The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
ARTICLE XIV.

Section /. AL moneys In tAs city s-s~.
ury IT the time u the adaplian az ~.
charter. belonging 70 the several snss.
shah De Credited 20 the several tuna :.
NIsi@I--JAe same ee.ons under ths pssss<
tons of IoiS Charter.
Sec. 2 No privilege shall Be gyas.a
that suspends or coslhlcts with aay a.
nance, except oy an ordinance pzss-s
by the city council
Sec. 3. All books and records Of .xs-v
Office and department shah 30 epez i
the Inspection u any citizen AZ any IA
during business hours. Copies 0r -.
tracts from said books ard records a.
certified, shall DE given by the officer Aas.
Ing tne same ia custody 10 any persia
demanding the same. and paying .
rendering, for the use or the cify. ia
cents per fosio OF one hundred Moras -
suea copies or extracts.
Sec 4. Except when otherwise rfoxta-
ell oy Jaw or this charter az pHkac &.
fees shall be kept open fer business ever
day, except sundays and legal ao.taayS
from Lltne o'clock IN The .orenooa AL.
I'VE O'Clock in the afternoon.
Sec 5. No office shat be created. 10
shan any person De employed IA ans "a
pacIty, nor sAaI any oIneer, Clerk " en-
pl0yc receive any salary or colnpeas3a<a
for any service or any kind, nn.eSS ne
same is specially provided Sor o. aztsas
ICED by law or this charter,
Sec 8. Every officer authorized By Az
mands upon the treasury, Or 10 MAKE azF
Official investigation. shall have power .
administer oathS and afhfmaslons AT
take ami hear testimony concerning an
matter or thing re.atlng thereto.
Sec. Z. Every officer VINO ShaA approve.
allow or pay any demand on The tFe4ssTT
not authorized by law. ordinances OF -
charter, shall De Liable 10 the ciSs Id
viGual,y and on his official aJnd fof ~
amount paid by the city upon suea e.
mand in excess OF the amount l4sl4af
due from the city thereon.
Sec. ). Un.esS otherwise provided y
law or this charter. each officer. beard u
department authorized 10 aPpoial aAy
deputy, clerk. assistant or empiaye sas4
have the right To remove any PERSIA y
appointed.
Sec. =. All appointments OF officeFs. dss-
uties and clerks 10 be made under aaf
provision of this charter must BE- mace
In writing and authenticated py tho paf.
son or persons, board or ofiieer mzss9
the same, and filed with the confptrelz.
Sec. 10. All appointive officers Of ~
city Of Seattle Ia OftlCe when tbs e1ss-
ter takes effect shall continue 70 had
and exercise their respective of1sss ~
der and in accordance with the ltrns
and provisions and obligations os sAa
charter. until the appointment ard 90
iflcation OF their respective Successors %
the officers who shall succeed 70 taslr do
ties under this charter.
sec IL. Inc may OF, city luasbiS VI -
poration counsel and city clerk who ~
Ia office at the time this charter fakn
effect shall continue in oIflce Tor ke
renas nder OF their terms and the tarse
fifst namea until their respective surosS
sors shal! have qualified. The mayer
elected at the general municipal e.ecasg
IN March, 1886, shah hold their Respective
Offices TO all intents and purposes - y
they had been elected under this cnar9,
rF.s. .ssl lie n
flee shall terminate with the term q -
incumbent who was elected az the etz-
eral election IN the year 1884, and ~
person elected city clerk at The genera
election ia the year 1856 shan not sAks
Office.
Sec. u. The term OF ofrIce Of tho cy
comptroller who is in office AZ fho uas
this charter is adopted shah coniinns W
the period OF his original appoinfneal
and until his successor Is appointed -
qualified. His successor shah be appgfk.
ca by the mayor. by and with the adfNs
and consent Of the city council, ana saas
hold Office until his successor Ia elected
the year 1883. and qualified. The psfson. y. =
persons who shall be city conps'esnss
during the interim between the explfaNss
OF the term OF the present city clsrk ~ ~
the first election and anasincatlon on "
comptroller herein provided for shss
ex-ofiiciO city clerk and shaH rees,.s
compensat ton az the rate herein pfossss
EpF city comptroller. j. -.
See. ~. Ii shall be tho duty 81 ~
city council 10 purchase or Otherwise "
auire I'm the manner and out % the issA
herein provided for tract OF l9u1 go 49,
out the corporate limits OF not ssss -
one hundred acres, and establish thsIsss
a public cemetery. In orfer % pfVsss55
a fund for such purpose. tho CITY cenas
may cause to be issued and s0d AZ ~
less than par warrants 20 the anps-
necessary for suca purchase. OF oaa.
ACQUISITION. not 10 exceed, noweFefs
sum of Twenty Thousand poAaiss :. !.
ing a reasonable rata az interest ~ !.
exceed eight per cenfUm per hflnlat- y
may nav for said land with the Walfs sss
50 ISSUED. Ia order 20 pFoY9s ~ 80.
redemption % said warrants ana tas 80 80
ment or interest thereon. seyenff- -
Per eeutum OF the proceeds oI R,l s@
Of burial lots in said cemetery saaa - *.
apars and made A spscsa. flna alps !,
SOLELY TO that purpose. The waffshr :.
issued shall not be or become ase- =
obligation OF the city. bar s9at - pa1as''
only cat OF the said special fnni. s.s,s,
See "a A. the first geuetai Mas.aes ~
election after fhe city snaI - y s..r
extension 81 It's existing water fx,,
sl4npfed wifh sufficient water 49,.
Therefor II shall he the duty OF w -,
Gil 20 submit 70 the soss .ssa A.
the question as 10 Wnet0ef ~ Se. -
ouire for the edty BY purchase v..s-s
srrIrflou, or both. plant ana 80.
fer furnishing light or power, " -.
FOR corp.orate or individual use % ~
Sec l5. This charter Is ffaTsa -
the intent that u ne supmlt t*a .Asrl
genera municipal s.erti1n on las
day u March, a y. ISS