The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE I.


sectien ]. TIE municipal ccrpara ton
now existing and known as TIE City q
se@ttie. sail remain ard c0ntfnGe 4 heiy
b ne 1Sxae OF The City e Sesst.e.'' ard
BY that name saGl rave 1srpas,af ssst.s-
csss'er, NAY sue and defend n al courts
and places, ard IN al matters aad pre-
ceeziESs whatever. and nRv NaNe and
use eoHsaaaa seal. ANA alter the same at
pleasure. aaa nay purchase. reeve hall
ara enssy real and personal properly With
y and without TIRE corporate limits az the
City or Seattle, ami msy sell convey
naorsgage anS dispose OF TIRE same far the
common a~nett. anG NAV receive beqlrests
dsvises. gifts ard donations % All lxiaas
or properly Rsthiu and without the sttv
Tor us eva Use ard henret. or in trust
for charitable or ether pua2ic parnosAs.
ana % ali acts necessary 70 carry cut
TIE purposes u such gifts. requests. de-
Nssss al1a donations, With power te man
age sell. lease or otherwise dispose - tl-s
sane IN accordance with the terms of the,
silf, eequest. devise or trust,
&c. ne n2hlic buildings, lands and
property, al rights of property ana riSats
OF action. ali moneys. revenues aud income
oeieagtng or 4pperyala.sg % The CITY ~
Seattle. are hereby declared 10 be vested
II tse said CITY or Seattle.
See. 2 The City df Seattle shall con-
nnue - have, hold and enjoy an public
nuisdlags, lands. wharves, waters. pYcp-
erty real and personal. streets alleys and
other public places, rights Of propsrty.
rights OF actisn. suits actions gnoasyss
revenues. taxes. licenses. incosne. aasks,
~sftfhssat~e4s-s 4S+AsISe ALEislttSs EEAaUts. GE-
asEsss. and senerally al things in orxS~s-
sion and action Of every nature and de-
scription, and shah he subject to All csl-
cations. debts. liabilities dues and duties
Of ire existing Municipality.
Sec T. Suits. actions and proceedings
may be brought in the name Of the city
money or thing belonging thereto. in law
or IN equity, or dedicated 20 public use
therein, or for the enforcement Of any
rights or or contracts with said city.
whether made or arising or accruing be-
fore or after the adoption Gf this charter.
and the adoption OF this charter shall not
operate 70 abate or discontinue any exist
ing suit, action or proceeding In court or
elsewhere. to which said city Is party.
Sec. 8. All contracts az every descrtp-
ton heretofore daily and Legally made and
entered into by the City Of Seattle. by yir-
tue OF any existing law. shall remain valid
ard be hinaing upon tho City Of Seattle;
and binding upon the City OF Seattle.
Sec. 6. The adoption Of this charter shall
not AFFECT any special or local assessment.
TO- which may be wholly or partly com
pleted or pending before the city council.
or any board or oflicer at the time OF such
assessments and proceedings may Re COM
pletei under the provisions of this charter:
OF this charter. relating to any such as
sessment. re-a ssessrnent or proceeding
now. pending or remaining uncempletsc.
provisions OF this charter relating thereto.
Ia so far as such provisions are suhst@n-
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
pieted under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded by this charter or IN
der tho provisions OF general laws appli-
cable thereto.
See I All the provisions Of this charter
which are substantially Identical With pro
visions OF the charter scparSeoed hereby.
shall be construed as combinations or
such former provisions and not as new
enactments.
In all ca ses OF claims for damages against
the city on which part Of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 20 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 OF
time already ELAPSED shall be counted as
a part Of the six months fixed ny this
charter for presenting and ming s11h
ciainx.