The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29
THE CHARTER or ruE CITY oF
SEATTLE
ARTICLE I.
GeneraI rslsl.t. a,.a Iiahrl,rfs..

sectioa = TIE municipal corporation
now existing ana knawn as the Citp II
seattle ssaA remain ard continue a aoay
t<A.ltse ana corporate ~ naHnn and ia fact
BY tAe name or Tie city * Seasfsa ~ ard
aE that name shall A&Ne Ies-zsasalal sstss-
ce&sgntl, may sue end 9etenA III al. courts
ana places and la all aaktcGs ana pra-
c0e4i1ES Whatever. aa8 may have ard
Ese a Eo-lstu~n seal. aRA alter ire same Ar
bles.ss. az fisaS purchase receive. hold
ao1 ealoy reai ara personal property VITA
~ ard withesst the carpnrate lssnfts 81 fAe
14tw az Seattle, and may sell convey
mortgage ana dispose q the same for the
ce1nfifen ce3esit, ard may receive h&auests
slevtses. gifgs ard Donations Of al .s.nas
q properly Within and without the CIV
80 ~ u~n Use ana eenett or IN trust
Ter caaFtsaa-e o. ether pubasc purpose 80
aH1 do All acts necessary 70 carry opt
TIE purposes eT such gifts. requests de-
Nl1ss ara donations, with power 20 man
same IN accordance with the tefYnS OF The
gift ae1Usst. devise or trust
&c Iae plelic buildings. lands and
nI 4Nerty, a.! rights % property ana rights
OF action. all moaeys revenues ana income
nelailslHg or aplrrtai ming 10 the Cfiy of
Safe 9re aere5y declared 70 he vested
Sec The civ e Sestfie shall coa-
tnYe = have hole and enjoy All public
erfv real and personal streets. alleys apa
ether public places. rights II property,
rsats OF acuon. SUITS aUtlens. moneys.
revenues taxes. licenses income. books
documents. records archives claims d.
nands. ami generally an things in pesses-
son ana action or every nature and de-
cations, debts. liabilities aaes ans duties.
81 the existing Municipality.
Sec q Sults, actiens and proceedings
NAV - brought ga the name 81 the Cftv
of Seattle fer the recovery 81 any property.
money or thing belonging thereto n law
or tn equity or dedicated 20 puAlic use
therein. or for the enforcement cf any
rights OF or contracts win said city.
neither nu6e or arising or aecruing be-
fore or after the adoption n thts charter:
aad the adoption q. hts charter stall not
fnT suit, action or proceeding In conrt or
elsewhere. 10 which said eiyy is a party.
Sec D. Al contracts q every descrtr-
ton heretofore duly and Iegaliv made and
entered INTO by tke City u Seattle. by Yir-
tue Of any existing law. shall ren&ia valid
and be Ntn1ing nnon the CITY Of Seattle.
20 the extent only that they are now valid
and hinding upon the CITY Of Seattle
See 3 The adoption 81 this charter shall
not aif-@ct any special or LEGAL assessment.
re-a7sss sFnrnt or proceeding relating there
70. which may he wholly or partly CGns-
pleted or pending before the city council.
or any hoard or officer At the time of such
aGCnto1 bilt all sUch assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may he com
pietsd under the provisions % this charter:
and al Things done prior n the adoption
Of this charter. relating 20 any such ss-
sessment re-assessmen1 or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncom2ieted.
shall be held to be a compliance with tho
provisions Of this charter relating thereto.
in SO far as such provisions are suhstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions Of the
charter superseded hereby. relating TO the
same matter. or AL such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be COM
pleted under the provisions Of the charter
which IS superseded ny this charter or un-
der the provisions OF general laws appli-
cable thereto.
See Z. All the provisions OF this charter
which are substantially identical with pro-
VISIONS OF the charter superseded hereby.
shall be construed as organizations oI
such former provisions end not as new
epactmenfs.
In all cases OF claims for damages ayainst
the city. on which part OF the time allow
ed for presenting such claims To the city
council and fling the same With the city
clerk has already elansed at the time ~
the adoption Of this charter, the portion of
time already elapsed shall he counted az
a mart OF the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and ming slch
claims.