The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13
THE CHARTER or THE CITY or
SEATTLE.


section / TIE nsunlraasl corporation
now existing ard known as the City ~
seAtfas. ssaA remain and conttnue a aasy
I<~ftfS sfsu corporate In name ara IN fast
- the ssaEaa Df .*TsAe City 81 S@assse = ara
10 taaf n2ne shall nave perpetual SsA>-
crsssasa. Eaa9 sic ard defend Ia a.. courts
az PAGES. anu tn all matters ard pro-
esesslAgS whatever. ara may haVe ara
hse roFnza9r seal. and alter the Sane Al
I'D eaSoy real aud personal srapersg wlsh-
II aa1 without the eeruaFAEr iisntts az fhs
I1ty 81 Seattle, and may sell ccn3xv.
mortgage ard atsT9Se e the sane Ear The
ousnn1eE han1tft ana may rac-Sxv ee<stses-.
osg4Ses ATS 4rG eeaatse-~ Of III fsFvesS
e. p<oserry Ssthln and without sse eitv
Tor charitable Or other puzzle gurrSses.
aa1 % all acts necessary - carry CIT
TIE purposes 81 s2lch gifts. hequests Gu
vs~es ard donations. With -cwSr % ran
zss. sell. lease or otherwise gfls7exs ~ ~.
same II accordance with the terms sf the
SIT. se9aess. essise or trust
Sec : The pdhtsc btiidingS. lands aud
property. sli rights az p~sreFsy ara rfghls
o. action, All moneys revenues and iscuusss
SSeienxinx or spTsrfaiasEg % the City 81
IN the said City Of Spastle.
..ssr. The City u Seattle shah corr
rnas % have, held and enssy. al public
erty real and personal streets alleys ana
ether punlte places. rights % preperrv
rgats Of action. suits. actions. mansss.
revenues. taxes, licenses. incerae. h.ozks
documents. recor5s. archives. cfaims de-
rants. and generally al thirgs ia sSSx.s-
sson ard aetion OF every nature snc de-
cations. debts. liabilities. ruas and duties
81 the existing municipality.
Sec suits. actions ard proceedings
raN ht- brought IN the name % TIRE cry
Of Seattle Ter the recovery 60 any property.
money or thing belonging thereto In law
or N equity; or dedicated To public use
therein, or for the enforcement If any
rights ar or eonfrsess with said city.
ss-theF made or arising or scerntng De-
and the adoption o. this charter shall NET
operate 20 zhafe or discontinue anv exist
Ing suit action Or proceeding in ceGvt or
elsewhere. TO which said city is party.
Sec. >, Al contracts az every 6sscriE,-
ttoa heretofore fttiv and les sl1y made ard
entered into BY tire City Rf Seattle. hv wiz
tue u any existing law shett remain valid
ard he binding apon the City 81 Seattle,
20 TIE extent only that they are now valid
ana binding epua the CITY OF Seattle.
Sec. 6. The adoption az this charter shall
not affect any special or local assessment.
re-aS s%<SrGsns or Proceeding relating there
&c. which may be wholly or partly cnna-
pleted or pending h@foTe the city council.
or aEy board or officer az the time e s9cn
adoption. h'lt all such aSsesSTpr nts. re-
assessments and proceedings may ee cana-
pleted under the provisions Of this charter
ard all things done prior 10 the adoption
OF this charter. relating to any such as
sessineni. assessment or yrsctsding
shall be held TO he a compliance with tha
provisions OF this charter relating thereto.
IN so Tar as SaREf HT1NtsR2tts SO aANftatl-
TALLY the same as the provisions OF the
charter superseded hereby. relating 20 the
same matter. or all such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may ~ COM
pieted under thv provisisrs OF the charter
which Is superseded by this charter or M
der the provisions OF general laws appii-
cable thereto.
See Z All the provisions OF this charter
which are substant ally Identical with pro-
visions Of the charter superseded hereby.
shall he construed as combinations OF
such former provisions ana not as new
epaerments-
II all ca ses OF claims for damages aYairst
the city. on which nart Of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 20 the city
council and HisnE the same with the etsy
clerk has already elapsed at the time of
the adoption Of this charter. the porti1n ef
time ALREADY elapsed shall he counted q
4 part or the FIX months fixed BY this
charter FOR presenting and iiiias such
claima