The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12
THE CHARTER
on TltE
City of Seattle

rREr.uEn AM ruorosrp N,
rHE FREEnot.ntIS ELECTED
MARCH .. tets
GENERAL. POWERS on rur cry.
Section The municipal corpora
ttcn now existing and known as
"The CITY 20 seattle shall remain
ant continue a body polite aud cor
rofNtc hN the name ~ the CITY OF
Seattle, and as such shall have per
petaal suggestion; may use cor
petate seal may sue and be sued
may acquire real and personal prop
ertN Within ahd without the corpor-
ate limits 90 The city ~ Seattle by
nurehaHe eminent domain, lease. gift
and devise, and may sell. convey,
lease mortgage ana dispose OF fhN
same for the common benefit. and
may receive heaucats teNiaeH EiftH
snd donations ot an kinds Of prop
artN within and without the city for
It's own use and benefit or 90 trust
for charitable or othcr purposes,
with full power 60 carry eut the pur-
poses ef such trusts, may acquire
construct own, lease operate and
regulate public utilities, conven-
fences and Industries may define.
Prohibit, ehate. suppress and pre-
vent all things detrimental TO the
health, morals, comfort, safety. cone
Nanfeuce and welfare 81 the iuhahi
tants OF the city. and may make and
snferce local, police. sanitary ana
ether regulations, aud may do all
things eNpedient for maintaining
and promoting the peace. good gov
eminent. health and welfare 81 the
city aud Of the Inhabitants thereof,
land for the performance or the
municipal functions, The city shall
fions, rights and PRIVILEGES now or
Hereafter given or granted 10 tncors
EoFated towns and cities hN the con
stitution and laws Of this state, and
a IA al
powers. functions. rights and privl-
isxeA usually exercised BY or which
are Incidental 90 or Inherent ia
municipal corporations 81 like char
aeter and degree whether enumerat-
81 or not enumerated ia the consti.
tuition and laws 81 the state OF
washington or n this charter
Section . The enumeration 81
particular powers by this charter
shsal not be held or deemed 90 he
exclusive, but In addition 20 the
rosers enumerated herein, Implied
tha<ehy. or appropriate 70 the eSer-
cfxa thereof the city shall have and
may exercise all ether powers which
under the constitution aud laws 90
the state Of Washington II would
be ffcfnpetent for this charter speei-
flea fiy to euumerate and for the city
TO assume. have and exercise.
DISTRICTS.
Seruor 3 The city Of Seattle
shalt be divided into thirty council
the Election precincts IN the City Of
Seattle as they exist May !. 1914.
University District.
eievep. twelve. thirteen and
eighteen.
Es.t Green Lake District.
Prs inets nineteen, twenty.ene.
five. 'twenty-six. twensy-ssven and
twcnt1f-eight
w'e.s Green Lake Di.trtcs.
Precincts twenty mine, thirty.
thirty four and thirty-fiv~
santh Green Lake District.
Precincts three, four, five. six
seven. eight and twenty
Northirke District.
Pretincts fourteen. fifteen. six
teen. Seventeen. sixty-four. sixiy-tive
and ssxty-six
woodland District.
Pfxctucts twenty-five, ftfty-@even.
ffty%eight. fifty-nine. sixty. sixty
one. sixty-two ard sixty-thrce.
Greenwood District.
Precincts flfty-one. fifty-two. fit-
ty-tRree. ftfty-f0ur. fifty-five. fifty
SIX and stxty-seveu.
Ballard District Fast.
Precincts thirtv-stx. forty. forty
one, forty-two. three. forty
eight. forty-utne and fifty.
Ballard District West.
Precincts thirty seven. thirty
eight. thirty-nine fortv-four. forty
five. forty-six and forty-sevsn.
Iawton District.
Precincts sixty~nins. sevsrt
sev~nty-ore. seventy-two. seventy
three, scventy-four and seventy
eight
west Queen Anne pi.triet.
Precincts seventy-six. seventy
seven. sevcnty- eighty. eighty
cre. eighty-five. efgAty-sis. eighty
seTen and eighty eight
prseiaets sisty.eirhi. seventy.
five. eighty two. eighty three.
eahty-fonr. ninety-one. ninety-two.
nmety-fonr. ninety-five and ninety
south Queen Anne District.
Precincts eighty-ntne. ninety. /
ntnety-six ninety ninety /
nine. one hundred. one hundred and !
nix. one hundred and forty seven. one /
hundred and forty-eiRht and one /
hundred and forfy-nine.
westiske District.
Precincts nfnety-three. one hun
drsd and twelve. one hundred ard /
twerty-thres one hundred and |
twenty-four. one hundred and TWEEN |
fy-five. one hundred and thirty /
one hundred and thirty-niue one
hundred and forty-faur. one hundred I
and fifty, one hundred and sifty-one /
and one hundred and fifty-two.
Precincts one hundred and one. one
hundred and two. one hundred and |
three. one hundred and four, one
hundred and five, one. hundred and
hundred and thirteen and one hum
6red and sixteen.
East Capitol MN District.
Precincts one hundred and six. one
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 thfrty-one
Lincoln Park District.
Precincts one hundred and four
teen. one hundred and fifteen. one /
hundred and twenty-one. one hun /
and twenty-six. one hundred and I
twenty-sevsn. one hundred and 1
twsnty-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 |
and fifty-eight. one hundred and |
fifty mine. one hundred and sixty
one hundred and sixtv-one. one hun |
dred and sixty-two, one hundred and |
four and one hundred and sfxtv-five /
First Hill District.
Precincts one hundred and forty |
one. one hundred and fortv-thrna
one hundred and sixty-eiRht. one i
hundred and stxty-nine. one hundred Z
and seventy. one hundred and seven /
ty-two. ono hundred and seventy
three, one hundred and seventy four. !
one hundred and seventy-five, one /
hundred and seveufY-stx. one hun
dred and seventy-seven. one hundred |
ard seventy eight and one hundred
and sighty-two
Pacific District.
Precincts one hundred and thirty. /
two. one hundred and thirty-three /
one hundred and forty-two. one hun /
dred and eighty -four. one hundred
and eiRhty-five. one hundred and
eighty six. one hundred and ninety /
nine. two hundred. two hundred and
one. two hundred and two. two hun I
cred and twelve and two hundred /
and thirteen.
walIs Wslln District.