The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-04
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
<rtTTlE.-Cont3nu

Sa, Ia yvAensVer the r,aror shaE s1s-
pend any elective 1r1cer ne s1aa iEnssleat-
ateiy netify the city eoslElcL e Suc1 s1s-
pension ard TIE cause tAereof. and sAa4
forthwith caG a meeting 81 ere eo0f9et..
al wkicA ne shah p1sScns CHARGES against
SCc2 suspended ofnceF- 1-ls Gee0s1a S@a-i
Re furnished with 2 copy OF the charges.
ana SAL have nght 70 appear With
ccUGsel and make his defense IRe cs5T
such charge. ara for that purpose sha4l
NAYS power 80 adjourn from aEl3e 70 time
Until Ehs trial SHAH ne c1Enp.eteG. 10
summon ana compel the atEenaaace q
witnesses. % hear Their testimony.
% receive ct1er evidence, ana . hear
IRE arguments O. counsel. rs case q g18
suspension Of = men10er o. the city ccGf-
Cd ay taat body, TIE MEMBER - suspend
ed shall ae tried ia Ike manner as herein
provided EG- the trial 81 Officers suspend
60 ~ Jae mayor, except tass< tue c1arges
may he preferred by any exeter or n3csn-
Der % the ctyy council. IN either case,
ne president o. TIE CITY council shall
OF disability the acting president II two
tSiraS q a. the members Ct the cry
council shall by resolution md the ac-
cUssd guilty. then tae suspended officer
saas tfere5y be removed from onice. The
successor OF any officer 50 removed, z
e4ected ~ the council sa22a be chosen
from the same poltca! party as tae Of
See II. Every elective officer shan
hold office until his successor Is elected
An1 qualified, except as otherwise N ms
Sec. Ie Every appolntive Officer shall
hold Office 0ntil his successor Is appointed
ana qualified. except as ctherwlse IN thls
cn2rteT provided.
Sec. Is No head Of department or other
esec1ive or appointive ofticeT. councilman
or member Of any board. commission or
except policemen or nremen. snail hold
any other Office Federal state. county or
nunlcipal. except IN the National Guard
Of a. notary puo.lc, or oe an einpioye
OF the city or any other department.
commission board. bureau, institution. or
once OF the city government; or ae d.
tract with the city or with ar for any
department, Institution. board. bureau.
officer, agent or enploye thereof. FOR the
Use OF the city. or become surety for the
performance Of any such Contract Nor
shat any such ofiicer accept from any
ralarcad or street railroad corporation.
city, any pass or free transportation or
trans poT5arion upon any terms save
such as are open TO the public generally.
The vocation Of any or the provisions OF
this section shall work a forfeiture Of
the office OF the officer violating the
same, and warrant his removal from office
urs. Any such officer guilty OF accepting
such pass, free transportation or trans
portauon upon terms not open 10
the public generally. shall. In addition 80
forfeiting his Office above provided.
forfeit TO the city al sums of money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term In wlieh he shall be guilty OF
such misconduct, up to the time of the
recovery OF judgment against him there
Tor; and civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time be commenced
In the name OF the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen of the city.
No person elected or appointed 20 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 genera, Jaw
OF the state specifically provided. he ell
gib.e 10 any ether OffiEe ia the city dur
Ing the term for which he was so e.ected
OF appointed.