The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
E-Conffnued-

re 4 ordained by the CITY o; Seattle a.
see Il. No bgi sbau become an ordi-
nance unless OF rs firEaI passage a. Isesl
majority OF al the members elected FslS
IN It's fayor. and the vote % taken ~
yeas ara nays. ard the names o, rose
voting fer and against the same oe enlsrr1
In f6e Journal No ordinance. otneF hnsl.-
an ordinance providing for APPROX - = -
for salaries or current expenses. sra. %
raesed on It's final reading a. the f1eesA1S
a. which IL IL introduced
Fec. T. 10 ordinance ssaE De yeyiseos
ys-enActe4 or an1ented by references tg IS
rs-enacted. or the section thereof arEae r1sd
shall be re-enacted a. length as revised
O. amended
Sec. I3 When bin IL puf upon It's nn.l
rsSsage and fails 70 pass. and nlouon ,..l =
made TO reconsider. the vote upon sncn
motion Ehall not be acted on oefo-s .ao
next meeting Of the council. No Dill Ior
the grant OF any franchise shall pe Lla.ly
c1ctien. nor until II has been published IA
the official Newspaper OF the ely al aho
expense Of the applicant for ten days cahy.
Sec. IL no ordinances shall take enecs
until ten DAYS after its passage, Unless
otherwise expressed in said ordinance
Sec. Il Every bill. after Il has passed.
shall be signed by the president OF the coa'l-
eli IN open session. ia Standardization OF its
passage. In signing such bill, the press-
dent shall call the attention OF tie councl
TO the bill, and that he is about 10 sign X
ard, II any member SO request. the Dill
shall be read at length for information az
20 It's corrrct ness as enrolled. II any mem
Der object that the bill ts not the same as
when considered and passed, such objec.
ton shall be passed upon. and IL sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
and the biil shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 10 any o,iier
business.
Sec. Is. Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated as provided
In the last section. shall within nFe Gays
thereafter be presented TO the mayor Inc
mayor shall return such bill 10 the couh-
eli within ten days after receiving IL. and
81 he DO not diSapprcge II. IL shall become
an ordinance: II he disapproye IL. he snaL.
thereto Ia writing. The objections or the
mayor shall be entered at large On ths
journal OF the council, and puoiisned IN
the city official newspaper. The council
shall not less than five days after such
publication. and within thirty days after
such bill shall have been so returned, TEE
consider and vote upon the same ana TX
the same shall upon such decentralization.
be again passed by the affirmative vote OF
no; less than two-shirds OF all the members
elected. the president OF the councii sDaii
certify the fact on the bin, and when 50
certified the bill shall become an oruin3hco
with Ike effect a. IL il had not been disap-
proved BY the mayor. but IL the BILL so re-
turned shall fail 10 receive upon the mrs,
vote thereon an affirmative vote o. W." %
thirds OF the members elected IL SHAH De
deemed finally lost The vote on sucn re-
CONSIDERATION shall be taken by yeas and
nays. and the names or members voting
for or against the same shan De entered
In the Journal thereof
Sec H. All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, VINO
shall record the same at length in 2 SUIT
able book kept for that purpose All ordi-
nances OF a general public or permanent
nature, and those Imposing Inc, penalty
or forfeiture, shall be published al least
once In the city official newspaper within
.f.ss afT a.. mi. Eh9G have be-
come a law: provided that the publication
OF all ordinances granting any franchlse or
private privilege or approving or vacaung
any plat shall be at the expense or the APP
sec. Is. The city council shall have pow
or by ordinance and not otherwise:
First-To provide for general and special
elections for questions To be voted upon,
and to provide for the appointment and
election OF officers. Any person who. by
the provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto. may oe appoln,eu 10, or
elected to any office or employment ere
ated In pursuance thereof, shan DC deemed
a officer within the meaning or this Sec
ton.
