The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-14
THE CHARTER or THE CITY o.
sEATIIEronainu

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eaearsy expressed = rs tsfie- Tas eHs &
.ng csarss 81 every or1snznce E1sA oe.
Re i or-2in>d ey the Cry OF Seattle as
See. u. No tsIi sAan seccns an o-ti-
raEre uzSes< on is tiuAs passage AZ asst
RIA 5cr1ty % al the members elected scfe
tn sfs favor. ard The vote ce akea
ysan and 1xyE. ard tns E2-Ees OF NOSE
voting for and aga4n=- IRE sane e ent-.s1
81 tas tourrlzL No ordnance ot1>r ,asn
sn ordinances providing for sv7ropyss, : p
passed OF liz Enal reaf.ax 81 the Ueetng
e. which II IL introduced
See. = No ordinance skau - revised.
ee-enacsed Or amended BY References q IL
title. lat tas or3Fn4nre 20 - revised or
re-enAcset. Or the secticn thereof sefs1e1
shall Be - enacted ~ isnSin a. REVISED
o. amended
Sec. u. When . BIN y put upon its Anai
Dasszge and falls to pass. and molten =
mas1s 20 reconsider. the yots Upon sven
motion shan no; he acted on before TIE
shs rrsni OF any franesiss shsI be finally
parsed within thirty days after - miro
tt1cfson. nor until * has been puosisasd IA
eI r e q me $50, r FOR 'n ten DAYS daily.
Sec IL no ordinances shall take erect
until ter days after irs passage. unleD
otherwise expressed in said ordnance
Sec. u Every bill. after u nss pasee1
shall be signed 81 the president o; the eour,-
ell In open Session. in atitBe1ucatioa cf Is
passage In signtng such bill. the prssi.
10 the oil. and that he Is about 70 sign II
and, Il any member SO request the Dill
shall be read at length fer information az
Der osjsct that the siii = not the same a.
when considered and passed, such ontec-
ton shall be passed upon. ard u sustained
the president shall withhold bis signatars
and the bill shall be corrected and sfgne1
before the council proceeds TO any other
business
sec. Is Every bin which shall have
as<s4
Ia the last section. shall ptthin I'VE days
thereafter be presented TO the mayor. The
mayer shall return such nill 70 the coun-
CT within ten Gays after receiving it. ana
n he 30 not dlsapprove II. IL shall hecons
al ordinance. IL he 6isapprove II. he ehalI.
when he 20 returns 1t, speeisy bis objections
mayor shall be entered al large on tie
Journal Of the council. and published III
the city official new spApsr, The council
shen, not less than Eve eays sfter snca
such bin shah have been so returned, rs-
consider and vote upon the same, ana X
the same shall. upon such reconsideration,
be again passed By the afyirmA tive vote OF
not less than two-thirds OF ali the members
elected. the president OF the council shall
certify the fact on the bill. and when 30
with Ike effect as II IL had not been disap-
proved by the mayor: bat IL the bill so re-
turned shall fall to receive upon ths first
vote thereon an affirmative vote or two
thirds OF the mem befs elected IL shall be-
deemed finally lost The vote on such re-
consideration shall be taken oy yeas snd
nays. and the names OF members voting
for or against the same snail Do entered
In the Journal thereof.
Sec II. All ordinances aud resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk. VINO
shall record the same a. length In suit
able hook kept for that purpose All orii-
nafsces OF a general. nublic or permanent
nature. and those Imposing fnss penalty
or forfeiture. shall De Published al least
In Ia rfr Oft al
three days after the same shall have be-
Gene a law; provided that the publication
CT all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or vacauns
any plat shall be ct the expense OF the APP
piicant therefor.
sec is The city council shsll have pew
Or by ordinance and not otherwiset
First-To provide for general and special
elections for questions TO - voted upon
and TO provide for the appointment and
slsctlon O. officers Any pssson VINO, ~
amendment thereto, may be appointed or
elected TO any office or employment ere
eted ia pursuance thereof. shan Re deemed
an officer within the meaning OF this SEQ
ton.
