The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
Miscellaneous subjects.

Section l. All moneys In TIE city tr,n.
ury at the time ~ the adoption q. - |
charter. belonging 10 the several fnDE
snail DE credited TO the severa. faaes 2 |
walclL-the same belong under TIE pgsg..
ions OF this charter.
Sec. . No privilege shall b esan.a
that suspenGs or conflicts with any esss
nance. except by an ordinance pAzsa
BY the city council
Sec. ;. All books and records Of esev
office and department shall 10 ope1 4
the inspection OF any citizen al any IL
during business hours. Copies % d.
tracts from said books ana records. AZ
certified. shall Zoe given by the officer Ass.
Ing the same in custody 10 any pens,
dema nding the same, and paying q
rendering, for the use OK the city. ~
cents per folio of ore hundred ws<aa =
such copies or extracts.
Sec. 4 Except when otherwise yreEk
Ell BY law or this charter az puAls Il.
fices shall be kept open for business eys1
day, except sundays and legal ao-idxEk
from 4nne o'clock N the forenoon nd
five o'clock in the afternoon.
SEQ 6. No office shall be created. ~
shall any person be employ Ell IN any -
pacity. non shall any officer, clerk az e.
pioyc receive any salary or congresses
for any service OF any kind, unless q i
same Is specially provided for or elisks
ICED by law or this charter.
Sec. 6. Every officer authorized y ~
mands upon the treasury, or 70 make ~
official Investigation, shall have power i
administer o4ths and aifiTInations al
take and hear testimony concerning ~
matter or thing re.ating thereto;
Sec. z. Every officer who shAl appfvs4
allow or pay any demand on the tre4sgry
not authorized by law. ordinance or Ia
charter, shall be liable to tie city E1-
yidualiy and on his Official bond for ~
amount paid by the city upon suca o.
in of
due. from the city thereon
Sec s. Unless otherwise proyi1ed ~
law or this charter. each officer, beard 81
department authorized 70 appoint al
deputy, clerk, assistant or empsoye sA2|
have the right 10 remove any pefSea =
appointed.
Sec. .. All appointments OF oiricsrA dst
uties and clerks 10 DO made under ag
provision OF this charter must be Hn5e|
in writing and authenticated py the pr
son or persons. board or officer MAXIM
the same. and filed with the coul5frulsi.
Sec. 10. All appointive officers Of u
city OF Seattle IN office when this ca
ter takes effect shall continue 70 bad
ana exercise their respective cnEes ~
der and in accordance with the isru
and provisions and obligations Of us
charter, until the appointment and ese
ifioation of their respective successo1 2
the officers who shall succeed 70 thalr -
ties under this charter.
poration counsel and city clerk who az
In office at the time this charter Taxa
effect, shall continue In Office for 20
remainder OF their terms and TIE tafss
firsl named until their respective suctst
sors shall have qualified. Tns mzyst
city treasurer and corporation eo1nsa
elected at the general municipal tlectsn
In March. 1896. shall hold their respecun
Offices TO all iDtents and purposes -
they had been elected under this chsrfs
Nffts ~ gsifU rf.trE al "a
flee shall terminate with the term ~ ~
incumbent who was elected at the frat
eral election In the year 1898. and "a
person elected city clerk at the genera
election In the year 1886 shan not "s
office.
Sec. Il. The term OF ONCE Of the 81
comptroller who is In Office at the "
this charter ie adopted shah conlinue -
the period OF MS original appointmesi
and until his successor Is appointed 80
qualified. His successor shall be appsla.
ed by the mayor, BY and with the as. ~
and consent OF the city council, and So
hold office until his successor ~ elected z
the year 1875. and qualified. The pers1na .
persons who shall be city cofnpsfea
during the interim between the explrs'n:
OF the term OF the present city CLERK -
the first election and QUALIFICATION % *, =
comptroller herein provided Tor s nsa =
ex-oficio city clerk and shall ffcs ss
compensation at the rate herein pfgvisN
Sec. 10. II shall be the duty @ =
city council 10 purchase or otherwise =.
Quire In the manner and out OF fns -
herein provided for a tract o. lana 49,
out the corporate limits Of not less -
one hundred acres, and establish tasi" ~
a pubic cemetery. In order 20 pEys.S
a fund for such purpose, the cry e.As =,
may cause to be Issued and SOD ~
less than par warrants 10 the anex~
necessary for such purchase, or eta.
ACQUISITION, not 20 exceed, noweVss,
sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars, 4.
ing n reasonable rate OF interest, nes
exceed eight per centum per ahauas ~
may pay for said land with the az -
so issued. In order 20 provide ~ !.
redemption OF said warrants ara tne - -
ment or interest thereon. sevrnv.ss~
per cenfum OF the proceeds OF ~ -
OF burial lots in said cemetery sra. $3.50 W
apnr, and made a special fund aIsg.i.ss =
solely 10 that purpose Tie Wss 49, 4
issued shall not be or hecone &C.
Obligation OF the city. but snail De JAZZ
sriy out % the said special funa. -,.s.d
Sec "a Al the first genera! hsa ~ -
faction after the city shall d y
exter,sf sion OF It's existing water 49,
sur.r.fea with sufficient water 49,
fhefefor. II shaIi be the duty Of ne 49, -
ril to submit 10 the electors OF - 80 ~
ire question az 20 whether IL sasa -
uJfrs for the city BY purchase " $3.50
stractfon. or both. plant ana s,.s.
FOR furnishing light or power o. go
FOR corporate or individual U.S. W
such uses. .A -
general municipal election On tns
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