The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-05
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE /.


sectien I. TIE municipal csrre "a ton
rosx existing and known as the Cry Of
5 attic. saSll reH1sin enG continue a asty
~ tAe name q The CITY 81 Ssaetse.r and
b. that name s66-5 haee nerantHas st,s~-
essszot. rg.ay sue AMI defend 81 al cotsFts
and places, and IN al zeatssTs aha aga-
eeelIags whatever ana nav have. ard
Use A common seal. ana alter tie same az
tseaSNre. &lA may purchase. receive, hold
&aC enlGy real and personal property with
u and without sae torpoSata .alsis Of the
City Of Seattle. ana faag sell. eongsy.
mortgage ana cisE'ese Of inc same fer the
c9mFacn oeEefaf. anc may receive requests
osNlses. gifts and Se.stlonS OF at kinas
o. property within and without TIE city
Ter its own Use and aeHsst. or in trust
Tor charitable or ether eussls purpasss
ire purposes OF sGch gifts GequsStS de-
N1Ses ana ccnaiions. with power 70 man
age. sell. ieasa or otherwise dispose Of the
same In accordance with the terms OF the
git. 6eqaest. devise CT trust.
Sec. =. TIE pHhlie buildings. lands and
property az rights q property and rights
OF action. all moneys, revenues and income
belonging or appertaiEing - the City ef
seattle. are hereby declared TO De vested
II The said CITY OF Seattle.
Sec. ). The CITY Of Seattle shell con-
tnue 70 have. hold ana enjoy all psGollc
buildings. lands, wharves. waters. prop
etty real sad personal. streets. alleys AID
rights OF action. suits. actions. moneys.
revenues, taxes. licenses. income. hooks.
docur1snty. records. archives. claims. de-
ma2ss, and generally all things in posses
sion and action OF every nature and &C.
Scl1piien, and shall be subject TO all oot-
sStlens, debts. liabilities. dues and duties.
or tes existing municipality.
sec. l. Suits, actions and rrcceedinEs
may he brought in the rene % the city
OF Seattle f,r the recovery OF any. properly.
money or thing belonging thereto, In law
or IN equity. or dedicated 10 public Use
therein. or for tl,e enforcement OF any
rights Of or contracts With said city.
n Nt1F av IN fr,sr ts-
fore or after the adoption % this charter.
and the adoption OF this charter shall not
operate 70 ahate or discontinue any exist
ing suit. action or proceeding in court or
elsewhere, TO which said city Is a party.
Sec. >. A.. contracts or every descrip-
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into By the City Of Seattle. by yir-
tue of any existing Law. shall remain valid
and be binding upon. the City OF Seattle,
70 ne s extent only thai r they are now valid
Sec. 8. The adoption OF this charter shall
not affect any special or LEGAL assessment,
re-assessment or proceeding relating there
20. which may be wholly or partly c-m-
pleted or pending before the city council.
or any board or ofacer AZ the time Of such
adoption. hut ell such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings msy be cem-
pleted under the provisions OF this charter:
and all things done prior to the adoption
of this charter, relating TO any such as
sessment. re-asSessncnt or proceeding
now pending or remaining unconpleted.
shall be held TO be compliance with the
provisions or this charter reiating thereto,
In so far as such provisions are suhstan-
TALLY the same the provisions or the
charter superseded hereby relating to me
same matter. or all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may nc conn
pieted under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded by this charter ar I'm
der the provisions of general laws appii-
cable thereto.
Sec T. All the provisions of this charter
which are sDhsfa ntfaiy Identical With pro-
visions OF the charter superseded hereby.
shall he construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
epactments.
In all cases CT claims for damages agaipst
the city. ON which part o1 tile time filow-
ed for presenting ssch claims {, the city
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time OF
the adoption Of this charter, the porucsa &c
a part OF The six months nxed by this
charter for presenting and nnnE such
clAima s.