The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11
THE CHARTER or THE CITY or
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE I.


Section !. The municipal corporation
DOW Existing and known as the city 81
Seattle, shall remain AID continue bs5y
Foatie and corporate ia name and In .acs.
b. tae name % The City af Seattle" and
ay that name shat nave nerpegaa. sac
cesSso0, may sue ard defend ii II. courts
ana places. and IN all matters and pro-
cee1srgs whatever. and may have and
use common seal, ard alter the same at
enc enjoy real and personal property With
u and without the corporate Traits cf the
CITY OF Seattle, ara may sell. convey
mortgage and dispose II the same for the
common benefit. and may receive besaes.s.
deFises. gifts AID Donations u Al xmas
o. properly within and without TIE city
for ITS own use ana benefit. or in trust
fer charitable Or ether puh.ie purposes.
and 10 al acts necessary 10 carry out
TIE purposes Of such gifts. Eeauesss. de-
Sises AID donations. with peweF 10 ran-
age. SELL lease or otherwise dispose OF tse
same In acSordaHcs with the terms OF TIA,
SIT ees0est- devise or trust.
See. : The public buildings lands ana
prosperity. all rights Of prcrerfy and r4gsfs
of action. AL moneys. revenues and Income
sselonsaag or ap7srtaining % tho CITY 81
Seattle. are hereby declzred 10 BE vested
In the SAID City OF Seattle.
Sec : The City Of Seattle shall CEN
snus to have, hold and en12y. al puslc
buildings. lands. wharyes, waters. prap-
efty real and perscnal streets. afisss ana
other public Places rights OF property,
rights or action, suits. actions. nsynsys.
revenues. taxes. licenses. income. books
documents. records. archives. claims d.
mands. and generally all things IN rossss-
sion and action Of evsry nature and de-
cations. debts. liabilities. dues and duties.
OF the existins municipality.
Sec 4. suits. actions ana PROCEEDINGS
may be brought in the name % the City
Of Seattle fer the recovery " any property
money or thing belonging thereto. IN law
or in equity. or dedicated 10 pubhc Use
therein. or for the enforcement OF aay
rights OF or contracts With -afd city.
whether MADE or arising or accruinE he
fore or after the adoption Of this charter;
operate 70 abate or discontinue any exist
ing suit, action or proceeding IN court or
el sew e which b, sid ely v : gsr
fion heretofore duly aud legally made spd
entered into by thu City 81 Seattle. by vir-
and be binding unon the City of Seattle.
70 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City Of Seattle.
Sec. g The adoption OF this charter shall
not AFFECT any special or lscal assessment,
re-assessment or proceeding relttlpa there
70. which may be wholly or partly com
pleted or pending before the city COUNCIL.
CT any board or officer at the time or slsh
adoption. bnt all such assessments, re-
nleted under the provisions of this charter:
and all things done prior "a the acepffen
OF this charter. relating TO any such as
sesSment. re-assessrnent or proceeding
now pending or remaining uneomp!e,es.
shall be held TO De a compliance with the
provisions Of this charter relating thereto.
IN so Tar as suEn ptoNisfSitS str SANsAsi~
TALLY the same as the provisions OF the
charter superseded hereby. relating to the
same matter, or all such assessments re-
assessments and proceedings may be COM
pieted under the provisions of the charter
which is superseded by this charter or un-
der the provisions of general laws appii-
cable thereto.
Sec T. All the provisions OF this charter
which are subs "a ntialIy Identical with pro-
visions OF the chatter superseded hereby:
shall be construed as contipuations OF
such former provisions and not as new
eractments.
IN all cases OF claims FOR damages AGAINST
the city on which PARK or the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 10 the city
council and fling the same with tie city
clerk has already Ella rsed at the time OF
the adoption OF this charter. the portion OF
time already eispsed shall ba counted a.
a part OF the six months fixes by this
claims.