The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-04
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ARTICLE Il.


Section ]. The municipal corporation
now existing and known as the city n
polite ana corporate Ia name ard in fast.
BY the name Of TIE City 81 Seattle" ard
by mat name shall have perpetual. sac
eesslan. may sue aud defend in al courts
ana places. and ia all matters and pro-
ces1lHSS whatever, and may have and
use q common seaI, and alter the same AT
l.eas..se. 81 may purchase receive, holf
sNG ENJOY resal ara personal property with
u and without TIE corporate limits of the
City or Se&ft.e. AMI may SELL convey,
mortgage and aisrose OF the same for fhe.
common bencfit. and NAV receive requests,
deSises. gifts ard donatiens o. all kinds
o. property within and without the city
Tor is own use and benefit. or ~ trust
tur charitable Or other public purposes,
and do all acts necessary 10 carry cut
TOE purposes 81 such gitts. requests. de-
NlSes and donations. with power 10 MAN.
age, sell. lease or otherwise dispose ~ The
same In accordance with the terms OF the
GIT eeaGest. Geyise OF trust.
Sec > The public buildings. lands and
property, All rights OF property and rights
OF action, all moneys revenues and income
eeiongins ar ap2 srta;niag 10 the City Of
SEATTLE. are hereby declared TO he vested
In the said City Of Seattle
Sec. 3. The CITY 81 Seattle shall con-
tin9e TO have, hold ana enjoy. an public
buildings, lands. wharveS. waters. prop
erty real and personal. streets alleys and
other public places. rights Of property
r1g1ts OF action. suits, actions. moneys.
revenues, taxes. licenses. income. books.
documents, records. archives claims &C.
manas. ana generally all things in posses
sion and action of every nature and de-
cations, debts. liabilities dueS and duties
OF the existing municipality.
Sec. T. Suits. actions end proceedings
may be brought IN the name Of the City
OF Seattle for the recovery or any property
money or thing belonging thereto. IN law
or IN equity. or dedicated 10 public use
therein, or for the enforcement OF any
rights of or contracts with said city.
whether made or arising accruing be-
fore or after the adoption Of this charter;
ana the adoption or this charter shall not
operate TO abate or discontinue any exist
ing suit, action or proceeding in court or
elsewhere, 10 which said city Is a party
Sec. }. All contracts Of every descr!p-
ton heretofore duly and legally made and
entered into by the City Of Seattle. by viz
tue Of any existing law, shah remain valid
and be binding upon the City OF Seattle,
10 the extent only that they are now valid
and binding upon the CITY OF Seattle.
See. s. The adoption OF this chatter shall
not affect any special or local assessment.
re-assessment or proceeding relating there
TO. which may he wholly or partly COM
pleied or pending before IN. m, . city council.
adoption. bnt all such assessments. re-
assessments and proceedings may be com
pleted under the provisions of this charter;
and all things done prior TO the adoption
OF this charter. relating 10 any such as
sessment. re-assessment or proceeding
now pending or remaining uncompleted.
shall be held 20 be a compliance with the
provisions OF this charter relating thereto,
in so far as such provisions are snhstan-
tally the same as the provisions OF the
charter superseded hereby, relating 10 the
same matter, or all such assessments, re-
assessments and proceedings may be COM
rleted under the provisions of the charter
which is superseded by this charter or un-
der the provisions of general laws appli-
cable thereto.
Sec. Z. All the provisions of this charter
which are substantially Identical with pro-
visions OF the charter superseded hereby.
shall be construed as combinations or
such former provisions and not as new
ersctmeuts.
In ALI cases OF claims for damages against
the city on which part of the time allow
ed for presenting such claims 70 the city
council and filing the same with the city
clerk has already elapsed at the time OF
the adoption Of this charter. the portion or
time already elapsed shall be counted as
a part Of the SIX months fixed by this
charter for presenting ana Ming such
claims.