The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13

Section L Al moneys ia tas city treas
ury a. the tiEns - lie adoption az -
charter, belonging 10 the several fgaas
saa1 DC crealtea 10 The several fans 4,
wEicll-5ae same oeiaas under tAs pgss4s-
ions Of sAlS charter.
Sec. = No pgy.ieee sllsal ee gF4nsss
thai saSReads or cS1sllicts VITA any aTS-
nance. except by an oFdIaAn2s passed
by the city council
sec. s. All books and records o. even
office and department shah 10 cpeA u
TIE inspection OF any eAtszea Al any INA
during business hours. copies " e.
tracts from sa44 hooks ana records eay
certified, shall De given b. ths olficer IA.
ing tie same IL custody 10 any pegsaa
asm3 aatug the same. and pAyAx y
rendering. for toe use az ihe city, "a
cents per folio OK enc hundred Nssls sas
suca copies or extracts.
Sec. l. Except when Otherwise prosi2-
e1 by law Or This ehAFteF a.. paa1e ~
fceS shan be kept open for business ever
DAY, except sundays 3na lcgA. holidays
from 11Re o'c.ack IA the forenoon Glk4
I'VE O'Clock IN the Afternoon.
Sec : No Office shah De created. Ess
shah any person be employ ed IN ally "a
paSity. nor shall any otsicer. clerk or en-
pIoye receive any salary or coziasselsaIiaa
for any service OF any Kind, un.cSs LA
same IS specially providsa Tor or aaiaof-
ICED by law or shis charter.
sec. &. Every offleer authorized oy lsx
or ordinance 70 allow, auGtt or ceEtify Co
fnanls upon the treasury. or 70 MAKE AR
official investigation. shall nave rover y
administer oaths and afarmAtions sn5
take and hear testimony concerning say
matter or thing re.ating thereto.
Sec. I. Every officer who snssA apprcye
allow or pay any demand % the treasury
not authorized by law. ordinance or Ia
charter shall be liable TO tile city iaas
vlauaIy and on has ofIlcial bond fos 10
amount paid by the city upon saea ue-
mand In excess oe the amount sawia-f
due from the city thereon
Sec. 5. Unless otherwise provided ~
law or this charter. each cftieer, board u
department authorized 10 appoint aaf
deputy. clerk, assistant or enpiaye. sAaa
have tAe right 10 remove any pefsoa -
scc. !. All appointments o. officers. dep
uties and clerks 70 be made under sHy
provision Of this charter must ne msas
In writing and authenticated ~ the Ter
son or persons. board or officer making
the same, and fled with ihe conpiro.ieF.
Sec. ~. All appoutsve officers OF ia
city Of Seattle ia Office when tais CHAR
ter takes eftect shall continue 70 hoz
and exercise their respse awe offtcvs eh.
der and IN accordance With the terms
and provisions aud obligations q ~
lice ten % their respective SUCCESSORS nf
the officers WHO shall succeed - their Ga-
ties Under this charter.
Sec. IL The mayer, city treasurer. cor
paratiaA counsel and city clerk wh0 an
IL ofsice at the time this Charter taxa
effect shall continue n Office Tor re
raina nder Of their terms and the taFss
frs uameA until thelt respective sacceS
sofs shall have qualified. The mayoFt
city treasurer aud corporation eounaes
elected at the general municipal c.ectioa
Is March. iSs5, saaA held their respocus.
osiices 20 al intenfs aad purposes as I
they Rad been elected under this chagteE.
The Office O. city clerk as a separa4e q.
flee shan terminate with the term OF -
Incumbent who VAS e-ecfGG AZ the Eens
efai election ~ the year lSsA and -.
els f4af
election IN iae year iSS shan not taks
ofliee.
comptroller who is it, ofsice at the time
this Charter Is adopted shall contsnu fas
the period Of ais original appointment
and untA his Successor Is appointed ana
qualified. Ills successor S1al be snpasIN.
e4 sy the mayor. by and with the atvhs
ard consent Or the clay council. and shah
hold ostig- until ms successor IS elected u
the year iSas. ana q4ahfief. The person n
during the interim between the expiratioa
OF the term OF the present city clerk aat
the fTsr election and Qualification 81 ctr
comptroller herein pr0vieea Tor s2sA =
ex-oiaei1 city clerk and shah receive
c0mpen "a tion a. tas rate herein provides
Tor eiky comptroller.
Sec. IS. Ii shah be tho duty q 10
city council 10 purchase or olnerwtse ..
Qulre IN toe manner snd out o. the frna
herein provided for tract o, land witA-
cat the corporate limits OF noi .ess tSsa
one hundred acres, and establish tnerss9
a pah4c cemetery. In order 20 pF0fiss
q fund Tor sach parpose, tha city e0uncl
may cause 60 be issued and sod al nol
less than par warrants 20 the aEnosI
necessary for suea purchase. or oiass
ae8pisitien. not q exceed, however, -
sufa OF Twenty Thousand Dollars, bear
sn~ reasonable rate ~ interest. no' -
exceed eight per ce0tugn per annpm. g
nay pay for said land vita the warranas
sa Issued In aF1er 10 provide foF ths
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