The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
THE CHARTER
on THIN
CITY of Seattle
PREPARED AND PROPOSED nv
THE rREEuoLDERS ELECTED
MARCH \. Iatl

PREPARED AND PROPOSED nv
THE FREEuoIDERS ELECTED
MARCH =. iaiA
GENERAL POWERS OF THE CITY.
Section 1.-The municipal corpora
tfon now existing and known as
"Thc city OF Seattle" shall remain
and continue a body polite and corr
porate by tho name of the city or
Seattle. and as such shall have per-
petual succession; may use q cor
porate seal. may sue and be sued,
may acquire real and personal prop
erty within and without the eorpor-
ate limits OF the city of Seattle by
purchase, eminent domain, lease. gift
and devise. and may sell. convey,
lease. mortgage and dispose OF the
same for the common benefit, and
may receive requests, devises. gifts
and donations of all kinds OF prop
erty within and without the city for
Its own use and benefit, or In trust
for charitable or other purposes.
with full power 60 carry out tho pur-
poses OF such trusts; may acquire,
construct own, lease, operate ana
fences and Industries: may define.
prohibit. shate. suppress and pre-
vent ali things detrimental to the
health. morals, comfort, safety, con-
tants of the city, and may make and
enforce local. police, sanitary and
other regulat lions. and may do all
things expedient for maintaining
and promoting the peace. good gov
eminent, health and welfare OF the
city and OF the Inhabitants thereof.
and for the performance OF the
municipal functions. The city shall
have and exercise all powers, func-
tions. rights and privileges now or
hereafter given or granted to incor-
porated towns and cities by the con.
stitution and laws of this state. and
shall have and exercise all other
powers. functions. rights and prix-
are Incidental TO or inherent In
municipal corporations of like char
acter and degree. whether enumernt-
I'd or not enumerated In the consti,
tuition and laws of the state or
washington or In this charter.
Section 2. The enumeration OF
particular powers by this charter
shall not be held or deemed TO be
exclusive. but In addition to the
powers enumerated herein. implied
thereby. or appropriate TO the exer.
else thereof the city shall have and
may exercise all other powers which
under the constitution and laws o.
the State of Washington IL would
he competent for this charter speci-
fically to enumerate and for the city
TO assume. have and exercise.
section :. p! Ths city Of Seattle
shall be divided into thirty council
manic districts. which shall include
the election precincts In the City OF
seattle as they exist May l. 1914.
Univer~ity District.
Precincts one. two. nine. ten:
eleven. twelve. thirteen and
East Gree. Lake District.
Precincts nineteen. twenty-one.
twenty-three. twenty-four. twenty
five, twenty-six, twenty-seven and
west Green Lake District.
shirty-ons. thirty two. thirty-thrss.
thirty-four and thirty-fivs.
South Green Lake District.
Precincts three. four. five six.
seven. eight and twenty;
Precincts fourteen. fifteen, six
teen. seventeen. sixty-four. sixty-five
and sixty-six.
woodlasd District.
Precincts twenty-five. fffty-seven.
fifty-eight. fifty-nine. sixty. sixty
ono. sixty-two and sixty-three.
Greenwood District.
Precincts fifty-one. fifty-two. fit
ty-three. fifty-four. fifty-five. fifty
elk and sixty-seven.
Ballard Dissrtet Fast.
Precincts thirty-six. forty. forty
one, forty-two. forty-three. forty
eight. forty-nine and fifty.
Precincts thirty-seven. thirty
eight. thirty-nine.- forty-four. forty
five. forty-six and forty-seven.
Lswton Dtstrset.
seventy zone. seventy-two. seventy
three. ssventy-four and seventy
west ossea An.s District.
seven. Seventy nine. eighty. eisssy-
enc. eighty five eighty six. eighty
seven and eighty-sight
East Queen Anne District.
1e eighty sNc ssh., ..y .sss.
ole6ty-four. ninsty-ons nin.sy-two
saess n'n''y-f'v' and 'ins'y-
ninsty-six. ninety seven. nfn
0ino. one hundred, one hundrsf /
eorty-five. one hundred ant feA !.
elx. one hundred and forty -seven. ses
hundred and forty mine.
Westlake District.
Precincts ninety three. one hun
lred and twelve. one hundred and
one one Sunar nars sns ne
1y-fivs, one hundred and thirty
seven, one hundred and thirty eight.
enc hundred and thirty mine. one
ne 1 red and fcrty,four, one hundrsd
and one hundred and fifty-two.
North broadway District.
Precincts one hundred and one. one
hundred and two, one hundred and
hundred and five, one hundred and
tou. one hundred and eleven. one
hundred and thirteen and one hun
1Pod and sixteen.
East Capitol Hill District.
Yrecincts one hundred ana six, one
hundred and eight, one hundred and
nine, one hundred and seventeen,
enc hundred and eighteen. one hun
twenty, one hundred and thirty and
enc hundred and thirty-one.
L1ncOln Park District.
Precincts one hundred and four
loen, one hundred and fifteen, one
hundred and twenty-one, one hun
1red and twenty-five. one hundred
and twenty-six. one hundred and
twenty-seven. ono hundred and
twenty-eight one hundred and
fwenty.nins, one hundred and
thirty-fivA
Precincts one hundred and thirty
3x one hundred and forty. one hun:
and fifty-eight. one hundred and
1ifty-nine. one hundred and sixty,
one hundred and sixty-one, one hun
dred and sixty-two. one hundred and
four and one hundred and sixty-fiye
First Hill District.
Precincts one hundred and forty
enc, one hundred and forty-three
enc hundred and sixty-eight. 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-sfx. one hun
dred and seventy-seven. one hundred
and seventy-efght and one hundred
and eighty-two.
Pacific District.
Precincts one hundred and thirty
two. one hundred and thirty-thre rec
one hundred and forty-two, one hun.
dred and eighty-four, one hundred
and eighty-five. one hundred and
eighty-si one hundred and ninety
nine, two hundred. two hundred and
one, two hundred and two, two hun.
dred and twelve and two hundred
and thirteen.
waIIa WaIla District
Precincts one hundred and eighty