The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
sEaTTIE-ronfinuc

Be Il ordained b. the CITY OF Seattle a.
fosiowE~
nance uniess On It's final passage Al Last
majority 81 al the members e1eeted s9'e
IN sis favor. and the vote 81 taken ~
yes,r a. "a az 80 sr an re re aa e be entered
r. the Journal No ordinance. ofaeT lfL@A
an ordnance providing for aFspFopsla sios =
for salaries or current srpsrxess Snstl1 %
passed on its final readinx 81 the meeting
Al which J, - INTRODUCED .
Sec Il No ordinance shall be revised.
re-enacted or amended BY reference ,2 lss
title but tie ordinance 70 be resise1 q
r.-enacted. or the section thereof ailaehsls1
shail be re-snacted al length as revised
o. amended
sec. - when q bin n put upon It's final
passage and falls 10 pass. and motion -
made to reconsider. the vote upon snSn
motion shall not be aetea On befeTs ,ns s
the grant 81 any franchise shall pe nnsiiy
passed within thirty days after Is INTRO
d0ction. nor until II has been ptosasaea "a
expense Of the applicant for ten days daily.
Sec II. No ordinance shall take effect
nnul ten days after its psssssge. unleas
otherwise expressed IN said ordnance
Sec. L. Every bin, after It has passed.
shall be signed by the president or the co<ih-
CD IL open session. iu authorization OF ies
passage. In signing such oln me pres. pres,
20 the bill. and that he - about 10 sign IL
and, If any member 50 request, the Dill
shall be read al length for Information IS
TO its correctness enrolled. IL any MEM
Der object that the bill Is not the same as
when considered and passed. sucn ooyrs.
ton shall be passed upon. and ir sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
and The bill shall be corrected ami signea
before the council proceeds TO any otiier
gec' ia. Every bin which shall have
passed and beer authenticated as provided
In the last section, shall within nve Gays
thereafter be presented 10 the mayor Inc
akx.44 - en n
ell within ten days after receiving ", ana
~ he do not dEsapprove II. II shall become
an ordinance. II he disapprove 1t. he shall.
when he so returns II. specify his ob)sc.aons
thereto in writing The objections OF the
mayor shall be entered at large on the
Journal OF the council. and pupaished IN
the city official newspaper. The council
shall, not less than five days after sucn
publication, and within thirty days after
such bill shall have been so returned, re-
consider and vote upon the same, and X
the same shall upon such reconsideration,
Do again passed by the affirmative vote OF
not less than two-thirds OF oil the members
elected, the president of the council shan
certify the fact on the bill. and when so
certified the bill shall become an ordnance
with like effect as " i; had not been dlsap-
proved by the mayor: but IL The bill so re-
turned shall fall TO receive upon the frSt
vote thereon an affirmative vote OF Two
thirds of the members elected II shali Do
deemed finally lost The vote on siich re,
consideration shall be taken by yeas and
nays. and the names OF members voting
for or against the same shall be 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 Ia suit
able book kept for that purpose. All ordi-
naErces OF n general, public or permanent
nature. and those imposing fine. penalty
or forfeiture. shall be- published al least
once in the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall have be-
come a law, provided that the publication
OF all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or Nacating
any plat shall be at the expense OF the APP
plicant therefor.
sec. ~ The city council shall have pow
or BY ordinance and not otherwise;
F'lrst-To provide for general and special
elections for questions to bo voted upon.
and 10 provide for the appointment ana
election OF officers. Any person who. by
the provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto. may be appointed or
elected TO any office or employment Gre
ated in pursuance thereof. shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning or this sec
ton.
gecond-To provide for the assessment,
levytng and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes OF N. CITY; ana 20 ipo,'
OF the Corporations but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths OF one per centum Ter aIninin' 10
tax TO provide fire engines and other fire
apparatus and supply or wafer 20 qnench
fire, or for any or said purposes, snail exc
coed three-tenths OF ole per centum per
annum: no tax 10 provide Tor purchase and
condemnation az land for public uses ana
Improvement and ornamentauon thereof.
and erection OF structures thereon. or 10
provide for any OF said objects. shall OK
ceed two-teuths 81 one per centum per
annum: no tax 90 provide FOR furnishing
gas. electricity and lights. and Tor con-
strtiction OF works necessary or convenient
therefor, or for any OF said purposes, shall
exceed two-tenths of one per centum per
annum; no tax for street and alley tin-
q 10 fHFafEH faF
Inents mentioned In subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth % this section, and con-
structlon and repair of sewers and con-
duits. other than water pipe, or Tor any
OF said purposes, shall exceed four-tenihs
OF one per centum per annum; no tax Tor
construction and repair or water works
and appnrtenances. or or any or TIE same
shah exceed one per centum per annum;
ard no tax for the maintenance and OPP
Grafton 81 water works and for paying rent
ssli pursoses, shall exceed nve-tenthS OF
one per eentum per annum; and oil taxes,
exclusive OF assessments for improve
naeHta mentioned In said subdivisions sew
enth eighth and tenth. shall not I'm any
wear exceed three per cenpum OF the prop-
erty assessed: and ali taxes for special pur-
t5oees other than water works and water
.unpIv and exclusive Of assessments for
improvements mentioned In said sub-di-
visions seventh. eighth and tenth. shall
not in any year exceed one and one-tenth
per csntuTn OF the property assessed: and
Ia provfda for the assessment and coilec-
fton OF \ road poll tax net eNcet1inS Tour
dollars p.r poll on all male Inhabitants be-
tween the ages OF twenty-one aud ffty
Tbird@To control the Frances and prop
e-fy ~ thu city, provided that the city
ee,sv.u shall have no administrative as dis
tlneuishea from the legislative power.
Fourth-To acquire BY purchase or by ex-
esclse Of the risht ot eminent domain or
~ TIE city such lands snd other prop
ertv as may be deemed necessary. proper
uses prov idea for by this charter; and toac-
ostfrs for the use 81 the city any property
b. eift Request or devise. and 70 dispose
81 ali such property a ~ shall have. as
the interests OF TIE CITY may from hnae 20
rqy,b@To borrow money for corporate
r,,1rfoss~- on the credit OF the city and 10
authorize the issue 81 negotiable bonds
AMI in such manner as may ba prescribed
IL shfz charter and the constitution ard
laws of this state; but the indebtedness of
tha eaty shall al no time eXcecd N the az
sr7saate ton per centum Of tho value OF all
taxAhie property In satd city. such value
- lss ascertained and determined by the
iesf assessment for city purposes previous
- tsa mourning or such iDdcht eduess: and
under the limitations anoVs stated 10 aU-
| thoflxs thu issae % bonds in place Of or 20
stflsplv the means with which 70 meet ma
t,sslnr bonds or ether Indebtedness or fer
sbs 49, meditation or funding OF the - nae.
nrevfsed. that TO bond ar set % bombs shalt
I T., lssu0d for longer period than twenty
| years.
t,ranftatiOH 81 poverty within ~ without
| the corporate limits ~ the city for So cor
/ sfoa 10 sAa owners thereof. ard 20 provide
| - thA Institution and tuslnte nancn ~
/ such pvscsesiinss AZ may De authorized ~
/ the general laws ~ the state for the az
| nrcpTiation * pFivsts property for publio
use
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