The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-14
ARTICLE XIV.
miscellaneous subjects.


Section /. AL moneys IN the city sr,>
ury at The time ~ the adoption az -
charter. belonging 70 the several runS
shah De credited 20 the several suass !
whIef-the sane belong u4.ler tie prsxa
hons OK this charter.
Sec. No privilege saa-. - graEsea
that suspends or conflicts With any vs.
nance. except by an ordinance past
by the city council
Sec. 3. All books and records Of esxr
office and department shall 10 open &
the inspection or any citizen at zzy -
during business hours. Copies % q
traces from said books and reecrtA d2y
certified. shall be given BY the officer aAn
ing the same In custody 70 any perxa
demanding the same. and paying =
rendering. for the use % the clsy. "a
cents per folio OF enc hundred words Il
such copies or extracts.
Sec. 1. Except when otherwise pssfk
ed by law or this charter az pubic Il
day, except sundays and legal Aolaa54
from mine O'clock N tAa Eorsaeea at
i've o'clock in tho afternoon.
SEQ 8. No Office shall oe created. ~
shall any person be employed IA Any y
pacity, nor sa@a.l any officer. clerk y e.
ployc receive any salary or coaa9enAasal
for any servlce o. any kind. ulaesx -
same is specially provided tor Or aatsxs
ized by law or this charter.
See. 6. Every officer authorized b ~
mands upon the treasury, or 20 make ~
Official investigation. shall have powss y
administer oaths and atlirnAtiQns 81
take AMI hear testimony conserving ~
matter or thing re.ating thereto,
Sec. !. Every officer who shall eo0fu4
allow or pay any demand on the trsassJ
not authorized by law. ordinance or ~
charter, shall be liable 10 the city ~
yiaually and on his Official b1nd fN ~
amount paid by the city upon sucA =
in ff IA
due from the city thereon
Sec. 4 Un.eSs otherwise proSsde4 y
law or this charter. each ofncer. boaN =
department authorized 70 appoin; ~
deputy, clerk. assistant or enaploye. 81
have the right TO remove any pszsoa =
Sec. .. All appointment. OF ofieera -
utles and clerks 10 be made under ~
provision Of this charter must be nn&
In writing and authenticated ~ To ~.
son or persons, board or offlcer makzl
the same. and aled with the coupsspesf
Sec. 10. All appointiye officers Of ~
city OF Seattle IN cffice when tbs car
ter takes effect shsl continue 70 ea1
and exercise their respective essess "
der and IN accordance with the terra
and provisions and obligations o$ ~
charter. until the appointment and aue
ification OF their respective successors
the officers who shall succeed 70 sEelr -
ties under this charter.
Sec. IL. The mayor. city treasured e.
poration counsel and city clerk wAa IN
In office at the time this charfe. fskA
effect. shall continue IN onics fsf =
remainder or their terms and the tarW
frs named until their respective suSse
sors shall have qualified. The maJx
city treasurer and corporation co1cs<
elected at the general municipal eieclA
in March. 1886, shah hold their respeca,!
Offices 10 al intcnts and purposes -
they had been elected under this ehaSE
The office OF city clerk as a separate e.
fice shall terminate with tho term OF -
Incumbent who was elected az TIE -
eral election IN the year 1884. and ~
person elected city clerk a. the Esns.h
election in the year 1876 shah not ="
office u
Sec. Il. The term OF once Of the ~
comptroller who Is In ofiics a. ths uns
this charter Is adopted shah continue w
the period OF his original appoiniiaszi
and until his successor II appointed -
qualified. His successor saah be apps
ed by the mayor. by and with the 49,
and consent or the city council. and so
hold office untii his SUCCESSOR - e.ectsa
the year iSsS and qualified. The person
persons who shall oe city compress
during the interim between the expirAlizs
or the term OF the present city eseTk y. y.
the FIRST election and qualification of s ~ y
comptroller herein prov ded TOT sna.s Z
ex-oificio city clerk and shall recs.
compensation az tha rate herein pTvsis
for city comptroller.
Sec. -. TX shall Be the cuty ~
city council 10 purchase or othefNiss ~ ~
qulre In the manner and out OF fns
herein provided for a tract OF lana 49, 49,
ont the corporate limits or not iass -
one hundred acres, and cstaoaasa t5s.ssss<<
a public cemetery. In order 20 pfs.s
a fund for such purpose. the CITY etiAss s.
may cause 20 be issued and sod ~ =
less than par warrants 70 fns - -
necessary for such purchase. or a.
acquisition not 20 exceed howesesl ~
sum OF Twenty Thousand DoAars =
ing A reasonable rata Of interest. nes
exceed eight Der eenfufn per anh1HL.
NAV pay for said land with the wafrs -
so Issued In order 90 proNi1e toI
redemption OF said warrants ana ths -
fnent or interest thereon, seyrhsf..s.ss
per cenfufn OF the praceefs OF ~ -
OF burial lots in said cemetery shAl 1870, ~ q
apar. and made q special tuna 49, ~ =
solely 10 that purpose. The wsrFsn1
iss4,sa shaE not be or become a csns
ohgiratlon OF the city, but snail ps pays%~'
onIy out OF the said special flnd. s
SEE IA Al the first general nsana' -
ese~tfers after Tho city shall De cy -
srfsrSlon az its existing water ~
s5on,sea with sufficient water
fSs-esor Il shaft be the duty or tae 800 -
I'll TO submit TO the electors OF the -
the question as 10 whether " $50 -.
urire for TIE caty by purchase ~ 1890
struefion. or both, a plant ana pssss
FOR furnishing light OF power % -
FOR corporats or individual use "
such uses. =. ..A -
,he intent that II be submitted 49,
general municipal election on ~
day OF March. A. u. lsa