seccnt--To provide for the assessment,
levyiug and collecting taxes on real and
propegf ,h sos e ,s sDd 10 psOvsss
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax Ter general
mnnlcipai purposes SHAH exceed 20, ,os ,i,>
tax 70 provide fire engines and other hrs
apparatus and q supply or water 10 Quench
are, OF for any OF said purposes. snail ex-
ceet three-teTlths OF one per centum per
snnun; no tax TO provide for purchase and
condemnation OF land for public uses and
Improvement snd ornementsuon thereof.
ard erection OF structures thereon. or 10
provide for any OF said objects, shah ex-
ce~d two-teEths OF one per centufn Per
annum: no tax 10 provide for Furnishing
Gas, electricity and lights. and for con-
struction OF works necessary or convenient
therefor or for any OF said purposes. shall
exceed two-tenths Of one per eentnm per
annum: no tax for street and alley Inn
prosefnent and repsir. exclusive Of assess
menfs mentioned In Subdivisions seventh,
eighth and tenth az this section. and coa-
struction and repair OF sewers ana con-
OF said purposes. shall exceed four-tenihs
OF one per centufn per annnm; no tax for
construction and repair ef water works
and appurtenances, or OF any OF the same
shall exceed one per ceotam per annvm.
and no tax for the rnaintensncs and op-
GRAFTON OF water works and for paying rent
sor water works or water, or for any OF
.aIa purposes. shall exceed five-tenths Of
one Per centurn per annun; and ell taxes.
exclusive OF assessments Tor Improve
rasnts mentioned IN sad subdivisions sew
enfh, slxhth and tenth. shall not In cry
YEAR exceed three per cengum or the prop
erty assessed; and al taxes for special par-
ros.s other than water works and water
szip,,iy. ans exclusive Of assessments for
improvements mentioned n eaid eub-ct-
visions seventh. eighth ard tenth. shall
not An any year exceed one and one-tentA
vor csnturn OF the property assessed; and
K pr,svtde for the aSscssmert and coilee-
tie,s OF road pon tar not exceeding four
snlsarz per peii on oil male inhabitants be-
tween the ages OF tweniy-ons and ATTY
tai Thira@To control the finances ana prep
srty OF the city; provided that the city
s,o,snr,i snan have no administrative dis
strsuishrd from the legislative power.
Fourth-To acquire by purchase or by ex-
ercise OF the right Of erninsnt domain or
Of TIE city. such lsnsss and other prop
erty as may he deemed necessary, proper
or oonvcnisnt ror s an. q The corporate
| uusrs for the use 81 the city any property
| Sy rist. Request or devise, and 20 dispose
| OF al such property as II shall have. as
the interests or the city may IRON uins 10
tire require.
| fssts-To borrow money FOR corporate
PURPOSES on the credit OF the city. and TO
suthorsge the issue Of negotiable bonds
| therefor on such condition or conditions
and in strch manner as may b prescribed
in tais charter and the constitution ard
| laws % ghis state: bat the indebtedness Of
| tire city shall at no tiras exceed In the aE-
yrNxats ten Per ceutuFn 81 the value OF all
texsht- property I'm said city, such value
10 he sscertaiued and determined ~ ths
| 80 the incsirriuw ~ sueh Indebtedness: and
,lr,.ss.r the limitations above stated 20 SUI
l tnorsrs the issue 90 bonds ~ place OF or 70
sTrFF,iv the means with which 20 meet ma
fssrfyr bonds or ether Indebtedness or for
/ the consolidation or funding OF the ssruet
| provided. that no bond or set OF bonds shall
/ r. tsxnea fer a longer period than twcaty
years
slxth-Te provide for the purchase Or az
/ r,Fsprlasion % property within or without
/ tha corporate nrrits 81 ths city Tor -. cor
/ Is.srate uses. upcn making fust csrnpsnsa-
/ ton 90 the owners thereof. and 20 provfa =
/ for the institution and maintenance 81
Z such nrere@dtgEs a. NAV he authorized ~
/ .hn wrnsrs3 laws % the state for tha az