The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02
ARTICLE XIV.
miscellaneous subjects.

Section 1. All moneys in the city treas
ury at the time Oh the adoption of this
shall be credited to the several funds to
WnicE-the same belong under the prOYis-
ions Of this charter.
Sec. 2. No privilege shall be granted
that suSpends or conflicts with any Ordi-
nance, except by an ordinance passed
by the city council.
See ). All books and records Of every
Office and department shall be open to
the inspection of any citizen at any time
during business hours. Copies or ex-
tracts from said books and records, duly
certified, shall be given by the officer hay
ing the same in custody to any person
demanding the same, and paying or
rendering, for the use of the city, ten
cents per folio of one hundred words for
such copies or extracts.
Sec, 4. Except when otherwise proVid-
ed by law or this charter all public Of
noes snail be kept open for business every
gay, except Sundays and legal holidays,
from nine o'clock in the forenoon until
hye o'clock in the afternoon.
Sec 8. No office shall be created, nor
shall any person be employed in any ca
pacity, nor shall any officer, clerk or en-
piOye receive any salary or compensation
for any service of any kind, unless the
same is specially provided for or author
lied by law or this charter.
Sec. 6. Every officer authorized by law
or ordinance to allow, audit or certify de-
official investigation, shall have power to
administer oaths and affirmations and
matter or thing reIating thereto.
Sec. l. Every officer who shall approve,
allow or pay any demand on the treasury
not authorized by law, ordinance or this
charter shall be liable to the city indi-
Vidually and on his official bond for the
amount paid by the city upon such de-
mand III excess Of the amount lawfully
due from the city thereon.
Sec. g. Unless otherwise provided by
law or this charter, each officer, board or
department authorized to appoint any
nT lnNyn h1H
nave the right to remove any person so
appointed.
Sec. 9. All appointments of officers, dep
utles and clerks TO be made under any
provision of this charter must be made
IN writing and authenticated by the per-
son or persons, board or officer making
the same, and filed with the comptroller.
Sec To- All appointiVe officers of the
city of Seattle in office when this char
ter takes effect shall continue to hold
and exercise their respective offices I'M
der and in accordance with the terms
and provisions and obligations of this
charter until the appointment and qui@-
the officers Who shall succeed to their AE-
ties under this charter
Sec. IL. The mayor, city treasurer, cor
poraton counsel and city clerk who are
in office at the time this charter takes
effect, shall continue in Office for the
remainder of their terms and the three
hrSt nameu until their respective success
sors shall have qualified. The mayor,
city treasurer and corporation counsel
elected at the general municipal electioI"
in March, 1896, shall hold their respective
offices to all intents and purposes as if
they had been elected under this charter
me Office of city clerk as a separate Of
ice shall terminate with the term of the
incumbent VINO was elected at the gen.
eraI election in the year 1894, and the
person elected city clerk at the general
ELECTION in the year 1896 shall not take
Sec. Il. The term Of office of the city
comptroller who is in office at the time
this charter is adopted shall continue for
the period Of mis- original appointment,
and until his successor is appointed and
qualified His successor shall be appoint
ed by the mayor, by and with the advice
ana consent OF the city council and shall
hold office until his successor is elected in
the year 1898, and qualified. The person or
persons who shall be city comptroller
during the interim between the expiration
of the term of the present city clerk and
the first election and qualification of city
comptroller herein provided for shall be
eX-othcio city clerk and shall receive
compensation at the rate herein provided
for city comptroller.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
city council to purchase or otherwise ac-
quire in the manner and out of the fund
herein provided for a tract of land with
out the corporate limits of not less than
one 4qndred acres, ana estab lish thereon
a public cemetery. In order to provide
a fund for such purpose, the city council
may cause to be issued and sold at not
less than par warrants to the amount
necessary for such purchase. or other her
acquisition, not to exceed, however, the
sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars bear
ing reasonable rate of interest, not 70
exceed eight per centum per annum, or
may pay for said land with the warrants
so issued. In order to provide for the
redemption Of said warrants and the pay
ment of interest thereon, seventy-fIve
per centum of the proceeds of all sales
of burial lots in said cemetery shall be set
apar@ and made special fund applicable
solely, to that purpose. The warrants so
issued shall not be or become a debt or
obligation of the city, but shall be PAYABLE
only out of the said special fund.
Sec IA. At the first general municipal
election after the city shall be BY any
extension of it's existing water system
supplied with sufficient water power
therefor, it shall be the duty of the coun-
ell to submit to the electors of the city
the question as to whether it shall ac-
quire for the city by purchase or con
struction. or both, plant and system
for corporate or individual use or both
such uses.
Sec. Is. This charter is framed with
the intent that it be submitted at the
general municipal election on the third
day of March, A. d. 1896