The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE 4.


Section / TIE municipal corporation
nov existing and known as the Cts u
p8l.fic and eor2orate - nsn,s s~sS n fa-i
~ the name Of -'E'he Cffv 81 Staesfis't std
~ that name sAal aaVe perpNs4sa. s1s4-
ceSs<1E, may sue ard defend III az courts
ana places. an1 in ali matters ara pgo-
esecinss whatever, and rlsy have ani
Use coisafa9Tf seal. and alter the zxu3e IT
and enlSy real Aid personal property sgifAs-
q and without tar corporate limits of the
CITY OF Seattle, and may s.ls convey.
mortgage and 0isrose 81 the sanse for the
common Seac.it. aud may receive hs1sss.sts
usNises. gifts ard donations ~ all xmas
g properly NstAta anG without The atty
Tor ITS cvn use ana benefit. or in trust
for charitable or other auAlic tarr.osas-
aa1 90 ali acts necessary q carry ,,uf
ire purposes II such gifts. requests. de-
VaseS ARD donations. with power 10 man
age sell. lease or otherwise dispose of tie
same IN accordance with the TERMS OF TIE
gu. oefsSss devise or trust
Sec = The palelic aGt2G TGs, lands and
property, al rights of pragxrtv ana r4rAts
Or action. all moneyS revenues and nicotine
nesonging 81 apsertstning 10 the CITY OF
f. are hereby dec AIRED 70 be vested
sec The City OF Seattle shall con-
unne 70 have. hold and enjoy all put,ic
e9iy real and personal streets alleys ari
other public places. rights Of property
rignts OF action. suits. aesiens moneys.
revenues. taxes. licenses income hacks
documents. records archives claims de-
manGs, and gesereiiv all things in posses
sion and aston OF every nature and de-
scrlpticn, sTd shall he subject 10 al ohsi-
cations. debts. liabilities. dues and duties
OF the existing municipality.
see 4 suits. actions and proceedings
may De brought in the name OF the Csty
Of Seattle for the recovery Of any property.
money or thing belonging thereto. IN law
or IN equity; or dedicated TO public use
rights OF or contracts with said civ
Whether made or arising or sccrulng be-
fore or after the adoption Of this charter;
ana the adoption OF this charter shah net
eeeFate TO abate or discontinue any exist
ing suit. action or proceeding in court or
elsewhere. e which said city IS a party.
see. 8 All contracts Of every descFtyp-
ton heretofore duly and legally made aKa
entered into BY the City CT Seattle, by viz
and be binding upon tho City OF Seattle,
to the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City OF Seattle.
Sec. S. The adoption Of this charter shall
not AFFECT any special or local assessment
re-aSsasEsnsnt or proceeding relating there
TO. which may be wholly or partly GEM
or any board or officer At the time or such
adoption but ell such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
pleted under the provisions cf this charter.
and all things done prior 10 the adoption
OF this charter. relating TO any such as
sessment. re-assessment or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncompleted
shall he held 10 be compliance with the
provisions of this charter relating thereto.
in 90 FAR as such provisions are susstan-
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
pietea under the provisions OF the charter
which Is superseded by this charter or IN
der the provisions OF general laws appii-
cable thereto.
Sec T. All the provisions OF this charter
which are substantially identical with pro-
visions OF the chatter superseded hereby.
shall he construed as combinations or
such former provisions and not as new
eractments.
In all cases of claims for damages against
the city, on which part OF the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 20 the city
council and fiinc the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed al the time Of
the adoption Of this charter. the portion of
time already elapsed shall be counted as
a part of the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and Ming such
claims.