The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-15
rHR CHARTER or THE CITY o.
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ing clause Of every ordinances. SHALL De:
BE 81 oraained ey the City Q, Sea'a's
sec ii. No ban ssssn bsco-ns an o-ts-
rance urIe.. OF rs flrszI passage a. least
majority os all the members elected so.s
IA fts favor. and The vote be taken ~
voting fer and against ths sszns be entered
fn fhs Journal No ordnance, otasr th1a
ar ordinances providing for ap7rop.sas a.
FOR salaries or current expenses, shell %
r,assed on tn anaI reading az the meeting
az which IL Is introduced
Sec T. No ordinances shall b revfse0,
Te-enacfed CT amended by references Y -
title. cut ths ordinance 10 Be rev1sed o.
ye-snscted. or the section thereof amer 1so
shall be re-enaeted ~ length as revised
o. amended
Sec. u. When q Bill IL pu. upon its f!nal
pasase and fails 20 pass and MOTION -
made 10 reconsider, thu vote upon socn
motion shall no; BE acted or before ne
the grant OF any franchise shall bs finally
PAIRED within thirty days after rs iniTo-
duction. nor until IL has been puonsneo "a
sxpense OF the applicant for ten days daily.
Sec. IA No ordinance shall take effect
Until ten days after fts passage. unsess
otherwise expressed In said ordnance
Sec, Is. Every bin. after Il has passed
shall be signed by the president OF the ccan-
csi IN open session. Ia naturalization OF lta
passage II signing such Dill, the pree.,,
dent shall call the attention OF the council
10 the bill. and that he IL about 10 sign ~
and, IL any member so request the Dill
shah be read at length for information as
Der object that the blu s& not the same al
when considered and passed, such oo1ec-
ton ehan be paused upon. and IL sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
and the bill shall be corrected and aligned
before the council proceeds TO any olnef
Sec. Is. Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated a. provided
In the last section. shall within nye oeys
thereafter be presented TO the mayor. Tne
mayor shall return such bill 10 the coun.
Gil within ten days after receiving IL. ana
~ he DO not d3sapprove Il. IL shah become
an ordinance: IL he cisapprove Il. be shall,
thereto IN writing The objections OF the
mayor shall be entered az large On the
Journal OF the council. and pncsisned n
the city official newspaper. The council
shall not less than five DAYS after ouch
publication, and within thirty days after
such bill shall have been so returned, re-
consider and vote upon the same, ana TX
the same shall. upon sIch reconsideration,
be again passed by the affirmative vote OF
not less than two-thir6s OF al the members
elected. the president OF the council shall
certify the fact on the bill, and when 50
certified the bill shall become an ordinance
with Ike effect as II II had not been disap-
proved by the mayor; but II the OH so re.
turned shall fail 10 receive upon the nrst
vote thereon an affirmative vote or TWO
thirds OF the members elected u snalI De
deemed finally lost The vote on snch re.
nays. and tho names OF members voting
for or against the same shall be entered
In the Journal thereof.
Sec IL. All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, VINO
shall record the same at length In suit
able book kept tor that purpose. All ordi-
names OF a genera. public or pernlsns, ts
or forfeiture. shall be published at least
once IN the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall have be-
Les AaA haf hfs
Of all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or vaeatng
any plat shall be NJ the expense OF the sp-
sec. ia. The city council shall have pow
Or by ordinance and not otherwisei
First-To provide for general and special
elections for questions 10 DO 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
eted in pursuance thereof. shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning or this SEQ
ton
second-To provide for the assessment
levying ard collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes OF the city, and 20 provioe
OF tho corporation. but no TAX for general
municipal purposes shah exceed -FOUR
tenths OF ore per centgm per annum' no
tax TO provide fire engines and other IRE
apparatus and q supply OF water TO ouench
IRE. or for any OF said purposes. shall ex-
Deed three-tenths OF one per eentum per
snnum: no tax to provide for purchase and
condemnation OF hand for public uses ana
irnproveansnt and ornafnentatton thereof,
and erection of structures thereon. or 20
coed two-tenths OF one per centufn per
annum; no tax to provide for furnishing
gas, electricity ard lights, and for con.
etrtction Of works necessary or convenient
therefor, or for any OF said purposes. shall
exceed two-tenths of one per centurn per
annum; no tax for street and alley Inn
provement and repair, exclusive OF assess
rnents mentioned In subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth OF this section and con-
struction and repair or sewers and con-
OF Mia purposes shali exceed four-tenths
OF one per centum per annlim; no tax for
construction and repair or water WORKS
sbau exceed one per centum per annum:
nj no tax for the maintenance and op-
GRAFTON OF water works and for paying rent
lot Is w nnrnosss' shsli exceed fve-senths Of
one per oantum per annum, and ell taxes.
exclusive Of assessments Ter improve
mants mentioned IN said subdivisions sew
enth' eighth ard tenth. shall not In any
year exceed three Per cenrum or the prop
srty assessed: and all taxes for special pur-
rosss other than water works and water
s,noly. and exclusive OF assessments for
| improvements mentioned IN said euh-dt-
visions seventh. eighth and tenth. shall
not 10 any year exceed ore and one.tenta
per csntum OF the property assessed; and
X rrovsde for the assessment and coiiec-
ton OF a road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars per poll on all male Inhabitants BE-
tween The ages OF twsnty-ons and nfty
mi ThirsNTo control the finances and prop
| sa,,-r,i .hsi have no Administrative as dis
ttrrliish-d from tho legislative power.
Fourta-To acquire by purchase or by ex-
| e.herwise and for the use ard in the name
l ~ the city such lands and other prop
! srty as may be deemed necessary. proper
| or convenient for any OF the corporate
| orir~ FOR the use % ihe city any property
Sy rtrt. bequezt or Devise. and 20 dispose
| az al such property as it shall have. as
| the interests or the ea,y may tr0a ufas 10
| time require.
Fy.th-To borrow money for corporate
| purposes on the credit % the city, and 70
| authcrins the issue Of negotiable bonds
| therefor on such condition or conditions
| and in such manner as may be prescribed
/ in thss charter ana the constitution and
| laws 81 his state; but the Indebtedness Of
| tina city shaii at no time exceed In the az
| rrrxata ten per csntUm q ths value OF al
| .axshle property In said city. such value
] ~ hs aScertained and determined BY the
- ~. irSurrinx os such Indebtedness: and
/ under the limitations ahovs stated 20 au-
/ taorizs the issue % bonds IN place OF or 20
| svnpiY the means with which 20 meet ma
| ,,rtrs sonas or ether Indebtedness or FOR
! tNs consolidation Or funding OF the same,
/ rrnvtcea that no bond or set OF honSts shall
/ e issued Tor a leager pertod than twenty
slxtA-ro provide fer the purchase or sp-
/ ,,ropr A ten OF property within or without
/ ,he corporate nrnits - the city for IS cor
4 fsarats rises upcn making JUST conpensa-
! tson 20 the owners thereof: and 20 nrOv4aa
| - ths INSTITUTION and main euancs 81
| ench proceedings as Tray be authorized ny
/ tns general laws % the state for the an
,Srepriatioa OF private property fer public
| use