The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-01
THE CHARTER
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City of Seattle


PREPARED ANp PROPOSED NJ
InE fHEEitoipfRs ELECTED
MARCH 4. inta
GENERAL POWERS or rur CRY.
Seetiun The municipal corpora.
ton now existing and known as
The city OF Seattle" shall remain
and continue a body polite aud corr
rorate by the name 81 the CITY or
Seattle, and as such shall have per
petual succession, may use cor
nVrate seal may sue and be sued.
may acquire real and personal prop
erty within and without the corpor-
ate limits % the city % seattle BY
purchase. eminent domain, lease. gtft
and devise, and may sell convey
lease. mortgage and dispose OF the
same fer the common benefit end
may receive be0ucsts, deNiscs. kits
and donations ~ all kinds % prop
erty within and without tho city for
its own use aud benefit, or IN trust
for charitable or other purposes.
with full power 20 carry out the pur-
poses Of such trusts; may acquire,
construct. own. lease, operate and
regulate public utilities, conNcn-
ienccs and industries. may define,
prohibit abate. suppress and pre-
Vent All things detrimental 10 the
health. morals, comfort, safety, CON
venteuce and welfare OF the inhAht
tants 81 the city, and may make and
enforce local police. sanitary and
other regmia lions. and may DO all
thinE~ eNpeitrnt for maintaining
and promoting the peace. good goN-
eminent health and welfare OF the
city and Of the Inhabitants thereof,
and for the performance OF the
municipal functions Tho city shall
have and exercise all powers. func-
ticns. rights and PRIVILEGES now or
hereafter given or granted To- ineor-
porated towns and cities by the con-
stitutiOn and laws OF this state. and
shall have and exercise all other
powers. functions, rights and privi-
ieges usually exercised by or which
are incidental 20 or inherent In
municipal corporations % like char
acter and degree. whether cnumcrat-
ed or not enumerated IN the conHus
tuition and laws ~ tho state OF
Washington or IN this charter.
Section 3 The enumeration OF
particular powers by THIS charter
shall not be held or deemed 90 be
exclusive. but In addition 60 the
powers enumerated herein, implied
thereby. or appropriate 70 the exer.
else thereof the city shall have and
may exercise all other powers which
under the constitution and laws %
be competent fer this charter speci-
ficaliv 10 enumerate and for the city
10 assume. have and exercise.
DISTRICTS.
Section . The city OF Seattle
shalt he divided into thirty council
manic districts. which shall include
the election precincts IN the city oil
Seattle as they exist May I. 1914.
as follows
University District
Precincts one. two. nire ter.
eleven. twelve. thirteen and
East Green Lake District.
Precincts nineteen. twenty-one.
twenty three. twenty four. twenty
five. twsnty-six. twen;y-sevrn and
twenty eight.
p. wr.. Green Lake District ,s,-,v
thirty-one. thirty two. thlrty-three,
thirtv-four and thirtyfive.
south Green Lake District.
Precincts three. four. five. six.
seven eight and twenty.
NershIske District.
Precincts fourteen. fifteen. six
teen. seventeen. six,y-four. sixty-five
and sixty-six-
woodland District.
Precincts twenty-five. fifty -sev~r.
fifty-eight. fifty nine. sixty. sixty
one sixty-tsx0 and sixtv-three.
Greenwood District.
Precincts ftffy-onc. fifty-two. fif-
sy-three. fifty-four. fifiy-five. nifty
SIX and sfxty-seven.
ballard pi-srsct Esst.
Precincts thirty-six. forty. forty
one forty-two. forty-'hree. forty
eight. forty-nine and fifty
ballard District West.
Precincts thlrty-seven. thirty
eight. thirty-nine. forty four. forty
five. forty-six and torty-sevsn.
Lawsos District.
Precincts six,y-nine. seventy.
eevensy-one. seventy-two. seventy
three. seventy-four and seventy
west Queen ANNE Dsssrses.
Precincts seventy-six. seventy
seven. seventy mine. eighty. eighty
one. efKhty-five. eighty-stx. eighty
seven and eirhty-eiwht.
Precincts sixtv-eighf. seventy
sixhsv-f9nr. ninety-o ne. nine,y-two.
ninety-fonr. ninety-five and ninety
eight
south Queen Anne District.
Precincts eighty mine. ninety.
nfnetv-six. ninety-seven. ninety
nine. one hundred. one hundred and
six. one hundred and forty-seven, on.
hundred and forty-eight and one
hundred and forty nine.
w~ssisk~ Distrfcs.
Precincts utnety-three. one hun
dred and twelve. one hundred and
twenty-three one hundred and
twenty four. one hundred and TWEEN
ty-five. one hundred and thirty
one hundred and thirty-nins. one
hundred and forty-four. one hundred
and fifty. one hundred and fifty-one
and one hundred and ffty-fwo
N0Ffh brun0w9J Dfatrfef.
Precincts one hundred and one, one
hundred and two. one hundred and
three. one hundred and four. one
hundred and five. one hundred and
ten. one hundred and eleven. one
hundred and thirteen and one hun
Fast Capitol nm District.
Precincts one hundred and SIX one
hundred and eight. one hundred and
nine. one hundred and seventeen.
one hundred and eighteen. one hun
dred and nineteen. one hundred and
twenty. one hundred and thirty and
one hundred and thirty-one
Lincoln Park District.
Precincts one hundred and four
teen. one hundred and fifteen. one
hundred and twenty zone. one hun
dred and twenty-five. one hundred
and twenty-six. one hundred and
twenty-seven. one hundred and
twenty eight. one hundred and
twenty mine. one hundred and
thirty-four and one hundred and
Pike District.
Precincts one hundred and thirty
six. one hundred and forty. one hun
dred and fifty-seven. one hundred
and fifty-eight.. one hundred and
fifty-uine. one hundred and sixty
one hundred and sixty-one, one hun
dred and sixty two. one hundred and
sisty-three. one hundred and sixty
four and one hundred and sixty-ffve
First Hin Disfr1~f.
Precincts one hundred and forty
one. one hundred and forty-three
one hundred and sirty-elght, one
hundred and sixty nine one hundred
and seventy. one hundred and seven :
ty-two. one hundred and seventy
three. one hundred and seventy-four,
one hundred and seventy-five, one
hundred and seventy-six. one hun
dred and seventy one hundred
and seventy eight and one hundred
and eighty-two.
Pacific District.
Precincts one hundred and thirty
two. one hundred and thirtv-three
one hundred and forty-two. one hun
dred and eiRhty-fOur. one hundred
and eiRhty-ftve. one hundred and
efghty-six. one hundred and ninety
nine. two hundred. two hundred and
one. two hundred and two, two hum
dred and twelve and two hundred