second-To provide for the assessment,
leyying and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
aud purposes OF the city, and 70 provide
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tanths OF one per centum per annum; no
tax TO provide fire engines and other IRE
apparatus and supply or water 70 qaench
Are or for any OF said purposes. shall ex
coed fhree-tenths OF one per cehtum per
annum: no tax to provide for purchase and
condemnation Of land for public uses ana
Improvement and ornamentauon thereon,
and erection OF structures thereon, or to
provide for any OF said objects. shah eN-
eeed two-tenths OF one per centum per
snnum; no tax TO provide for furnishing
gas. electricity and lights. and for con-
Ftrt1ction OF works necessary or convenient
therefor or for any OF said purposes, shall
exceed two-tenths OF one per eentum per
aunurn: no tax for street and alley inn
proyement and repair, exclusive or assess
ments mentioned In Subdivisions seventh,
eighth and tenth OF this section. and con-
str,Iction and repair or sewers and con-
drlits. other than water pipe, or for any
Of said purposes. shall exceed four-tenths
OF one per centum per annum; no tax Tor
construction and repair or water works
and appurtenances. or OF any OF the same,
shall exceed one per ceDtum per annum;
and no tax for the maintenance and op-
Grafton OF water works and Tor paying rent
for water works or water. or for any OF
xalA purnoSeS. shall exceed fve-tenths Of
one per centurn per annum; and ell taxes,
exclusive OF assessments for improve
rnants mentioned IN said Subdivisions sew
enth. eighth and tenth. shall not In any
year exceed three per cenrum or the prop
erty assessed: and all taxes for special pur-
roses other than water works and water
supply, and exclusive or assessments Tor
gr,n-ovem.nts mentioned in said suh-di-
,sstons saventh. eighth and tenth, shan
not IN any year exceed one and one-tenth
per centam or the pFoper1y assessor, ana
ton OF a road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars per poll on all male Inhabitants be-
tween the ages OF twenty-ons and nfty
years inclusive.
Thira-To control the fn=ncss and prop
erfv OF the city: provided that the city
council .haN have no Administrative as dis
tfrgtsixhes from thu legislative power.
4sknfffra ~ s,ftr~hnsA ~ " sx-
er5,lss OF the right OF eminent domain or
otherwise. aud for the use and IN the name
ef the city. such lands and other prop
ertv as may be deemed necessary. proper
~ convenient for any OF the corporal 9
uses ,rovtded for by this charter; and T. ac-
rulrs FOR the use OF the city any property
Nv rtst. eeQueat or devise, and 10 dispose
es ali such property as Il shall have, as
the Interests OF the city may from time 10
time require.
FYsth-To borrow money for corporate
PURPOSES on the credit Of the city. and TO
authCrsxe the issue Of negotiable bonds
Therefor on such condition or conditions
sn8 IN stfch manner as may be prescribed
in this charter and the constitution and
l. 80 ~ thts state: but the Indebtedness OF
re ATTY shall AZ no time exceed ia the AK
srrerate ten per centuTn OF The value or al
saxabi~ property I'm said city. such value
- y. nSs,ertainod and determined by the
tsSs assessment Tor city purposes previous
"a the incarrinR 81 such indehteginesss ard
vDssr~ the limitations abovs stated 20 au-
,norira the issue % bonds "a place OF or 70
ss,fsrfv ths means Nth which 20 meet ma
t,srtnr bonds or other Indebtedness or for
the s-ousoli taatiou o. funding % the same;
provided. that no bond or set % bonrs shall
s. tssuea for = longer period than twenty
years
Sfxfh-To provide tor Ire purchase or 2 p
r,rsp~iatten Of pronsrty within or without
he coFporate limits % the city for So cor
,..,rata Tass upon making Just Cornpensa-
tsan 10 the owners thereof. an1 20 prov4d 4
- ths INSTITUTION and rn1intenance 81
.srh pro-e~firEs 40 may be authorized ~
"a general laws % the state for the ~
,,-0prtatioa % private properly for public
use.
sevsntN-To law cut establish. open. a.