The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22

Re 4 ordained ~ tina City q s~4f'is =
So. Il. No bsu sssan become an orti-
nance unless q - rrlzl passage a. As-zss
fna frrtty o. al tie members el@c5e3 -
"a It's favor. and tas sots = f4.sa -
yeas ard nays. ard the names o. tf05s
voting fer and against TIRE SANE % eaI5ss1
~ tie 59aTTszl- 80 og1t1azSs. ota@f sssd1
a oresrasscs proFIding Tor sppFo - = =
for saiarses or current expenseSs sra -
passed Oh It's final reading a. TIE na1elhS
al wstch II Is introduced
See y No ordnance shaI b revised.
Re-enacret o. amended b reference 20 Is
title. orr The rxlInarsce 10 - revised o.
se-enactet. or tas section thereof axIasf.eze1
shall Be re-snacta1 AZ isfzgth as REVISED
o. a-n<1S%d,
Sec. "a when q BIZ ~ pu. upon is fnsi
passage ard fails 10 pazs. ard MOTION -
made 20 reconsider. the vote upon sos1
motion shall rot BE acted On iseiers ne
TIE grant OF any franchise shall ee nrally
passed within thirty days after rs INTRO
dnction. nor until II has beea peoilsaed IA
expense of the sppIican; for ten days daily.
See. IL No ordnance shall take eject
Until ten Gays after its passage, oaleSs
otherwise expressed in sad ordinance
Sec. IL. Every bill, After II has passed.
shall be signed by the president OF the oo1ri-
ell ia open session. Ia Standardization OF It's
passage In signing such bill, the prssi,,
dent shall call the attention Of the couDcH
10 the bill. ard that he Is about 10 sign u,
and, IL any member 30 request, the Dill
shah BE read al length for Information as
TO It's correctness as enrolled X any mem
Der object that the blll Il not the same IS
whe8 considered and passed, SUCH once
ton shall De passed upon. and II sustained
the president shall withhold his stsDa lure
and the BIZ shall be corrected and signed
before the council proceeds 10 any other
business.
See. Is. Every bin which shall have
passed and been authenticated as provided
Ia the last section. shall within I'VE Gays
thereafter he presented 10 the mayor the
mayor shall return such OIL 20 the coun.
eel within ten days after receiving IL, ara
II he do not disApproVs -, IL shah hecorts
an ordinance. IL be dlsapproFe u. ne snail.
when he 50 returns IL. specify ais obJeci aons
mayor shall be entered at large on the
journal OF the council. and p1oisaed IN
the city official Newspaper The council
shall. not less than i've DAYS aIter facn
such bill shall have been so returned. re-
consider and vote upon the same, ana III
the same shall. upon such reconsideration.
be again passed BIZ the affirmative vote OF
not less than two-thirds OF all the members
elected. the president OF the council shah
certify the fact on the Dali, ana wren ,a.L. 20
with IKE effect as II IL had not been disap-
proved by the mayor; but IL the Dill so re-
turned shall fall 10 receive upon the hfst
vote thereon an affirmative vote OF two
thirds OF the uae9nb ers elected X SHAH Dc
deemed finally lost The vote on such re-
consideration shall be taken ~ Yeas ana
for or against the samo shall De entered
I'm TIA Journal thereof
Sec. H. All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk, VINO
shall record the same at length In a suit
able book kept for that puTpose. All ora1-
naDces OF a general. hubble or permanent
nature, and those imposing a iine. penalty
or forfeiture. shall be published at least
once IN the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall have be-
come law. provided that the publication
OF ell ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or yaca;ing
any plat shall be at the expense or the ss'-
piscant therefor.
sec. IS The city council shall have pow
or by ordinance and not otherwise;
First-To provide for general and special
elections for questions TO be voted upon.
and 10 provide for the appointment and
election Of officers. Any person who. by
the provisions OF this charter or any
amendment thereto. may he appointed or
elected 10 any office or employment ere
eted in pursuance thereof. shall be deemed
an officer within the measing OF this sec
ton.
