The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
THE CHARTER or rHE CITY or
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE I.


Secflon ]. TIE municipal corporation
rev EXISTING and known IS the CITY e
polite and corporate ia name ara n farf
~ the aaEre ~ TIE CTS of Sssatt}ea sd
- tl4s name snail nave perpetual sns-
csSs3en. may sue ard defend III al courts
ard places. and In all matters ants ssrss.
ceesfss2ss whatever. and NAV nAve ana
Use common sal. and alter the same al
ano enjoy real and personal property with
III an- wtths9t tne e0rnsrate fiIaaifS az ire
City or Sestslc. ard may sell eoaxev.
mortgage A1a dispose II the same for tire
common aeFfeEt. and may receive heps4ests
oessses. kits ard 63naftcnS Of ali ktnes
cf property within and without ire city
for Its own use and benefit. or I'm trust
for Charitable or ether pQalic nsrpasss
4nd DO all acts necessary 10 carry e,st
TIE purposes IS such S.fts. requests. de-
NlSss ara donations, with power to man
&ss. sell. iesse or otherwise dispose ~ ira
same ~ accordance with The terms % the
glIt, he92eSi, devise or trust.
Sec ? The pahlic buildings Iar6s aud
property. all rights q nrorertv and rt1hsS
o. action. all moneys. revenues and income
SesoiaSis'g eF apPertasning 9 the CITY of
IN The SAID City of SEATTLE.
Sec. < The city II Seattle shall con
tinIse 70 have, hold ana enjoy al pahlsc
buildings, lands. Wh6rwes. waters. prsv-
erty real and personal. streets alleys and
ether public places rights Of property
rights of action. suits. actions. moneVs
revenues, taxes, licenses. thcorle. books
documents. records, archives claims de-
nands. and generally all thines in pssses-
sion and action % every nature and DE-
gatiens. debts. liabilities dues ard duties
or the existing municipality.
Sec. 4. Suits, actions and PROCEEDINGS
nav Re brought IN the name az the City
Of Seattle for the recovery OF any property
money or thing belonging thereto. ia law
or IN equity. or dedicated to public use
therein, or Tar the enforcement Of any
rights OF or contracts with said city,
whether made or arising or accruing be-
fore or after the adoption OF this charter:
and the adoption o. this charter shall not
operate 70 ahate or discontinue any exist
ing suit action or proceeding IN court or
elsewhere. TO which said city Is a party.
Sec. 5. AL contracts az every descrlp-
ton heretofore auly and legally made 2 nd
entered into by tho city N Seattle. by vir-
end be binding nnon the city Of Seattle.
ia the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City IF Seattle.
Sec. s. The adoption OF This charter shall
not affect any special or local assessment
re- ssessnent or DroceedfnE relating there
10 which may be wholly or partly conf
or any board or officer az the time of SUCH
adoption. butt all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may he com
plet@d under the provisions OF this charter.
and ell things done prior 10 the aaaptisn
OF this charter. relating To any such as
sessiaent, re-assessment or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncpmpieted
shall be held TO he q compliance With tae
provisions OF this charter relating thereto.
In so far as such provisions are sahstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions Of the
charter superseded hereby. relating TO the
same matter. or all such assessments Pc
assessments and proceedings may be COM
piated under the provisions eff the charter
which is superseded by this charter or an
der the provisions Of general Laws appii-
cable thereto.
See I All the provisions Of this charter
which are substantially Identical with pro-
visions OF the chlfter superseded hereby.
shan he construed as combinations Of
such former provisions and not as new
enactnents.
IN all cases OF claims for damages against
the city, on which part of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 10 the city
council and filing the same with the city
clerk has alreadv elapsed at the time or
the adoption CT this charter, the portion &c
time aire aav elapsed shall be ceuatcd -
a part Of the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and Hing such
claims.