The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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ing clause OF every ordinance shan oe:
BE il ordained by the City Of Seattle as
follows"
Sec. II. No biz shall become an ordi-
nance unless on its nral passage al least
majority OF all the members elected vote
IN its favor, and the vote be aassa 49, -
yeas ard nays. ard the names OF thos.
voting for and against the same ne ehieEe1
Ia the journal No ordinance, oeneF nan
an ordinances providing for appFSI,Ils sie' Is
for salaries or current expenses. sna4i De
passed on its final reading al the meeting
al which IL IL introduced.
Sec T. No ordinance shall Re revised,
re-enacted or amended BY reference 70 Us
title, but the ordinance 70 pe TsVIse1 OF
re-enactsd. or the section thereof aiilsfliei
shall De re-enacted At length as revised
or amended
Sec b. When a bill Is put upon it's final
passage and fails TO pass. ana nouon u
made TO reconsider. the vote upon sleh
motion shall not be acted On before me
next meeting OF the council no Ditt 10
the grant OF any franchise shall De nIAany
parsed within thirty days after It's miro
ductton. nor until IL has been pubHsneo IN
expense OF the applicant for ten days daily.
Sec. IL No ordinance shall take effect
until ten DAYS after its passage, Unless
otherwise expressed in said ordinance
Sec. Il. Every bill, after IL has passed.
shall be signed by the president of the coun-
eli in open session. in 3uthen ucatlon Oh us
passage; In signing such Dill, the presii,,
dent shall call the attention Of the council
10 the bill. and that he is about 10 sign II,
and, IL any member so request. the bill
shall he read at length for information as
10 its correctness as enrolled. IL any mem
Der object that the bill is not the same as
when considered and passed, such onjec-
ton shall De passed upon. and IL sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
ami the bill shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 10 any other
business.
Sec Is Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated as provided
in the last section. shall within nye DAYS
thereafter be presented to the mayor Inc
mayor shall return such bill TO the coin-
Gil within ten days after receiving II, and
II he do not disapproye II. II shau become
an ordinance; If he dlsapprove II, ne snaN,
when he so returns IL, specify his oDJsctioas
thereto In writing. The objections OF the
mayor shall be entered at large on the
Journal of the council, and pnoiisned IN
the city official newspaper. me COUNCIL
shall. not less than five days after sach
publication. and within thirty days after
such bill shall have been so returned, rs-
consider and vote upon the same, and TX
the same shall, upon such RECOMMENDATION.
be again passed BY the affirma tive vote OF
not less than two-thirds OF all the members
elected, the president OF the council shall
certify the fact on the bill, and when so
certified the bill shall become an ordinance
with like effect as II IL had not been cisap-
proved by the mayor; but II the Dill so re-
turned shall fail to receive upon the hrst
vote thereon an affirmative vote OF two
thirds OF the members elected IL shall be
deemed finally lost. The vote on such re-
consideration shall be taken by yeas ana
nays. and the names OF members voting
for or against the same shall be entered
in the journal thereof.
See IL. All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, who
shall record the same at length in suit
able book kept for that purpose. All ordi-
nances of a general. public or permanent
nature, and those imposing a hne, penalty
or forfeiture. shall be published at least
once in the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall have be-
come a law: provided that the publication
OF all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or vacating
any plat shall be at the expense or the APP
plicant therefor.
sec. Is The city council shall have pow
er by ordinance and not otherwise:
First-To provide for general and special
elections for questions 10 be voted upon,
and 10 provide for the appointment and
election of officers. Any person who. by
the provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto may be appointed or
elected to any office or employment ere
ated in pursuance thereof, shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning OF this sec
ton.
Second-To provide for the assessment,
Ievying and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes of the city, and TO provide
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax Tor general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths of one per centum per affun; no
tax to provide fire engines and other fire
apparatus and supply OF water To quench
fire or for any OF said purposes. snail eX-
coed three~tenths OF one per centum per
snnum: no tax to provide for purchase and
condemnation OF land for public uses ana
Improvement and ornamentation thereof,
and erection OF structures thereon, or TO
proyide for any of said objects. shall ex-
coed two-tenths OF one per centum per
annum: no tax to provide Tor FURNISHING
gas, electricity and lights, and for con-
structlon OF works necessary or conVenlent
therefor or for any OF said purposes, shall
exceed two-tenths Of one per centum per
annum; no tax for street and alley inn
prov ement and repair. exclusive OF assess
ments mentioned i'm subdivisions seventh,
eighth and tenth OF this section, and con-
strticton and repair OF sewers and con-
duits, other than water pipe, or Tor any
OF one per centum per anntIm; no tax Tor
construction and repair or water works
and appurtenances. or or any or the same.
shall exceed one per centum per annum;
and no tax for the maintenance and OPP
Grafton of water works and for paying rent
for water works or water, or Tor any OF
said purposes, shall exceed five-tenths Of
ons. rer centum per annum. and all taxes,
exclusive OF assessments Tor improve
rnents mentioned in said subdivisions sew
enth eighth and tenth, shall not IN any
wear exceed three per centum or the prop
erty assessed: and all taxes for special pur-
roses other than water works and water
salnnly and exclusive OF assessments Tor
innroyefnents mentioned in said sub-di-
visions seventh. eighth and tenth, shall
not ia any year exceed one and one-tenth
ner csntum of the property assessed; and
- rroN,f.le for the assessment and collec-
ton OF A road poll tax not exceeding -FOUR
dollars per poll on all male inhabitants be
tween the ages of twenty-one and fifty
wears inclusive.
Thira-To control the finances and prop
erfv ~ the city; provided that the city
council shall have no administrative as DIS
tlnruished from the legislative power.
Fourth-To acquire by purchase or by ex-
ercisc OF the right % eminent domain or
otherwise and for the use and IN the name
az the cftv such lands and other prop
ertv as may be deemed necessary. proper
or convenient for any OF the corporate
uses provided fer by this charter and toac-
auire for the use Of the city any property
hv gift request or devise. and 10 dispose
az All such property as II shall have. as
the interests OF the city may from time TO
time require.
Fyfth-To borrow money for corporate
purpoSes ON the credit Of the city. and 70
authorize the issue OF negotiable bonds
therefor on such condition or conditions
and IN such manner as may be prescribed
IN this charter and the constitution and
laws OF his state, but the Indebtedness Of
the city shall at no time exceed in the AK
wregate ten per cenfum of the value OF all
.exable property in said city. such value
- ne ascertained and determined by the
last assessment for city purposes previous
10 the mourning OF such Indebtedness and
ttl,de~ the limitations above stated 20 au-
tnorive the issue Of bonds in place OF or TO
s,ffsiv the means with which 70 meet ma
turing bonds or other Indebtedness or for
the consolidation or FUNDING OF the same:
r,rovltied that no bond or set OF housts shall
*, issued for longer period tasn twenty
years.
sfxth-To provide for TIE purchase or an
r,~en-tatfon az property within or without
ne 'rornoratc limits 90 the city for rs cor
rsorata uses. upon making just Compensa-
ton "a. the owners thereof. and In provide
fsr the institution and maintenance OF
syyrh pro-eeltinEs as may be authorized by
ne venerai laws Of the state for the an
froprtation OF private property for public
use.
seventh-To lay out. establish. omen. al