The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
~saTrI discontinued.

-, "a wbsrever the rnayo- shall sus-
Esanf Any elective officer lie s21al tznrae14-
S,susgsn ans tas cause thereof, and shall
forthwith saA a EneeiiaS q S2e S1aAel-.
at wh.SA he shah preSeE1 ca4sSrs aeS@lst
Sach suspended orf1SeT, Ane ACCUSED saaA
BE- flsrrssaesi with a copy % TIE charEcs.
ana saAA a2se right 10 akSSaF ~ttA
counsel and make his defense. Lae cary
su>h charxe. and Ter that purpose Snal
have power 20 adjourn from time 20 tlNe
anti tie trial shall - competed. .
summon and compel Ire ai&enasrce of
witnesses 10 hear their testimony.
70 receive CtAsr evidence. anu 90 hear
the arguments q counsel. n eGse of fhe
Suspension Of a memoer 81 tae city caun-
Gil hy that BODY. tie member 50 suspend
ed shall be trie3 IL IKE manner as herein
provided for the trial OF otlceTs suspend
et BY the mayer, except tAat the charges
Der Of the city council In either ease,
the president % t1e city council snaI
preside a. such trial. and IN his absence
or disability the acting pressaeflI. i two
t2lr0s Of al the members or the city
council shall by resolution nnG the ac-
cused guilty. then the suspended officer
saa.. theresay De removed from Office. The
successor OF any officer 50 removed. Y
elected ~ the council. shall be chosen
from the same political party as the Of
Sec. II. Every elective osieer shan
hold Office until bis successor i elected
ana qualified. except as otherwise in this
Sec. n Every appointive officer shall
hold office until his successor IS appointed
ana qualified except as otherwise IN TINS
See. Is No aead % department or other
e4ecttve or appointive officer. councilman
or member o. any board, commission or
bureau. created BY or under THIS charter,
except policemen or firsmeu. shall hold
any other office. Federal, state. county OF
municipal except in the National Guard
or as a notary public, or be an emp10Se
q.
commission. board bureau. institution. or
ouics OF the city government; or be d.
re@sy or indirectly interested Ia any con-
tract with the city. or with or for any
department, institution, board. bureau.
officer, agent or employee thereof. for the
use OF the city. or become surety Tor the
performance o. any such contract Nor
shaA any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation.
operating in whole or in part within the
clty. any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms. save
such as are open 10 the public generally.
The violation 81 any Of the provisions Of
this section shall work a forfeiture 0f
the office Of the officer violating the
same, and warrant his removal from office
by Impeachment or other proper proceed
ure; ANY such officer guilty OF accepting
such pass, free transportation or trans
portaton upon terms not open 20
the pubic generally. shall, In addition 20
forfeiting his office as above provided.
forfeit to the city all sums of money
paid him by the city as salary during
tAE term al N.aAGu ne snSA De guilty. or
such misconduct, up to the time Of the
recovery of judgment against him there
for; and civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time he commenced
in the name OF the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen of the city.
No person elected or appointed 20 any
such office in this city who has accepted
the said office and entered upon the du-
ties thereof shall, except when other
wise in this charter or by general law
OF the state specifically provided. be ell
gible 10 any other office In the city dur
or appointed.