The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
THB CHARTER on THE CITY or
6EATTLE-Conffnue

contain but one 90 jecs. which shall Be
tn r.s ssp.ss.sd IN rs tie; TIE snass.
sEe i ordzirsd sy the City % Seattle a.
Sec. Ii. No bin ehaH become an or1,-
nance unless on It's IRA. passage AZ least q
majority OF ali Ire rnesneers elected vote
N It's favor. ard The vote be taken By
yeas ard nays. and the names % those
IN tie journal No ordinance, other than
az ordinances providing for spprop-ta ions
Tor salaries or current expenses. shall be
passed on It's rrsal reading 81 the meeting
Al which u - introduced
sc. y No ordnance shall b revised.
re-enactet or amended by references 70 It's
title. but the ordinance 20 be revised or
re-@nacte6. or tae section thereof amended
shall BE re-snzcSea a. length as revised
g. amended.
Sec. L. When q bill IL put upon Its FINAL
pxSsage and fails 10 pass. and motion IL
made 10 reconsider. the vote upon such
motion saaA not be acted on before Tia
the grant OF any franchise shall be finally
pasSsd within thirty days after tts intro
cociion. nor until II has been published IN
expense Of the applicant for ten days daily.
Sec ID No ordinance shall take effect
until ten days after its passage, unisns
otherwise expressed In sad ordinance.
Sec. IL Every tin. after ~ has passed,
shall Be signed by the president Of the coun-
cii In open session. In author tcation Of its
passage. IN sigaing such biz, the preai.
TO the bill, and that be Is about TO sign IL,
and. II any member so request. the bill
shall be read al length FOR Information as
10 its correctness enrolled. II any mem
Der object that the bill In not the same az
when considered and passed. such objec-
ton shah be passed upon. and II sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
and the bill shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 10 any other
business.
Sec. L. Every BIN which shall have
passed and been authenticated provided
liz the last section. shall within five days
thereafter be presented TO the mayor. The
mayor shall return such bIll TO the coun-
ell within ten days after receiving II. and
IL he do not disapproye IL. II shall become
an ordinance: IL he disapprove II. he shall.
when he so returns X. specify his objections
thereto In writing. The objections OF the
mayor shall be entered at Large on tbs
Journal OF the council. and published IN
shall not less than five days after such
publication, and within thirty days after
such bill shall have been so returned. re-
consider and vote upon the same, and II
the same shall. upon such reconsideration,
be again passed by the Affirmative vote OK
not less than two-thirds OF all the members
elected. the president OF the council shall
certify the fact on the bill. and when SO
certified the bill shall become an ordinance
with like effect as IL IL had not been dfsap-
proved oy the mayor: but II tne oi - SO are re-
vote thereon an affirmative vote or two
thirds OF the members elected IL shall be
deemed finally lost The vote on sueh re,
nays. and the names OF members voting
for or against the same shall Dc entered
In the Journal thereof.
Sec. II. All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, who
shall record the same a. length IN suit
able book kept for that purpose. All ordi-
nances OF a general puolfc or permanent
nature. and those imposing a fine. penalty
or forfeiture. shall be published at least
once I'm the city official newspaper WITHIN
come a law; provided that the publication
of all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or vacating
any plat shall be at the expense OK the APP
piicant therefor.
sec. is The city council shall have pow
Or by ordinance and not otherwise:
First-To provide for general and special
elections for questions TO be voted upon,
and to provide for the appointment and
election of officers. Any person VINO. by
tbs provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto. may be appointed or
elected to any office or employment ere
ated In pursuance thereof. shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning or this sec
ton
second-To provide for the assessment,
levying and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths OF one per centum per annum; no
tsx TO provide Are engines and other FIRE
apparatus and a supply OF water 70 quench
IRE, or for any OF said purposes. shall ex-
Deed three-tenths OF one per esnsam per
condemnation OF land for public uses ana
Improvement and ornamentation thereof,
and erection of structures thereon, or 10
provide for any OF said objects. shah ex-
coed two-tenths OF one per centrum per
annum; no tax 10 provide FOR FURNISHING
gas. electricity and lights, and for con,
struction Of works necessary or convenient
therefor or for any OF said purposes. snail
exceed two-tenths OF one per centnn per
annum: no tax for street ard alley I'M
movement and repair, exclusive or assess
rnents mentioned In Subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth OF this section and con-
struction and repair OF sewers ara con-
d,lIts other than water pipe, or for any
OF said purposes. shall exceed four-tenths
of one per centum per annumi no tax Tor
construction and repair or water WORKS
and appurtenances. or or any or the same
ala m exceed one per centum per annum;
and no tax for the maintenance ana op.
Grafton of water WORKS ana TOT Iayihs Ien.
for water works or water or Tor any OF
said purposes, shall exceed hve-tenths OF
one ner centum per annum; ana all taxes.
exclusive OF assessments tor inpFoNe-
rnants mentioned IN said subdivisions sew
snth eighth and tenth, shall not IN any
year exceed three per centrum OF the prop
srty assessed and all taxes Tor special pur-
noses other than water works and water
s,,roiv and exclusive OF assessments for
improvements mentioned In said suh-ci-
visions seventh. eighth ana tsnln, snaI
,er csntlfnn OF the property assessed ana
IL provide for the assessment and coliec-
ton Of a road poll tax not exceedlng TOUR
aoIiars r,er poll on all male inhabitants be-
tween the ages of twenty-one ana nfiy
s'r rrssrsN.ro control the finances and prop
s~tv OF the city; provided that the cry
e.sss,etl .he1i have no administrative - dis
tirgulshed from thu legislative power
rourth-ro acquire by purchase or by ex-
.rs.sss OF the right OF eminent domain or
gfz~s a
- ,Na rftv such lands and other prop
.rty as may be deemed necessary. proper
~ convenient for any OF the corporate
uses provided for by THIS cnar'eE, at'o 49, 80
~ sist Seguest or devise, and 20 dispose
~ al st,eh property as II shall have. as
~ Interests OF the city may from time TO
time require.
,,,reos~< on the credit Of the city, and 20
authorize the issue OF negcti&oie nohos
therefor on such corditlon or e.si.atsiSis
Snd in such manner as may Ne prescribed
a. ,sts charter and the constitution ana
laws % this state. but the incsetsdnsss OF
.he city shall at no tine exceed N ne sg.
s~oe'1fs ten per centum of the value or al
.~,bla rroterty IN said city. such value
- Se e~eerrainet and determined ~ the
lat assessment for city purposes previous
- I've occurring OF such indeoteduesS; and
- -. Limitations above stated "a au-
,sc~iz. IN. issue % bonds IN place % or TO
sssn,,Iv ths means with when . meet ma
$500 soT-ss or other Indebtedness or Ter
- --s..-,i5iss tor or funding % the same,
r-nx,isaa that no bond or set OF oonfts soatt
&. trsuea for longer period than twenty
years
r~ur-lsficn Of property withia Or without
The carpcratc limits 81 the csty Tor Us cor
ree~afe uses upon making Just inEtfis-t-
ton % the owners thereon an 20 ptoN'as
- tha fr-Hftstion end main tcnsnce q
sfgs.h rroceeSlirEs a. may ne authorized ~
the general laws 81 tie state ~ tne 81 -