The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
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So ID. Whenever the snayo- shsw suS-
penss any slsoZsvs osfscer he shal inaaaessA-
ssesy aatify. tas easg eeanNs. e sasa So,
tcrEk w1ta cal s. meeting of tae ceGH-gs,
az whkeA he Ss4a present charges assSA8SSs
Slzea suspended 0ttsee~. TIE accused sAal
~ furnished with 3 copy q the eaargeS.
ard SaA.l have a right 70. apgaar wtta
caNnSe& and make bis defense, The c5fs
council shall SpecSl.y try s1sca officer On
saGa charge. ard Tor tAaf purpose sA@sa
aaxs power 70 adjourn 1rcEn time To lime
until she trial shall - completed. to
summon and compel the attendance q
witnesses. - hear their testimony.
"a resolve other evidence. ani 10 bear
taa arguments ~ counsel. In caSe of re
Suspension 81 a lleuaeer o. the c4sy conn-
CT ~ t1At bas5y. tie member - suspend
ed shall - tried IN Ike manner SIS herein
provided Tor TIE t-fAa % Officers suspend
el BY tas MAYER. except that The charges
may oe preferred ~ any e-sctoy Or Uaefn-
Der % the city council. IN either case,
TIE president o. the city council SHAH
preside AZ sceh trial. and ~ ais absence
or disability the acting president Il two
talras u AZ the members q TIE city
council shall BY resolution find he as
cafse1 guilty. taen the suspended officer
successor OF any officer SO removed. Z
electea by the council shall lie chosen
from the same polaieal party SIS SAe o.
sec Ill Every elective officer shan
hold office until hts successor IS elected
AMI qualified. except as otherwise IN this
charter provoked.
Sec. l.. Every appointive officer shall
bold office until his successor u appointed
and qualified. except as otherwise IL THIS
charter provided.
Sse. 81 No bead % department or other
Elective or appaint!ve officer, councilman
or member OF any board, commission or
bureau. created by or under this charter,
except policemen or flremen. shall hold
anN other oghce. Federal. state, county Or
municipal, except n the National Guard
Or as a notary pubic, or - an employs
commission. board. bureau. institution. or
ONCE or the city government; or be oi-
fesf3E or Indirectly interested IN any con-
tract with the city. or with or for any
department. institution. board. bureau.
officer, agent or ealpl0ye thereof for the
use or the city. or become surety fer ne
performance q any such contract. Nor
sha44 any snGH 0ff8cer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation.
operating in whole or fl part within the
city, any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms. save
such are open 10 the public generally.
The violation ~ any % the provisions Of
tals section shall work forfeiture ~
the Office cf the officer violating the
same. and warrant bis removal from Office
by impeachment or other proper proceed
ure. Any such officer guilty OF accepting
suea pass. free transportation or trans
roFtauon upon terms not omen 10
the puzzle generally. shall, II addition 20
forfelting bis Office as above provided.
forfeit 10 the city al sums OF money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term IN watch he shat De guilty Of
such misconduct. up 20 the time Of the
recovery OF judgment against him there
for; and Il civil action for the recovery
thereof may st any time be commenced
N 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 by general law
OF the state specifically provided be ell
gible 20 any other Office IN the city dur
ing the term for which he was SO s.eeted
or appointed.