The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
>EsTTIE.-EontinEe


Sc. n Whenever The mayor sAaE sus-
pend any elective CtlseeE ne s0a4 lzzl1z1ssls-
ats5y notify the City e-suDcL- q s2-1 So
pension and Tie caGss tn~Ffstt &n- ssl1-44
forthwith cai. meeting - lle eaAisl-.
az ~ On Re shah prsSeGt Charges A@4AzsE
Suc1 suspended Gtfs2eE. IGe 4ecGse1 s2a4
be furnished with copy q the Gtarss-.
cecnse. and make his 1eEense- Lae city
Council SfAl speedily Try sgc1 o3zscer On
szc1 charge. and for kat p1Tp5ss s1z4
1sFe power 20 adjourn from ,tE1s - tEus
uRtl Ehe tEAl saal. - eaUp.ete3, -
summon and compel the attendance -
witnesses. % hear their testimony.
70 resolve oEzer eyt1SEce, A7l . hear
tie Arguments q counsel. I . case q 1ha
suspension % 3 member q the CITY coua-
g. y tAat body. ire member 50 s-sssSIglE-
sc SaaA - tried IN IKE manner as aerela
provided Tor TIE trial 81 ofIfesrS suspend
81 y the mayor. except tSaE me charges
NAY - preferred ~ any e.sct0r o. Hem
De- q tne city couHel- In either case.
tls president CT tae city -ouac14 shall
pFsS.ee a. such trla}. and II DIS absence
O disability tae acting preSidsz1<- II two
iaaras q az tae members O TIE cry
COUNCIL shall BY resolution md TIE az
clsAa sui2<y then the suspended efssee-
s1sa thereby be removed from oftlce- Tie
successor OF any officer 50 removed. <
from The same political party as the o.
uceE removed.
Sec Il Every elective officer shall
hold Office until his successor IS elected
cnaT1s- provided
Sec. L. Every appolative officer shah
hold Office until his successor is appointed
ana qualified, except as otherwise IN tnis
charter provided.
Sec. 12 No head OF department or other
e.eGGlEe or app3sutlYe Crflcsr, council man
OF member oI any board, commission CT
bureau created ~ or under this charter
except policemen or uremen. shall hold
any other once. Federal. state. county OF
muaaelpa5 except in The National Guard
4 HaHn ~srLlX =
o. TIE city or any other department..
commission. board. bureau institution, or
once OF the city government; or be d.
reeIAY or indirectly Interested in any con-
tract with the city or with or fer any
department, institution. board bureau.
cIlceT, agent o. smpdoye thereof, Tor the
use OF the city. or become surety for ne
performance % any such contract Nor
sha44 any such 0ftscer accept from any
ralTo11 or street railroad corporation,
operating n whole or IN part within the
city. any pass or frae transDortafion or
transportation upon any terms. save
such as ara open 20 the public generally.
-. i1S kI5.atloh p any e tae provisions %
tais section SHAH work forfeiture cf
t1s oTfsce OF the oEhcer violating the
same. and warrant his removal from Office
oy Impeachment Or other proper proced-
ure. Any such otficer guilty OF accepting
suea pass. free transportation or trans
portaton upon terms not onan 20
L1e puosie generally, shall, in addition %
forteflng MS Office as above provided.
forfeit 20 the city all sums OF money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term in which re SHAH be guilty OF
such misconduct. up 70 the time % the
recovery OF judgment against him there
for; and civil action FOR the recovery
thereof may al any tire be commenced
in the name OF the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified BY any
citizen or the city.
No person eleeEed or appointed 10 any
suca once IN this city who has accepted
the said Office ard entered upon the siu-
ties thereof shall. except when other
wise in this charter or by general Iax
OF the state specifically provided. be ell
giaie 20 any other Office in the city dur
ing the term fer which he was so e.ected
or appointed.