The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE I.


e-ction ]. The municipal corporation
Eow existing and kszown as the S8sy q
Seattle. snail remain ard continue q nagiy
polite ana corporate IN name and IL sacf.
ay the G2sae Of The City e Sassttsa.n Art
~ mat na-ze snal aaNe perpetual siac-
eeSSiaI. may sue and defe14 IN al r1uriS
and places. ana ia al matters and ysys-
ceilings whatever. ard may have and
use common seal. ard alter The sane ~
ard enjoy real ana personal 1ropsrfv wsth-
u and without tie corporate limits CT the
CITY Of Seattle, ana may SELL convey,
mortgage ard dispose 81 tAe same Tor the
cornrlcn benefit and may receive haouasts
deVises. gifts ard Donations Of all KINDS
q property within and without re city
Tor Its owa Use and benefit. or in trust
for Charitable or other pun.tc purroSe<.
and DO all acts necessary 70 carry cut
TIE purposes % such gifts. beques1s. de-
NlseS ard Donations with power to man
age. sell. lease or otherwise sitsnsse af Ths,
same in accordance With the terms OF the
gilt. oeqGesE. devise or trust.
See The public buildings lands ana
property. eH rights Of arurerfy ana rights
OF action. al moneys. revenues and income
eeloagi0g Or appertainirg u the City of
IN The said CRY az seattle.
Sec ;. The City of Seattle shall con-
nnGe 70 have. hold and enjoy ail puslio
eriy real and personal streets. alleys aaf
other public Places rights 81 property
rights or action, suits. actions. moneys,
revenues, taxes. licenses. income. books,
documents. records. archives claims de-
mancs. and generally all thlagS In possess
sion and action OF every nature ard ae-
cations, debts, liabilities dues and duties,
o. the existing municipality.
Sec T. salts, actions ard proceedings
NAV be brought IN the name OK The CITY
of Seattle for the recovery OF any property.
money or thing belonging thereto. N law
or IN equity, or dedicated 70 raaiic use
rights OF or contracts with said city.
whether made or arising or accrulng be-
fora or after the adoption Of this charter:
and the adoption Of this charter shall not
operate to abate or discontinue any exist
ing suit. action or proceeding IN court or
elsewhere. 70 which said city Is a party,
See 3. All contracts OF every dcscrtp>
zion heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into by the City OF Seattle. by viz
tue OF any existing law; shall remain valid
and De binding upon the city Of Seattle,
60 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding npon the CITY of Seattle.
Sec. &. The adoption of this charter shall
not AFFECT any special or local assessment.
re-assessment or proceeding relating there
10. which may be wholly or partly COM
or any board or officer at the time or such
adoption. bur all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings NAV be COM
pleted under the provisions OF this charter;
and all things done prior 10 the adoption
OF this charter. relating 10 any such as
sessment. re-assessment or proceeding
now pending remaining uneompleted.
shall be held To be a compliance with the
provisions OF this charter relating thereto.
In SO far as such provisions are Suhstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions of the
charter superseded hereby. relating TO the
same matter. or all such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be COM
pleted under the provisions of the charter
which is superseded by this charter OF un-
der the provisions OF general laws appii-
cable thereto.
Sec T. All the provisions OF this charter
which are substantially Identical with pro-
visions OF the chirter superseded hereby.
shall he construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
eractments.
IN ALI cases OF claims for damages AGAINST
the city, on which part OF the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 20 tha city
council and filing the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time OF
the adoption of this charter. the portion OF
time already elapsed shall be counted as
a mart OF the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting ana ming such
claims.