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

Section I. AL moneys In the city trss.
ury AT the time q Jae adoption q -
charter. belonging TO the several fs1Ss
shall De cTe4lte4 70 the several taR1 I,
waicf--Jhe same bSsons under the prsss-
Ions Qf this charter.
Sec. > No privilege shall be graz,.f
THAI sGspenGs ~ conflicts wi;a any c.
n4nce, except ~ al ordinances p4zssl
oy the city council
Sec- j. Al books and records or ever
Office and department shah Re open u
ghe inspection 0e any c4glzcn al any IA
during business hours. Copiss Or "a.
tracts from said books and records. a2y
certified. shall oe given BY the oftAeer las.
ms tAe sane IN custody 70 any psFssa
demanding The same. and paylAE q
terlerng. for the use % the city, Ia
cents per folio cf one hundred woF1s se
sucl copies or extracts.
Sec. a. Except when otherwise prosE-
ed by !aW or this charter az public a.
fees shah ee kept open Tor business esey
day. except sundays and .egal holiday
from rsine o'e4ock IN the forenoon aEid
I'VE o'clock IN the afternoon.
Sec ). No Office shall De created. aas
shan any person De employed In any a.
p2clty. nor shall any officer, clerk o. en-.
p.oyc receive any salary or co1peFSAsiaa
Tor any service OF any kind, unless ns
same IS specially provided Tor or aataar.
lied BY Jaw or this charter.
Sec 5. Every officer authorized oy las
or ordinance 10 allow, audit or certsfy d.
,
official investig alton. shall have power "a
administer oatnS and afhrmations and
take and hear testimony concerning arr
matter Or thing rs.ating thereto;
Sec. Z. Every officer who shall appross,
allow or pay any demand on the treasury
not authorized by Law. ordinance or tas
charter. shall be liable 10 the city inai-
viduaily and on his official band FOR iAs
amount paid by the city upoa sucA de-
mand in excess OF the amount axs2Ay
due from the city thereon.
Sec. ). Unless otherwise provided b
law or this charter. each officer, board -
department authorized 70 appoint any
deputy, clerk. assistant or enploye, shall
have the. right To remove any person "a
appointed.
Sec. 3. All appointments Of officers. esp-
uties and clerks 10 be made under any
provision OF this charter must b. asaGs
In writing and authenticated py tna per-
son or persons, board or officer making
the same. and filed with the eons,sFe.ssr.
Sec. 10. All appoiRtlve oIiicers Of ias
city OF Seattle ia office when tais car
ter takes effect shall continue 10 hes
and exercise their respective Offices Is
der and In accordance with the tefTas
aud provisions and oDlg Ailons o. Ga
charter, until the appoin lment and cue
ifieAtion OF their respective successors Or
the officers WHO SHAH succeed 70 their O..
ties under this charter.
Sec. II. The mayor. city treasurer, co1-
poralion counsel and city clerk who ss
In Office at the time this charter fskss
effect shall continue IN office for 20
remainder OF their terms and the tafs
firsA nameu until their respective sueess
sors shall have qualified. The maysf
city treasurer and corporation e1sifsss
elected at the general municipal electAs
IN March. 1856, shah hold their respeeus
cfffees 10 al inTents ard purposes as
they had been elected under this chaHe
The office Of city clerk as a separate o..
fee shall terminate VITA the term Of ~
incumbent who was elected q ( the gsS
HsH al ~af.rs In s4a
person elected city clerk az the genera
election ia the year iSS shah not tass
office.
See. ls. The term OF office OF the 80
comptroller who Is 81 office at the tirs
this charter IS adopted shall Continus ;s
the period OF bis original apposnlnssi
and until his successor Is appointed a.
qualified. His successor SHAH b. appeias.
ed by the mayor. by and with the adsis
and consent OF the city council, and sAAa
hold Office until his successor is elected .
the year 1898 and qualified. The persan =
persons who shall BE- city comptro.H
during the interim between the exasr8ghs
OF the term OF the present city clerk sid
the first election and Qualification q ry
comptroller herein provided FOR SHAH .
ex-otfcio city clerk and shall rseslss
compensation at the rate herein prosiars
fcr city comptroller.
Sec. IS Ii shah be the duty % -
city council to purchase or otherwtss 3.
Quife in the manner and out % the fssa
AEftaA Ut4N4I~k ERf n afAtk u sAts-A
out the corporate limits OF not less tezs
one hundred acres. aud establish thsfssa
a public cemetery. In order 20 pr9fis
a fund for such purpose, the city ceaiaa.
may cause to be issued and sosd al y.
less than par warrants 30 the aFnos.
necessary for suca purchase. or OLE.
ACQUISITION. not "a exceed. however, -
sum OF Twenty thousand Dollars Fas
sng reasonable rate Of interest. nei =
exceed eight per csutmm per aHnEn, /.
may pay FOR said land with the warrains-ss
SO issued In order 90 provide Tor ~
redemption o. said warrants ana TIE -.
merit OF interest thereon. seNenty-afs
per centum or the proceeds OF 81 sac
~ burial .ots in said cemetery snaA - =
anars ard made a speeis. fund appataAs
sosety 20 that purpose. The warrants /.
ISSUED shall not be or become a aefd
Utilization al the city. bgt saa1 oa pafsas
only ont or the said special fund
So IA Al the first general uHniesyas
e.Nrtsan after fhs city shall be ny -
ert@rEion OF SIS existing water sFssss
sussp. ID Efth sufficient water pon@
therefor u shall - the duty OF t1e eos-
"a 10 submit 10 the electors o. ne ~
10 question "a 70 whether u sHaa =
oa.re for the city by purchase o. -
efractlon. or both, a plant and $3.50
Tor furnishing Light or power Or 80
Tor corporats or individual ass or
Sec. IS. This charter - francs -
the intent that e be submitted %,sx
general municipal e!eeiisn on tas b
day q March. A u. lSs;.