
Gt-tfstEV<>s FSCNfISt AfetlNNk. Claims
ranas. and generally all things "a possess
sion and a-tioa OF every nature and de-
scrtption. and shah Re SUBJECT 70 all obii-
cations. debts. liabilities cues and duties
OF The existing municipality.
Sec. 1. Salts. actions and proceedings
NAV BE- brought in the name Of RE City
OF Seattle for the recovery OF any property.
money or thing belonging thereto, IN law
or IN equity, or dedicated 10 public use
therein. or for tho enforcement Of any
rights or or contracts with said city,
ANaTHSr vnnHa arjatrW aer~7ffrgr h.a-
fore or after the adoption Of thss charter.
and the adoption Of this charter shall Not
operate 70 abate or discontinue any exist
fng suit, action or proceeding in court or
elsewhere. 10 which said city Is a party,
Sec. ;. AL contracts OF every deseriFs-
ton heretofore duly M legally made and
entered into by thu CRY 81 Seattle, by vir-
the OF any existing law. shall remain valid
and be binding upon the City Of Seattle,
20 tbe-extenf only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City 81 Seattle
See s. The adoption Of this charter shah
not affect any special or losal assessment.
re-assessment or proceeding relating there
10. which NAV he wholly or partly com
pleted or pending before the city council,
or any board or officer az the time OF such
adoption. eut oil such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be ceul-
pleted under the provisions Of this chRrtar.
ard all things done prior "a the adoption
Of this charter relating to any such as
sessment, re-asssssment or proceeding
now pending or remaining uHcompetod.
shall Ne held to be compliance with the
pfofkssehS oi tttir S4aetA W. ANt~A.ss AtSeNse.
In SO far as such provisions aTe sn5atan-
TALLY the same So the provisions or the
charter superseded hereby relating 70 the
same matter, or all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may pc GEM
pieted under the provisions or the charter
which Is superseded by this charter or nn-
der the provisions Of general laws appl!-
cable thereto.
See Z All the provisions OF this charter.
which are substantially identical with pro-!
visions Of the charter superseded hereby.
shall Va construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
epaetraents.
Ia al cases Of claims for damages AGAINST
eli for presenting such claims 70 this city
council and nling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed az the time OF
the adoptien Of this charter. the portion OF
time already eiaused shall be counted as
n fart or ffle ~ months fixe6 Nv this
charter for presenting and nling sueA
claims.