The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25
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So IA Whenever the MAYOR shall Sn@-
rsar4 arr elective oahcer ha se24t tnTes1t-
@se.y aass.y ne e sl -. S'S ,ss-., = So sS
tertE wSth ca a meeting - the COURSE.
~ Rksea Ne s1aN greSeiis c1 argos as8tnSt
sac1 suspended cstlcer. Fae accused saa1
se furnished with a copy oi the saarges.
aus S1zl have riSnt g appear NIta
eoprsea and make as defense, l1e eltg
ccGGczI SHAH speell.y iry sica eftteeT ca
saca charge, aid for that purpose sha1
save gaNer 80 adjourn from sine 20 tire
aats3 she srs3f shall he eamplate&. to
Summon sa1 coIspe4 IRE Attendance II
Witnesses 90 hear thesr testimony,
a. eeeeEee 5thsr exs1snCe. AMI ~ hsar
tae arguments q counsel. IN case % Ire
sa.SFeE sa8n az a nenz1aeF Il the cSET conn
cil - tat body. the member - ss1speua-
81 ssaeR e tsaed in like manner as heTesa
provided Tor TIE tsial Of c1f3ears spend
e - faa ira ser. except t1-st t0e CearEes
be- = ne eigy COUNCIL "A e'laeT case,
ne president o. ms city council saa3
pseSzze n such trial. and n .lls 8nseHge
Or GzS45. ity re acting president. il two
taisss * a. the rae1n6srS q the city
council shall by resolution md the ae-
eHSeI g4tsSs. then the suSpen1eI offleer
saaE tkeressy - removed from office. TIE
successor CT any officer so removed x
elee led hv the council. shall be chosen
frcrn the same political party as tie o.
tcer removed.
hold office until his successor IS elected
aad qualified, except as otherwise IN THIS
charter provided.
Sec. u Every apposntIye officer shall
hold Office anti his successor IS appointed
aud qualified, except as otherwise n tAis
charter provided.
Sec, Z. No head os department or other
e.ectiFe Or &pp0iuifNe ofAeer. councilman
or member Of any board. commission or
bureau, created by or under this charter,
except pohcenasn or tFemen, shall nold
any other office, Federal. state county or
municipal, except in the National Guard
or as a notary public. or % an emnioye
OF TIE city or any other department,
commission. board, bureau. institution, or
Office Of the city government; or be di-
reetsy or indirectly Interested in any con-
tract with the city or with or for any
department.. institution. board bureau.
officer, agent or employee thereof. for tho
use or the city, or become surety FOR the
performance OF any such contract Nor
sha+. any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation.
operating in whole or in part within the
city. any pass or free TRANSFORMATION or
transportation upon any terms. save
such as are open 10 the public generally.
TIE violation OF any OF the provisions OF
this section shall work a forfeiture IF
the office Of the officer violating the
same. and warrant his removal from offics
by impeachment or other proper proced-
ure. Any such officer guilty Of accepting
suea pass, free transportation or trans
portation upon terms not open 10
FORGETTING his office as above provided.
forfeit 10 the city all sums OF money
paid MIN BY the city as salary during
the term in which ne SHAH be guilty II
such misconduct. up 20 the time Of the
recovery OF judgment against him there
for: and a civil action for the recovery
thereof may al 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, he ell
gtble 10 any other office in the city dur
Ing the term for which he was SO elected
or appointed.