The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
sEATTLE.-Confinue

re ere sar.e: provided. thar no license shall
- ~-anfs1 TO continue for a longer period
80 era year from the date thereof
,T-h,rtv-fourth-To regulate TIE carrying
or within the corporate limits OF the city
or oxscupatzons which are OF such nature
as 10 affect the public health or good order
- - -stv. or to disturb the public peace,
ant which are not prohibited ey law, and
10 provide for the punishment OF al per
PERSONS Vao knowingly permit the same 10
- violated IN any building or upon any
x~en.isss owned or controlled By them
Thirty-asth-To restrain and provide for
r,-o<-ttutes and other cisorceriy persons
Tsntrsy-sixth-To provide for the punish
rnert OF all dfsorteriy conduct and OF AL
80 and to make ell regulations nsces-
So sor the preservation OF public moral
itv. health, peace and good order within its
ard punishment OF all persons violating
any ordinance OF the city; but such punish
r9ent shall in no case exceed the punish
yYasrt provided by the laws OF the state OF
washington for misdemeanors.
Th!rty-seventh-To project or extend or
establish streets over and acrose any ude
lands or other lands covered by water
within TIE corporate limits OF the city, ard
along or across the harbor areas OF the
CITY, in such manner as viii best promote
the interests OF commerce.
Thirty-sighth-To restrain or prevent do
nestle or other animals from running AZ
large: and 70 license. tax, regulate and re-
strain the keeping OF dogs within the city
limits, and 10 authorize the distraining,
fnpoundins and sale OF said domestic and
other animals for me penalty incurred ard
costs Of proceeding, and to authorize the
destruction Of dogs impounded for want OF
license.
Thirty-ninth-To regulate and prohibit
the location and use Of any steam boiler
or boilers or electric plant or steam pipes
or electric wires or any kind of power gen.
orator or power reservoir or plant, or con-
Quits now known or hereafter 10 be in
vented.
and abrogate from time to time, as the
needs OF the city shall require. all proper
offices and bureaus, subordinate and aux
fiia~y TO the departments and heads there
OF constituted by this charter, and 10 pro-
vide for the conduct and government OF
such offices and bureaus. and the appoint
ruent removal, duties and compensai ton OF
Officers TO iii the same, except as IN this
charter otherwise provided.
Forty-frst-To alter. amend ana repeal
any ordinance or ordinances or parts there
Forty-second-To make all rules and reg
uiations necessary or proper 10 carry Into
execution all powers vested by this char
ter, or by law. in the city. or In any de-
partment or officer thereof. except an in
this charter otherwise provided.
Sec. Is. The city council shall. In addi-
ton TO the powers enumerated In the last
FOREGOING section, have all other powers
usually exercised by the legislative bodies
OF municipal corporations OF like character
powers which now are or may hereafter be
conferred upon incorporated towns and
cities by the laws OF this state.
Sec. 20 Every grant OF q franchise. right
or privilege shall be subject 10 the right OF
the city council at any time thereafter 10
repeal, change or modify the said grant, IL
the franchise granted thereby Is not oper-
ated in accordance with the provisions
thereof or at ali, and every ordinance max
ing such grant shall contain a reservation
OF the right OF the ea,g council 70 so re-
when any right, privilege or franchise has
been granted, and has been accepted, the
city council shall not extend the time for
which such right, privilege or franchise Is
granted until within three years of the ex-
piration or the time for which such right.
privilege or franchise Is granted.
Sec d The city council shall not grant
any franchise for tho construction OF any
wharf into any bay. lake or other body or
water. except In the manner following. that
is 70 say: In addition to the requirements
dinance granting such franchise must re-
ceive the vote OF at least two-thirds OF all
the members elected. and shall rrovide
that work shall commence within six
months and be prosecuted continuously.
and shall be completed within one year
thereafter. Said time shall not be ex-
pleted the franchise shall Be forfeited.
Sec. o. No exclusive franchise or prfvi-
lege shall DO granted for the use or any
street. alley or highway or other public
Sec. e. The city council shall not grant
authority 10 construct street railway or
iay down street railroad tracks upon or
over any Of the streets OF said city, except
in manner and on the terms following, that
IS TO say: Upon the application being made
10 the city council for authority 20 con-
etruct and operate a street railway along
and upon any OF said streets the city coun-
ell shall, by resolution, determine whether
such franchise or any part thereof, shall
be granted. and after such determination
no NJ anpiiCAfi
resolution 10 be published for ten days in
the city official newspaper, at the expense
OF the applicant. and shall In such notice
specify the route over and along which Il
proposes 10 grant such franchise. and shall
offer to grant the same 10 the person, COM
pany OF corporation who VIII pay for the
franchise the highest percentage annually
of gross receipts. but not less than two per
cent per annum- Bidding for such fran
chise must be IN accordance with the pro-
visions OF this charter In relation TO bids
made TO the board OF public works, so far
as such provisions may be applicable. and
the city council may reject any and all
for any part of the route for which the ap-
plication was made Each bid must be ac-
companied by certified check, payable 20
the order OF the city comptroller, FOR the
sum OF one thousand dollars, and the
amount of the check shall be forfeited ana
raid to the city IN case tho succeSsful bid
der shall fail TO accept the franchise, and
upon acceptance the sum so paid shall be
credited to the grantee on account or per-
Centawes The same method or procedure
shall obtain in case OF the extension OF such
franchise CT any existing franchise. IL
shall be the duty OF the city council TO IN
corporate in every such franchise or
amended franchise efficient provisions for
the COMPULSORY arbitration OF all disputes
arising between the grantee therein and
his or its successors or assigns, and MS, Its
or their employees as 10 any matter OF EN-
plovment or wages. unless upon submits
sion 10 the electors Of the city. majority
OF the electors voting upon the question
submitted shall assent 10 the granting or
such franchise without such provision.
Sec "a The city council shall make no
eunronriatfon IN aid OF any corporation.
person or society, unless expressly author
tied by this charter or the laws or the STATE
Sec g The city council. after Tire taxes
have been levied in any year. shall have
power to make temporary loans IN antici-
nation OF the collection OF such taxes. such
watch such taxes have been levied ana 10
no other purpose. and such taxes shall be
inviolaby applied 10 pay such loans.
Sec. %. when loans shall be createt ex-
oeedBng one and half per centurn OF the
taxable property IN the city. and bonds
therefor issued by the city under this char
ter, the city council in authorizing and pro-
Vf6ing for the same shall direct the times
ard manner OF payment and rates OF In
test. bnt no such bonds shall be issued ex-
cent as provided ~ law, nor unless the
proposition for creating such iGueot edness
shau have been previously submitted 10 the
electors Of the city at regular. general
or sr,a~yal election. Of which thirty dsys
notice shall have been published in the city
Official newspaper. Ind such proposition
shaU have then received the assent or
fHrap-Afths OF the voters voting AZ suca
election. The mode ard manner OF submit
ting s,ich proposition 20 the voters shall %
rl-Isrrilsed ~ ordinance And II case such
fA~ea-efths az the voters are IN favor %
sf,rh loan TIE city council may, after such
lection tv ordnance confirm the loan: but
ma hords shall &c issued therefor Until az
ter slsch contirula ton. nor unth the city
ro,rr~il shall have made specific provision
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