The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF 7
SEATTLE
ARrIcLE 4.


eectson d TIE r-unic8rAl csrrcrattsa
roT EXISTING ans knoWf. as the Citv 60
Seattle. sail remain Als ccnglr4e . -4ay
pa4rie ara corporate ga name ara i- fAef.
p tas @srae - Tfl~ City * Seaft.e ard
BY -.At raz-e shat 1aw. prrpesz23 slz.-
eessicn, ney sue ard ScfenR h az caarts
4n4 cteccs ard IN all matters asa tre-
cxe1tEEs whatever. ard nav EaVN su.f
Use cSmnoH seal ard alter axe s1--e al
sno ENJOY real .r1 perslnal ar1ssrty wiz
~ aaa N4s1s9t Ire ccrforzte l-ralts e the
CIV % Seattle and may sesl earvsx
u'ortzsxe Ard cisNose of the sane ier .he
ecr1noo BENEFIT Sla may receive stSsxSts
certses. S4fts Sn2 dcnssic-s Of Al Kinds
9. RfeSeriy Within and w.thSGt tAe city
Ter cravifs4ie or ether pu5lie purposes.
Anf e. al acts necessary 80 carry sat
tie perpcseS - ssch gifts brcuessS. Ss-
- - IS -. $50 49, - snAS-
Sane n accordance With the ter@iS Of rAse
gffr. Request. devise 81 t~sxt
Sc Lse rs,sisc eu.ie.ngs lands and
p-orertv. az rights % sre9ersv ard rszhts
Or aefioa- al Moneys. revenues and tncaEz@
belonging or splertasnsrg 20 tie CITY -
seAtile. ere hereby deef@ rcd to - vested
SEES IRE CIV - Seattle shah con-
t'rue 40 have hold and entry al raL1se
buildings. lands. Wharvea, waters. prep
rriy real ard pnrsac2i streets. alleys and
ether pahs}c rlaees. rights Of pron-xTy.
res.nass ssxss. licenses, infTn.. SOS.
Taanas. ard geaer4sly al things IN p~sses-
sion and 7ctic- or every nature ara de-
sey3psiea. and SHALL se subject 70 al ssli-
cations. debts. liabilities. dues and 1ues-s
o. the existing municipality.
Sec {. suits. actions ard proceedings
nay he s-saght n The name q tie CITY
81 Seattle Tor TIE reeeyery IL aev property.
fnoasy or thing bsior Siag thereto. IN law
or IN equity, or dedicated ts public use
therein. or for the eufsrce,asst IF any
rsgafs or Or contracts with SAID city.
whether made or arising or accTusng b.
fore or after the adoption ~ this charter:
and the adoption Of this charter shall not
ing suit. action or DropeediuS IN court Or
elsewhere. % which saf3 city Is a party
-, = - S9atarts q every GesSFsp--
ton aeretofore daily ard legally made and
entered into bV flse City Of Seattle hy viz
tue % any existing iaw, shah remain valid
and Re binding uson the city o. Seattle
% the extent only that they are new valid
and bsnaieR upon the CITY 81 Seattle.
Sec. :. The adoption % this charter shall
not afreot any special q local asseesnssnt.
70. which may be wholly CT partly conn
plstsd or pending sefcr~ the city coasssf.
or any board or offieaT al ihe tine Or sach
adoption mt all sucn assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may Re corr
pieted under the provisions Of this charter.
af this charter. relating 20 any such as
seSSmsnt re-assessnenf or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncosnIalstes
r,rSsvtssons az this charter relating thereto
ia so far as such provisions are saestafl-
tally the same as The provisions Of the
charter supersSes-f hereby. relating 70 the
same matter or all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may De CON-
pleted under the provisions af the caasSer
which - sairerre1ed ny this charter or va
der she provisions of general laws appli-
ca HE thereto
see. T. All she provisions Of this charter
which are Subsfanfs ally Identical with BRO
visions Of the chIrter Superseded hereby.
shall be construed as consfncEtionS or
such former provisions and not as new
sractgents-
IT. an cases of claims for damages against
the Gig, on which part OF the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 70 the city
council aud fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed al the ting of
time aire ady elapsed shah - coG1ted as
a part OF the six months dxed by this
charter Tor presenting and Cling such
GLAZING.