The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
ARTICLE ".
The Executive Department..

Section 1. The chief executive officer OF
the city shall be a nayon He shall be at
least thirty years OF age. citizen OF the
ton, and qualified elector OF the City OF
Seattle at the time OF his election. and shall
have been citizen and taxpayer or the city
election
See q The mayor shall see that AL the
laws and ordinances in force in tho city are
faithfully executed and shall hall direct and
except in so far such direction and con-
troll Is by the provisions OF this
eharter rspSossda In ars some .ba HtheT a G1
tain peace and good order in the city.
He shall have power at all times. IN any
emergency. OF which he shan be The luags,
part Of the police force OF the city: In case
of riot tumult. or violent disturbance OF
the public order, the mayor shall have, as
the exigency in his judgment may require,
the right TO assume control for the time
being, of the police force, but before as
snming sven c9 bsf ne s ana Il shs bs
the duty OF the chief OF police TO execute
orders promulgated by him fer the suppress.
sion OF such tumuls ana the. restoration OF
order.
Sec. 3 The mayer IS empowered 10 cali
on every male inhabltant or the city over
the age Of eighteen years 70 az - n sn p, Re
city, in preventing and exungLshlns hress
and IN preserving the peace and safety OF
the city. Inc CITY COUNCIL snhts nave PSWSf
to enact an ordinance or ordinances pro-
viding for the punishment of any such per-
son as the mayor has right 10 call upon as
aforesaid, for wilfuliy refusing or neglect
ing 10 obey any such order or call
Sec l. In the absence or any express PRO.
vision n this charter as 10 lAs manner OF
electlng or appointing any oneer' tns
mayor shall nominate, and with the COM
sent OF the city council, appoint such orncer
as Is provided for herein and any oroin-
ance enacted 10 pursuance thereof.
a. II k-rz1f "a - q
confirm arv nomination OF the mayor. then
he shall within ten days thereafter nonnn-
ate another person 10 fill the Office, ana ne
may continue 20 nominate Until ms horal-
make another nomination within ten days
from the rejection or NOMINATION I9E Us
same Office. then the sly eo.acn smr,5 ,bs
. suitable person TO I'LL the ONCE curing the
SEE g. Whenever he mayor shall remove
an aUDotntive officer. the vacancy TOT tf3e
,,nsxpired term shall be filed by appoint
rnent in the same manner as u az tne &c
ginning OF the term, except as oNASf"As~
f~oyrfHed in this charter.
Sc = II SHAH be tire duty of the mayor
annually at the first meeting stter
the commencement or the hsJai
s' ~ council a statement OF the condition
ana affairs OF the city. and TO recoIninen1
the adoption OF such measures as ne tnsy
further have the right 10 make Special
c0rarnfIufe.t ions 10 the city cc1ncl rom
tisce 70 time SIS he may deem uSet"4 ana
Sc. s The rnsyor shah see that all cot
tracts ard agreements made with
he city or for its use and bens-
At are faithfully kept ana peFsoFIns.L
and TO this end he shall cause any leEA4 oE
equ5taA{e proceedings TO be insutuled ana
prosecuted against al persons or corpora
lions failing 10 fuIfiu their agreements Win
tha -.ty Aud 10 - the duty OF every oLlcef
ot the cts when X shaA come 20 Is
knovyiedge that any contract Win sae ~
relating 10 the business OF any sGlce has
Hsssr Violated BY the other eontTacf.sss
party forthwith 10 report tbs TACT 70 'hs
Sc . The mayor shall, unless IN this
charter otherwise provided. take ana e.
prove an esEcsal undertakings or pohas
which NAV ne required % any offtcer, es.s-
plcye or agent Of the c.ty as seeuFstF -
the faithful performance or rs cn-z -
he shall also. except as cthefs-s~ ~ - =
ia this charter. take and approve any 80. :.
bond or undertaking as may . -. ...,..
any contractor for the saithfnA peFt1.s'. y
or his contract: ard when re 49, -,
haad or undertaking he must ;Fsa5.'e,s s|e,
fle tNs same with the city cl. y .-sg.
ths bond OF the city conptro4ies' WHICH
shall De kept by the mayor; s--,. sneh
So 70 Ire mayor snaA pe--1s n+s@-
other duties and exeTciS~ So So - -
authority as NAV be DrescritN-s ~ 49, -
% ire United States or q Is - o.
Washington. or ~ tbs CHARTER u ~-'
e-lAlcs ~ lie CITY.