The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
ARTICLE ".
The Executive Department.

Section /. The chief executive officer Of
the city shall be mayor. He shall be at
least thirty years OF age. citizen OF the
United States and of the State or Washing
ton, and a qualified elector of the City OF
Seattle at the time OF his election, and shall
have been citizen and taxpayer OF the city
for at least four years before the day OF his
election.
Sec 2 The mayor shall see that all the
laws and ordinances IN force In the city arc
faithfully executed. and shall direct and
control all subordinate officers OK the city,
except in so far such direction and con-
troll is by the provisions OF this
charter reposed In some other Of
tain peace and good order in the city.
He shall have power at ali times. IN any
emergency. OF which he shall be the Judge.
part OF the police force of the city. In case
OF riot tumult. or violent disturbance of
the public order. the mayer shall have. as
the exigency in his Judgment may require,
beng. OF the police force, but before as
Stunning such control he shall issue his
the duty OF tho chief OF pollce 70 execute
orders promulgated by him for the suppress
sion of such tumult and the restoration OF
order.
on every male inhabltant of the city over
the axe OF eighteen years TO aid IN enforc-
Ing the laws and ordinanees IN ferce ~ ths
and IN preserving the peace ana saEety OF
the city. The city council shan have power
10 enact an ordinance or ordinances pro-
son as the mayor has right 70 call upon as
aforesaid. for wilfully refusing OF neglect
ing TO obey any such order or call
Sec l. In the absence OF any express pro-
vision ia this charter IS to the manner or
electing or appointing any oiicsr the
mayor shall nominate. and with The con-
As IL provided for herein and any ordln-
ance enacted in pursuance thereof.
Sec. 8. II the city council shall refnss TO
contlrm any domination o. TIE nag % len
ate another person TO All the offics, and he
may continue to nominate until DIS nofn-
nee Is confirmed II the mayer iAlls 70
make another nomination w1thin yen az
from the rejection OF a nomination Tor ihs
same Office then the city council snail eject
a suitable person 10 III the ONCE during ths
See. 6 whenever ne mayor shall remove
an appont.ve officer, the vacancy for ne
unsxplred term shall be Tiled ~ sppoitnt-
ment in the same manner as y a. lie 90
ginning OF the term, except as otDsTWls~
provided in this charter.
sec = II SHAH he the duty OF the mayor
annually al the first meeting sfter
TIE comm encement OF the hseaI
year TO communicate hy message t9 tas
city council statement q s4.s "a
snd Affairs OF thu city. and 10 recoitaEileha
fhe Abortion OF such measures as ne may
DEAN expealent and proper, AI1l ne s'as t;;
further have the right 70 nsAe -, sp s-l..l
tirne 10 tine as ne may deem useIul and
Pt ssss TIE mayor shan see ths: all con, ,S
tracts and agreements mace vita
shs city or Tor ils use and oene-
az are faithfully kept and performed
ana 10 this end ne shall Cause az tssA- SF
~l9t1ita ~. PROCEEDINGS 10 be instituted ana
y,Tcss~l5fe6 Against al persons or corTora-
lions failing TO falal thss. - 80. -
the city And it IS ths a1ts y 80 va ~
CT the c.ty. when X shall come % p
49, 49, fhat sssf contract Win the city