The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
ARTICLE XIV.
Miscellaneous subjects.


Section /. AL moneys IN the city treas
ury at the time On The adoption OF this
charter. belonging 10 the several Iun0S.
shall De credited 20 the several fumes %
whieh-lhe same belong under the pfofis-
Sec. . No privilege shall DO granted
that suspen0s or conflicts with any oral-
rance. except by an ordinance passed
Sec. & All books and records or every
office and department shaA % open 70
the inspection az any cstizen al any tins
during business hours. copies or eN-
tracts from said books and records. duly
certified, shall be given by the ofIscer nav
ms tae same IN CUSTODY 10 any psfseA
demanding the same, and paying OF
rendering, for the use OF tho city, tea
cents per folio OF one hundred words Tor
such copies or extracts.
See. 4 Except when otherwise provid-
ed by law or xhis charter all public Of
fices shall be kept open for business every
day. except Sundays and legal holidays,
from islne O'clock in the forenoon untu
i've o'clock in the afternoon.
SEQ 5. No Office shall be created, nor
shall any person be employed IN any ca
pacity. non shall any officer. clerk or en-
ployc receive any salary or compensation
for any service OF any KIND. un4ess tas
same Is specially provided Tor or aatnof-
lied by law or this charter,
Sec. g. Every officer authorized by law
or ordinance TO allow, audit or certify CO.
mands upon the treasury, or 10 make any
official Investigation, shall nave power to
take and hear testimony concerning any
matter or thing re.ating thereto,
Sec. T. Every officer who shall approve.
allow or pay any demand on the treasury
not authorized by law. ordinance or this
charter, shall be liable 10 the city indf-
viduaiiy and on his official bond for thu
amount paid by the city upon such de-
mand In excess OF the amount lawfully
due from the city thereon
Sec. 5. Unless otherwise provided by
law or this charter, each officer. board or
department authorized 10 appoint any
deputy, clerk. assistant or employs, shall
have the right TO remove any person 80
Sec. 8. All appointments Of officers. dep
uties and clerks 10 be made under any
provision OF this charter must be mado
In writing and authenticated ny che per-
son or persons, board or oftlcer making
the same. and died with the comptroller.
Sec. 10. All appointlye officers OF the
city Of Seattle In cfiiee when this char.
ter takes effect shall continue 10 hold
and exercise their respective offices un-
der and In accordance with the terms
and provisions and obligations or this
inoation OF their respective successors or
the officers who shall succeed 20 their du-
ties under this charter.
Sec. IL. The mayor. city treasurer. cor
porafion counsel and city clerk who are
In Office at the time this charter takes
effect. shall continue In office for the
remainder OF their terms and the three
firsl named until their respective success
sors shall have qualified. The mayor,
city treasurer and corporation counsel
elected at the general municipal election
in March, 1896 shall hold their respective
Offices 20 all intents and purposes as IL
they had been elected under this charter.
The office OF city clerk as % separate Of
iice shall terminate with tho term OF the
incumbent who was egected at the gen
eral election In the year 1924. and the
person siected city clerk at the general
election in the year 1886 shall not take
office.
See. L.. The term. OF office Of tho city
comptroller who is iu ofice at the time
the period OF his original appointment.
and until his successor "a appointed and /,
qualified His successor shah be appoint
ed by the mayor, by and with the advice
ard consent OF the city council, and shall
hold Office until his successor 81 elected In
the year lSaS, and qualified. The person or
persons who shall s- city comptroller
during the interim between the expiration
OF the term OF the present city clerk and
the first election and quallficatiosi OF city
ex-officio city clerk and shall receive
compensation al the rate herein pgOssded
for city comptroller.
Sec fs IL shall be tho duty OF tho
city council to purchase or otherwise ac-
quire In the manner and out OF the fund
herein provided for tract OF lana win
out the corporate limits OF not less tnan
one hundred acres. and establish thereon
a public cemetery. In orGer 70 prexiae
a fund for such purpose, the city eouncii
may cause 20 be issued ana 500 az no,
necessary FOR such purchase. or other
acujfsition not 20 exceed, however, the
r,5rn az Twenty Thousand Dollars. bear
ing a reasonable rate 81 interest not 10
exceed eight per centum per anDnul, or
NAV nav for said land with the warrants
so issued In order to provide Tor tho
redemption OF said warrants and the pay
maut OF interest thereon, seventy-nvs
per csntun OF the proceeds % 81 safes
~ burial lots IN said cemetery shah be SET
arars and made a Epecial fund applicable
solely 10 that purpose. The warrants 80
issued shall not be or become a debt or
obilgafson Of the city. bat snail be payabss
only out OF the said sp~ral fund.
Eer Ia At the first general municipal
election after tbs city shall be- by any
exferzion OF It's existing wster systsm
euf,r,.lsa with sufficient water power
tfsayefor n shalt be the duty or the eoun-
ctf Ia submit to the electors 81 the city
tne question as 10 whether IL shan ac-
a,,Ir@ cor tha city by purchass or con-
sfrgr-lon, or both. plant and system
for Furnishing light or power. or both,
sor corporass or individual use or both
sec. Isl This charter IL frarsf vita
TIE intent that " bs submitted 81 ths
r@rsrsl municipal eleetion on the third
day q March, A. y. 1885,