The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-19
the CHARTER or THE CITY or
SEATTLE
ARTICLE 4.


e~ctEon l. The Tnsnsrfnal casnoratfau
now existing end known as the CRY OF
SeattAss sss5a remain ard cossslDae = esstT
poiirc aaa corgogste Is nagre ana IN fac.
cy the Mare Ct The CITY - S~ettier ana
~ that as1e shall nave psrpSsuAs sssa-
csssten. RAY size and defend u az sotrts
ard places. ard in All matters ara pre-
cee1lrSS whatever and uaAx have ara
Use ceEsEn3n seal, and alter the Asase n
ana enjoy real sEd personal 9rsssrty s1lih-
n and without TIE cerpoeate Islusts ~ TIE
CITY Of Seattle, and nav sell eonvev
mortgage and dispose q ire sSsae fer the
common benefit. and guay receive e<aaexts.
ceyises. gifts ard Donations ~ al IDS
OF property within ard without If@ city
for its own use ana seneft, or IN trlst
Tor charitable Or other pu5.ie purposes,
and de All acts necessary 10 carry 5at
the purposes Ct such Eitts. requests se-
ylSes ard donations. with power 70 man
age sell lease CT otherwise dispose OF the
same in accordance with the terms Of tie
glft. he9uest. devise or trust
Sec. Tho pueitc buildings. lands aud
property. ali rights of property Sn1 rlzhtS
OF action. al rnofseys. revenues and income
selonsisg or appertAsntng . the CITY ~
Seattle. are hereby declared To ~ vested
In the said City q Seattle
Sec TIE CITY ~ SEATTLE shall con-
tinue 70 have. hold and eaj3y eli sasAc
buildings. lands. whsrres waters. prop
cry real and PERSONAL, streets. alleys ard
rights 81 action. suits. actions. moneys.
revenues. taxes. licenses, income hoaxs
documents, records, archives. claims. &C.
ranas. and generally al things ia ~esssS-
sion ard action OF every nature and os-
scrfption. and shall BE subject to All osls-
cations. debts. Liabilities. Sues and S0sias.
OF the existing rsuaicig aitty.
Sec. l. Suits, acstv-ss aad proceedings
NAV ne brought IN the narsc 0f tn. CITY
Of Seattle for the recovery Of any property.
money or thing hslorging thereto, u law
or in equity. or dedicated 10 public use
therein, or for the enforcement OF any
rights OF Or contracts with said city.
ahsther made CT arising or asersinC be-
fore or after the eSoptisn 81 this charter.
ann the adoption ot this charter shall rot
operate TO abate or discontinue any exist
ing suit. action or proceeding In court or
elsewhere. 10 which said city IS party,
Sec. & Al contrasts Of every des-rsy>
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
tue OF any existing law, shah remain valid
ard he binding upon the City Of Seattle,
10 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City or Seattle
Sec & TIE adoption OF this charter shall
not AFFECT any special or laeal assessment.
re-asseSsrneaf or pr9ceeC ding relating there
pleted or pending before the city council
or any board or Officer at the time OF saeh
adoption. hut all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may Re com
pleted under the provisions OF thls charter;
and all things done prior 10 the adoption
OF this charter, relating 20 any such as
now pending ar remaining uaesnspletsd.
shall be held 30 20 compliance with the
provisions of this charter relating thereto.
In so far such provisions are sGhs'an-
TALLY the same as the provisions or the
charter superseded, hereby. relating to the
same matter. or all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
peted under the provisions Of the charter
which is superseded by this charter or Er-
der the provisions OF general laws appit-
cable thereto.
Sec. 7. ALI the provisions Of this charter
which are substantially identical with pre-
visions OF the chErter sgperreded hereby.
shall he construed as combinations of
such former provisions and not as new
eractments.
II ali cases o. Claims for damages araipst
the city on which part on the time allow
ed for presenting such claims % the city
council and aMrg the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed AZ the time Of
the adoption Of this charter, the portion OF
time already eisnsed shall be counted as
a nart OF the SIX months fixed By this
charter fer presenting ana Ming such
claims.