The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28
rU1 CHARTER or THE CITY o.
MULTIPLICATION

sEf Ck&Gse o. every fTLiE&1Es 49,
Be- u ordzirs6 by rhs CITY cf S~2tus -
Sec. IL No sgn ssan becors an srtl-
nance unless 90 its anal pass@gs .. - -
"a rs fasor. and the vote te sahen ~
yeas ard Rays. and the names % tnoss
voting .or SAD sssinss re sszas Ss 1900 80
an ordinances providing fer appsor q ,5os.
for sxiarsss or currsns expe1ses, soax. -
passed on tn frsal rsafing 81 the uaeeunS
~ which IL 10 tusyod-sced
sec Il No ordsnarcs shal - rsvfse1,
ge-snacse1 or amended By References e -
title. bat the cr1insxacs % oe rssssec os
re-en1cfee. o. tss section snsseoE a. ....sy-
shat be r--snaetsd a. leuxtn a. revised
o. amended
See IA When . BIZ h put upon ~ nn.i
Dzzszx- and fails 10 passs ana naoNloa -
motion shall not Be acted o. nelere 80
next meeting % the council No OIL lor
the gr&st OF any franchise shall % nnaly
cuctien. Tor en.l II has been puolis1sd IN
the offictal newspaper Of ths CITY A tss
expense az the applicant for ten Gays axlLy.
Gee. "a No ordinance shat. take ehecs
until tea days after lts passage. unlsss
otherwise expressed in sa.d ordnance
SEQ. IS Every bill. after Il has passed.
shall b sfgne1 BY the president OF ne cc1n-
eli n opsD session in autHenfieztion OF Us
paSssgs: In eiSnlng such bill. the press.
dent shall call the attention OF the council
20 the BAL, and that he 10 about TO siSn ~
ennn be read ~ length for information "a
20 It's correctness a. enrolled IL any mem
Der object that the bill - not the zane AZ
ton shall bs passed upon. and II sustained
the president shall withhold his sisnAtnrs
and the bill shall b corrected ard sEnsd
before the council proceeds TO any otasr
Sec. Is. Every bin which shall have
passed ard been authenticated as PROVIDED
Ia the last section. shall within nye Gays
f&r 81 AZ eli n
mayor shall return sueh bill 70 the ocun.
Gil within ten days after recesvfng ", ana
u he 90 not d..agpress u, sa +, he s ssali
when be 30 returns II, specify his op)sc.ions
thereto IN writing. The objections or the
mayor shall Do entered at large on tns
Journal OF tbs council. and puossshed III
the city official Newspaper. The council
shah. not less than five days after sncn
publication, and within thirty GAYS after
such bill shall have been so returne1. rs-
consider and vote upon the same, ana TX
the same shaii. upon such RECOMMENDATION,
Do again passed by the affirmative vote OF
elected. the president OF the council snail
certify the fact on the bill, and when 80
certified the bin shall become an ordinance
proved by the mayor: hlt II the bill 50 re-
turned shall fan TO receive upon tne nrsS
vote thereon An affirmative vote OF t"o-
thirds OF the members elected u shasi oe
consideration shall be taken by yeas ana
nays, and the names Of members voting
for or against the same shan % ensefeo
In the Journal thereof
Sec II. All ordinances and resolutions
shall DO deposited with the city clerk. who
shall record the same at length IN sa.-
able book kept for that purpose. All oroa.
nances OF a general. public or permanent
nature, and those imposing fine. penalty
or forfeiture. shall be published at least
once In the city official newspaper within
three days after the same shall have be-
oorns a law: provided that the publication
OF all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or vacauns
pitcant therefor.
sec rs 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 anc
election Of officers Any person VINO. by
the provisions OF this eharter or any
amendment thereto, may be appointed or
elected TO any Office or employment Gre
ated IN pursuance thereof, shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning OF this sea-
ton.
