The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
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Pa fse-eot. or sppruprsating money o.
sny p9rs thereof until such claim has
u - oeeH referred 70 the proper DEPART
80 So 10Y Isos anSll sacA department nas T1aas
- ..loTt 20 the city council thereon par
$500 20 s1rh references. No action shSl
- .n@Axhtained against the city for any
S.s-.l - car1ases until The same has ben
k-NeIie1 70 the city council and sixty
nave elapsed after such presentation
go -. The city council shall IA every
o.Ot.-4'ace Prohibiting o. requiring any act
- o.llssio1. impose q penalty Tor the vso-
with.
Sec; s. A daily newspaper OF general
c1rcoauon and published in the city. to %
sly.ed City orleIal Newspa per. shall be
seslsnafe1 in tae following manner. The
Saty clerk Shall on Sae first Monday in No
se s.a .s1, n each year eanse 70 Pc p1oAsaed
Gays. IN some paper OF general circulation
n ne city call 10 the owners and man
sees o newspapers for sealed proposals
- 60 the city printing for TIE then next
ensuing fiscal year. each OF which propos-
as shall be accompanied by a bond with
aot less than TWO sareties, In the sum OF
Ase thousand dollars. approved by the
comptroller and corporation counsel. con-
aiaoned that r the proposal be accepted,
Lis Parry proposing viii. during the periot
Elcnloncc IN his proposal. wei. seaSonahiy
and faithfully cause 10 be accurately print
"a ana published. according TO law, in
certain cAily newspaper manning itl OF gen
therein. all and singular the matters and
things required by law to be published in
the city Official newspaper OF the city OF
seattle, and shall with such bond he deiiv-
cred TO the city clerk sealed I'D in an en-
yalope frdorsed Sealed proposals and
bond for city printing" on or before the
twentieth Gay next after the first publ
cation OF such call. and shall be endorsed
by the city clerk At the tine OF such defiv-
ey; with the date OF his reception thereof.
and shall be first opened by the city coar-
Gil As early may be at It's next monthly
session thereafter. ana thereupon the coun-
Gil snail by resolution announce the names
fered, and the terms Of their proposals re-
spectiveiys and designate as city official
newspaper that newspaper whose manager,
or owner. has offered the lowest proposals.
with duly approved bond. and such news
paper shall al the beginning OF the then
next ensuing fiscal year, and during said
year, DO such city official newspaper. Pro-
vided that whenever from any cause a city
official Newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall designate and employ a like
newspaper 10 serve as such until destgna-
ton and qualification Is made and had. as
above directed, under like bond and for
reasonable compensation to be audited by
the auditing committed Bonds accom-
panying unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
turned 20 the proposers. and the bond ac-
companying the successful proposal shall
be fled BY the city clerk and securely kept
by him
All ordinances resolutions, notices, tax
and assessment sales. and all other pro-
ceedings, statements. matters and things OF
the mayor. city council or any department
or board or other officer or functsonary OF
the city. which by this charter are. or shall
be required 10 be published, except the
statement prescribed in section 50 OF this
article shall be published In the city official
newspaper. but not for more than three
consecutive issues except az otherwise In
this charter provided.
Sec. 80. The city council shall biennially
and not less than twenty nor more than
sixty days before tho biennial election,
cause to be printed in pamphlet form for
distribution to citizens applying therefor
a full and ineligible statement OF all the
receipts and expenditures Of every de-
scription for the fiscal year ending on the
thirty-lirst 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 indebtedn ness has been paid
and by what means. The statement shall
also include a detailed account OF city prop
erty personal and real. It's value. and X
rented to whom and on what terms. and OF
existing debts OF every description, and OF
the condition OF the sinking funds with ell
other Information necessary for full I'M
Outstanding OF the financial concerns OF
the city. No moro than one thousand
copies Of any such pamphlet shall be
printed.
at the date OF the adoption OF this charter.
md not inconsistent Herewith. shall re-
main IN force untfl repealed or until they
expire by limitation.