The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or !
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE L.
General Rights and Liabilities.

Section / The municipal corporation
now existing and known as the City CT
polite aud corporate IN name and in fact.
by the name OF The City os Saatfie" and
by that name shall have perpetual sue
ceSsion. may sue and defend in all courts
and places, and in all matters and pre-
eee9ings whatever. and may have and
Use common seal. and alter the same at
pleasure, and may purchase. receive. hold
sndsen3oy real and personal property with
N and without the corporate limits OF the
Glty or Seattle, and may sell. convey,
mortgage and dispose Of the same for the
common benefit. and may receive beoussrS.
oeYises, gifts and donations or all kinds
or property within and without the city
Tor its own use and benefit, or in trust
Tor charitable or other public purposes.
and do all acts necessary 70 carry out
the purposes of such gifts, requests tle-
vlses and donations, with power to man
age, sell. lease or otherwise dispose Of the
same In accordance with the terms OF tho
gift, oequest. devise or trust.
sec. 2 The public buildings. lands and
property, all rights Of property and rights
or action, all moneys. revenues and income
neiongtne or appertatning 10 the City OF
Seattle. are hereby declared 10 De vested
Sec J. The City Of Seattle shall con-
tinue TO have, hold and enjoy all public
buildings, lands. wharves. waters. prop
erfy real and personal, streets. alleys ana
other public places. rights OF property,
rights OF action. suits. actions moneys.
revenues. taxes. licenses, income. books.
nands, and generally all things in possess
sion ana action OF every nature and ose-
scription.. and shall be subject 90 all ohii-
cations, debts. liabilities. dues and duties,
OF the existing municipality.
Sec. 4. Suits, actions and proceedings
may be brought in the name OF the city
OF Seattle for the recovery of any property.
money or thing belonging thereto. in law
or in equity, or dedicated to public use
therein, or for the enforcement OF any
rights OF or contracts with said city,
whether made or arising or accruinE be-
fore or after the adoption Of THIS charter.
and the adoption OF this charter shall not
operate TO 9hate or discontinue any exist
Ing suit. action or proceeding in court OF
elsewhere. 10 which said city IL party.
Sec. .. All contracts OF every descrsp-
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into by the City of Seattle. by viz
tue Of any existing law. shall remain valid
and be binding upon the City Of Seattle,
to the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the CITY OF Seattle.
Sec. s. The adoption this charter shall
not affeet any Special or local assessment.
re-assessment or proceeding relating there
TO. which may be wholly or partly GEM
pleted or pending before the city council.
or any board or officer at the time OF such
adoption. but all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
pleted under the provisions or this charter:
and all things done prior to the adoption
sessmsnt re-assessnient or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncomplsted,
shall be held 10 be compliance with the
provisions of this charter relating thereto.
In so far such provisions are subStan-
TALLY the same as the provisions of the
charter superseded hereby. relating to the
same matter. or all such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be COM
plated under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded by this charter or I'M
der the provisions of general laws appii-
cable thereto.
Sec. 7. All the provisions OF this charter
which are substantially Identical with pro-
visions OF the charter superseded hereby:
shall be construed as combinations or
such former provisions and not as new
enactments.
II all cases Of claims for damages against
the city. on which part of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims TO the city
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time OF
the adoption OF this charter. the portion of
time already elapsed shall be counted as
a part OF the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and Ming such
claims.