The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02
ARTICLE XIX.
Officers. Terms and Vacancies.


Section 1. The elective officers of the
city of Seattle shall be: A Mayor, a
Comptroller who shall be ex-OfffciO City
Clerk a Corporation Counsel, a Treas
urer, and the members of the City Coun-
Sec 3 The appointive officers of the
city of Seattle shall be: A City Engi-
neer, a Superintendent of Streets, Sew
ing and Water Works, an Assistant to
the Corporate Counsel, a City Attor-
ney, a Commissioner of Labor, Health
officer, Sanitary Inspector, three mem
bers of the Board of Health, a Boiler In
spector, a Port Warden, Librarian, five
Library Commissioners, Chief of Po-
lice, a Chief of the Fire Department.
three Civil Service Commissioners, a Sec
rotary of the Board of Public Works.
five Park Committeeman, and such other
Officers as the electors of the city, at any
general election upon sUDmission CT the
Council, may authorize the Council to
create.
Sec. 3. All elective and appointive Of
ficers of the city shall possess the follow
ing qualifications They shall be citizens
Of the United States and Of the city of
Seattle and electors therein, and have
such other qualifications as are prescribed
| in this charter. Every such officer, IN
less otherwise provided in this charter,
Seattle for at least four years next pre-
v1ous to his election or appointment, and
shall be able to read and write the Eng
lish language. No one shall be eligible
to any Office who shall be in arrears to
the city for taxes or indebted to the city
IN n any way, or who shall be interested,
with the city, either for work to be per-
formed or material to be furnished No
person shall be eligible to or shall hold
any office who shall have been or shall
be convicted of malfeasance in office
bribery or other Infamous crime by judg-
ment of any court Of competent jurisdic-
ton.
Sec. f. Unless otherwise expressly pro-
vided in this charter, and expressly sub
ject to the provisions of Article XVI
thereof the term of every appointive of
which the terms of the elective officers
for the current term shall expire
Sec .. The term of every elective Of
hcer under this charter, except council
man, shall be for two years. Every per-
son son eIected shan qualify on or before
the second Saturday after his election
II o'clock, noon, on the second Monday
after the canvass of the election by the
Sec; 6. Every councilman and every 9TH
er oflcer of the city, and each of his as
slStants, before entering upon the duties
OF his office, shall take and subscribe an
oatn or affirmation before some person
authorized to administer oaths, that he
possesses all the qualifications prescribed
for his office by this charter, that he will
support the constitution of the United
States, and of the State of Washington.
ana the charter and ordinances of the
City of Seattle; that he will faithfully
ments of Section Is of this Article and
that he's will faithfully demean himself
IN office. Every officer of the corpora
ton when SO required by law or ordi-
nance shall, before entering upon the du-
ties Of his office, and within ten DAYS
after his election or appointment, give
pond to the city, in such sum as shall
be designated by ordinance or otherwise.
conditioned for the faithful performance
OF his duties, and that he will pay over
all moneys belonging to the city, as pro
ali +aJ
or. appointed to any office shall fail to
take or subscribe such oath or affirma
his office shall be deemed vacant
Sec. Z. An office becomes vacant on
failure to qualify within the time limited
by the charter, upon the death or removal
from office or resignation of the incumbent
or his removal from or absence from the
city for sixty days without leave of the
city council, or upon an adjudication of
insanity by court of competent juris-
dlctlon; by a conviction of drunkenness
or by any permanent disability, prevent
ing the proper discharge of his duty.
vacant, the same shall, except as is 9TH
erwise provided in this charter, be filed
IN the same manner as if at the begin
ming of the term. and the person appoint
ed to fill the vacancy shall hold For the
unexpired term. Il any elective office
become vacant, the city council shall,
to elect by ballot. a person to fill such
vacancy who shall possess the ouaIifica-
tons of the original incumbent provided, !
that if any such Office shall not be filed
within the time above limited, the city
council shall meet and ballot at least
once each day until such vacancy shall
have been filled. Persons elected to fiji
vacancies in elective offices shall hold
the office until the next regular city cleo
ton, and at such election a person shall
be elected to hold the Office for the re-
mainder of the term. Persons elected to
fill vacancies shall qualify within the
same time after their election and in the
same manner as prescribed for persons
elected for full terms.
Sec. 8. Amy elective officer other than
a member of the council may be sus-
pended by the mayor and removed for
cause by the, council, as hereinafter pro-
vided. and the mayor shall temporarily
fiji the vacancy, except as hereinafter
provided. Any officer appointed by the
as otherwise provided in this charter up
On fling with the city council a state
mert Of his reasons therefor. Any mem
Der Of the council may be suspended or
renewed by the council as hereinafter