The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22
TIE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
SEATTLE
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eectica I TIE municipal corporation
Row existing sn1 EyeNn as the city CT
ssAfile. seSn rsensAin ard ccn,lnue = hosy
po1ttc and coTparzze IL MARIE an8 in fact
hy rhs nazre 81 The city * Seattle. afsd
~ taaf name shall have perpetual sue
eesston. rsaw sue and defend Il a. eotsrts
ana Places. and Ia al matters ard uro-
eeessagS whatever. ara may have ard
use a cannon seal. and alter the sa--ae 81
and en3oy reai ana personal properly with
Y ass1 witAo4t the corporate limits u tho
cry OF Seattle. ard may sal. convey
mortgage ara ctsrese of tie sasae Tor the
c2f1sfsa5n senssft. ard T,ay recetva se4ueSrs,
osgfses, gifts ard EenA tons 81 al k8zias
O. property within and without the ssty.
fo- enaritasie o. ether puh.ic purposes,
and % all acts necessary to carry nais
ire purposes u such xifGS. requests. DE-
age. sell. iease or c.hervlSs dispose II m.
same N accordance with tho terms CT tAs
git. oeqGeSr. devise or trust
property. all rights - pEzrerry and rights
e. action. ali moneys reye1ues and ireoule
sesanging er arpsr;atrsfSg % the City ef
seattle. are hereby declared 20 be vested
Sec, s riss city u sesRls SHAH con-
an,ae 70 have. held and enjoy all raAlic
erty real snd personal. streets sllsss sol
other public places. rights Of property
rights or action. suits. actions moneys,
revenues, taxes. licenses. income. Books,
documents. records. archives claims. de-
u1enos, and genera liz All things IN pcseeS~
sion ard action OF every nature and de-
scFtptiosl ard shall to suhsarf to all os5ls-
cations. debts. liabilities DIES and duties,
CT thu existing municipality,
Sec 4. Sets. actions and proceedings
NAV b. brought IN the name cs the city
OF Seattle for the recovery ef any properly.
money or thing belonging thereto. IN Law
or in equity. or dedicated 70 public use
rights OF ar contracts with Sasi city
Nhether made or arising or aocrusnsg be-
fore or after the adoption of this charter.
and the adoption OF this charter shall not
operate to ahate or discontinue any exist
Ing suit. action or proceeding IL court or
elsewhere. 70 which said city Is party.
sec g. All contracts or every GeScrk>-
ton heretofore duly and legally made aBd
entered into ny thu City Of Seattle, BY vir-
tue OF any existing law, shall remain valid
and Re binding upon the City OF Seattle,
20 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the City Of Seattle.
See 6 The adoption Of this charter shah
not affect any special or local assessment.
re- asseSTufe or proceeding relating there
10. which may he wholly or partly com
or any board or officer at the time or such
adoption. h'ft all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings NAV he CON-
pieted under the provisions OF this charter
and all things done prior TO the adsptssti
Of This charter, relating 20 any such as
sessment, re-assessment or proceeding
now pending OF remaining uncerrrlefed.
shall Be held to be compliance with the
provisions Of this charter relating thereto.
In 80 far as such provisions ara saastan-
tally the same as the prsyasssns OF the
charter superseded hereby. relating to the
same matter. or all such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may he com
nletea under the provisions OF the charter
which is superseded BY this charter CT I'M
der the provisions OF general laws appli-
cable thereto.
Sec T. All the provisions Of this charter
which are substantially Identical With prp-
visions OF the chatter sppersesed hereby:
shan be construed as confinuations OF
such former provisions and not as new
eractments
In ali casesof claims for damages AGAINST
the city, on which part CT the time allow
ed for presenting such claims TO the city
council and nling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed al the time OF
the adoption CT this charter, the portion OF
time already elapsed shall bp counted as
a part OF the six months fixed by this
charter for presenting and Ming such
ciaimn.