The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
rUB CHARTER or THE CITY OF
&EATTIE ouffuued.

tTsS clause Of every ercinzncs sfa.a =.
Re L o-da1DeG ~ tfs CITY 0. Ss@As'" ~
Sec. II. 70 bin shan heecns al crcs-
nance uaiess OF rs firsai passage AZ lSest
In its favor. ard the vote be TAKEN ~
yeas ard nzyx. ard tie names o. snoss
voting scr and asssnxt the sane se 80
=. tns 49,. 20 crasxalsce. -.e.--ss tssr.s
for salaries or csrreEt expenses. soes. =
passed On tts Srat reading 81 TIE uaee1nS
81 watch 10 Is tntEoescsd- ...1
Sec T. No ordinances sail b fsy,seos
ps-enecfe1 or amended BY references g -
title bsrt the ors.snznce % be revised Q.
re-erectec, or the section fnsreo. $3.50
shall Be re-erscted At iezAsta az rsFisea
- amended.
Sec. u. When bill 10 put upon its nnsl
passage and falls 70 pass. and naooos. -
made 70 reconsider. tie .ots gpon 80, -.
nses1en shall not - acted On before &c
nszt nesting OF The council. 40 oaal I -.
the grant OF any franchise s5zi9 % hnaIy
paxse1 within thirty Gays after - mr. p.
dnctior. nor unsfI Il has been puohsaed n
the official nevsraper OF tie city az ne
expense Of the applicant for ten days daily.
Fec IA No ordinance shall take enect
Until ten days after its passage. Unless
otherwise expressed In said ordinance.
Sec Is Every bill. after II has parsed.
shall Be sigDec BY tos president o. TIE CON-
eli tn open session. ia authorization o. rs
passage: Ia signing such bill, the pfesi.
Gent anal call the attention OF the councl
70 tie nsil, and that he 81 about 10 sign IL
and, IL any member 40 request. ne pili
fhail be read at length for information as
TO is correctness az enrolled. II any mem
ber object that the bill In rot the same as
when considered and passed, such ooJec-
the president shall withhold his signature
and the bill shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 10 any olasF
See IL. Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated "a pFoFided
In the last section shall witain I'VE GAYS
thereafter 30 presented TO he mayor Inc
mayor shall return such Bal 20 the cohn.
Gil within ten days after receiving X, ana
II he DO not dizapproye Il, II shall become
ar ordinance: II he disapproFe IL, ne shal.
thereto IN writing. The objections OF the
mayor shall be entered at large on The
Journal or the council and p9oisfsed N
the city official newspaper. Inc councl
shall. not less than five days after hlc1
publication. and within thirty Gays after
such bill shall have been so rsi1rneas re-
coSsider and vote upon the same; ana u
- kSfns shall. upon such decentralization,
bs again passed By the affirrnat tive vote OK
not less than two-thsrds OF all tho members
elected. the president OF the councii shal
certify the fact on the bill, and when so
certified the bin shall become an ordinances
with like effect as II IL had not been disap-
proved by the mayor; but II the bill SO re-
turnes shal fan 20 reos,ye " Ya , at t We.
thirds OF the members elected IL khaiA Dc
deemed finally lost The vote on sucn re.
consideration shall be taken by yeas ara
nays. and the nanes OF members voting
for or against the Same shall De entered
I'm the Journal thereof
Sec H. All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with tho city CLERK VINO
shall record the same at length In 9 suit
able book kept for that purpose. All oral-
nauces OF general. DubNc or pernAhsht
nature. and those imposing fine. penalty
or forfeiture, shall be Published al least
once in the city official newspaper within
thres days after the same shall have be-
come q law. provided that the publ !cauon
OF all ordinances granting any fFanenise or
private privilege or approving or vacating
any plat shall be 81 the expense or the ap-
plicaut therefor.
sec. is. The city council shall have pow
or by ordinance and not otherwise;
Flrst-To provide for general and special
elections for questions 10 be voted upon
and 10 provide for the appointment and
election OF officers. Any person who. by
the provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto. may he appointed or
elected to any offics or employment ere
ated in pursuance thereof, shan be deemed
an officer within the meaning OF this SEQ
ton.
