The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
rur CHARTER OF THE CITY or


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r,er4 any ssSctsve os1csE - Ssis-a a-s-iar,@A-
asesy notify taa so = -. = 80 49,,
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A. NAss5 he shall present claAsses Ss~5as
Such SUSPENDED a-ftesT- AAe AIsASs1 sA@4A
be furnished with copy q the charges.
ara S5aa have , right 70 appear vita
ccvnsal and make Us 0sieNSe 42e eltE
council shah specify ~ seea orn~sf q
sech charge. 21d for taSt purpose s1s-I
hsve sssNe~ te adjourn tToan time % tlsse
untl xhs rlal shall oe composites. .
Summon and compel The Stteno2nes -
witnesses 20 hear their testimony.
70 ~e-eiV4 otas- evidence. AMI % hear
thss Arguments - counsel n case % The
Suspension Of a useSIl3er q ne CITY eoan-
Gil by that BODY. TIE EneEsaScr 50 suspend
ea shall hse tried Il ike manner as herein
provided fer the trial Of oft1csFs suspend
e by the mayor, except that the charges
may bs preferred ~ aEly ssector Or MEM
Der OF the city council, In either case,
tina president % ire city coHneA shall
preside al such trial. and IN ms absence
or disability the acGaus president. II Two
thjrsfs ~ al the members 81 the city
council shall by resolution md tAe &e-
Case4 gaisSy. then the sGSpSnoe1 oTncer
SAar thereby be removed from oThce. The
successor OF any ofIlcer 50 removed. K
elected by the council, shall be chosen
from the same political party as tae Of
Sc m Every elective Officer shan
hold office until his successor Is elected
ami qualified, except as otherwise IN Jl1s
charter provided.
Sec. ~ Every appointive officer shall
hold office until his successor Is appointed
and qualified. except as otherwise N th4s
charter provided.
Sc l2 No head OF department or other
elective or appointive officer. councilman
or member OF any board. commission or
bureau, created BY or under this cllATter,
except policemen or firemen, snail hold
any other ofice, Federal, state, county or
municipal except IN the National Guard
or as a notary pubic, or oe an emnioys
OF the city or any other department..
commission, board. bureau, institution. or
office OF che city government; or be d.
rectEy or Indirectly interested IN any con-
tract with the city or with or for any
department. institution. board bureau.
officer. agent or employe thereof. FOR tho
use OF the city. or become surety for tne
performance of any such contract Nor
shall any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation,
operating IN whole or in part within the
city, any pass OF free transportation or
transportation upon any terms. save
such as are open 10 the public generally.
The violation OF any Of the provisions OF
this section shah work a forfeiture of
the office OF the officer violating the
same, and warrant his 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 open TO
the puh.ic generally. shall in addition 20
forfelt!ng his Office as above provided.
forfeit 20 the city al sums of money
the term IN which ne shah be guilty of
such misconduct. up to the time Of tho
recovery OF Judgment against him there
for; and a civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time be commenced
in the name Of the city oy the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen of the city.
No person elected or appointed TO 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 Jaw
OF the state specifically provided. be ell
gible 20 any other office In the city dur
ing the term for which he was SO e.ected
or appointed.