The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
TIN. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
sEsTFfE.-Sontiau

Sec u. Whenever the mayor shall sas-
peEa any elective ogE1EeE Ne saAe- alhEflestt-f
ase.y notify the city eeu ,S = $50 So ses1
forthwith cal meeting - s1e Nts-.a-a-,
81 whfca he shall present e1saFAes As&s<S-
suca suspended officer me 3SSeSed sssd.-
-. Furnished with 4 copy of the charges,
and sha.l have 8 Fisas - Al'ts ~. NJ ~
eegnsel and make his defense me City
such charge. ana for that purpose slsa.l
nave power 10 adjourn trem siine e tlile
anti the trial shall oe celnp.etea, 10
summon ana con,pel ne a''ets..i.ee $50, q
70 receive ether evidence, ana 10 1ear
the arguments 81 counse- n case q a0e
suspension of = memoer q tlle Sly eole-
eli by tia, body. the member s. suspend
ed shah be tried II ike manner as AGTein
provided for the trisl 81 otleeFs s@speaa-
cd BY the mayor. except tAAe ne cAasses
may be preferred by any e-ecLaT OF faf II
&ee OF the city council. Ia estaer ease,
the president o. tie city Sa0nclt shal
preside al such trial, and IN rs ABSENCE
or disability tAe acting preSl4S4s>- - INC
thirds OF al the members e JAe city
council shall by resolution hna me A.
euSe4 guilty. then the sAspeA@s@ Si4lseE
saa4 thereby be removed from Office TIE
successor OF any officer 50 removed, X
elected by. the council shan ce CHOSEN
from the same political party as the Of
Sec. Ii. Every elective officer shah
hold office until his successor IS elected
AM qualified. except as otherwise IN thls
Sec. p Every appointive officer shah
hold office until his successor IS appolhttI
and qualified. except as otherwise IN tAis
Charter provided
See. 49, No head Of department or other
e.ecJVe or appointiye officer, councilman
or member Of any board. commission or
bureau, created by or under this charter;
except policemen or firemen, shall hold
any other office, Federal, state. county or
municipal except in the National Guard
OF as notary pubic, or be an enlpAoye
IA = rlYsar Ian Ntsf
commiSsion board. bureau. institution, or
ONCE OF the city government; or be d.
reetly or indirectly interested in any con-
tract with the city. or with or for any
department, institution, board. bureau.
oHlcer, agent or employee thereof, for the
use OF the city or become surety for the
performance Of any such contract. Nor
shaI any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation.
operating in whole or in part within the
city, any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms, save
such as are open TO the public generally.
The vocation o. any OF the provisions OF
this section shall work forfeiture of
the office of the officer violating the
same and warrant his removal from office
by Impeachment or other proper proced-
uFe. Any such officer guilty OF accepting
such pass, free transportation or trans
portation upon terms rot open TO
the pubic generally, shall in addition 20
forfeit 10 the city all sums of money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term in which ne shah he guilty OF
such misconduct. UP to the time of the
recovery Of judgment against him there
for; and a civil action for the recovery
thereof may at any time be commenced
in the name. of the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen of the city.
No person elected or appointed TO any
such office in this city who has accepted
the said office and entered upon the du-
ties thereof shall. except when other
wise in this charter or by general law
OF the state specifically provided. be ell
gible 10 any other office In the city dur
ing the term for which he was so elected
or appointed.