The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.-Canfinu

than one year from the date thereof
Thirty-fourth-To regulate the carrying
on within the corporate limits OF the city
as 10 affect the public health or good order
OF the city, or TO disturb the public peace,
and which are not prohibited by law ana
TO provide for the punishment OF al per,
sons violating such regulations and OF all
persons WHO knowingly permit the same TO
De violated In any building or upon any
premises owned or controlled by them
Thirfy-Hfth-To restrain and provide foB
the punishment of Migrants. mendicants.
prostitutes and other disorderly persons
Thirty-sixrh-To provide for the puilsh-
nsent or all diso-derly conduct and or all
health, and to make all regulations neces-
sary for the preservation OF public moral
ity, health. peace and good order within ITS
limits, and 10 provide for the arrest, trial
and punishment OF all persons Vioiating
any ordinance OF the city: but such punish
msnt shall in no case exceed the punish
ment provided by the laws OF the state OF
Washington for ulisdeuleanOrs.
INDEPENDENTLY project or extend or
establish streets over and across any tide
lands or other lands covered by water
within the corporate limits OF the city: and
along or across the harbor areas or the
city, IN such manner as will best promote
the interests of commerce.
Thirty-eighth-To restrain or prevent do
large: and to license, tax. regulate and re-
strain the keeping OF dogs within the city
limits, and to authorize the distraining,
tmpounding and sale OF said domestic and
other animals for the penalty incurred and
costs of proceeding. and TO authorize the
destruction OF dogs impounded for want of
license.
Thirty-ninth-To regulate and prohibit
the location and use of any steam boiler
or boilers or electric plant or steam pipes
or electric wires or any kind of power gem
orator or power reservoir or plant, or con-
duits now known or hereafter to be in
vented.
Fortieth-To ordain. establish, modify
and abrogate from time to time, as the
offices and bureaus, subordinate and aux
tiary to the departments and heads there
OF constituted by this charter. and to pro-
vide for the conduct and government of
such OFFICES and bureaus. and the appoint
ment, removal. duties and compensation OF
officers to fill the same, except as in this
charter otherwise provided.
Forty-hrst-To alter. amend and repeal
any ordinance or ordinances or parts there
of OF the city.
PROFESSIONALLY make all rules and reg
ulations necessary or proper 10 carry into
execution all powers yesffd by this char
ter, or by law, in the city, or in any de-
partment or officer thereof except as in
this charter otherwise provided.
Sec. 10. The city council shall, in addi-
ton to the powers enumerated in the last
foregoing section, have all other powers
usually exercised by the legislative bodies
OF municipal corporations of like character
powers which now are or may hereafter be
conferred upon Incorporated towns and
cities by the laws of this state.
Sec. 20 Every grant of a franchise, right
or privilege shall be subject 10 the right of
the city council at any time thereafter to
repeal, change or modify the said grant, il
the franchise granted thereby Is not oper-
ated in accordance with the provisions
thereof or at ALL and every ordinance max
ing such grant shall contain a reservation
OF the right OF the city council 10 so re-
When any right, privilege or franchise has
been granted. and has been accepted, the
city council shall not extend the time for
which such right, privilege or franchise is
granted until within three years of the ex-
piration Of the time for when such right,
privilege or franchise is granted.
Sec. q. The city council shall not grant
any franchise for the construction of any
wharf into any bay, lake or other body Of
water, except in the manner following, that
is to say: In addition to the requirements
under the general laws, each and every or
dinance granting such franchise must re-
ceive the vote OF at least two-thirds of all
the members elected. and shall provide
that work shall commence within six
months and be prosecuted continuously.
and shall be completed within one year
thereafter. Said time shall not be ex-
tended for any cause. and unless so COM
pleted the franchise shall be forfeited.
Sec. %. No exclusive franchise or privi-
lege shall be granted for the use of any
street, alley or highway or other public
place or any part thereof.
Sec. %. The city council shall not grant
authority to construct a street railway or
lay down street railroad tracks upon or
over any of the streets of said city, except
in manner and on the terms following, that
Is to say: Upon the application being made
to the city council for authority TO con-
struct and operate street railway along
and upon any of said streets, the city coun-
ell shall. by resolution, determine whether
such franchise or any part thereof, shall
he cd determination
shall cause notice OF such application and
resolution to be published for ten days In
the city official newspaper, at the expense
OF the applicant, and shall in such notice
specify the route over and along which IL
proposes TO grant such franchise, and shall
offer 10 grant the same to the person, COM
pany or corporation who will pay for the
franchise the highest percentage annually
of gross receipts. but not less than two per
cent per annum. Bidding for such fran
chise must be in accordance with the pro-
visions of this charter in relation to bids
made to the board of public works. so far
as such provisions may be applicable. and
the city council may reject any and all
bids. and may refuse to grant franchise
for any part of the route for which the APP
plicafion was made. Each bid must he ac-
companied by certified check, payable TO
the order OF the city comptroller, Tor the
sum of one thousand dollars, and the
amount OF the check shall be forfeited and
paid to the city in case the successful bid
der shall fail to accept the franchise, and
credited to the grantee on account of per-
centages The same method of procedure
shall obtain in case OF the extension OF such
franchise or any existing franehlse. II
corporate in every such franchise or
amended franchise efficient provisions for
the compulsory arbitration OF all disputes
arising between the grantee therein ana
his or its successors or assigns, and his, its
or their employees as 10 any matter or en-
ployment or wages, unless upon submlS-
OF the electors voting upon the question
submitted shall assent TO the granting or
such franchise without such provision
Sec. % The city council shall make no
appropriation in aid of any corporation,
person or society, unless expressly author
ized by this charter or the laws OF the state
Sec. IS The city council, after the taxes
have been levied IN any year, shail nave
power TO make temporary loans ~ antici-
patton Of the collection OF such taxes, such
loans to he applied to .he purposes for
which such taxes have been levied and 10
no other purpose. and such taxes shan be
inviolaby applied 10 pay such loans.
Sec. Is. When loans shall be created ex-
ceeding one and half per centum or the
taxable property in the city. ana bonds
therefor issued by the city under this char
ter. the CITY council in authorizing and pro-
vidinz for the same shall direct the times
and manner OF payment ana rates or IN
test. but no such bonds shall be issued eN-
cept as provided hy law. nor unless the
proposition for creating such Indebtedness
shall have been previously submitted 20 the
electors OF the city at a regular, general
or snectal election. OF which thirty DAYS
notice shall have been published IN the city
official newspaper. and such proposition
shall have then received the assent OF
three-fifths Of the voters voting al suen
election. The mode and manner OF submit
ting such proposition 10 the voters snail nc
prescribed by ordinance. And IN case such
three-ffths of the voters are IN favor %
such loan the city council may aItef s9ch
no bonds shall be issued therefor untu al
ter such confirmation. nor uniA the ely
council shall have made spectnc provision
for fravTnent annually OK interest on such
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