second-To provide for the assessment,
levytng and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes OF the city. and 10 provide
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenthS OF one per centum per annrm: no
tax TO provide fire engines and other IRE
apparatus and a supply OF water 10 queEch
ceei thres-tenths OF one per centum per
annurn. no tax TO provide for purchase and
condemnation OF hand Tor puh.tc uses ana
Improvement and ornamentsuon thereof.
and erection OF structures thereon, or 20
provide for any of said objects. shall ex-
coed two-tenths OF one per ceutum per
annun: no tax to provide for furnlshins
striictIon OF works necessary or convenient
therefor. or for any OF said purposes, shall
exceed two-tenths OF one per sentom per
- gaf r.
prov ernsut and repair. exclusive or assess
ynents mentioned In subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth OF this section, and con-
strsiction and repair OF sewers and con-
Quits other than water pipe, or for any
OF said purposes. shall exceed f0ur-tenths
OF one per csntum per annum: no tax for
construction and repair Of water works
and aupurtenances, or OF any OF tho same,
shall exceed one per centum per annum.
and no tax for the maintenance and op-
Grafton 80 water works and for paying rent
,or water works or water, or FOR any Of
raid purposes. shall exceed fve-tentbs or
M. per centum per anuum; and oil taxes.
exclusive OF assessments for improve
rnerts mentioned IN said subdivisions sew
enth eighth and tenth. shah not I'm any
year exceed three per CenVum of the prop
erty assessed: and all taxes Tor special p,ir-
rogss other than water works and water
saft,olw. and exclusive OF assessments for
improvements mentioned IN said sne-9i-
visions seventh. eighth and tsnth, shat
not IN any y@ar exceed one and one-tenth
per een;iirn OF the property assessed: and
T. ,rs,xf,ge for the assessment and coilec-
ton Of a road poa tax not exceeding four
dollars per poll on ell male inhabitants he
tween the aces OF twenty-One and FIFTY
years Inclusive
ThIrt-To control the nuances and prop
srtv az the city; provided thar The city
~,,,,en sfan have no administrative = dts
,irraished from the legislative power.
Faurth-To acquire ny purchase or by ex-
erciaa OF the right % eminent domain or
o,l,svgvssa. aut Tor tho use and in the name
~ the city. sosch lands ard other pron-
e~tv as may he deemed necessary, proper
,fs-s n~aviaed fer by this charter; and q &C.
oeirs for the use 81 the CITY any property
| Nv gift. Ncquest or devise. and e. dispose
az eli saeh property as Il SHAH have as
Tho interests of the city may from time to
tifne require.
Eysth-To borrow money fer corpora Il
purposes or the credit OF the city, ard n
avthnFsre the issue 81 negotiable bonds
therefor en- such condition or conditions
and in such manner as may be prescribed
| in this charter and the oonsiitaiion and
laws or this state bat the Indebtedness OF
| ths city shall az no time exceed IN The az
vra~at Is ten PEP esDtufn 81 the value ~ all
4 taxable property in said city. such value
1 10 be asrertatnea ana determined ny the
last assessment foT city purposes previous
- ne irsstirvtus Of slsrh indehteinesS. and
| under the limitations above stated 50 au-
tnortKs the issue 81 bonds a place Or 0r 20
| ssrr,r,ix the means with which "a meet ma
/ ,urtrr bonds or other Indebtedness Or far
| the consolidation or funding % the same;
| ,r,ovstspa that no bond or set Of hoa,'s shall
| e Issued for a longer period than twenty
! years
| slxth-Te provide FOR ~. purchase ~ 80
! r,r.onrfaffon 81 nFenarty within Cr without
! TIE corporate limits % the CITY for IS c0r-
/ tsarste sr~es urNu fnaki1E Just C0rnrens.8-
] tea 20 the owners thereof. snf "a provide
I fo- fhe Institution aNd maintenance ~
/ such pr,eee~tiuEs as may b. authorized nv
/ IRE general laws ~ re state fo~ the an
/ -'ropFlatlon % private property Tor pualie
/ use
sexeath-To lsv out. establish. opsn. al
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