The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
THE CHARTER or THE CITY or
SEATTLE.


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now existing aud kaa~n IS the CITY *
Seattle Sedh remain ARD con1lnae Aotiy
yosittc and corporate IN name aE9 Ia fact.
b. The lAr1e % TIE City * Szsatt,e - ard
BY mat name saai have perpetual sgc-
ceSSsS2. rsaT sue aA2 defend "a a. courts
am places. ard IN all matters and pro-
ceilings whatever, and HAY have ard
use conam5n seal. sae alter the same AZ
AID ensoy real and personal property wlfas1
u and Without tie corporate limits OF the
City os Seattle ana may sch. convey.
mortgage ard efSpcSe OF The same Ter the
common benefit. and nay receive heqnesFx.
csNlses, gifts ard donations % all xmas
e. property within and without the city
Tor CHARITABLE ar ether pah.ic purposes
ard Co all acts necessary 20 carry eat
TIE purposes & such gifts. requests de-
NiseS ard donations, with power q man
axe. sell. lease or otherwise dispose 81 the
same In accordance with the terms az the
giIi. esGusss. devise or trust
Sec. : The public Buildings, lands and
rrsperts-. All rights Of property and rights
o. sction. all moneys. revenues and income
selcngins or apcertaining % the City es
In the said City 81 Seattle.
SEC. 3 The City Of Seattle shall con-
sinqs 70 have. hoii and enjoy al public
cry real and personal. streets alleys and
other public places. rights az property,
rights OF action. suits actions. moneys.
revenues. taxes. licenses income books
documents. records, archives. claims. de-
Tsn6s. and generally al things in posses
sion and action Of every. nature and de-
seriptiofl, and SHALL BE subject 20 al obi
cations. debts liabilities. dues and duties.
or the existing Municipality.
Sec. Suits. actions and proceedings
o, Seattle for he reesSe eve 1 ~ sn y prSpery
money or thing belonging thereto IN law
or IN equity. or dedicated 70 rublic use
therein, or FOR the enforcement Of any
rights OF or contracts with said city.
whether made or arising or accruinE be-
fore or after the adoption ~ this charter
ard the adoption o. this charter shall nor
oaeFate TO ahate or discontinue any exist
Ing suit. action or proceeding IN court or
elsewhere. 20 which said city Is Marty,
Sec. >. Al contracts OF svery dsscrip-
ton heretofore duly and legally made ara
entered into BY thu CRY OF Seattle by vir-
tae ~ any existing law. shall remain valid
and De binding Upo1 the city OF Seattle.
20 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the CITY OF Seattle.
Sec. 6. The adoption Of this charter shall
not affect any special or local assessment,
re-s.$sess-aent or proceeding relating there
to. which may be wholly or partly COM
pieted or pending before the city council,
or any board or officer at the time or such
adoption bat all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may - COM
pleted under the provisions OF this charter;
and ell things done prior 10 the adoption
OF this charter. relating TO any such as
sessmenf. re-asseSsment or proceeding
now pending or remaining uneofnplefrd.
shall be held TO be compliance with the
provisions OF this charter relating thereto.
In so far as such provisions are suhstan-
TALLY the same as the provisions ~ the
charter superseded hereby. relating 10 the
same matter or all such assessments re-
assessments and proceedings may he COM
pieted under the provisions OF the charter
which Is superseded by this charter or un-
der the provisions OF general laws appki-
able thereto
Sec. Z. All the provisions OF this charter
which are substant ally Identical with pro
visions Of the CHARTER superseded hereby.
shall be construed as combinations OF
such former provisions and not as new
eRactmenfs.
Ia all cases OF claims for damages azasnst
the city. on which part Of the time allow
"a for presenting such claims % the city
council and fling the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time of
the ndopfien of this charter, the port or
time already ELAPSED shall be counted as
a part OF the six months liked by this
charter for presenting and Hing sleA
claims.