The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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clearly expressed IN 81 tifse. The enact
ING clause q every ordnance shan p
Re II crkzIne1 By tna city q Seattle a
see. ii. No bill ssan become an orii-
mace F41Issz On It's 8nzi TsassaEs Al EAST =
majority Of al the members eieFte1 -.
81 its favor, and The vote be taken ~
yeas ard nays. and the names ~ fnose
voting for and aEasnss ire same - ensSsssa
IN tire teurSszl No ordnance. other tnaa
an ordinance providing fer appropriations
for salaries OF current expenzes. Stall %
passe1 on It's fEai reading az the meeting
a. witch il Is introessced- ...~ss
Ys-suscted or amended BY reference 70 fts
title but TIRE or. to he reyiSe1 OF
re-enacted, Or the section thereof AtEse s-ie1
shall DC re-enacte1 al lelgtn as revised
Or amended
Sec -. When bill r. put upon It's fnal
passage an1 fails 10 pass, and a motion -
melton shall not Be acted on before the
next meeting % the council No bill Tor
fas grant of any franchise shall De finally
p4ssed within thirty Gays after is INTRO
duction. nor until IL has been puhhsced IN
the official newspaper OF the city AZ ms
expense or the applicant for ten days daily.
Sec. II. No ordnance shall take effect
until ten days after It's passage. uniess
otherwise expressed in sad ordnance
Sec. L. Every bill, after X has passed.
shall be signed By the president OK TIE COM
eli in open session. IN authorization or It's
passage. In signing suca oil. The pEesis
dent snail call the attention OF the council
"a the bIli, ard that he is about TO align II,
ard. IL any member 50 request TIE bill
shall be read Al length for Information as
TO is correctness as enrolled. II any MEM
Der object that the bill Ii not the same as
when considered and passed, such oo1ec-
ton shall be paired upon. and Y sustained
the president shall Withhold his signature
and the bill shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 70 any SsAsr
business
Sec. Is. Every BIN which shall have
passed and been authenticated as provided
Ia tie last section. shall xithin fge days
thereafter be presented TO the mayor. The
mayor shall return such btu 20 the coun-
ell within ten days after receiving IT, and
II he do not disappruxe IL. II shall become
an ordnance. IL he disapprove II. ne shall,
when he 80 returns 1t: s9eeity his opJectso at
thereto Ia writing. The objections OF the
mayor shall be entered al large on the
Journal OF ths council. and puUi.sned IN
the city official Newspaper. the COUNCIL
shaN. not less than five days after sach
publication. and within thirty days alter
such bill shall have been so returned. re-
consider aFs1 vote upon the same, and II
the same shall. upon such reconsideration,
be- again passed by the affirmative vote OF
not less than tHo-fhirus OF all the members
elected, the president OF the council snail
certify the fact on the bill. and when 50
certified the bill shall become an ordinance
with IKE effect as " IL had not been disap-
proved by the mayor: but II the bill so re-
turned SHAH fan 70 receive upon ne MS. iarst
thirds OF the members elected IL SHAH be
deemed finally lost. The vote on such re-
consideration shall be taken ~ yeas ana
nays, and the names OF members voting
for or against the Same shall De entered
In the Journal thereof.
Sec. II All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, WHO
shall record the same at length IN suit
able book kept for that purpose All ordi-
nances OF a general. public or permanent
nature. and those imposing me. penalty
or forfeiture. SHALL be published at least
once In the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall have be-
come law. provided that the publication
Of all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or yaeating
any plat shall be at the expense or the APP
pltcant therefor.
Sec. ~ The city council shall have pow
er hy ordinance and not otherwise:
First--To provide for general and special
elections for questions IN 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 be appointed or
elected 20 any office or employment ere
ated in pursuance thereof, shal De oeefneo
an officer within the meaning or this sec
ton.
Second-To provide for the assessment,
levying and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses uses
for the payment Of the debts and expenses
Of the corporation, but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed FOUR
tax 10 provide fire engines and other flre
apparatus aud supply OF water 70 auench
fire, or for any OF said purposes, shall ex-
coed three-tenths or one per centum per
annum: no tax To provide for purchase and
condemnation OF land for public uses and
Improvement and ornamentauon thereof.
and erection OF structures thereon. or 10
provide for any OF said objects. shall eX
ceed two-tcnths Of one per centum per
ennum. no tax TO provide for furnishing
gas electricity and lights, and for con-
tr,r.f Of urfsr convenient
therefor or for any OF said purposes, SHAH
exceed two-tenths OF one per centum per
annun: no tax for street and alley I'M
proyement and repair. exclusive or assess
ments mentioned in Subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth of this section. ana con-
slruction and repair of sewers and con-
dults other than water pipe, or for any
OF said purposes. shall exceed four-tenths
of one per centum per annuTn' no tax Tor
construction and repair or water works
and appurtenances. or or any or the same.
shall exceed one per centum peg annum;
ard no tax for the maintenance and op-
Grafton of water works and for paying rent
for water works or water, or Tor any Of
said purposes. shall exceed five-tenths or
one per centum per annum. and all taxes.
exclusive OF assessments for improve
merits mentioned IN said suh-dISislons sew
enth. eighth and tenth. shall not In any
yssar exceed three per ccnrum OF the prop
erty assessed. and all taxes for special pur-
poses other than water works aud water
supply, and exclusive OF assessments for
improvements mentioned in said Suh-di-
visions seventh. eighth and tenth, shall
not in any year exceed ore ana one-tenin
per contum OF the property assessed; and
Ia f,roxtae for the assessment and c0lieC-
ton OF 2 road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars per roll on all male Inhabitants be
tween the aSts OF twenty one ana utty
Third~ro control the finances and prop
erty az the city: provided that the city
council shall have no administrative as dis
tt,yttshesi from the legislative power.
Fourth-To acquire by purchase or by ex-
srcise of the right OF eminent domain or
otherwise, and for the use and in the name
erty "a NAV be deemed necessary, proper
or convenient for any OF the corporate
uses provided for by this charter, and toac-
o,,trs for the Use 81 the city any property
Nv sift SequeSt or devise, and To dispose
az All such property as II shall have. as
the interests OF the city may from time 10
time require.
purposes on the Credit OF the city. and 70
authorize the issue OF negotiable bonds
therefor on such condition or conditions
and in s4Fef manner as may BE- presc rtis-d
in this charter and the constitution and
laws OF this state but the Indebtedness Of
the city shall At no time exceed in the az
r~~eate ten pep centum or the value OF all
taxabla vrupseFty ln said city, such value
~ he azssertalned ana determined by IRE
last assessment for cry PURPOSES previous
10 the iY,s~nrTtnE 81 such indebted ness. and
,YSer the limitations above stated 20 alt~
tho~tga the issue cf bonds in place OF or 70
Supply the means with which To meet ma
,,Iriusr bonds or ether indebtedness o. for
the f.gsg,Snl lsfatfcu OF funding or the same:
provided. that no bond Or St of hon.is shall
s. lssacd for a longer period taan twenty
years
Sixth--ro provide for the purchase o. an
uropriattcn OF property within cr without
The covuoyate limits % the city for SIS cor
porste 'Ises, upon making Just oonpens,-
Fnr the institution and MAR fe1ansee 81
.ftrh pY0ree<iinEs IS may ~ authorized hv
the general laws 81 the state Tor the ap-
use.