The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
raF CHARTER or THE CITY OF
.TkyTIE.-Iontinue

-, "a Whenever the mayer shall sus-
pend arv elective offScer he sase4l i1f1iiSsai-
ayeiy notify fhe csty c0unct- q SGsa sUs-
pension and the cause tasFsol; Ah1 ..s 500
fcTtGw4fa czM A neetinS e tas coaIaSlt,
Al wns~s he shalt present charges against
S8ra stSaNstsSs8 nsfieeT. IaS accused ssl@44
he furnished with cory 81 ts'e enaFEes'
ard saa.l haVe \ right Sc aPiss@F VITA
counsel au5 make ais defense. Tie cl5y
council snail speedily Try S2ca 0fftcsT On
Such charge. ana for that purpose s3a1
have power 70 adjourn rom ttEse ID TINE
unit. 9he trial shall - comp,eted, 70
summon 2n1 compel the atSeia 3ssfce q
witnesses, 10 hear taeir SsS1faofN,
70 receive otaer evidence. anc % aear
the ar-u@senrS u eounSe.. IN case cf the
Suspension OF a member ot TIE c5{N coas2-
eli by Ea2t body. toe member - I'D
e6 shall BE tried IN ike manner as heTstn
provided Tor the trial Of ofhesTS suspend
ed hy the mayor. except that the charges
may be preferred BY any e.eetaT or mem
Der o. the city council In eftaeT caSes
r. rreSi3ertf az tNe city council sAa2
preside Al Such trial. and IN ais absence
or disability the acting pFeS'1ef,% II TN
tairas q AZ the memseIs et ne cry
council shan By resolution nna me ac-
cuSed guilty then the suspended officer
shall thereby Re removed from office. TAe
successor OF any officer Sc removed. <
from Jhe same political party as the OF
acer removed.
Sec. II. Every elective efiicer shah
hold office until his successor Is elected
AMI qualified, except as otherwise Ia this
Sec. T. Every appointive officer shan
hold office until his successor IS appointsd
and qualified. except as otherwise IN THIS
charter provided
Sc. Il No head es department or other
elective OF apoaintiVe Offfcer, councilman
or member OF any board. commission or
bureau. created by or under this charter.
except policemen or hremen, shall hoia
any other office. Federal, state, county or
municipal except IN the National Guard
or as notary pHo.ic, or be an employs
or the city or any other department.
commission board. bureau, institution, or
office OF the city government. or be dI-
rectly or indirectly interested in any con-
tract with the city or with or for any
department. institution, board bureau.
officer, agent or emnl0ye thereof for tho
use OF the city or become surety for tie
performance oS any such contract. Nor
shall 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 70 the public generally.
The violation Of any or the provisions of
this section shall work a forfeiture 81
the office OF the officer violating the
same, and warrant his removal from office
by Impeachment or other proper proceed
ure. Any such officer guilty OF accepting
such pass. free transportation or trans
portauon upon terms not open TO
the pu5.tc generally. shall. in addition 30
forfeiting his office above provided.
forfeit 10 the city all sums OF money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term in which he shah be guilty Of
such misconduct. up TO the time OF the
recovery or 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.