The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.-COntinue

Sec. 10. Whenever the mayor shall sus-
pend any elective officer he shall immedi-
ately notify the city council of such sus-
pension and the cause thereof, and shall
ICfthWlth call a meeting of the council,
at which he shall present charges against
Suca suspended officer. The accused shall
pc IurnlShed with a copy of the charges,
anu snail nave right to appear with
counsel and make MS defense The CITY
cuunc!l shaI speedily try such officer on
Such charge, and for that purpose shall
nave power to adjourn from time to time
until the trial shall be COMPLETED to
summon and compel the attendance Of
70 receive other evidence, and to hear
Tue drS uhenIS OF counsel. In case of the
o 81 sPeASion OF a member of the city coun-
clI by that body, the member SO Suspend
ca Snau be tried in like manner as herein
p5oEIdeq for the trial of officers suspend
Gu I ny the mayor, except that the charges
per OF the city council. In either case,
NE NE PRESIDENT OF the city council shall
P I. az such trial, and in his absence
or disability the acting president. If two
lnlrds OF all the members of the city
council snail by resolution find the ac-
e5seo +S gull[y: then the suspended officer
successor of any officer SO removed, if
eeIecIed by the council shall be chosen
f 1ioar tne same political party as the Of
Sec II. Every elective officer shall
hold offIce until his successor is elected
and qualned except as otherwise in this
sec. II. Every appointive officer shall
nold once until his successor is appointed
charter provided.
Sec. 13. No head of department or other
e.ecuVe or appolntiVe officer, councilman
OF MEMBER or any board, commission or
oa' cFeated by or under this charter
except poncemen or firemen, shall hold
any other office, Federal, state, county or
municipal except in the National Guard
or as a notary public, or be an emDI0ve
07st7oo
COMMISSION board, bureau, institution, or
once OF the city government; or be d.
ICY or indirectly interested in any con-
tract with the city. or with or for any
department, institution, board bureau.
oHIcer, agent or employee thereof for the
use OF the city. or become surety for the
performance Of any such contract. Nor
shaH any such officer accept from anv
railroad or street railroad corporation
opera oi+5I ing IN Whole or in part within the
CITY, any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms, save
SUCH as are open to the public generally
Inc Inc violation of any of the provisions of
talS secuon snail work a forfeiture of
| the office of the officer violating the
same, and warrant his removal from office
by impeachment or other proper proceed
ufe; ANY such officer guilty of accepting
Sucn pass, free tranSportatio or trans
portatlon upon terms not open to
the pubic generally, SHALL in addition to
iorfeltlng his office as above provided
forfelt TO the city all sums of money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term in which he shall be guilty of
such misconduct, up to the time of the
recovery of Judgment against him there
for; and civil action for the recovery
thereot 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
| glble to any other office in the city dur
! ing the term for which he was so elected
| or appointed