The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-12

Sec. las Whenever the mayor shaE sus-
pend any elective officer ne sha-. tEr1rneai-
atesy notify she city council q snea sGs--
pension and toe Gauss thereof, and sAal
fcrthwsth eaI meeting et See coanel-.
a. wtsca hs shall p<eSsn< charges against
s@ea suspended off-er- Eas acSsisss S@a4l
and saa.s Aave . rsgat 80 appear MIA
eeGnsel and make MS defense. Use city
couReil shall speedily Try sacA officer On
such charge. and ter that purpose shAl
have power TO adjourn from time % sIEre
antii the trsai shall - completed. 10
summon and compel the SteaSSnee q
TO receive ether evidence. and - hear
the Arguments q counsel. IN case 81 the
suspension 81 a mersSer q tue city coon-
81 saaI ee triesS II ike manner as herein
provided sor the trial 81 officers suspend
81 BY the mayor. except that the charges
may he preferred BY any e.ectcr or c1sEzi-
Der OF the city council In either case,
Ihe president o: the city council snail
preside At such trial. and IN bis absence
or disability the acting presidsrs. X two
council shall BY resolution IND the ac-
cuseG guilty. then The suspended offcer
saa& thereby be removed from ONCE The
successor OF any oErseer 50 removed. II
e2ScSed by the council, shall De chosen
from tho same political party as TIE OF
ncer removed.
Sec. IL Every elective or1cer shall
hold office until his successor is elected
ana qualified. except as otherwise in this
charter prov b3ei.
Sec. IL Every appointive officer shall
hold office until his successor IS appointed
and Qualified. except as otherwise II thls
charter provided.
elective or appointive officer. councilman
or member % any board. commission or
bureau. created by or under tais charter,
except policemen or firenen. shall hold
any ether offiee. Federal. state. county or
municipal. except in the National Guard
2. as a notary pubic. or BE an employs
a 81 AL f1.arflz ri f4.aslF
commission board. bureau. institution. or
ofttce or the city government; or be d.
reetly or indirectly Interested in any con-
tract with the city. or with or for any
department.. institution. board. bureau.
ofticer. agent or employee thereof. for the
use or the city: or become surety for the
performance % any such contract Nor
shall any such officer accept from any
railroad or street railroad corporation,
operating in whole or in part within the
city, any pass or free transportation or
transportation upon any terms. save
such as are open 10 the public generally.
The violation Of any OF the provisions OF
this section shall work a forfeiture OF
the office OF the officer violating the
same. and warrant his removal from offics
ey Impeachment or other proper proceed
ure. Any such officer guilty Of accepting
such pass. free transportation or trans
portaion upon terms not oren 10
the pubic generally, shall. in addition 80
forfeit to the city all sums OF money
paid him by the city as salary during
the term In which he shall be guilty 81
such misconduct. up to the time OF the
recovery OF Judgment against him there
for: and a civil action for the recovery
thereof may AT any time he commenced
in the name OF the city by the corporation
counsel upon complaint verified by any
citizen OF tAe city
No person elected or appointed 70 any
such office IN this city who has accepted
the said sffice and entered upon the ou-
ties thereof shall. except when other
wise In this charter or by general law
OF the state specifically provided bs ell
glble 20 any other Office In the city DUR
Ing the term for which he was SO elected
or appointed.