The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF.
SEATTLE
ARTICLE I.



Section L The municipal sorpersiios
now existing and known as the city q
Seattle. shall remain and continue q 2ouy
s. the a name q a c e sa ~ ssastle ana
5y that name shall nave perpetual s1c-
eession. may sue and defend III al courts
anu places, and In all matters ana pro.
ceedings whatever. snd may have ana
use common seal, and alter the same az
pressure. and may purchase. receive, hsla
and enjoy real and personal properly Wiz
u and without the corporate limits OF the
1ity OF Seattle, and may sell, convey.
nortgass and dispose Of the same Tor ne
summon oenent. and may receive peauestss,
GsNises. gifts and donations or all kinus
OF property within and without the eiiy
.or It's own use and eenefit. or ia tIuss
Tor charitable or other public purposes.
ana do all acts necessary 10 carry out
TIE purposes Of such gifts. requests de-
NSes ana donations. with power. 10 Tnan-
age. sell. lease or otherwise dispose or tie
same in accordance with the terms or the
gift, beq9est. devise or trust.
Sec. 2 The public buildings, lands ana
property. all rights OF property and rights
OF action. all moneys. revenues and income
nelonBins or appertaining 10 the city OF
Seattle, are hereby declared TO be vested
IN the said City OF Seattle.
Sec. 8. The City Of Seattle shall con-
tinue 70 have, hold and enjoy all public
buildings, lands, wharyes. waters, prop
erty real and personal, streets. alleys ana
other public places, rights OF property.
rights or action. suits. actions. moneys,
revenues. taxes, licenses, income, books.
mands. and generally all things in posses
sion and action OF every nature and ue-
seription and shall be subject 10 all ohli-
cations. debts. liabilities, dues and duties.
or the existing municipality.
Sec. T. Suits, actions and proceedings
NAV be brought In the name Of the City
of Seattle for the recovery OF any property,
money or thing belonging thereto. in law
or In equity: or dedicated 10 PUBLIC use
rights OF or contracts with said city,
whether made or arising or accruing be-
fore or after the adoption OF this charter;
and the adoption OF this charter shall not
operate to ahate or discontinue any exist
ing suit, action or proceeding in court or
elsewhere. to which said city is party.
Sec. 5. All contracts OF every descrip-
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into by the City OF Seattle. by vlr-
tue OF any existing law, shall remain valid
and be binding upon the City OF Seattle,
10 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City OF Seattle.
Sec. 6. The adoption of this charter shall
re-assessment or proceeding relating there
to, which NAV be wholly or partly COM
pleted or pending before the city council,
or any board or officer at the time OF such
adoption, bit all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be COM
pieted under the provisions OF this charter:
and all things done prior TO the adoption
OF this charter. relating to any such as
sessment. re-assessment or proceeding
now now Pensding or remaining nneom 1 ed
provisions Of this charter relating thereto.
IN so far as such provisions are substan-
TALLY the same as the provisions OF the
charter superseded hereby. relating to the
same matter, or all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be COM
pletcd under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded by this charter or I'M
der the provisions OF general laws appli-
cable thereto
Sec. :. All the provisions OF this charter
which are substantially identical with pro-
visions OF the charter superseded hereby,
shall be construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
enactmenfs.
In all cases OF claims for damages AGAINST
the city. on which part OF the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 10 the city
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time OF
the adoption of this charter, the portion or
time already elapsed shall be counted as
a part OF the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and hling such
claims.