The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18

General Rights ana Liabilities.

e~csion l. The YYst1fssc5oal eorpsrat tor,
row existing ard known IS the City %
Seattle. slakl remain ard continue q aefy
po1sttc and cerp1rnte In name and In fact.
By IRE name Or The City u Seattle ard
sy taas name shall haxe perpetual sac
essster. may sue and defend IN a. courts
and places. ana IN ali matters ard ssra~
ces5i7gs whatever. and nay havc and
Use common seal, and alter the sane al
and ent1y real and personal property with
n and without TIRE corporate limits or the
CtC OF Seattle. ana may SELL convey.
mortgage ard dispose of the same Tor the
common benefit. and may receive heqasxts.
de%sss. SlIts and donations 81 AL kinds
or property within srd without the city
for Charitable or other p1s,ic purposes.
and DO al acts necessary 70 carry cat
Ire puF2oses Of such gifts. requests. de-
visss asa donations, with power 10 man
age. Sell Lease or otherwise dispose 81 the
same In accordance with the terms Of the
giLt, eequest. devise or trtsst.
prcperty. al rights ~ praserty and rights
OF action, all moneys. revenues and income
seienging or sp2-rs2.nins % the City ~
In me said city * seattle.
SEC. 3 The City Of seattle shall con-
tinqe. to have, hoid ard snjoy- all pubic
eriy real and personal. streets. alleys ara
other public places. rights Of property.
rights OF action. sut-. actions. moneys.
r.essnass; taxes; licenses, tnooEgs naass.
rnands. ana generally all things Ia pcssss-
sion and action Of every nature and De-
cations. debts. liabilities. faes ana duties.
Of the existing municipality.
Sec. 4. Suits, actions ard prcceeeSnes
may be brought in the name 81 the City
or Seattle for the recovery o. any properly.
money or thing belonging thereto. in law
or m equity, or dedicated 70 public use
therein. or for the enforcement Of any
rights Of or contracts with said city.
sNeiher made or arising or acrruing be-
fore or after the adoption Of this charter:
and The adoption OF this charter shall not
operate to asafe or discontinue any exist
Ing suit. action or proceeding In court or
elsewhere. 70 which said city Is a party.
SEC. : All contracts Of every descrire
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into BY the City Of Seattle, by viF-
the or any existing law. shall remain valid
and be binding upon the City Of Seattle,
20 the extent only thar 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-asssssment or proceeding relating there
20. which may be wholly or partly cam
pieted OF pending before the city council.
or any hoard or efficer at tire time Of such
adoption but ell such assessments re-
assessments and proceedings may be cann-
pieted under the provisions OF this chafter:
and all thirgs done prior to the adaSrt1n
OF this charter, relating to any such as
sesSment, re-assessmene or Processing
now pending or remaining unsonip'esed.
shah be held 70 be compliance WITH the
In 40 far as such provisions are Suhstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions Of the
charter superseded hereby. relating 20 the
sa ne matter or all snch assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be cam
plated under the provisions OF the charter
which Is superseded by this charter or IN
der the provisions OF general laws appli-
cable thereto.
Ser I. All the provisions Of this charter
which are Substantially Identical with pro-
visions OF ctie chffter Superseded hereby.
shall b4 construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
enactmenrs.
In all cases OF claims fer damages AGAINST
the city on which part OF the time allow
ed for presenting such claims - the city
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed al the time %
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 ana hilpg such
cialma