The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11
The CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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p fse-eoe. or aprr0p-isting. money or
~ g.eqeTSy 70 pay or satisfy tne sskl'e
- part thereof Until such ci2..a ass
rnent. Tor un-lI sSs>1 senarsrr1erss has made
sleeEs 70 the city council thereon pur-,
100 20 such reference No action snail
cI.. -. -. sa.net against ne city sor any
s.rse1ied 20 the city council ara SKY
o4ss nava elapsed after such presentation
Sec 90 The city council shan IN every
Or emission. impose > penalty for the vio-
with.
Sec. 81. A daily newspaper o. general
circulation and published in the city, 70 %
syied City Official Newspaper, shall %
classmates IN the following manner: Lns
slsy clerk shall on the first Monday IN No,
veneer IN each year cause 70 re rvollsned
for ten consecuttvs 5savs. excluding SUM-
.ayS n some paper OF general circaiauon
~ TIE city cSll TO the owners ana man
ese-s % newsp.p-rs for sealed proposais
% GO the city printing fer the then next
ensuing fiscal year. each OF which propos-
AIS sha1 be accom- panfed by a bond with
sot seSs than two ss1reties, IN the SUM OF
comptroller and corporation counsel. con-
eiucned that II tes proposal be acceptec;
tne party proposing VIII. during tie perio1
mendone9 IN his proposal. well. sessonaoiy
ana faithfully cause to be accurately PRINT
60 ana published according to law. in
certain daily newspaper tnaming I'D CT gem
eral circulation in the city and published
therein, ali and singular the matters and
tnings required by law 70 be published IN
the city official newspaper OF the city OF
Seattle. and shall with such bond he deliv-
cred 70 the city clerk sealed UP Ia an en-
yeiope Endorsed Sealed proposals ard
BOND for city printing" on or before the
twentieth cay next after tha first publ
cation OF such call, and shall be endorsed
by the city clerk az the time OF such deliv-
cry, with the date OF his reception thereof.
and shall be first opened by the city coun-
session thereafter and thereupon the coun-
eli shah by resolution announce the cames
OF ali parties whose proposals have been Of
Tered. and the terms OF their proposals re-
specIyely. and designate a. city Official
newspaper that newspaper whose manager,
or owner. has offered the lowest proposals.
with duly approved bond. and such news
paper shall at the beginning OF the then
next ensuing fiscal year, ard during said
year, be such city official newspaper. Pro-
vtded that whenever from any cause city
official newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall designate and employ Ike
newspaper 20 serve as such until desiena-
ton and qualification is made and had. as
above aireosed. under Ike pond Ard for
the auditing committee. Bonds accom-
panying unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
turned TO the proposers. ana the bond ac-
companying the successful proposal shall
be fled by the city clerk and securely kept
by him.
All ordinances, resolutions, notices tax
assessment
ceedlngs, statements. matters and things OF
the mayor. city council or any department
or hoard or other officer or functionary OF
the city. which by this charter are. OF shall
be required 10 be published, except the
statement prescribed IN section 50 OF this
article shall be published IN the city official
newspaper. but not for more than three
consecutive Issues except as otherwise In
this charter provided.
Sec. 50. The city council shall biennially
and not less than twenty nor more than
sixty days before the biennial election.
cause to be printed in pamphlet form for
full and ineligible statement OF all the
receipts and expenditures OF every de-
scription for the fiscal year ending on the
thirty-first day OF December next proceed
eys which have passed through the hands
OF the treasurer for any purpose whatever.
together with the different sources Of city
revenue. the amount received from each,
the several appropriations made by the city
council, the objects for which the same
were made and the sums expended for ga Oh
and any money borrowed upon the credit
OF the city. whether by temporary loans or
by the Issue Of bonds, the terms upon which
Il was obtained, the authority under which
1t was borrowed. and the purpose to which
or other city Indebtedness has been paid
and by what means This statement shall
also include detailed account OF city prop
erty, personal and real. IT'S value. and II
existing debts OF every description. and OF
the condition OF the sinking funds. with all
other information necessary fer fun I'M
Outstanding OF the financial concerns OF
the city No moro than one thousand
copies OF any such pamphlet shall be
printed.
Sec SO. All ordinances in force In the oity
at the date OF the adoption OF this charter,
and not inconsistent herewith. shall re-
main in force until repealed or until they
expire by limitation.