The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
ruF CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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So. "a Whenever TIE mayor shaC ss1s-
pend any elective 0illcer be sal srzl1a7est-
sseiy nstiEg the clgF c0u1et - s2ea sls-
pension aa9 TIE cause teereot. ana ssa3
frv4ha-srh ssfl a meeting ~ sac caUaeis.
AZ ussca he SHAH present ez4srSeS against
s..ea suspended aftee-. TIE &-eases s1aA
be furnished with copy e TIE Sa4fseS.
and saa4 have F1-at so &ps@er ~2tA
eeC2sel an& make A.s defense. 4se catg
council shall speedily Try s&c8 oFftceT on
sueh charge ana Eor taat purpose ssa-a
until gne trial snail % eoEnntesa1, -
Summon aus compel tse ate a1aace q
witnesses. ~ MeAr their testimony,
20 receive ether eF4Eeace, and 90 eSar
the a~EEu3ents q e1GnSe-- IL case e sae
Suspension CT 2 a1ez124ST * {ae easy Sanf-
cil ag that ea1s-. tae member - suspend
Cd sAa1 aa tried iE IKE manner as 0eFean
prov3GegS tor EAe trial & officers s,sspeu4-
eS By the mayer. except thai the csArseS
may - pse-esreI VI assy s-eei2t g. -he4n-
heg q me clty c0Sstl-. n e2t-seE case
tle ores dent q Ire city counsel shah
pres &c II suca trial, ard II ais aeseace
or 1sa liity the acting president. L two
tair&s of AZ the members q fae city
coancu shall by resolution ilnd ire ae-
c4so4 guilty.. then me SQSEee l10ea of7cer
saa1 thereby be removed from oiiiee- The
successor or any oGtcer 50 removed. x
e.acteI BY the c1uaci.. SsaeI be chosen
from the same political party As TIE Of
Sec M Every elective officer shah
hold Office untl his successor Is elected
ana qualified. except as Otherwise II talS
chaTtes provided.
Sec. - Every sppointive oTTtcer shall
hold office until his successor IS appointed
and qualified. except as otherwise IN this
charter provided.
See IS. No head OF department or other
eaectiVe or Gppoiutive officer councilman
or member OF any board, commission or
bureau, created by or under THIS charter,
except policemen or tiremen. shall bold
any olaer office. Federal, state. county or
municipal. except In the Nati0na1 Guard
or as a notary public, or BE- an employe
OF the city or any other department.
commission. board. bureau, institution, or
Office OF the city government: or be d.
reetly or Indirectly interested in any con-
tract with the city or with or for any
department. institution. board. bureau.
officer, agent or employee thereof for the
use OF the city, or become surety for the
performance Of any such contract Nor
Sh2aI any such ofiicer 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 10 the public generally.
The violation OF any Of the provisions Of
this section shall work forfeiture os
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 or accepting
suca pass. free transportation or trans
portation upon terms not omen 10
the public generally. shall. in addition 20
FORGETTING his office as above provided.
forfeit 10 the city all sums OF money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term in which ne shah be guilty u
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 TO 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 hy general law
ot me state sIeclicsaiy PROVIDED, ne ell
gible to any other office In the city dur
Ing the term for which he was SO elected
or appointed.