The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE L.
General Rights ana Liabilities.

Section J. TIE municipal corporation
DOW existing en3 known as the Cl;y &c
Seattle, shall remain ana eontlnsse : hasy
polite and corporate Ia name ara iu fsef
~ 9ae same of It's. City of Ssastiew ard
- sAa9 Ea-ze saall aSVe psrrefna, sNc-
ceSssGn. may sue ard defend II AZ courts
ard places. ard IN ali matters ara t,ts,~
See1tu<s whatever, smd usag have ana
Gsa CANNON seal. and alter tie same III
sad ea1os real and personal property with
Y And without the corporate llgutts cg the
City Of Seattle. and may sell, convey
mortgage ard Sisn3Se OF the same for the
cemmea benefit and NAV receive heouestg
ceS1seS. girls ard 1euzsioss Of all kinds
of properly within ARD without the citv
Tor Its Owl use and benefit. or sn trust
Tor CHARITABLE or other public. purposes.
ana DO all acts necessary - carry out
the purposes q sueh gifts requests. de-
Nsses ard donations. With power 10 man
axe. sell. lease or otherwise dispose az iAe
same in accordance with the terms ~ the
Sit Seqaest, devise or trust.
property. all rights OF properly ana rights
e. action. all moneys. revenues and income
selonging or aprertalnias 70 the City ~
IN the said City OF Seattle.
Sec :. Tire City OF Seattle shall con-
tinas 70 haye; hold and enjoy al public
erty real and personal streets alloys and
other public places. rights OF property.
rights Of action. suits. actions. moneys.
revenues, taxes. licenses. income. books
documents, records. archives. claims. de-
uanas. and gensrallyl al things IN psssss-
sion and aes.on Of every nature and de-
cations. debts. liabilities. dues and duties,
OF the existing municipality.
sec. T. Suits, actions and proceedings
nav be brought IN the name of the city
of Seattle far the recovery o. any properly
money or thing belonging thereto. IN law
or N equity: ar dedicated 20 public use
rights or or contracts with said city
whether made or arising or sccruing be-
fore or after the adoption OF this charter;
and the adoption oL thix charter SHALL not
operate 10 s6ate or discontinue any exist
ing suit. action or proceeding in court or
where. to which said city Il PARTY.
Sec. 3. All contracts OF every cescrsp-
ton heretefore duly and legally made and
entered into blythe City % Seattle. BY viz
tue ef any existing law, shall remain valid
ard be binding upon the City OF Seattle:
n the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon tho CITY az Seattle.
Sec. {. The adoptien OK this charter shall
not affect any special or local assessment,
reinstatement or proceeding relating there-
TO which may be whsliy or partly GEM
or any board or ofTieer at the time OF such
adoption. but ell such assessments, re-
assessments ard proceedings may be com
pleted under the provisions OF this charter:
and all things done prior 10 the adoption
Of this charter. relating 10 any such as
sessment, re-assessment or proceeding
nov S penSSng or rcs snns,,n nneo MIN ,s
provisions of this charter relating thereto,
in so far such provisions are snhstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions of the
charter superseded bsrehy, relating TO the
same matter. or all such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
pleted under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded by this charter or I'M
der the provisions OF general laws appii-
cable thereto.
Sec z All the provisions Of ihis charter
which are substantially identical with pro-
visions OF the chIrter superseded hereby.
shall he construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
erzctmenfs.
In all cases Of claims for damages a7atnst
the CITY. on which part OF the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 20 the city
council and fiiing the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time OF
the adoption of this charter the portion &c
time already elapsed shall he counted as
a part % the SIX months nxed by this
charter for presenting and Ming such
claims.