The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
sEATTIEy-Eauffuue

Ing clause Of every o-1lfsz0Gs .a1st
BE Il ordained BY shs City % Seattle as
Sec. II. No bin SHAH become Al ordi-
nance unless oa ITS final fsaAssazs Il $500
majority OF al the members elected tyts
tn SIS favor. and the vote ce tzken ~
yeas ard rays. and the names o. nose
voting for aid against ire same os ensssss
81 the journal No ordinance. ofner th3h
an ordinance providing for eFpg0sria LOIS
for salaries or current expenses saat. -
passed on It's frsal reading Al the uaeeuhs
al which IL is introduced.
See. L. No ordnance shall be revised.
re-en7cfed or amended by reference 70 us
title. bat the ordinance % be revised Or
re-eF1ectet. or tne section thereon akIs~is.1s1
shall be re-eaacted at le1gth as revised
o. amended
Sec. r. When a bill Il put upon its final
passage and fails to pszz, and motion .
made to reconsider. the vote upon such
motion shall not he acted on nefoTe me
next meeting OF the council No oul Tor
the grant e any franchise ssali - e. n irssra
ctcfion. nor until Il has been puonefea IN
the official newspaper OF tse city az ne
expense Of The Applicant for ten cas- ea LAY,
Until ten days after its passage. Unless
otherwise expressed in SAID ordnance
Sec; Is. Every bin. after Il has passed.
shall bs signed BY the president OF the coun-
eli in open session. in authorization OF us
passage: In signing such bill, the pFesl.
dent shall call the attention Of the counSii
tn the Dill. and that he Is about 20 Sign ~
ard. II any member so request. the bill
stall be read at length for Information as
10 its correctness enrolled. IL any mem
Der object that the bill is not the same as
when considered and passed. such ootec-
ton shall be passed upon. and II sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
and the bill shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 10 any otaer
business.
Sec. is. Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated Is PROVIDED
In the last section. shall within five days
thereafter be presented TO the mayor The
mayor shall return such bsl TO the coun-
ell within ten days after receiving IL, and
n he DO no, disapprove IL. II shall become
an ordinance. II be dIsappr0Ee X. he snail,
when he 50 returns IL. specify ats oDJect.ons
thereto In writing. The objections OF t ,he
Journal OF the council, and published IN
the city official newspaper. The council
shall, not less than five days after sacn
publication. and within thirty days AFTER
such bill shall have been so returned, re-
consider and vote upon the same, and IL
the same shall, upon sncn RECOMMENDATION.
bs again passed BIZ the affirmative vote OF
not less than two-thirds or ali the members
elected, the president OF the councii shali
certify the fact on the bill, and wnen 50
certified the bill shall become an ordinance
with Ike effect as II IL had not been diSaf-
proved BY the mayor; but IL the bill so re-
turned shall fail 10 receive upon the frst
vote thereon an affirmative vote OF lWo-
thirds OF the members elected 10 sha1 be
deemed finally lost The vote on such re-
consideration shall be taken by yeas and
nays. ard the names OF Wins
for or against the same shall be entered
in the Journal thereof
Sec. II. All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, VINO
shall record the same at length IN 4 SUIT
able book kept for that purpose. All oFd1-
nar9ces Of a general. nubilo or permanent
nature, and those imposing iine. penaliy
or forfeiture, shall be published at least
once in the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall nave De-
come law; provided that the publication
of all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or xacating
any plat shall be ar the expense or the APP
piicant therefor.
Sec ~ The city council shall have pow
er by ordinance and not otherwise
F'irst-To provide for general and special
elections for questions to be voted upon,
and TO provide for the appointment and
election OF officers. Any person who. by
the provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto. may be appointed or
elected TO any once or employ tle 49, re
an officer within the meaning or this Sec
ton.
second-ro provide for the assessment,
levying and collecting taxes on real aud
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes of the city, and " provide
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. bat no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths OF one per ccntuTn per annlim. no
tax TO provide fire engines and other IRE
apparatus and a supply or water 10 auench
IRE. or for any OF said purposes, shall ex-
ceed three-tenths OF one per centum per
anuurn; no tax 10 provide for purchase and
condemnation OF land for public uses and
Improvement and ornamentation thereof.
and erection Of structures thereon, or 70
provide for any or said objects. shaH ex-
coed two-tenths or one per centrum per
ennum: no tax 10 provide for furnishing
gas. electricity and lights. and Tor con-
strtlction OF works necessary or convenient
therefor. or for any or said purposes. shall
annum: no tax for street ana alley I'M
provenient and repair. exclusive or assess
msnts mentioned In subdivisions seventh,
eighth and tenth of this section. and con-
structiou and repair OF sewers ana con-
Quits other than water pipe, or Tor any
OF said purposes. shall exceed four-tenths
OF one per centum Per annlm. no tax for
cons trtfction and repair or water works
and appurtenances. or or any or the same,
shall exceed one per centum per annum;
and no tax for the maintenance and op-
Grafton of water works and for paying rent
for water works or water, or Tor any or
said purposes. shall exceed hye-tenths OF
ore per centum per annnm, ana atl taxes.
exclusive OF assessments for improve
ments mentioned in said subdivisions sew
enth eighth and tenth. SHAH not IN any
wear exceed three per CenVum or the prop
ertv assessed: ard all taxes for special pslr-
roses other than water works and water
surpiy. and exclusive OF assessments for
innrrovcmsnts mentioned in said sub-di-
visions seventh eighth and tenth. shall
NOT in anv year exceed one and one-tenth
per csntum Of the property assessed; and
,tns 81 A road poll tax not exceeding four
collars per poll on all male Inhabitants be-
tween the ages OF twenty~one and nifty
Srt5-sNsro control the finances and prop
rrfv 81 the city; provided that the city
ccafY,-Y shall have no administrative as dis
,inwufshed from the legislative power.
Fourth-To acquire by purchase or by cx-
er..lSa OF the rtCht OF eminent domain or
otherwise. and FOR the use and IN the name
or the city. such lanfis ana other prop
a. convenient for any Of the corporate
,,ses provided FOR by this charter; and toac-
oulre for the use % the city any property
hv xift bequsst or devise. and 20 dispose
~ All such property as - shall have. as
me interests OF the city may from time To
time require.
rSeth-To borrow money FOR corporate
rurroses on the credit Of the city. and 10
Authorize the issue OF negotiable bonds
Therefor on such condition or conditions
and in such manner as may he prescribed
IN tails charter and the constitution ard
lavS OF this state but the Indebtedness OF
the city shall At TO time eSceed in the So
HreHate ten per csntunn or the value or All
,axahle property IN said city. such value
20 Re a~rertained snd determined nv the
lsaf assessment for city purposes previous
=, 49,. RECURRING OF such Indebtedness: and
,1,,.fa~ the limitations above stated 20 au-
tb,rtys tie issue Of bonds In place Of or 20
s,rf,f,lv the means with which 20 meet fna-
turing bonds or other indebtedness or for
she consolidation or FUNDING % the same.
r~avs8ea that no bond or set Of bonftS shall
s. issued Tor a lonser period than twenty
years.
Sfxth-To provide for th- purchase Or an
nropriation OF property within ~ without
sha ',-,rpof-ate limits 81 the city for SIS cor
r,srat@ us%s. uFe0n making t1st cau7FenSt-
ton to the owners thereof ard TO provide
fpr ne Institution ard maintenance ~
stsea uFoecesltuEs as may De authorized bv
tb~ general laws % the state Tor ths an
T.ropraation % private property for pubic
s-.,-.-.e--rs Law cut. establish. Oman 81