The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
rsf. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
rTtE-rantinued.

So "a. Whenever tae MAYER SaaI sus-
rserE arx elective officer De Sa44- la.Isatsai-
atesy notify the cstx COUNCIL of sGea SNs-
pension anc izs sad -. ~ 80 $3.50
III wAscn he shaG ssr@Sent c3iaFSes a&24}ASt
ss2,h suspended aEf1cer- Tue accuse. sAal
he furnished With copy o - -
and Saal have = rsgaS - aqEsSr VITA
ecenSzs and make niS defense. TIE cary
counsel shall speedily Try Sesea effaeSr cn
sgeh eh2rge an asr ' s.s,, p 800 3 S si
uafsl she trsaI shall e@ competed. e
summon and compel the atfet11sfce ar
witnesses 70 hear their testimony.
u re>eive asAer evidence, and 20 bear
the Arguments q counss- IN Ease of ne
Suspension q : msusser or TIE city eo0n-
eli BY that body. tie member - suspend
81 ssall - trfad IN Ike manner as herein
provided FOR TIE trial 81 oEf5cers suspend
e ~ the mayer. except tAag TIE Sa&rSes
u8y re preferred ~ any e.sctas or aneft-
6s- q the city coanea.- IN estesT casef
thS president q G3e city c0aae14 Sh&4
preside az such Trial. and ia ais absence
% disability the acting president X two
fsirsls 81 al the members os the city
council shSn by resolution ind the ac-
c9Sed guilty.. then the SJSpeaas1 ofneer
SRA thereby be removed from Office. The
successor OF any officer So removed 4
elseseG BY the council. shah be chosen
from ;he sane political party as the Of
sec. III Every elective orseer shall
hold office uatiI his successor Is elected
aD1 qualified. except as otherwise IN IAls
Sec. II Every appointiSe officer shall
hold Office until his successor Is appointeu
and qualified, except as otherwise IN TINS
charter provided.
elective or appointive otficer. councilman
or member Of any board. commission or
bureau, created BY or under this charter.
except policemen or firemen. shall hold
any other Office. Federal. state. county or
municipal. eXcep: In the National Guard
or as notary pubic, or be an employe
~ efA Nfr 4Nszs- s4sNF4es TINA -
commission. board. bureau. institution. or
office OF the city government: or be d.
rectly or indirectly interested in any con-
tract with the city. or with or Tor any
department, institution. board, bureau.
officer, agent or employee thereof, FOR the
use OF the city. or become surety Ter the
shall any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation.
operating In whole or in part within the
city, any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms, save
such as are open 10 the public generally.
The VOCATION II any OF the provisions OF
Hals section shah work forfeiture Of
the office Of the officer violating the
same, and warrant has removal from office
by Impeachment or other proper proceed
ure Any such officer guilty Of accepting
such pass. free transportation or trans
portation upon terms not omen to
the public generally. shall. in addition 20
r roTssi, his oti ,s az above provides:
paid him by the city as salary during
the term In which he shall be guilty OF
such misconduct. up 90 the time OF the
recovery or Judgment against him there
for; and civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time he commenced
IN the name Of the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen of the city.
No person elected or appointed 70 any
such office in this city who has accepted
the said office and entered upon the du-
ties thereof shall. except when other
wise In this charter or by general law
OF the state specifically provided he ell
gible 20 any other office In the city dur
Ing the term for which he was so elected
or appointed.