The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
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Sec. u Whenever the mayor shall ses-
pend any elective Gffsce- De S1a.. tEglTIIest-
ats.y notify TIE Say s91IN.. q s1.@ SO,
pension and tae cause taeEects ard shall
forthwith ear a meeting q e1e COUNSEL,
Ak YGEael he sAaM preSeEs- charges against
si1ca suspended officer The accused s1al
be furnished with = copy Of the charges
and sAa-. have a TIE5t 10 appear VITA
cSunses end make his defense. Tae city
slca charge. and for that purpose shat
1&vs power ID adjourn from lirar 20 tig-e
until tie tFkl shall De cawpinte3 10
Summon and compel the attendance %
witnesses, 70 hear their testimony.
ID receive other evidence. and 10 near
the arguments ct counsel II case 81 ths
suspension q member g the cSty c0un-
ell ay tlat body. the member - suspend
81 shall &c tried in ike manner as heresa
proYided for ire trial Of officers suspend
So ay the mayor. except that the charges
oer OK the city council In either case,
the president % the city council shall
preside az suel trial. and II his absence
or disability the acting presile IL rwa-
tIiras OF al the members @ the city
council shall by resolution md The as
cuSed guit-v. then the suspended officer
sAaA thereby ~ removed from Office Tae
successor OF any offscer - removed. Z
e4ected BY the council shall 10 CHOSEN
from the same political party as tAe o.
ncer removed.
Sec II. Every elective or7ce- shan
hold Office unTu his successor is elected
ana qualified. except a. otherwise IN this
CAarteT proVA1
Sec. T. Every apDointfVe officer shall
hold Office untl his successor is appointed
and qualified except as otherwise "a this
charter provided.
Sec. -. No head OF department. or ether
e.ecuVe or appCintive ofiicer. councilman
or member Of any board. commission or
bureau, created by or under this charter,
except policemen or firemsn, shall hold
any 0lher Office. Fedora, state, county or
municipal, except n the Nat50E4l Guard
OF as a notary puaSc, or oe en- enp.oye
ot the city or any other department.
e1s'alnlssten board. bureau. institution, or
ofnce or the city government: or be di-
rectiE or indirectly interested IN any con-
tract with the city or with or for any
department, IL 7titution. board. bureau.
officer. agent or enploye thereof for the
use or the city. or become surety for the
performance OF any such contract. Ncr
sRa-s any Sue1 ofbcer accept from any
r2llTcad or street railroad corporation.
operating In whole or IN part within the
city, any pass or rec transportation or
transportation tupOn any terms, save
such as are open 20 the public generally.
The violation OF any OF the provisions OF
this section shah work forfeiture u
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
sucn pass, free transportation or trans
portation upon terms not open TO
the pubic generally, shall. in addition 10
FORGETTING his office as ABOVE provided.
forfeit 10 the city all sums OF money
paid him by the city as salary during
tho term in which he shah De guilty OF
such misconduct. up to the tine 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 ny 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 Gu-
ties thereof shall. except when other
wise in this charter or ny general tay
OF the state specifically provided, be ell
gibie TO any other office in the city dur
ing the term for which he was SO e.ecIed
or appointed.