The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29
THn CHARTER or THE CITY o.
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part taereot. or sppropriatias Money OF
otaSr property 20 pay or satisfy TIE sstfe
o. any part thersof until such claim has
hTst been r1S@Ersd 70 the proper oepaEs-
Esent. nor Until such department as f.aae
~ ESk~Fr 70 The city council Thereon Pr.
sts2-i 20 such reference Nc acton saaA
. Ia nfatnet against rhs city .of ,aAy
e1&isn Tor damages untl ne sane n2s pa
presented 70 the city council ana SHY
DAYS have elapsed after such presentation
Sec. 81. The city council shah in every
crclnaace prohibiting or requiring any aes
2 omission. impose penstts 70. the v.o-
E1cz thereof or Noncompliance t1srs-
with.
Sec g. daily newspaper ot general
e,ryulstian and published n tne Sly. 70 p
designated IN the following manner: TIA
cry clerk shall on the Arst MONDAY u Mo-
venber in each year cause 70 oe puolshed
Tor ten consecutive days. excluding sun
Gays. II some paper or general circulation
N the city 4 call 20 the owners anc man
ayers OF newspapers for sealed proposals
ensuing fiscal year. each 90 which propos-
as shall be accompanied BY q bond with
Dot iess than two slrstfeS. IN the SUM OF
ave thousand dollars. approved by the
Comptroller and corporation counsel. con-
Niuoned that II the proposal be accepted.
TIE party proposing VIII, during the pertcd
mentioned IN his proposal. vel. seaSou2oly
ed and published, according 20 law. IN o
certain daily newspaper framing ill q gem
ara circulation In the city and pnoIishe'3
ths-ein- all and singular the matters and
things required by law TO be published in
the city Official newspaper OF the city OF
Seattle. and shall with such bond be deliv-
velope Endorsed Sealed proposals ard
bond for city printing" on or before ia
twentieth day next after the fVst pu5si-
by the city clerk at the time OF such deiiv-
cry, with the date OF his reception thereof.
and shall be first opened By the city coun-
ALL .r1.. - -
session thereafter. and thereupon the coun-
Gil shall by resolution announce the names
or all parties whose proposals have beer Of
fered, and the terms OF their proposals re-
spectively. and designate as city Official
newspa per that newspaper whose ma mayer,
or owner. has offered the lowest proposals.
paper shall az the beginning OF the then
next ensuing fiscal year. and during said
year, be such city Official newspaper. Pro-
videe that whenever from any cause city
official newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall designate ard employ Ike
newspaper 20 serve such until sesi gna-
ton ard qualification lie made and had, as
above directed. under like bond and for
reasonable compensation 20 be audited by
the auditing committee. Bonds accom-
ranying unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
com panying the successful proposal shall
by him
All ordinances. resolutions, notices tan
and assessment sales. ard all other pro-
ceedings. statements. matters and things Of
the mayor, city council or any department
the city. which by this charter are. or shall
be required 70 be published, except the
statement prescribed IN section 50 OF this
article shall be published ir the city official
consecutive issues except a. otherwise in
this charter provided.
Sec. g. The city council shan biennialiy
and not less than twenty nor more than
sixty days before the biennial election.
Tf to Citizens apphSss 'I for
full and Ineligible statement OF all the
receipts and expenditures OF every de-
scrtption for ths fiscal year ending on the
thirty-hrgt day OF December next proceed
Ing such statement, including all the mon
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 each
and any money borrowed upon the credit
OF the city. whether by temporary loans or
by the sssuc OF bonds, the terms upon which
Ii was obtained. the authority under which
IL was borrowed, and the purpose to which
or other city Indebtedness has been paid
and by what means. Tha statement shall
also include a detailed account OF city prop
erty. personal and real. its value, and II
existing debts OF every description, and OF
the condition OF the sinking funds. with al
other information necessary tor fun un-
Outstanding OF the financial concerns 81
copies Of any such pamphlet shall b
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.