second-ro provide for the assessment,
Ievyins and collecting taxes on real and
personal property for the corporate uses
and purposes OF the city; ana 70 provlos
OF the corporation. but no tax Tor general
municipal purposes shall exceed FOUR
tenths OF one per centun per annum' no
tax 10 provide fire engines and other fire
apparatus and a supply OF water 10 quench
ere or for any OF said purposes. shall ex-
osed thres-tenths OF one per cenium per
snnum: no tax TO provide for purchase and
condeninaiio OF land for public uses and
Improvement and ornamentation thereof.
and erection OF structures thereon. or TO
provide for any or said objects, shah ex-
ceed two-tenths OF one per ceniurn per
annum, no tax 10 provide for furnishing
gas electricity and lights. and for con-
structlon OF works necessary or convenient
therefor. or for any OF said purposes. shall
exceed two-teBths OF one per centnm per
annurn; no tax for street and alley Inn
provement snd repair sNsiuslts OF assess~
menss mentioned In suo-diyisious seventh,
eighth and tenth OF this section. and con-
struction and repair OF sewers and con-
Quits. other than water pipe: or Tor any
OF said purposes. ehall exceed fcur-tenths
OF one per centum per annum; no tax for
construction and repair OF water works
and appurtenances. or OF any OF the same.
,haf exceed one per cenfurn per annum,
sna no tax for the maintenance and OPP
Grafton OF water works and for paying rent
for water works or water. or Tor any OK
said purposes. shall exceed hve-tenths OF
one per eentum per snnum; and all taxes,
exclusive OF assessments for Improve
ments mentioned I'm said subdivisions sew
enth eighth and tenth. shall not In any
wear exceed three per cenrum OF the prop
ertv assessed: and all taxes for special pur-
poses other than water works and water
eupply and exclusive OF assessments for
,rnnrovemen.s mentioned IN said suh-di-
yisions seventh, eighth and tenth, shall
rot In any year exceed one and one-tenth
per centrum OF he Psoper,y ssss .s so, ana
ton OF A road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars per poll on ell male Inhabitants be-
tween the ages OF twenty-ons and nifty
Thfrf-To control the finances and prop
ersv Of the city: provided that the c "
council shall have no Administrative ms dis
ttrxusshrd from the legislative power.
Fourth-JTo acquire by purchase or by ex-
ercIse OF the rlght OF eminent domain or
otherwise. and for the use and IN the name
IL. L. 8sz44 her n.y..
erty as may be deemed necessary. proper
or convenient FOR any OF the corporate
uses provided for by this charter; and % &C
onlrs FOR the use Of the city any property
Sy err Request or devise. and TO dispose
Of al such property as u s,al have. as
the interests Of the city may from time TO
time require
purposes on the credit OF the city. and 20
sutho-ixs the issue OF negotiable bonds
therefor en- such condition or conditions
snd In ,ss.h manner as may Be prescribed
IN this charter and the constitution and
laws cr this state: but the Indebtedness OF
the caty shall at no time exceed In the ag-
s~srats ten per ceutuu, OF the value Of ali
snxahle property IN said city. such value
20 n. a~ce~satnes and determined BY the
last assessment for city purposes previous
20 the tr-urrfng ~ such Indebtedness: and
,,r.se- sh. limitations above stated 10 au-
taori-s the sx~sie Of bonds IN place OF or 20
SUPPLY the means with which 20 meet ma
,ts,irz bonds or other Indebtedness or for
ga consolidation or funding OF the same.
r~ovtscd. that no bond or set OF bonds shall
e. issued for a longer period than twenty
years
SixtA--Te provide for the purchase or sa-
preprsasion Of property WITHIN er without
tha Corporate limits OF the city fer SIS cor
rNs-ata uses upca making Just eoupenSa-
tton 20 the owneT thereof, snd 20 provide
- TIE institution and maintenance os
49, r~c-~s-sinxs as may he authorized ny
o.. xerrrsl laws OF the state FOR TIRE a y
r,-cursatioa OF private property fer public
uxs
sevrntA-To lay eu. establish. op.n. al