The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28
fAb CHARTER or THE CITY OF
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49, IEoperry % pay or SATISFY ths sane
g e1y par .tAs-eos urtn such clzsra has
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slA-t 10 ssscA reference No action snal
= ia nf2tned against tes city Tor any
caAiEa .ar damages until the same aas esen
.se~eEse1 20 th1 city coa1cB ard sixty
e3Fs AaFe elapsed after such presentation
&c q The city council shan II every
e--..-sac. preAibiting % requiring sny Act
% emission. impose . penalty for the o.
with
Sec =. A caiiy newspaper 0. general
ciTculstton ar9 published IN the city. 70 -
ssylea City Official Newspaper" shall be
eesisnafe1 II the following manner: TIE
eisE eaeEk shall on ths drSs Monday IN No
sstaoer IN each year cause 10 ne rISAisaec
for ten consecutive days. excluding sun
Gays, IN same paper or general Circulation
n tae c. ~ cali 10 the owners ard man
TO do ira city printing fer the then next
ensuing fiscal year. each OF which Eropos-
as saali be accom- panied by bond with
not less than two sureties. IN tbs sum OF
I've thousand dollars. approved by the
Comptroller and corporation counsel. con-
eiaene9 that Il the proposal be accepted,
mentioned In lis proposal. well. ssasonAhly
ara faithfully cause 20 De accurately print
ed ana published. according 10 law in .
ssa cag nsw +, ,g ns1ns - & gen
therein all and singular the matters and
things required BY law to - published IN
ne city oIlc,ai newspaper q the city OF
cred TO the city clerk sealed up IN an en-
velope in9orse6 Sealed proposals. and
bond Ger city printing" on or before the
cation or such call, and shall be endorsed
BY the city clerk at the time OF euch deliv-
ery; with the date Of bis reception thereof.
esl 50 early as may Be at is next monthly
session thereafter. and thereucon the conn
ell shall by RESOLUTION announce tbs names
OF all parties whose proposals have been cf-
fered, and the terms OF their proposals re-
specuvely. and designate as city official
newspaper that newspaper whose manager,
or owner. has offered the lowest proposals.
with duly approved bond. and such news
paper shall az the eeefnning OF the then
next ensuing nsczl year. and during said
viced that Whenever from any cause = city
official Newspaper shall he lacking the
mayor shall designate and employ q Ike
ton and qualification II made and had, as
above directed, under Ike bond and Tor
reasonable compensation to be audited by
panying unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
turned 70 the prorosers. and the bond &C.
eompanying the successful proposal ehan
pc fled By the odty clerk ana securely kept
All ordinances. resolutions, notices. tai
and assessment sales. and all other pro-
cec1lESss SlAtcI8D1Ss MATTERS anu Things OK
the mayor. city council or any department
or board or other officer or functionsry OF
the city. which by this charter are, or shah
be required to be published, except the
article shall be published IT the city ef1cid
newspaper. but not for more than thres
consecutive issues except a. otherwise IN
this charter provided.
Sec. 81 The city council shall bienniaiiy
and not less than twenty nor moro than
sixty days before tho biennial election.
cause TO De printed in pamphlet form for
distribution TO citizens applying therefor
q full and ineligible statement OF all the
receipts and expenditures Of every de-
scriptfon for the fiscal year ending on the
thirty-hrst day OF December next proceed
Ing such statement. including all the mon
eys which have passed through the hands
Of the treasurer for any purpose whatever.
revenue, the amount received from each,
the several appropriations made by the city
council. the objects for which the sarne
were made and the sums expended for each
OF the city. whether by temporary loans or
BIZ the Issue of bonds, the terms upon which
1t was obtained, the authority under which
10 was borrowed, and the purpose TO which
or other city Indebtedness has been paid
and by what means The statement shall
also include detailed account OF city prop
erty. personal and real. It's value. and II
existing debts OF every description. and OK
the condition OF the sinking funds, with all
other information necessary for q full I'M
derstanding or the financial concerns Of
copies Of any such pamphlet shall b
Sec, g. An ordinances in force In the city
at the date OF the adoption OF this charter.
and not inconsistent Herewith. shall re-
main IN force until repealed or until they
expire by limitation.