The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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ether p-upe-ty 70 say or satisfy the ssre
o any part staa-eos unri soch c-a.n as
l-st eee2 referred 70 tire proper eSpAs :
its rEport 70 lie ritv council thereon plr--
ra2at 70 such references No ael0- $50
. ia ntalrs1 against fhe city - .say
49, -eSs, .os damages gn.l ne si "a sVtY
says Rave elapsed after saca psssshs Asipn-
Sec Sc. The city council sSsI IN every
eT1lnancs prohibiting or requiring any AcS
o. omission. Impose penalty tor TIE Nle-
ialloa thereof or non-corny.ialacs t1e-e-
With
Sec. z. A daily newspaper Of general
circulation ard published N the city. % -
styied city Osgfclal Newspaper. snail 70
designated r. the following manner. Ias
city clerk shall on the first Me.aaay N J ..
yetnosr IN each year cause 10 ce p1osasaea
Gays. II some paper OF general ciTeil&tlea
IN ne city cali 20 tbs owners ana han
sEers % newspapers Tor sealed proposals
% do the city printing for the then next
ensuing fiscal year. each OF which pro9oS-
ais shall be accompanied BY bond with
sot less than two slre'les. n TIE safa oI
I'VE thousand dollars. approved oy TIE
comptroller and corporation ccanSca, con-
didened that . the proposal De accepted
Tee party proposing VIII, alarins ,he $500 80,
mentioned IN his proposal. We'll, seasoIAnsy
ana faithfully cause TO Dc accurately PRINT
ed and published, according 10 law. IN
certain daily newspaper manning I'D q sen
therein. ali and singular the matters and
things required by law 70 De published IN
the city official newspaper o. the city OF
Seattle, aud shall with such bond De dsliv-
cred 20 the city clerk sealed up in an en-
yeiope Endorsed Sealed proposals and
bond For city printing" on or before the
cation OF such call. and shall be endorsed
BY the city clerk at the time Of scch deliv-
cry, with the date 90 his reception thereof
and shall be first opened by the city coarl-
n = m h.
session thereafter. and thereupon the coun-
ell shall by resolution announce the names
OF all parties whose proposals have been of
fered. and the terms OF thsir proposals re-
spectively. and dessgnate az city official
newspaper That newspaper whose manager,
or owner. has offered the lowest proposals.
paper shall az the beginning OF the then
next ensuing fiscal year, and during said
year, be such city official newspaper. Pro-
vfded that whenever from any cause city
Official Newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall 6esf gnafe and employ Ike
newspaper TO serve as such until designa-
ton and qualification is made and had. a.
above directed. under like bond ard for
reasonable compensation TO be audited by
the auditing committee. Bonds accom-
panying unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
turned 10 the proposers. and The bond ac-
companying the successful proposal shall
be filed by the city clerk sad securely kept
by him.
All ordinances, resolutions, notices, tax
and assessment sales, and all other pro-.
ceedings, statements matters and things or
the mayor. city council or any department
or board or other officer or functionary OK
the city, which by this charter are. or shall
be required TO be published, except the
statement prescribed IN section 81 OF this
article shall be published II the city official
newspaper, but not for more than three
consecutive issues except a. otherwise In
this charter provided
Sec. e. The city council shall biennially
and not less than twenty nor more than
sixty days before the biennial election,
cause TO be printed In pamphlet form for
distribution to citizens applying therefor
q full and ineligible statement OF all tho
receipts ard expenditures Of every de-
scription for the fseal year ending on the
thirty-frst Day OF December next proceed
Ing such statement, including all the mon
eys which have passed through the hands
OF the treasurer for any purpose Whatever.
together with the different sources OF city
revenue. the amount received from each,
the several appropriations made by the city
council, the objects for which the same
were made and the sums expended for each
and any money borrowed upon the credit
OF the city, whether by temporary loans or
by the issue OF bonds, the terms upon which
IL was obtained, the authority under which
Il was borrowed. and the purpose TO which
or other city Indebtedness has been paid
and by what means The statement shall
also include detailed account OF city prop
erty personal and real, its value. and IL
existing debts Of every description, and OF
the condition OF the sinking funds, with all
other information necessary for full IN
Outstanding OF the financial concerns OF
copies OF any such pamphlet shall be
Sec, 81. All ordinances In force IN the city
at the date OF the adoption OF this charter.
main in force untfl repealed or until they
exniro BIZ limitation.