6econd-To provide for the assessment,
levyinE and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate asss
for thu payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax FOR general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths OF one per centum per annum; no
tax TO provide FIRE engines and other FIRE
Apparatus and a supply OF water 10 quench
IRE o. for any or said purposes shall ex-
coed three-tenths OF one per centum per
snnurn: no tax TO provide for purchase and
condemnation OF hand for public uses and
Improvement and ornamentadon thereof,
and erection OF structures thereon, or 10
provide for any OF said objects. shall ex-
ceed two-tenths OF one per centum per
annum; no tax to provide for furnishing
gas. electricity and lights. and Tor son,
therefor or for any or said purposes, shall
exceed two-tenths Of one per centuTn per
annuE: no tax for street and alley i'm
provernent and repair, exclusive OF assess
nents mentioned In subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth OF this section. and con-
strtiction and repair OF sewers and con-
duts. other than water pipe, or Tor any
OF said purposes shall exceed four-tenihs
OF one per csntum per annum; no tax FOR
construction and repair or water WORKS
and appurtenaDces, or or any OF the same.
shall exceed one per centum per annun;
and no tax for the maintenance and op-
Grafton OF water works and for paying rent
for water works or water or for any Q,
one rer csnturn per annum3 and all taxes.
exclusive OF assessments for improve
ments mentioned In said subdivisions sew
enth, eighth and tenth. SHAH not IN any
wear exceed three per cenJum OF the prop
erty assessed. and all taxes for special pur-
roses other than water works and water
ea,nnlv and exclusive OF assessments for
imnroyementx mentioned In said sub-di-
visions seventh, eighth and tenth. shall
rot IN any year exceed one and one-tenth
per esntnrn OF The property assesseo; ., ana
.foS ~ n road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars per POLL on all male Inhabitants be-
tween the ages of twenty~one and fifty
years inclusive.
Thirts~To control the finances ard prop
e~tv OF the city, provided thet the city
council shall have no administrative as dis
tirrnished from the legislative power
ronrth-To acquire by purchase or by ex-
erNsiSe OF tire right OF eminent domain or
otherwise, and for the use and in the name
OF the city, such lands ard ether prop
ertv as may he deemed necessary. proper
or convenient for any OF the corporate
,,ses provided for by this charter; and tonc-
quire for the use % the city any property
hv Eift. Request or devise, and 70 dispose
81 All sueh property as e shall have. as
the interests OF the city may from time TO
time require.
ugrfsST>s on the credit Of the city, and u
Authorize the ISSUE or negotiable bonds
therefor on such condition or conditions
and ia such manner as may be prescribed
lass ~ this state: hut the Indebtedness Of
TIE city shall at no time exceed IN TIE az
s-~eeTsfs ten per centuun OF The value % all
.mxsf,e nrorerty Ia said citv such value
20 - ascertainea and determined BY the
ixxf assessment Ter city purposes previous
e. the mourning % such tnsebt edness: and
,tv,ss~ shs limitations ABOVE stated 20 att
,n,>r4rs the lssne 81 bonds in place OF or %
ssvf,sslv fns means with which - meet ma
hDUrS OF 4tHrE fftNftfkeHEee@ OF fTE
.Sa ,-s.,ss,li fafion or funding % the same.
rravssed. that no bead or set % oon1is shall
e. tsxuea for longer period tAau twenty
years
,,-,,r-f.ssrr az property within cr without
ths .~or,erafs ngaits % the CITY fer So cor
tserata sy-ss upon making Just cnTupensa-
ton 20 the owners Thereof. ant 10 provide
- 80 Institution and rnafnt~nancs o.
xss.A r~c.e@ffugs a. may D. authorized by
TIE ze-@~al laws o. ~ state Tor the an
-~cprtauoa OF pTtSats properly for public
use
s.v.e,h-To lay ou.. establish. oren. a.