The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
sEATTLE-ronffnu

contain But ore OBJECT. winch EE~A4A -
clearly expressed In its tstls- The enact
Ing CLAUSE Of every ordinance sHzA y.
follows"
nance unless On is aEEai passage az least .
majority Of all the members elected Yo-s
81 its favor. and The vote be taken y
yeas and nays. and the names OF nose
voting for and against the same be entered
sH the Journal No ordinance. otnsr IMAM
ar ordinance providing for apprUEys a1loias
for salaries or current expenses, snail De
passed on its final reading al the meeting
al which Il IS introduced
Sec u No ordnance shall be revised.
ye-enacted Or amended by reference 70 It's
title. but the ordinance 20 be revised Or
re-enacted. or the section thereof arsle fSsQ
shall be re-snacted al length as revised
Or amended
See 10. When bin IL put upon It's final
passage and fails 10 pass. and a motion -
made TO reconsider. the vote upon socn
motion shall not be acted on before TIE
next nesting OF the council No olll for
the grant of any franchise shall oe manly
passed within thirty days after tts intro
doction. nor Until IL has been pu5hs1e1 IN
the official newspaper OF the CITY a. the
expense o. the apssacax for ten days oaAy.
Sec IA No ordinance shall take effect
Until ten days after its passage, unless
otherwise expressed IN said ordinance
Sec. Is. Every bin, after il has passed.
shall be signed by tins president OF the coAh-
Gil In open session. In authentlcatIon Of It's
passage: IN signing such Dill, The preei-
dent shall call the attention % the council
to the bill. and that ne il about 20 sign ~.
and. II any member so request, the bill
shall be read at length for Information as
10 its correctness az enrolled IL any mem
Der object that the bill Is not the same as
when considered and passed. such oo1ec-
ton shall b. passed upon. and II sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
and the biz shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 10 any ouaef
See Is Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated as PROVIDED
sn the last section. shall within I'VE c3ys
thereafter be presented 10 the mayor. The
mayor shall return such BIN TO the coun-
Gil within ten days after receiving IL ara
u be DO not clsapprove Il. II shan become
an ordinance. II he disapproye X, ne snaA,
when he 50 returns II. specify ais ob1sctloils
thereto IN writing. The objections OF the
mayor shall be entered at large on the
Journal of the council. and published IN
the city official newspaper. The council
shall. not less than i've days after such
~GbAcat lion. and within thirty days after
such bill shall have been so returned. fs-
consider and vote upon the same, and il
the same shall. upon such reconsideration,
10 again passed By the affirmative vote OF
not less than two-tnlFds o. all the members
elected, the president or the cotlncli sh~lli
certify the fact on The Bill, and when SO
certified the bin shall become an ordinance
with ike effect as II Il had not been disap-
PRAYED by the mayor; but II the Dali SO re-
turned shall fail 10 receive upon the first
vote thereon an affirmative vote Of two
thirds OF the members elected IL snail De
deemed finally lost. The vote on spcn re-
consideration shall be taken b. yeas and
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, VINO
shall record the same at length In a suit
able book kept for that purpose. All ordl-
IanceS OF q general. hubble or permanent
nature. and those imposing a fine. penalty
or forfeiture. shall be published at least
once in the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall nave De-
come law: provided that the publication
OF all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or yacatinS
any plat shall be at the expense or The ap-
Sec. II. 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 Gre
ated in pursuance thereof. shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning or this sec
ton.
seeond-To provide for the assessment,
ievyfng and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes OF the city. and 10 provide
for the payment of the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths OF ore per centum per anntlrni no
tax TO provide fire engines and other nre
apparatus and a supply OF water TO q1ench
Are or for any OF said purposes. shall ex-
coed .hree-tenths OF one per centum per
sunum: no tax 10 provide for purchase and
condemnation Of land for public uses ana
Improvement and ornameutation thereof,
and erection OF structures thereon, or 10
provide for any of said objects, shan ex-
coed two-tenths Of one per centum per
annuuf: no tax 10 provide Tor FURNISHING
gas. electricity and lights. and for con-
Strtaction OF works necessary or convenient
therefor or for any OF said purposes, shall
exceed two-tenths Of one per centum per
annurn: no tax for street and alley i'm
prov cement and repair, exclusive or assess
rnents mentioned IN Subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth OF this section. ana con-
struciion and repair OF sewers and con-
Quits other than water pipe, or Tor any
az said purposes shall exceed four-tentns
OF one per centum per annNm; no tax Tor
construction and repair Of water works
and appurtenances. or OF any OF the same,
shall exceed one per centun per annurn;
ard no tax for the maintenance ana OPP
Grafton az water works and for paying rent
Tor water works or water. or FOR any OF
said purposes shall exceed hVe-tenths or
one per centum per annum; ana all taxes.
exclusive OF assessments for improve
yaenfs mentioned in said subdivisions sew
enth eighth and tenth. shall not IN any
year exceed three per centum OF the prop
erty assessed. and all taxes TOT special plr-
roses other than water works and water
runDly aud exclusive Of assessments for
improvements mentioned IN SAID sub-di-
visions seventh. eighth ana TENN. shail
not IN any year exceed ore and one-tenth
Yer centrum OF the property assessed: and
10 pros-ide 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
ThirdETo control the Frances and prop
e~tv OF the city; provided that the city
cot,,,.gi shall have no administrative dis
tfrguished from the legislative power
Fourth-ro acquire by purchase or by ex-
erc!se Of the right Of eminent domain or
othsryyise and for thu use and in the name
~ the city saich lands and other prop
erty as may he deemed necessary. proper
or convenient for any OF the corporate
us.s provided for by this charter. and toaC-
nui~s FOR the use OF the city any property
nv riYf Seuuest or devise. and 20 dispose
OF all such property ss ~ snail nave, as
;ha interests OF the city may from time 10
time require.
TYfthETo borrow money for corporate
purposes on the credit Of the city. and 10
AUTHORIZES the issue OF negotiable bonds
therefor on such condition or conditions
and in such manner as may be prescribed
ia this charter and the constitution ana
laws OF this state; but the indebtedness OF
the city shall at no time exceed IN the ag-
srrsgsrs ten per centum Of the value Of all
taxahfe rroperty IN said city. such value
10 he aSrcrtainea and determined by the
last assessment for city purposes previous
- the ir,,,urring o. such Indebtedness: and
s,r,slsr the limitations above stated 70 au-
thF,rgza the issue Of bonds In place Of or 10
supply the means with which 70 meet ma
t,.rtng bonds or ether Indebtedness or for
me consolidation or funding OF the same:
provided. that ne bond o. set ~ bonds sh2il
X issued for longer period than twenty
years.
Slxth-To provide fer the purchase Or ap-
r,r,,p~saffori OF property within or without
The corporate limits 90 the city for Us cor
,eerata uses upou making Just compensa-
ttan 20 the owners thereof an3 90 provide
F.~ me institution ard BAint euanoe %
s,,eh nrocee~3fnEs as may be authorized nv
She -eosral laws % the state Tor the an
rs-enrtation o. private property for puhI.