The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
ARTICLE ~.
The Legislative pepartrnsas.

ARTICLE 1vs
The Legislative Departmsat.
Section l. All legislative power Of me
City Of Seattle shall be vested In Q mayor
and city council
Sac. Z Except n otherwise IN this
charter provided. tae city council shall con-
slst OF one member from each ward of the
city ard four members elscted from lie
Sec. Sabdivis,on A. AT the general
municipal election In the year ib9s and at
each general municipal election thereafter.
there shsli be elected By the electors OF each
ward CT the city one councilman who shall
hold Office for a period OF two years. and
by the electors OF the city at large two
counc lifuen-at-laTEe each OF whom shall
hold office for a period OF four years.
Subdivision Il. Until the election In tho
year 1885. and the organization OF the city
council thefeupon In pursuance of the pro-
visions Of Subdivision A Of this Section.
tie city council shall consist OF thirteen
members and be composed as follows. The
nine men who are elected members Of tbs
house OF delegates at the general munl-
opal election In tho year lAss shall be MEM
bers OF the city council created oy this
charter. and each shall serve for n period
OF two yeaFs, and OF the fiVs persons who
are elected at the general municipal eioc-
ton VA the year ls3s members of the board
OF aldermen, the four who respectively re-
csive the highest vote shall be the other
four members OF the city council crsa tad
BY this charter, and tho two OF them who
serve for the period OF four years. and the
ether two shall serve for q period OF two
years In case OF a tie vote, the outgoing
council shall In joint convention determine
the election or length Of term Cby lot). The
uuaiiiicat tons OF the members elected In
1895 shan be such as prescribed for them
respectively BY the charter which II super
seeded hereby Until the organization Of
the oity council under the foregoing pro-
visions OF this Subdivision. tho city coun-
ell shall be constituted and composed a.
IL II constituted and composed ut the time
Of the adoption OF this charter. and each
house OF IL shall be governed by and have
and exercise the powers granted IL by the
charter OF the city OF Seattle which was ia
force On the first day OF January. 1896.
Subdivision c. Each member OF the city
council shall receive an annual salary OF
three hundred dollars pay able monthly. A
deduction of nye dollars for each absence
shall be rnads from the salary of each
member who shall be absent from any reg
MAR meeting OF the city council
SEQ Except IS otherwise provided In
pectien . Of this Article. no person shall
have been citizen OF tho United States
and q resident and eiec.or OF the city for
At least four years next prior TO his cleo
tom . ane no person she'll be elisiele for
In additicu to the above requirements, be
shall have been resident OF the ward from
which be Is elected and a freeholder OF the
city Tor at least two years next prior TO
Sec s, A majority OF all members siect-
ed shall constitute quorum. but less
Number ~, ,ss ina, may sai ,s from cay to Gay or
and may compel the attendance OF abb
sent members In such manner and under
such penalties as tbs council shall pre-
scribe.
ssc 4 The city council shall
ftrst-Annuaiiy. and also whenever q
vacancy occurs. choose from its members
rs president. who shall perform the usual
fnnntfnra Of n RreSidfDer
be removed by the Affirmative vote OF not
les. than two-tAirts OF al The members
eecoDd-~kstablish rules for its proceed
iags.
Third-Kesp a Journal OF It's proceed
tngs and allow the proceedings TO be pub
Nshet. and take the yeas and nays on any
question on demand OF any two members
and enter ths same In the Journal
Fourth-fIave authority 10 punish its
members and others FOR disorderiy or 9th
srwiss conteEnptuous behavior IN IT. prce-
srcs. and 10 sxpel for such behavior In It's
vote 81 not less than two-thirds OF It's mem
herS specifying ia the orGsr OF expulsion
the cause thereof.
Fifth--Have authority to create ard ne
committees Of IL members, In order 20
facilitate the discharge OF It's legislative
funciionsi provided. that no committee OF
the council and no part OF sny COMMITTEES
and no member shall have or exercise ex-
~culive or administrative power, except as
othsrwsss expressly provided IN this char
Ter
sixth-uavs power to compel ATTENDANCE.
OF witnesses "a well az product on OF pa
pera and things pertinent 20 business Re
fers IL or any OF It's comuitteeA
SEQ. !. The city council shall have power
TO aud shall appoint from It's members a
committee. consisting OF three or moro. 60
be deneuinated finance committee" and
20 MI all vacancies IN said committee. Such
committee Hhan have power 20 invcstieste
TIE transactions and accounts OF all Of
frR~N having fha r8tfagffnn rlefDffN ma
disbursement OF public money, Or having
the mower to approve. allow or audit de-
mands on the treasury: ~ shall have free
access % any rccoTsts, books and papers IN
all public oEfices: ana shall have power 60
administer oaths or eItrmSticnS. ard 90
examine witnesses and compel attendancs
may visit any OF ths paoila offices, when
and as eftcn "a 70 thinks proper. and max
IT'S examinations and Investigations therein
without htnaraucN IL shall Re the duty o.
such COMMITTEES a. often as ence IN every
SIX months % examine the official bend.
- all city officers ana repositories or the
city funds. aud inquire into and invest g.
gate the sugYicsescy and scivsncy 90 ths
eureties thereon and report tAs facts 20 ths
mayor. Such report shall specify each bond
with the suretier and the amount for which
Or not they are deemed sufficient and sob
xcat t'Poa such report the mayor shall
act 80 ss q r7otec. the city. aud may re-
ent-s new bonds when necessary. and hs
may suspend the erftcer uatsl = sufficient
bond y rled and approved. In the sxer,
eiee cy fts Functions. . concurrence cf q
majority Of the members % sait corfaruftf-s
snaNi be eeesned sufficient said commit,
tee shall keep q record 81 It's proceedings
NTH the names cf the witnesses exs NAMED
ana 4 substantial statement Of the sVi
Sence taken II from the examination
made ~ aafd COMMITTEES g shah appear TIA
a ralsasfaeaaor In oGtes or tefa}catioy
has been committed Nv any oeyicer. ssts
COMMITTEES sAzN Immediately report 10 a.,
f.eaNor wNn. T. - approve such report
shan forthwith suxp@ua such cf-leer. AM
Taxa tA~ nrnper step aNtsr thts charter "a
remove him er 60 causs IS removal An,
xsnffee srri ser shall execute kAs process . ..
orders % s&it committee
Sc ; E-hs nffagcs ceFasGitte% sfsal ira
sseagatety uaHn tts appointment and SEMI
s~puallv make q thorough examination .
all sha books 81 ths city treasurer ana cts,
cctnsutrcitrv. ard report The result 81 sual
fnve~tssstfors re the city ceuncA
Sc 3 The couacil sANll met uros -
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rot a holiday tne~cssgsr. art al ia o..
sfans shan - puhlic. ard u shall rot al
seuFa 70 any other place than rs Eeeesa'
riaca 90 meeting Hug tse rsarur. or IN IN
sh~enre or & 1hfltfS Ire urrsffE2f - 80
sours,if or any three eeancainaen. may Ca
a ss,,ssiAi meeting 81 tsa council
se-s 70 Exe-y isetsiA.1Ns at cf ssit
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