The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
THE CHARTER or TINE CITY OF
sEATTLE-Consfnu

clearly expree~es 81 ifs title. TIE enact
Ing clause OF every ordinance saaA pr-
Be IL ordained by ths city Of Seattle d.
See. II. No bsH eban becorns an ordi-
nance unless OF its final passage AZ lea2t
naatoT1ty % al iae members si,s1s- sy
yeas and rays. and the names OF nose
voting fer and against the same = enss-sa
II the Journal No ordnance, ot Il-t s 80
an ordinances providing for appEopEla11 Us -
for salaries or current expense ssal. -
passed or its final reading a. the nsehus
al wnich II fs introduced ..
Sec Il No ordinance shall De revised.
re-enacted or amended By reference e rs
title. out tire ordinance 70 be revised o.
re-eFacted. or .ae section thereof am iAae1
shsil be re-enacted al length as revised
or amended
Sec. IL When bill IL put upon Us nnal
passage and fails 10 pass. and MOTION -
made TO reconsider. the vote upon snen
motion shall not be acted on psfgTn, 80 80
next meeting OF the council Ne bill Tor
the grant OF any franchise shall oe nfAeAy
PASSED within thirty days after lis miro
duction, nor until It has been ygohsacc N
the official newspaper OF the cay AZ ne
expense OF the appnc cant for ten days daily.
Sec. "a No ordinance shall take effect
ot is e eays eT in aid ordnance
Sec. Is. Every bill. after il has passed.
ehal be Eigred By the president or the conn-
ell ia open session. ia naturalization o. rs
passage. In signing such Dill, the pres,
dent shall call the attention OF the council
10 the bin. ard that he Is about TO sign II,
and. IL any member SO request, the Dill
shall be read at length for Information as
10 It's correctness as enrolled. II any mem
Der object that the bill Is not the same as
when considered and passed such ooJec-
ton shall ~ passed upon. and II sustained
the president shall withhold his signature
and the oiD shall be corrected ana signed
before the council proceeds TO any other
business.
Sec. Is. Every BIN which shall have
passed and been authenticated as provided
in the last section. shall within I'VE GAYS
thereafter be presented TO the mayor. The
mayor shall return such bill 10 the co1n.
ell within ten days after receiving IL, ana
" he do not disapprove IL. IL shall Decous
an ordinance: II he disapprove IL. he snali,
when he 50 returns II, specify MS ooJections
thereto In writing. The objections or the
mayor shall be entered al large on the
Journal OF the council and published IN
snan, not less than five days after such
publication. and within thirty days AFTER
such bill shall have been so returned. re-
consider and vote upon the same, ana II
the same shall, upon such RECOMMENDATION,
be again passed by the affirmative vote or
not less than two-thirds Of all the members
elected. the president OF the council shall
certify the fact on the bill. and when so
certified the bill shall become an ordinance
with like effect as N II had not been uisap-
proved by the mayer: but II the Dill so re-
turned shall fail TO receive upon the nrst
vote thereon an affirmative vote of two
thirds Of the members elected II shall be
deemed finally lost. The vote on such re-
consideration shall be taken by yeas ana
nays, and the names OF members voting
for or against the sarne shall be entered
In tho Journal thereof.
Sec. IL All ordinances and resolutions
shall be deposited with the city clerk. VINO
shall record the same at length In suit
able book kept for that purpose All ordi-
nances of a general. Du0lic or permanent
or forfeiture shall be published at least
once In the city official newspaper WITHIN
three days after the same shall have be-
come law; provided that the pioi,canon
OF all ordinances granting any franchise or
private privilege or approving or yacating
any plat shall be at the expense OF the APP
plicant therefor
er 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 and
election OF officers. Any person who. by
the provisions Of this charter or any
amendment thereto. may be appointed or
elected to any office or employment ere,
ated In pursuance thereof. shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning OF this Sec
ton
Second-To provide for the assessment,
levying and collecting taxes on real and
and purposes OF the city. and 10 provide
for the payment OF the debts and expenses
OF the corporation. but no tax for general
municipal purposes shall exceed four
tenths OF ore per centum per annum; no
tax 10 provide fsre engines and other fire
apparatus and supply Of water TO duench
Are. or for any OF said purposes, snail ex-
coed thres-tenths OF one per centum per
snnum; no tax 70 provide for purchase and
condemnation OF land for public uses ana
Improvement and ornamentation thereof.
and erection OF structures thereon. or to
provide for any or said objects. shaH eN-
ceed two-tenths OF one per centum per
annum; no tax to provide Tor furnisnns
struction OF works necessary or convenient
therefor or for any OF said purposes. shall
exceed two-tenths OF one per centum per
annum; no tax for street and alley inn
movement and repair, exclusive OF assess
ipents mentioned In subdivisions seventh.
eighth and tenth OF this section. and con-
strllction and repair or sewers and con-
dsIits' other than water pipe, or for any
of said purposes, shall exceed four-tentns
OF one per centum per anrsimi no tax Tor
construction and repair OF water works
and appurienances. or OF any OF tbs same.
shall exceed one per centum per annum.
and no tax for the maintenance and op-
Grafton OF water works ana Tor faylng rent
for water works or water, or for any or
said purposes. shall exceed fiye-tenths OF
one per centum per annum; and ell taxes,
exclusive OF assessments Tor Improve
enth, eighth and tenth. shall not IN any
wear exceed three per cenfum or the prop
srty assessed and all taxes for special pur-
roses other than water works and water
sa,nniv ard exclusive Of assessments for
improvements mentioned in said suh-di-
visions seventh. eighth and tenth. shall
not IN any year exceed one and one-tenth
ner renfur, OF the property assessed: and
10 nrovfda for the Assessment and coliec-
ton OF a road poll tax not exceeding four
dollars rer poll on all male Inhabitants be-
tween he ages OF twenty-one and nifty
Thira~To control the finances and prop
erty q The city. proyiasd that the city
tinwsished from tho legislative power.
Fourth-Tc acquire by purchase or by ex-
ercise of the right OF eminent domain or
otherwise, and for the use and in the name
~ the city such lands and other prop
erty as may be deemed necessary. proper
or convenient for any OF the corporate
usss rrovided for by this charter; and toac-
onire for the use OF the city any property
~ eff NequeHt or devise, and 20 dispose
ef an such property as Il shali have. as
tho Interests OF The city may from time TO
time require
FYsth~-To borrow money for corporate
purposes on the credit OF the city. and 10
authorize the issue OF negotiable bonds
therefor on such condition or conditions
and in such manner as may be prescribed
an tbs charter and the constitution and
laws or this state, but the Indebtedness Of
,be city shall al no time exceed ia the az
,-T-r-ste ten per centUun Of the value OF all
,axabie property In said city. such value
~ he a<sertained and determined by the
y, 80. trS,rTtng ~ such insea,eafesss: ana
tsrts~r she limitations above stated 20 au-
.n,rfze tha issue ~ bonds in place OF or TO
s.,py,lv the means with which 70 meet uaS-
t,.gtnsr bonds or other Indebtedness o. for
sea consolidation or funding az the same;
provided that nc bond or set OF bonds shall
<, issued for ienger period than twenty
years.
Sixth~To provide for TIRE purchase o. sp-
.,~an~taftcn OF property within or without
ne t.oynorate nfntts 81 th- city for SIS car
rse~ata u4ss upon making tuat compsnsa-
.toa 80 the owners thereof. ard to provide
80 ths institution ard maintenance of
.,,s.h r,r,re~lings as may BE authorized hv
re ~sfgsral LAWS % The state for the ar
r,-osrfation % private property fer public
use.