The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE I.
General Rights ana Liabilities.

Section ]. The municipal corporation
now existing ard known as the CITY -
Seattle. stall remain and continue . he5y
fso1tsc and corporate liz name aRG in fact
b the aazne Of TIE City % seattle ana
~ ta&t name sss&l nave perpetual Ss.s-
essssons may sue and defend IN al courts
ara places, and IN ali matters ana pra-
cce1i1ss whatever. and may have ana
use cSluman seal. and alter the Sause al
pleasure. ard may purchase. receive hagd
sha envoy real and personal property WITH
~ and without the corporate Traits OF the
City OF Seattle. and may sell convey
Inortsage and dispose Of tAe sAE-e fer the
S1fnfHon benefit. and may receive SequessS
dsFases. gifts and donations OF all kinds
or property within @ad without the city
Ter It's own use ana oeneSlt, or in trsfSt
Yer charitable or other puzzle purposes
and dc all acts necessary 10 carry cut
toe purposes OF such gifts requests de-
Nises and donations. with power TO mar
same In accordance with the terms Of the
sllt. osqeest, devise or trust.
sec. = The public buildings lands and
property, all rights o. property and rights
% action. all moneys. revenues and income
belonging or ap9ertsintng % the City -
Seattle. are hereby declared TO be vested
in the said City of Seattle.
Sec. 8 TIE City Of Seattle shall con-
tinus 70 have, hold and enjoy all public
buildings. lands. whsrves. waters. prop-
eTty real and personal. streets. alleys and
other public places rsghts Of property
rights of action. suits. actions rnonsvs
revenues, taxes. licenses. income. books
maads. and generally all things in passrs-
sion and action of every nature and de-
scrtp,ion, and shah be subject 10 All ohg-
cations. debts. liabilities. dues ana dates,
OF the existing municipality.
Sec l. Suits, actions and proceedings
may be brought in the name o. the City
OF Seattle for the recovery OF any property,
money or thing belonging thereto. IN law
or IN equity. or dedicated 70 public
therein, or for the enforcement OF any
rights of or contracts with said city,
shsFhor made or arising CT 4Ccruing be-
fore or after the adoption Of this charter.
and the adoption Of This charter shall not
operate 70 abate or discontinue any exist
ing suit. action or proceeding in court or
elsewhere, to which said city Is a party
,. a.. contracts or every descrip,
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into by tho City Of Seattle. by viz
tue OF any existing law, shall remain valid
and be binding upon the Guy 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 snail
re-assessment or proceeding relating there
to. which may be wholly or partly cam
pleted or pending before the city council
or any board or officer at the time OF such
adoption, hlt all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
pleted under the provisions OF this charter:
and all things done prior - the adoption
Of this charter, relating 10 any such as
seSsment. re-assessment or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncontrolled.
shall be held 70 be a compliance with the
provisions of this charter relating thereto.
in so far as such provisions are snbstan-
tally the same as the provisions OF the
charter superseded hereby, relating 10 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. Z. All the provisions Of this charter
which are substantially Identical with pre-
visions OF the chirter superseded hereby
shall be construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
enacfments.
In all cases OF claims for damages agatnst
the city on which part Of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 70 the city
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed al the time Of
the adoption Of this charter the portion or
time already elansed shall he counted Is
"A part of the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and ming such
claims.