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such demand 10 excess OF tho am0rnt
/ lawfully due from tho city thereon.
| section 1866 Uulrag otherwise pro-
Flded by law or this cuartei, each
9ffieor. board ~ department hnthor-
| lied 70 appoint any dcDufy. Gle ".
aahistnnt or empiOve. shall have tho
| rlFht 90 remove any perHon 10 APP
pointed
/ plating of new cemeteries. to ex-
tension Of existing cemeteries and
! the establishment OF mnusoisums
within the limits 81 the City 81 Sc
attic n hereby prohibited.
Section 1853 No work shall be
done BY the city, or any officer or
/ einplOye thereof on any legal hOii-
/ day or sunday by way 81 cOnsfruc-
| ton 81 any public work. nor fhall
any work be done on such day. or
/ ing of any day and nix o'clock IN tho
/ morning OF the following day, W
any corpora lion or other person ~
way Of construction or removal 81
along any street, alley or public
/ place within tho city. except IN case
Of extraordinary emergency and
then only upon the written psrrnis-
sion OF the city manager. IN case
OF violation Of any provision Of this
section by any person or corpora
I tion owning any franchise in. over.
under or along such street. alley or
ViF'i PHbliA BiAaft Ms 81 ltH ttkHAt
title and interest ia such franchise
shall thereby be forfeited. In no
case shall any corporation or person
De permitted 10 commence the con-
railroad. telegraph, telephone. elec-
trict light line or other public ltil-
/ ity In the city without first obtain-
Ing a permit therefor from the city
manager.
Section IBs. Every officer or
agent or the city. who shall have re-
ceiyed or have any money belong
I Ing TO the city. shall Immediately
pay over the same 20 the city treas
urer. II such officer or agent shah
fail 10 pay over such morey 20 the
city treasurer within forty-siaht
hours after receiving the same. ne
shall be liable TO the city n double
such amount
Section $50. A contingent fund
may be established and maintainsd
with which 20 pay discharged city
employees. freight and express
charges, kilograms. postage and 9TH
sr Incidental expenses
Section lsl. Each departmenl
bureau, division and office shall
make annual and such other reports
70 the city council as ~ may pre-
scribe b. ordinance.
/ Section is2. Every officer or EN-
ploys OF the city. whose duty II shall
1 be 10 enforce any Law or ordinances,
or any rule or regulation Of a de-
I 30 tlhNNAf '""t W f'eN'" VAN ~
section isa. Ali money! possessed
| BY and revenues accruing TO the city
during the year nineteen hundred
and fifteen shall continue TO be ac-
counted for In and 70 be disburscd
from the various funds existing at
the time this charter shall take ef-
feet until such time or times ss,
In the course Of administration and
reorganization. new funds shall be
created BY budget or otherwiss
established. when such new funds
are established the balances. In
inhos replaced or discontinued. shai
be credited by transfer or apportion-
inent 20 the new funds 20 which such
balances shall be assigned
Section 1874. All ordinances in
roree AT the time this charter shall
20 into effect, and not inconsistent
Herewith. shall remain in force un-
" repealed or until they expire by
section 1876. The present charter
Of the City OF Seattle Is hereby re-
pealed 20 take effect on the fifteenth
day OF March. 1915.
Section fss. All provisions Of
THIS charter with reference to nom
nations and elections shall be In
force from and after the first
day of January. 1918. All other
provisions Of this charter shall be-
come effective at twelve O'Clock.
1918. At the general municipal eIec-
| ton TO be held on the first Tues
day after tho first Monday in
March, 1915, a mayor and thirty
eonneilmen thall be elected. Noinina-
made and such election shall be
conducted In all respects as In this
| charter provided. and upon the cleo
ton and qualification OF said mayor
and councilmen the terms OF the
present mayor and OF all the menu
oers OF the present city council
SHAH cease ana terminate on tho
fifteenth day q March, 1915, az
officers subordinate Officers ana
employees OF the City of Seattle shall
continue in office and in the per-
Torrance OF their duties until their
successors are appointed and quail
fled under the provisions OF this
charter II IS the express Intention
hereby 10 continue the existing city
government OF the City OF Seattle.
except as 70 matters pertaining to
the nomination aud election OF of
Ulcers under this charter, until the
first election and qualification OF
officers as In this charter provided.
AMENDMENTS.
Section is7. The city council may
propose and submit TO the electors
Of the city any amendment TO this
election to be held al least sixty
days after the adoption by the coun-
ell OF the resolution OF Submission.
Any amendment shall also be SUBJ
ton OF qualified electors equal in
number TO fifteen per cent OF tho
votes cast at the last preceding
municipal election. which petition
shall be filed with the city clerk at
least ninety days before the NEXT
general municipal election and shall
be checked by him in the manner
provided for Initiative ordinances:
provided. that prior TO the circula-
ton of said petition for signatures
II shall be submitted to the corpora-
lion counsel. who shall attach there
TO his opinion as to It's legality Any
amendment so proposed. either by
be published IN the manner provided
by law. II any such proposed
amendment IL approved by a ma
iority OF the electors voting thereon,
ter: provided. that n more than one
Amendment Is submitted at the same
election the same shall be submitted
In such manner that each may be
voted upon separately.
ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NO. 1.
The following separate alternate
people for adoption or rejection at
the election TO be held upon the sub
mission of this charter:
Alternate Proposition Number
0uts fFoNANrQa however. rhAf III
the proposed franchise be for an ex-
tension OF an existing system I'm a
residence district. and does not tn
clude any trunk line or canyon
route. the city council. In its discre-
tion. may grant the franchise with
out the provision for omnlon user
trackage facilities q appurte-
nances, and without te reservation
that said grant Is subject to the
right Of the city council or the peo-
pie of the city acting for them
selves by the initiative and refercn-
DUN. at any time subsequent 10 the
grant to repeal ameni or modify
the said grant with due regard to
the rights OF the grantee and the
interest OF the public"
II said proposed charter Is adopted
at said election. and a majority OF
the ballots cast at said election on
said alternate proposition number
one be in favor of,.ts adontion, then
such alternate proposition number
one shall become a part Of section