The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07

clearly sxpreszsa 4. rs title TIE enact
Ing clause Of every ordinance srzA De.
Re II ordained By the City % Seattle as
sec. ii. No bill shall hcccrn. an ordi-
nance unless on It's final passage al east
majority Of al re member ss.sl Ken Wv ~
yeas and nays, and the names o. ne
voting Tor and against the same os en,sTe1
CT ordinance providing for spp-opIsa i,o =
for salaries or current express. 50. =
passed on its fsral reading at the mSsunx
81 which II Is insro6ucsd- 1
See r. No ordinance shall be revised.
re-enacfe6 or amended By reference lo fts
title. but The ord inzEce 20 - rsFlsea OF
re-enectet. or the section thereof are 10
shall be re-eHacted at length rs revised
or amended.
Sec. IL When bfIi IN put upon 10 hn.l
passage and fails TO pass. AID motion =
motion shall rot De acted on before the
next meeting OF tho council NO ollI I1F
the grant OF any franchise shall oe nhasy
cslction. nor until il has been published in
the official Newspaper OF the clty a tns
expense OF the applicant for ten days daily.
Sec ~ No ordinance nasn axe - IL
otherwise expressed In said ordinance
sec. IS. Every blu, after IL has passed.
shall be signed by the president OF the ccun-
Gil IN open session. In naturalization OF us
passage: In signing such oil, the presi-
Dent shah call the attention Of the council
TO the BILL and that he 10 about TO sign IL
shall be read at length for Information as
10 its correctness as enrolled. IL any mem
Der object that the bill n not the same as
sa 81 sna r gn.s sns ssn
the president shall withhold his signature
and the bill shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds to any other
Sec. 10. Every BIN which shall have
pazsed and been authenticate as provideo
IN the last section. shall within hve days
thereafter be presented TO the mayor. The
mayor shall return such bill 20 the coun-
ell within ten days after receiying IL, and
81 he do not disspprove II. II shah become
when he so returns IL, specify MS objections
thereto in writing. The objections or the
mayor shall be entered at large on the
the city Official newspaper. The council
shall, not less than five DAYS after such
publication, and within thirty Gays after
such bill shall have been 50 returned. re-
consider and vote upon the same, and II
the saTns shall, uDon such RECONSIDERATION.
DO again passed by the affirmative vote OF
not less than two-thirds Of all the members
certify the fact on the bill. and when so
certified the bin shall become an ordnance
with like effect as IL IL had not been .i, olsap-
turned shall fail TO receive upon the nrst
vote thereon an affirmative vote or TWO
thirds of the members elected II snaIi pc
consideration shall be taken by yeas and
nays. and the names or members VOTING
for or against the same shah De entered
In the Journal thereof.
See IL All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, VINO
shall record the same at length In suit
able book kept for that purpose All ordi.
nances OF a general. public or permanent
nature. and those imposing fine. penalty
or forfeiture. shall be published at least
once In the city official newspaper within
a.. A. oes. h. ms .
come a law: provided that the publication
OF all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or vacatin8
any plat shall be at the expense OF the ap-
sec. IA. The city council shall have pow
or BY ordinance and not otherwise;
Ftrst-To provide for general and Special
elections for questions 10 be voted upon,
and to provide for the appointment snc
election OF officers Any person who, by
the provisions of this charter or any
amendment thereto, may be appointed or
elected 20 any office or employment Gre
ated in pursuance thereof. shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning OF this SEQ
ton.
Second-To provide for the assessment,
levying and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes of the city; and to provide
FOR the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax for general
municipal purposes shan exceed four-
tenths OF ore per centum per annum' no
apparatus and supply OF water 10 quench
Are or FOR any OF said purposes, shall ex-
coed three-tenths OF one per centum per
annurn; no tax 20 provide for purchase and
condemnation OF land for public uses and
Improvement and ornamentafion thereof,
ana erection OF structures thereon. or 10
urovtde for any OF said objects. shah ex-
ceed two-tenths OF one per centum per
ennum; no tax 10 provide FOR furnishing
gas, electricity and lights, end for con-
Gtruction OF works necessary or conyenient
therefor. or for any OF .aid purposes. shall
exceed two-tenths OF one per centum per
annun; no tax for street and alley inn
rrovernent and repair exclusive OF assess
Yrents mentioned In subdivisions seventh,
eighth and tenth Of this section, ana con-
strtiction and repair OF sewers and con-
~ sa,a r,,Irposes. shall exceed four-tenihs
OF one per csntum per annurn. no tax FOR
construction and repair or water works
and sppnrtenaIces. or OF any OF ths same.
shall exceed one per centum per annum.
and no tax for the maintenance and op-
Grafton OF water works and for paying rent
for water works or water, or for any %
one per centurn per snnun: and ell taxes.
exclusive OF assessments Tor improve
ments mentioned In said subdivisions sew
enth, eighth ard tenth, shall not In any
wear exceed three per centurn OF the prop
srrv assessed; and all taxes for special pGr-
roses other than water WORKS ana water
sunY,iv and exclusive Of assessments for
sran-ovementz mentioned IN said spb-dt-
Visions seventh, eighth and tenth, shall
not in any year exceed one ana one-tenth
per centum OF the property assessed; and
~ prov3de for the Assessment and collec-
tgon Of A road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars per poll on all male inhabitants be-
tween the ages or twenty-ons ana nfty
ThIra~To control the Frances and prop
e~ty az the city; provided that the city
council shall have no administrative as dis
ttnrnishod from the legislative power.
rourfh-lTo acquire by purchase or by ev-
ercise OF the right OF eminent domain or
otherwise, and for the use and IN the name
81 the city. such lands and other prop
erty as may be deemed necess ary. proper
Or convenient for any OF ths corporate
uses provided for hy this charter; and 20 &C
out-e Cor the use of the city any property
Nv gift. hequest or devise, and TO dispose
az al such property So 70 shall have. as
the interests OF the city may from time 20
tirte require.
ps,,b-To borrow money for corporate
PURPOSES on the credit OF the city. and 20
eu,horixe the issue OF negotiable bonds
theresor on such condition or conditions
go IN .,r,s manner as may Be prescribed
IN thts charter and the constitution and
laws az hts state. but the Indebtedness Of
tha city shall at no time exceed In tho AZ
-~es~sts ten per eentum of the value OF all
,mxahie property TN said city. such value
20 10 ascertalned and determined by the
- 80 ne ,rrsurr4nS ~ such insebteiness: and
Ysr,ge- the iiNnitat lions above stated 20 au-
tsoriEs the issue OF bonds IN place Of or 20
s,r+,psv ire means WIKI which 20 meet ma
,trtnr bonds or ether indebtedness or for
tha consolidation or funding 81 the same
r,-ovs.sed that no bond o. set OF bonds shan
r. issued for a longer period than twenty
years
sixtA--To provide FOR TIE purchase or APP
,,-,-s,~ss zion q prcpsTty wtthia o. without
ne corporate limits 81 re city for SIS cor
sserate uses. upon making just cnnpcnsa-
ton 20 sAe owners thereof. ard 20 provide
- the Institution ard maintenance 81
such rroceediows a. may ~ authorized ~
th~ general laws % the state fer the ar-
rsrhortatson q private property for public
use.