The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
TIM CHARTER OF THE CITY or
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therefor. and TO provide for the revoking
/ Of the anne. provided. thai 10 license shall
be granted 70 continue for longer period
1 tran one year from the date thereof.
Thtrty-Soursh-To regulate the Carrying
! o. within the corporate limits % the city
of occupations which are OF such nature
as 20 affect the public health or good ordes
OF THE city, or TO disturb TIE public peace,
| and which are not prohibited by law, and
70 provide for the punishment OF ali per-
sons viosa,lnx encn Regulations and o. AZ ~
/ be violated In any butfdsrg or upon any
r-srnises owned or controlled by them
Talrty.nssn-fo restrain and provide To-
prostitutes and other d.so-deriy persons
Thi-ty-sixth-To provide for the punish
nent OF az disorderiy conduct and Of AL
. health. and 10 make al regulations neces-
I sary for the preservation OF pubic moral
~. health, peace and good order within .ts
and punishment OF all persons violating
any ordinance OF the city: but such punish-
msnt shall In no case exceed ne punish,
/ Washington for mi.cemeanors.
Thirty-seventh-To project or extend Or
establish streets over and across any tide
lands or other lands covered cy water
| within the corporate limits OF the city. ard
/ elong or across the harbor areas Of the
/ city. In such manner as wiz, bsst promote
the interests Of commerce.
Thirty-eighth-To restrain or prevent Co
Yrestic or other animals from running at
large: and 10 license. tar. regulate ana 70
4 limits, and to authorize the distrainins,
| impoundlng and sale OF said domestic ana
| costs Of proceeding. and 10 authorize the
destruction OF dogs isnpounded for want Of
| license.
| Thirty-ninth-To regulate and prohibit
| the location and use OF any steam boiler
or boilers or electric plant or steam pspes
| or electric wires or any kind OF power gen
| Quits now known or hereafter to be In
vented.
| Fortieth-To oriain. establish. modify
nads 81 sae c Iro Fall s fed 70 ali propss
! offices and bureaus. subordinate and aux
Hilary TO the departments and heads there
| Of constituted by this charter. and TO pro-
| vide for the conduct and government Of
such offices and bureaus. and tina appoint
ment, removal, duties and compensation OF
| officers to I'll the same. except as in this
charter otherwise provided.
Forty-frgt-To alter. amend and repeal
any ordinances or ordinances or parts there
Forty-second-To make all rules and reg
ulations necessary or proper 10 carry into
| execution all powers vested by this char
| partment or officer thereof except al in
| this charter otherwise provided.
Sec. Is, The city council shall. In adci-
| foregoing section. have al other powers
| usually exercised by the legislative bodies
OF municipal corporations OF like character
| and degree with the city OF Seattle. snd all
| powers which now are or may hereafter be
| conferred upon tncorpora ted towns and
cities by the laws Of this state.
/ Sec. % Every grant or a franchise, right
| or privilege shall be subject 20 the right or
| the city council at any time thereafter to
| repeal. change or modify the said grant TX
| the franchise granted thereby is not .oper-
| ated IN accordance with the provisions
| thereof or at all, and every ordinance max
! ing such grant shall contain reservation
4 - v4tsp h ~ n -
peal, amend or modify said ordinance.
| When any right. privilege or franchise has
| been granted, and has been accepted, the
| city council shall not extend the time Tor
| which such right, privilege or franchise Is
| granted until within three years OF the ex-
| piration of the time for when such right,
| privilege or franchise Is granted.
| Sec. q. The city council shall not grant
| any franchise for the construction or any
| wharf into any bay, lake or other body or
| water. except in the manner following, that
1 is TO say: In addition 10 the requirements
| under the general laws each and every or
| dinance granting such franchise must re-
| the nismbers elected. and shall prov.ds
| that work shall commence within six
| months and be prosecuted continuously,
thereafter. Said time shall not be ex-
| tended for any cause, and unless SO COM
| pleted the franchise shall be forfeited.
| Sec % No exclusive franchise or privi-
| lege shall be granted for the use OF any
street, alley or highway or other public
| place or any part thereof.
| Sec %. The city council shall not grant
authority to construct street railway or
| lay down street railroad tracks upon or
| over any OF the streets OF said city, except
| in manner and on the terms following, that
| is to say: Upon the application being made
| TO tho city council for authority 10 con-
struc. and operate q street railway along
| ell shall, by resolution, determine whether
| such franchise, or any part thereof, shall
be granted. and after such determination
/ shall cause notice of such application and
! resolution TO be published for ten days In
| the city official newspaper. at the expense
of the applicant and shall In suca notice
| specify the route over and along which tt
| proposes 10 grant such franchise and shall
| offer 10 grant the same TO the person, com
| pany or corporation who VIII pay for the
| Franchise the highest percentage annually
| OF gross receipts, but not less than two per
| cent per annum. Bidding for such fran
chise must be In accordance with the pro-
| visions of this charter I'm relation TO bids
! made 10 the board OF public works. so far
| as such provisions may be applicable. and
the city council may reject any and all
! bids and may refuse to grant A franchise
| for any part OF the route for which the ap-
| plieation was made. Each bid must he ac-
companed by a certified check, payable TO
! the order of the city comptroller, for the
| sum of one thousand dollars. and the
| amount of the check shall be forfeited and
| paid 20 the city In case the successful eld,
| der shall fail 10 accept the franchise. and
| upon acceptance the sum so paid shau be
| credited to the grantee on account or per-
J paNf4EhS. The same fNetno1 o. PROCEDURE
/ shall obtain in case OF the extension or such
| franchise or any existing franchise. IL
| shall be the duty OF the city council 20 IN
| corporate in every such franchise or
! amended franchise efficient provisions for
| the compulsory arbitration OF all disputes
! arising between the grantee therein and
| his or its successors or assigns. enc MS, lis
| or their employees as 10 any matter or EN-
| pIoyrnent or wages, unless upon suonis-
| sion to the electors OF the city, majority
| Of the electors voting upon the quesuon
| s,,>,n,t.tass shall assent to the granting or
| such franchise without such provision
| Sec. e. The city council shall make no
| sDrronrtatfCn IN aid OF any corporation,
! person or society. unless expressly author-
| szea by this charter or the laws OF the state
! Sec. g The city council. after the taxes
I have been levied IN any year. snail nave
! power 20 make temporary loans IN antici-
I patton OF the collection OF such taxes such
/ loans 10 be applied 10 tha purposes Tor
| which such taxes have been levied ana TO
/ no other purpose, and such taxes shall Do
| inviolably applied 10 pay such loans
Sec. e. When loans shall be created ex-
| ceeding one snd a half per centum OK the
| faxahle property in the city. ana poncs
| therefor issued by The city under tais ehar-
! ter. the citv council IN authorizing and pro-
/ vs9irs FOR the same shall direct the times
! era manner OF payment and rates OF IN
{ test. but no such bonds shall be Issued ex-
/ cent as provided nv law. nor unless the
( rropo~ittan for creating such inuea tsdnes -
/ STALL have been previously submitted 70 the
! electors OF the city ar a regular, generl
[ or sneclai election. Of which thirty dsys
/ r0tfre shall have been published IN tne CITY
I enEetal newspaper, and such pfopcslbpn
I shalt have then received the assent or
{ thr.e-ffthS OF the voters voting AZ SNea
/ eleetso~. The mode and manner or summit
f ting such proposition 70 the voters snsll ee
} prescribed ~ ordinance. And IN case S1cn
& th-ee-HfthS az the voters are N faXcr OF