The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SrATTLE.-Contlnue

S. IA whenever the mayor shall sus-
n. any elective officer Ge SAAss lsl1ls~~i-
-srSir- ari tas eaase thereof, ard saall
EcrEAwita car > meeting q zee ecNtet..
a MISS he shall frssenz c.aarEes es>ashsx
- <ssrnsshesl with 4 copy % the ehazgss,
and Sa2- have rSat - aRpS1r Wa
cerrssl and make lis defense lie cssy
sssh ,sh2rgs. ana for that purpose shal
hare power 70 adjourn tr0sa uilte % TINE
uatn the t-sa4 SHAH - eomp-eted. 70
Summon and compel the aAenaSace OK
Witnesses TO hear their testimony.
70 receive otAer evidence, and 10 near
tie arguments y counsel IN case q ne
Suspension OF \ meEsaer or the city coun-
csl 81 that body the member 50 suspend
ed SHAH Ne tried IN IKE manner As Asresn
provided for the trial OF af5eers suspend
ed by the mayor, exsept xaSsF the charges
may Re preferred by any esector or mem
her OF the city council. In either case,
The president % the city council snail
preside at such trial. and IN his absence
or disability the acting president IL two
thirds az al the members OF the city
council shall by resolution md the ae-
elSe.5 guilty then the suspended officer
shat thereby be removed from office The
successor OF any officer 50 removed. 4
elected by the council, snail DE chosen
Sec. II. Every elective officer shan
hold office until his successor Is elected
ana qualified except as otherwise in this
charter provided.
Sec. IL. Every appointive officer shall
hold Office until his successor Is appointed
and qualified. except as otherwise IN this
Sc. is. No head OF department or other
elective or appoiniive officer. councilman
or member OF any board. commission or
bureau, created by or under this charter.
except policemen or firemen, shall hold
any other Office. Federal. state. county or
municipal. except IN the National Guard
or as a notary public. or Re an enpioys
OF the city or any other department.
commission. board bureau. Institution, or
ONCE OF the city government; or be di-
rectly or indirectly interested in any con-
tract with the city or with or for any
department. institution, board. bureau.
osfcer, agent or employe thereof, for the
use OF the city. or become surety for the
performance Of any such contract Nor
shall any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation,
operating in whole or in part within the
city, any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms. save
The violation Of any Of the provisions OF
this section shall work a forfeiture OF
the office OF the officer violating the
same, and warrant his removal from Office
by Impeachment or ether proper proceed
ure. Any such officer guilty OF accepting
such pass. free transportation or trans
the pno.ic generally. shall. In addition 20
FORGETTING his Office as above provided.
forfeit 10 the city all sums OF money
the term IN which he shah De guilty az
such misconduct. up to the time Of the
recovery OF judgment against him there
for: and a civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time be commenced
in the name OF the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen of the city.
No person elected or appointed TO any
such Office In this city who has accepted
the said office and entered upon the du-
ties thereof shall except when other
wise in this charter or by general law
OF the state specifically provided. be eli
ing the term for which he was so elected
or appointed.