The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03

Section l Al moneys IN tas city tres..
uEy al sae S1zse II tae adoption 81 =
Garter. belonging d the several farss
saa4 1e credited 20 the several san.s :
w.lIel--Iile same aSa51s uzs2eE TIE pasyss-
Ions 81 lslS czzSaZ ter
Sec. > No privilege shat be graaaA
that s@Spen1s or cuz2lfscts @tt1 ans ord
nance, except ~ a. ordinances passed
o. the city coGlciL
SEC. J. Al books and records q every
Office and department s5a4 ne open .
taE Inspection % any cs1Ezsl a. 4ai Ina
during business a1uES- CoESes o. e.
fE@cts from Saa1 hseSkS ana r~car4s. dug
certified. shan Dc given oy he OffA@er Aas-
ing 5ae same IL custody u any versa
GeGE l1ing tie same. and paying q
tenaeE.nS. for the Use OF tn. CITY, tea
cents per g3.Io O. one hG11Fea sogds sss
suciI copies or extracts
Sec I. Except ~hen 0t1eE@lse proy1-
81 by az or this charter a. p2o1e a.
ncss S1A4 BE kept opea T1r BUSINESS ever
day, except Sundays z1@ .es2l aa.laaxs
from IaIna. oc.ocA N tie forenoon GEsa
i've O'Clock Ia the afternoon
Sec 5. No offlse SlSA ~ created. nas
shan any person De n2-5y 81 n Azy ca
paclly, nor s1saA any 0iIl1sE. CLERK sF en-
ployc receive any salary o. co12eersasisa
same = specially provided ter or aQtass-
ICED 5y az CT fnis caarIsE.
Sec { Every of.icer authorized ~ Ian
or ordinance 10 allow. agl1sS or certify de-
offIcial Investigation, saa.l nave ysaEer .
administer QataS AID zftzTzn& sloz@S sri
take aEs4 hear testimony c9Gcsrasag azy
matter - thing re-atiEg thereto.
Sec !. kSery officer WHO sa24 Approve.
allow or pay any demand on the trsaszrT
not authorized ~ las or1lna1cs or tais
charter. shall De liable % ire city iaxs-
vt1galsy and on his official ESl1 fer IA
amount paid ~ the city 9p1a sgeA De-
R1aa8 In excess o. Tie amount aAEtgAy
due from the CEtw thereon.
Sec. = E1.eSS Otherwise Provided ~
law or this charter, each officer, osafd os
department authorized % apEasaz any
deputy. clerk, assistant or eEnps1ye sAaa
have the righE 10 remove any s<-ssn 50
appointed
Sec g AL appointments q Offers dep
uties and clerks 20 De made nnser any
provision Of this charter ga4sc D. nate
IN writing znd authenticated y lie per-
son or persons. board or of1saeF making
the sane. and He'd EltR tie cssazS<se.ssf.
Sec- y. AZ appclnuve Cffteezs q The
city q Seattle il Cffice when tbs eaar.
ter takes effect shall c8nt-aEe % hos3
and exercise their respective 0tfacss IN
der and in sccordalce with The terms
and provisions and 0allgaEs0as q tas
charter, uutl the aup1i EEaenT ard qet
ificatEon OF their respective SUCCESSORS 4
tle officers WOO saasl succeed % t1s1r H.
ties under this charter.
Se2. II. The mayor. city treasurer, cof-
pOyaEioa counsel and city clerk wae are
In 5ffiee AZ the tiuse this charter iakes
effect shall continue In office COR ne
Terua .nzer q their terms and ire tara
tirst raTn9~ uGEA their respective s1cess-
s9Fs shah have qualified Ene m1yaf
blasted At the general nluntclpal essctisz
II March. isSs5, s1&E hold taeir respecrss
0fsIses 70 a. fHtenJs ana purposes as Z
Trey had been elected under this ehafag
Tae office of city clerk as a separate a-
Zee shall terminate with tie ierD u ire
incumbent who was e-Aetea aT the gea-
era eiectton II tne year lssA. and -
person elected city c4eEH a the genera
election N tAe year lS@ SHAH not taAs
Sc. L. The term o. once u the cir
comptroller who Is "a ofiiee a. the liza
this charter is adopted shall continue lar
AMI unul his successor Is Appointed ara
qualified. His successor saaA - appei.s-
ed ~ the mayor. BY and with the Anx&s
ard consent az the city COUNCIL, and saaA
hold office unit. bis successor Is elected y
the year ISIS. ard qualified. The person 2
persons Wlo s4d.l ne city conpsreaFs
durinE TIE interim between tAe exrsratlss
OF the term g tte present city ezsTk ~
the arst election and qaa.ifsssssi1fl % o.. s1g 4.
comptroller herein provided for sha.l =
ex-ottcio city clerk and shah receas
compeu Sarion a. the rate aeFein prgYi1ss
so~ city comptroller.
Sec 10. Ii shan - the duty 81 ~
city council 20 purchase or otherwise ~.
Qulre in tae manner and out D, the fEe2
herein provided for n tract of saH5 80
our tae corporate limits % rot less saAa
one hundred acres. ard eStan.is1 taeIrss
a public cenSferv. In ordsr 20 PROVES
a fund for such purpose. the city 11cnas
may cause 70 BE- issued and SOD az ns.
Jess than par warrants 20 the anog@
necessary FOR such purchase. OF ok5s.
aegrtsi1Ien. not - exceed, however. -
sum OF Twenty thousand DoLHrss otss.
ing reasonable rate q interest not =
exceed eight per centuu peF anaEm. 2.
may nav Tor sail lard wita the warfahsNs
50 issued In 0r1er 90 provide f9F -
redemption o. said warrants add tus ~.
wenf o. interest f1errHn. seYe9ts-.tp
per centunl % the prHce~ds o. 81 sasss
os burial lots In said cemetery Shah ne 8.
au4rs ard made a sueg4ai fuad agtDsh&sss
solely TO that purpose. TIE warrants =
issued shaE NOT he or become aepl I.
oNffxatfQn q the city. bat sa2A - p'aJAA'
onzv aut OF the said sprcial fund.
Sec "a AT tne first general raanssassz.
e'artfon after the city shall Re py so
extension % its existing water EystS.
SasBg,fal with suffirlenf water 49,
fh.r@fgr e. shall o. tire duty OF tae ca9a-
cil 20 submit 10 the e.ectofs or tzls ~
qulre for the city Dy purchase O.
StrGctign, or both, pant ana 80
FOR furnishing light cy power % 80
FOR corporate or Individual use 0s
So ~ This charter IS framed - -
TIE intent that Il hs Submitted y .sts4
general municipal election on tnS s
day y March. a -. lS1-