The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
HE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE--Corssuu

be granted 10 continue for longer peE1o1
/ than one year from the date thereof
Thirty -sourxh-To regulate the carrying
on within me corporate limits OF the c.ly
OF occupations when are OF suca nature
as 10 affect the public health or good order
/ OF the city. or 20 disturb the public peace.
ani which are not prohibited by law, and
/ 10 provide Ter the punishment or al per.
/ persons VINO knowingly permit the same TO
be violated IN any building or upon ANY
| premises owned or controlled by them
Thirry-hfth-To restrain and provide for
/ the punishment Of Migrants. nenGscants,
/ prostitutes and other cis0rderiy persons.
/ Thirty-sixth-To provide for the punish
rent OF al disorder1y conduct and OF All
health. and TO make all regulations neees-
sary for the preservation Of pubic moral
/ ity, health, peace and good order within It's
/ limits, and 10 provide for the arrest. trial
and punishment OF all persons violating
any ordinance OF the city. but such punish
/ nent shall In no case exceed the punish
rIent provided by the Laws OF the state OF
/ Washington for Risdemeancrs-
Tnirty-seyenth-To project or extend or
/ establish streets over and across any TIDE
/ lands or other lands covered hy water
within the corporate limits OF the city, and
along or across the harbor areas or the
city, In such manner as viii best promote
the interests Of commerce.
Thirty-eighth-To restrain or prevent do
rnestic or other animals from running az
large; and 20 license. tax. regulate and re-
strain the keeping OF dogs within the city
limits. and TO autho-ixe 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-
Quits now known or hereafter TO De IN
1 vented
Fortieth-To ordain. establish. modify
/ and abrogate from time TO time. as the
/ needs of the city shall require. all proper
offices and bureaus subordinate and aux
HAIRY to the departments and heads there
/ CT constituted by this charter, and 10 pro-
/ vide for the conduct and government of
/ such offices and bureaus and the appoint
ment removal. duties and coEnpensa ton or
! officers 10 I'LL the same. except as IN this
| charter otherwise provided.
Forty-nrst-To alter, amend and repeal
any ordinance or ordinances or parts there
| of of the city.
PROFESSIONALLY make all rules and reg
uiations necessary or proper TO carry into
i execution all powers vested 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 10 the powers enumerated In the last
/ foregoing section, have all other powers
| usually exercised by the legislative bodies
/ OF municipal corporations Of like character
1 and degree with the city of Seattle. and all
1 powers which now are or may hereafter be
/ conferred upon Incorporated towns and
4 cities by the laws OF this state.
/ Sec. -. Every grant of q franchise, right
| or privilege shall be subject to 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-
4 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-
/ peal. amend or modify said ordinance.
! when any right. privilege or franchise has
| been granted. and has been accepted, the
| city council shah not extend the time for
| which such right. privilege or franchise is
/ granted until within three years of the ex-
| pira ton of the time for which such right,
/ privilege or franchise is granted.
/ Sec. p. 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
1 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 20 construct street railway or
1 LAN down street FdiAFpat tf3ihS upon W
| 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 a 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
| be granted. and after such 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 II
| proposes TO grant such franchise. and shall
| offer 10 grant the same to the person, COM
| pany or corporation who win pay for the
| franchise the highest percentage annually
| OF gross receipts, but not less than two per
| cent per anuum. Bidding for such fran
| chisa must be in accordance with the pro-
| visions of this ctNrter in relation TO bids
| made TO the board of public works, so far
| 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
| plcation was made. Each bid must he &C
| companied by a 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 Ia csse the successful Did
| der shall fail TO accept the franchise, and
/ upon acceptance the sum so PAID small De
| credited TO the grantee on account OF per-
] cottages The same method Of procedure
shall obtain in case OF the extension of such
| franchise or any existing franchise. IL
| shall be the HukE OF the cry COUNCIL ~ Az
/ corporate Ia every such franthise OF
| amended franchise efficient provisions Tor
| the compulsory arbitration OF all disputes
| arising between the grantee therein ana
| his or it's successors or assigns, and his. Its
| or their employees as 10 any matter or en-
| plovment or wages. unless upon subuaiS-
| sion to the electors OF the city. majority
| OF the electors voting upon the question
| submitted shall assent 10 the granting or
| such franchise without such provision
| Soc "a The city council shall make no
| appropriation in aid Of any corporatloh'
| person or society, unless expressly authof-
| ICED by this charter or the laws OF me state
Sec. % The city council, after the taxes
! have been levied IN any year. shah nave
| power 20 make temporary loans N ahtle,-
| nation Of the collection OF such taxes. such
| loans 10 be applied to .he purposes for
| which such taxes have been levied and 70
/ no other purpose. and such taxes shall be
| inviolahy applied 20 pay such loans
! Sec. ~. When loans shall be created ex-
! ceetilng one and a half per centrum OF the
/ taxable property in the city, ana bonds
| therefor issued by the city under THIS ehaF-
| ter, the CITY council in authorizing ana pro
| xfdlng for the same shall direct the tunes
/ and manner OF payment and rates ot n
! test. hut no such bonds shall be issued eS-
| cent as provided by law. nor unless me
/ propaStfion for creating such Indebtedness
| shall have been previously submitted 10 the
1 electors az the city at a regular, general
/ or special election, OF which thirty Gays
/ notfce shall have been published II the CITY
| official newspaper. and such propost tion
I shall have then received the assent OF
I tlsree-ffthS OF the voters voting AZ sum
[ election The mode and manner or summit
/ ting sffrh proposition 10 the voters snAt Ds
! r,res-rffoa hY ordinance. And IN case si1c n
/ th~ee-nffhs OF the voters are IN favor OF
/ such loan the city council may, after s0ch
/ election. by ordnance confirm tle ioA. , ~
I no fosgis shall be issued therefor uIat3 az
s Ter s,yeh conffTma tion. nor until the city
! council shall have made specific provision
| for ts3ymsnt annuA.iy OF htSkSSs 49,. - - :.