The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

Section 1853. Every officer who
shall approve. allow or pay any de-
mand on the treasury not outh2r.l
lied by law, ordinance or this
charter. shall be liable to the city
Individually and on his Official bond
tor the amount paid by the city upon
such demand In excess OF tho amount
lawfully due from tho city thereon.
Section fJ6. Unless otherwise pro-
vided by law or this charter. each
officer, board or department. author-
| lied 10 appoint any deputy, clerk
assistant or employe. shall have the
right TO remove any person so ap-
Section 1877. Tho establishment or
! plating OF new cemeteries. the ex.
tension Of existing cemeteries ana
the establishment OF mausoleums
within the limits OF the City OF So
attic IL hereby prohibited.
Section 1853. No work shall be
done by the city, or any officer or
employe thereof, on any legal holt
day or Sunday by way OF construc-
ton OF any public work. nor shall
any work be done on such day, or
! between seven o'clock In the even-
Ing OF any day ana six o'clock In the
morning of the following day. by
any corporation or other person by
way OF construction or removal OF
any structure upon, over, under or
along any street, alley or public
place within the city, except IN case
OF extraordinary emergency. and
! then only upon the written permis-
sion OF the city manager, IN case
OF violation OF any provision OF this
section by any person or corpora
tion owning any franchise in. over.
under or along such street, alley or
other public place, his or It's right,
| title and interest in such franchise
shall thereby be forfeited. In no
| be permitted TO commence the con-
| struction Of any street or other
railroad, telegraph, telephone, elec-
trict light line or other public utii-
ing permit therefor from the city
manager.
Section 15e. Every officer or
agent OF the city. who shall have re-
celyed or have any money BELONG
I Ing TO the city, shall Immediately
pay over the same to the city treas
urer. III such officer or agent shall
fail TO pay over such money TO The
city treasurer within forty-eight
hours after receiving the same, lie
shall be liable TO the city in double
such amount.
Section 100. A contingent fund
with which TO pay discharged city
employees, freight and express
charges, kilograms. postage and 9TH
er incidental expenses
bureau. division and office shall
make annual and such other reports
to the city council as IL may pre-
scribe by ordinance.
Section 162. Every officer or en-
ploye of the city. whose duty IL shall
be to enforce any law or ordinance.
or any rule or regulation OF de-
partment, shall be vested with po-
Section 1e3. All moneyr possessed
by and revenues accruing to the city
during the year nineteen hundred
and fifteen shall continue to be ac-
n ~ ted Tor L. 20 30 Del. n
| from the various funds existing at
the time this charter shall take eff
feet until such time or times as.
in the course of administration and
established When such new funds
are established the balances. in
FUNDS replaced or discontinued, shall
be credited by transfer or apportion-
ment to the new funds to which such
balances shall be assigned.
Section i64. All ordinances In
force at the time this charter shall
Herewith. shall remain in force UNI
~ repealed or until they expire by
Section 1s5. The present charter
pealed to take effect on the fifteenth
day of March, 1915.
Section 16s. All provisions OF
TINS charter, with reference to NOM
force from and after the first
day of January, 1915. All other
provisions of this charter shall be-
come affective at twelve O'clock.
noon, on the fifteenth day of March.
1915. At the general municipal cleo
ton to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday In
March, 1915, a mayor and thirty
councilmen shall be elected. Nonina-
lions for such officers shall be
made and such election shall be
conducted In all respects as in this
charter provided. and upon the elec-
tlon and qualification of said mayor
and councilmen the terms OF the
present mayor and of all the mem-
bers, OF the present, city council
twelve o'clock noon, but all other
officers. subordinate officers and
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. 1t is the express intention
hereby to continue the existing city
except as to matters pertaining TO
the nomination and election of Of
Ulcers under this charter, until the
first election and qualification. OF
but no longer.
Section 1877. The city council may
propose and submit TO the electors
charter at any general municipal
election to be held at least sixty
days after the adoption by the coun.
ell OF the resolution of submission.
Any amendment shall also be sub.
mitted to the voters upon the petit
ton OF qualified electors equal in
number to fifteen per cent of the
votes cast at the last preceding
rplrntginal alaHftnn which
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, that prior to the circula-
ton of said petition for signatures,
1t shall be submitted to the corpora
ton counsel, who shall attach there
to his opinion as to it's legality. Any
amendment so proposed. either by
the city council or by petition. shall
be published In the manner provided
s sy hw IS a any vedh By ss
iority of the electors voting thereon.
II shall become part of this char
ter: provided. that IL 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
proposition shall be submitted to the
people for adoption or rejection at
the election to be held upon the subs
mission OF this charter:
Alternate Proposition Number
One: provided, however, that II
tho proposed franchise be for an ex-
tension of an existing system in q
residence district, and does not in
clude any trunk line. or canyon
route. the city council. in its discre-
ton, may grant the franchise with
out the provision for common user
trackage facilities and appurte-
nances, and without the 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 referen-
dunn, at any time subsequent to the
grant, to repeal. amend or modify
the said grant with due regard to
interest OF the public"
II said proposed charter IL adopted
at said election, and a majority OF
| 90 ~ sat ~