The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-02-26
ARTICLE XIX.
Officers, Terms and Vacancies.


Section l. The elective officers of the
city of Seattle shall be: A Mayor, a
Comptroller, who shall be ex-officio CITY
Clerk, a Corporation Counsel, a Treas
urer, and the members of the City Coun-
Sec. 2. The appointive officers of the
city of Seattle shall be-: A City Engi-
neer, a Superintendent of Streets, Sew
ers and Parks, Superintendent of Light
ing and Water Works, an Assistant, to
the Corpora ton Counsel, a City Attor-
ney. Commissioner of Labor, a Health
Officer, a Sanitary Inspector, three mem
bers of the Board of Health, a Boiler IN
spector, a Port Warden, a Librarian, five
Library Commissioners, a Chief of Po-
three Civil Service Commissioners, Sec
rotary of the Board of Public Works,
five Park Committeeman, and such other
officers as the electors of the city, at any
general election upon submission of the
Council, may authorize the Council to
create.
Sec. 8: All elective and appointive Of
ficers of the city shall possess the follow
ing qualifications: They shall be citizens
OF the United States and of the city of
Seattle, and electors therein, and have
in this, charter. Every such officer, un-
less otherwise provided in this charter,
shall have been a resident of the city of
Seattle for at least four years next pre-
snail be able to read and write the Eng
uSh language. No one shall be eligible
to any office who shah be in arrears to
the city for taxes or indebted to the city
in any way. or who shall be Interested,
directly or indirectly. in any contract
with the city, either for work to be per-
formed or material to be furnished No
person shall be eligible to or shall hold
any office who shall have been or shall
be convicted of malfeasance in office,
bribery or other Infamous crime by judg-
ton.
Sec. 4. Unless otherwise expressly pro-
Vided IN this charter, and expressly sub
ject to the provisions of Article XVI
hcer shall expire at the same time at
watch the terms of the elective officers
Tor the current term shall expire
Sec. D. The term Of every elective Of
hcer under this charter, except council
man, shall be for two years. Every per
son son elected shall si qualify on or before
and his term of office shall commence at
u ocIock, noon, on the second Monday
after the canvass of the election by the
Sec. 6. Every councilman and every 9TH
er ohcer of the city, and each of his as
SlStants, before entering upon the duties
OF MS office, Shall take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation before some person
authorized to administer oaths, that he
possesses all the qualifications prescribed
for his office by this charter, that he will
support ta me constitution of the United
ana the charter and ordinances of the
City of Seattle; that he will faithfully
comply with and abide by al the require
that he will faithfully demean himself
IN office. Every officer of the corpora
ton when SO required by law or ordi-
nance shall, before entering upon the du-
ties of his office, and within ten DAYS
after his election or appointment, give
bond to the city, in such sum as shall
oe deSlgnated by ordinance or otherwise,
conditioned for the faithful performance
OF his duties, and that he will pay over
all moneys belonging to the city, as pro-
vided by law. And if any person elected
take or subscribe such oath or affirma-
ton, or to give bond, as herein required,
his office shall be deemed vacant.
pee. I. An office becomes vacant on
failure to qualify within the time limited
by the charter, upon the death or removal
from office or resignation of the incumbent
or mis- removal from or absence from the
city for sixty days without leave of the
city council, or upon an adjudica ton of
insanity by court of competent juris-
dlctlon; by conviction of drunkenness
or by any permanent disability, prevent
ing the proper discharge of his duty.
Sec. 8. If any appointive office become
vacant, the same shall, except as is 9TH
erwise provided in this charter, be filed
ming of the. term. and the person appoint
ed to fl the vacancy shall hold for the
pS noaLpD term. L any elective office
Dgf6me t vacant the CITY e9nncil shall
to elect by ballot person to fiji such
vacancy who shall possess the qualifica-
lions of the original incumbent provided,
that if any such Office shall not be flied
within the time above limited, the city
shall meet and ballot at least
once each day until such vacancy shall
have been filed. Persons elected to fiji
vacancies in elective offices shall hold
the office until the next regular city cleo
ton, and at such election a person shall
be elected to hold the office for the re-
mainder Of the term. Persons elected to
fill vacancies shall qualify within the
same time after their election and in the
same manner as prescribed for persons
elected for full terms.
Sec. 8: Any elective officer other than
a member of the council may be sus-
pended by the mayor and removed for
cause by the council, as hereinafter pro-
vided, and the mayor shall temporarily
fill the, vacancy, except as hereinafter
'p.N7Fided. Any officer appointed by the
mayor ITNAasEe removed by him, except
as otherT provided in this charter, up
on fling w h the city council a state
ment Of his reasons therefor Any mem
Der of the council may be suspended or
removed by the council as hereinafter