The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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Se. Ia whenever the MAYER shan SGS-
pen1 any elective officer be shah imnsedi-
aseiy notify the city councs. 81 Sasca sIIS-
pension and the cause thereof, ana shan
frrthwsth eaG a meeting ef the caunctl.
at @hiea he shall present charges against
sucA suspended cEflcer. Iae ACCUSED s1ag
he furnished with a copy OF the eaSFEaS,
ana sasI have right y appear VITA
cessnSsi and make his defense. The city
coGEe3l shall speedily try ss1ca ctf1cer en-
such charge. AMI for tAat purpose shall
have gsawer 10 adjourn fro-a sine 10 tire
until The trial shall Ne completed, 70
summon and compel ne atteaa&nee q
witnesses. 70 hear their testimony,
70 receive ofaer evidence, and 20 hear
The arguments ~ counsel. In case OF tha
suspension OF a meusoer ef the city eoun-
eli hy thag body. the member SO suspend
ed shall Ne tried n ike manner as herein
provided for the trial 81 officers suspend
ed ~ the mayor. except that the charges
may hs preferred BY any esactor or MEM
Der o. the city council. In either case,
the president of tae city council shah
pres }as ~ such trial. and In his absence
a. disability the acting pres'dens. II two
tairGs Of al the members os the city
council shall BY resolution md the ac-
cUsea guilty. then the suspended officer
saal, thereby b removed from office. The
successor OF any officer 50 removed. II
elected ey the council. shall be chosen
rom the same political party as tae Of
Sec. ii. Every elective officer SHAH
hold office until his successor Is elected
AMI qualified. except as otherwise IN this
CHARTER provided
Sec. p Every appointive officer shall
hold Office until his successor IS appointed
ana qualified, except as otherwise IN THIS
charter provided
Sc. b. No read Of department OF other
e.ective or appointive ofticer. councilman
or member OF any board, commission or
bureau, created by or under this charter.
except policemen or firemen. shall hold
any other office, Federal, state. county or
municipal except in the National Guard
OF as notary pubic. or BE an employe
or the city, or any other department.
commission board, bureau. institution. or
ONCE or the city government; or be di-
rNctiy or indirectly interested in any con-
tract with the city, or with or for any
department, institution. beard, bureau.
oflcer, agent or employee thereof. for the
use OF the city. or become surety Tor the
performance Of any such contract Nor
shal4 any SUCH Officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation.
operating in whole or in part within the
city. any pass or free transportation or
such as are open 10 the public generally.
The vocation % any of the provisions OF
this section shah work a forfeiture ~
the office OF the officer violating the
same and warrant his removal from Office
by Impeachment or other proper proceed
ure; Any such officer guilty OF accepting
sucn pass, free transportation or trans
portation upon terms not open 10
the pubic generally. shall in addition 90
forteitIng his Office as above provided.
forfeit 10 the city all sums Of money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term in w1ich he shall be guilty Of
such misconduct, up 10 the time OF the
recovery OF Judgment against him there
for: and a civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time he 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 20 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
gible 70 any other office in the city dur
ing the term for which he was SO elected
or appointed.