The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 3, 1914, Page 9

MAK ne with the provist overning examinations, app Aents, promotions, removals Vestigations, reductions of |transfera, suspensions and jgbsenee, ‘and the commission |from time to time, make eh D BY \the existing rules, and »p THE FRERHOLDERS BL time such rules shall go tt MARON 4 1914 and for the publication th - Jetvil service commission shall Continwed from Page & |point a board of examiners of me ra who shall examing ertify all applicants for Hoenses under such rules as prescribed by # mintsal THE CHARTER! % THe | City of Seattle PREPARED AND Payments may be made during the progress of any contract to the ex tent of ely five per cent of the| be Value of the work performed or ma-/| Section 2. Pilon Sorina delivered under euch oontract| tices tc pisces fei hBmticante fe parme @ny calendar month, as ut orvie vail be subjected to ma and reported by the olty man-jaminatt which shal be wer. joompetitive, and open to all clt Section 101 Yo contract with th of th United States with epec city for any public work, improve-|limitations aa to residences, nee Ht OF purchase shal! hereafter be th abit, exp: lmned or transferred in any man-|character and yualitiewt er without firet having Iindoreed/ form the duties of the offlc thereon i sent of the hoard to be fille ft which awards ar adjustments, and of th In advan SUretiogn on the ontractor'a bond. xan And no transter signment there practical T f shall in os affect such « t relate to thos ma the suretle will fatriy ‘teat the te daniaent. OF Capacity of the persons examit exoept ¥Y oOpera-/diseharge the duties of the ai tion of law. without such consenilto which they seek to. be apt Qnd watver, shall make the samejand shall include, when approp: Mull and vold, as to any further|tosts of physical quatiticat erformance thereof by the hei health and oe profess Tractor or his tens without any /ak! The m shall on the part the otty; and Ume to time with the bard of awards and adjustinents!or departments as to the fy Il at once proceed to re-let sw me © of th a att Geattact, or tmeay. in ita Giscretion.| ployee tor trate vocnentiee Proceed ‘to complete the same agiinents. ‘The commission whall he agent, and at the expense |the right to le@nate p one. such contractor and suret!oe. er in or not in th eetclat Assianment, transfer, aband OF surrender. either’ voluntary oF Otherwise, of any contract with the city for any puvtic work. improve Geeat or purchase, nor any change tm any such contra nor any tension of time in which te Plete any such contract, she 4a aha na transfer N mentiof the city, to act as exam! Fvery appiléant for exarninstion, cept laborers and applicants for mot! shal) pay a fee of one dollar, Preference in ployment shall, all other thing: {ng equal, be ‘given to the city and heads of familie Gperate to reloase the ‘sur commission shall provide by the bond herein provided ¢ for notice of the time, place Section 102. The board of awards scope of every examination. @ adjustments may, whenever {n| Section 118 A register sha) ite judgment the surety such|prepared from the returns of bond is insuftict require a new OF additiog to be filed within | ten days and thre Upon all work on such contract sha eease until such new additt standing up. bond shall be appr by saidigrade or class doard, and if any such contractor|minimum fixed by shall fail for ton days after notice|commission, and who ate other to file a new or additional bond. his eligible, and such persons shall contract shall, by that fact alone,|rank upon the register In the ¢ become fully ended and vold e# to of their relative exe * future performance thereof, and|termined by examin wit thereupon the board shal! order such pric of time contract to be re-let, or may, In tts RT J discretion, order the completion of emoved the class the same by the c! at the rvice, through reductlo expense of the contractor and his on account of lack of sureties. be replaced such ell Section 103. If any such contract/lists, taking their rank ther shall for any reason become ended jaccordance with thetr st oF void, and the board ehal! complete /original examination as me the same as in this charter provid-|their efficiency standing ed, and the costs of so six months immediately such contract shall their removal amount unpaid by the Section 114. The commission Such contract at the time the by rules establish lines of Shall become ended or vold, in motion in the various departr @ase it shall be the duty of the cor-lof the classified service. Poration counsel to at once com-|promotions on the basis of Mence an action in the name of thelciency, sentority in service elty against such contractor and his|standing upon examination, Sureties for the recovery of the dif-|shall provide that vacancies ference tn amount between the cost!de filled by promotio Of so completing such contract and|ticable. All examinations for the amount unpald by the city th motion shall be On at the time the same became end~/such member ed or void grade, who b Section 104 Any person having/minimium time in » mm @ party to a contract with the|sire to submit then eity, and having failed to fulfill the/exa tlon Fequtrements thereof, shall be dis-| promotions Mualified from being a party to any | candidate i ther contract with the city for|near as may be. & period of two years from the time|original appointm: his delinguency Section 116. BUDGET AND TAX LEVY. partment or office Section 105. The council position classified under this a ry department, division and to be filled shall notify the shall prepare annually a bud-|mission of any vacancies and Bet to show their estimated expend!-|commission shall fares and revenues for the ensuins pointing officer the nam year, classified according t dresses of the three ca the = schedu! of accounts. ‘ally | th shall be so man itemized, with labor or service shown |standing highest upon the rea Separately from supplies, materials |for the class or rade to which OF apparstus. It may include em-|position belongs. ergency funds, to be expended, how-|of laborers wh: titten tone tn the ol otty gener ® oxaminat te not whose on for leas on ifte prior the next ve served a h re vee to and * the provided n in whie its rules je by lot provide by selections may be m among those candidat examination. than one position to be filled, comminston may certify a | ber than three for each office, may also Hmit the number of t the same person may be certl The appointing officer shall the commission separately of position to be filled and shalt such pil persons certified mission therefor, ments shall be on period to be fixed by the rules. Wiiscomberea balances from, Previous year. The budget sh sudmitt to the board of awards Gnd adjustments not later than the day of June, and by sald board the council not later than the enth day of July. Section 106. The consolidated bud- t shall be the basis for the deter tion of ¢t jevy by the Fhe to for the ensuing fiscal year. the ube o him by the ¢ total tax levy for any one year which all except for the pay- Hon ‘of the seneral bonded indebted of the gene: m in -lcommission may strike off Messe of the city, shall not exceed/names of candidates from the twelve mills on each dollar of thelister after they have aavessed valuation of property in t! city. The first budme' pent un. Ger this charter shal! include all cur- Tent Mabilities or deficits expected to exist at the end of that fiscal r, the amount of which may be ied in whole or tn rt in ex- cess of the above limitation, but the funds derived therefrom shall be ex- jel only for the spectfic pur- Bore for which they are levied. eafter no deficiency uM €reated except | mary emergency which in the ordinance creat! h deficiency and then only by a e-fitthe vote of the entire city eounctl. Section 10 offictal member of any b trolling the ex rule. Bofors period of probatio: department or off Gidate is employed may, cause, discharge him ing in writing his reasons the to the commission discharged his sppolgt ment sha deemed complet revent in which « for meet appointing proval of tempor in force not exceeding sixty and only until regular ap ments under the provisions o! charter can be made. Section 116. The officers and employ included in the clas: extraordinary exigenc' or . following 8 shall ified elvit the bh and case of regency consisting of poll a eme: * ition or accident requiring tm- Couns Hate action with no specific ap- — tion available, and no trans- fers the assistants 1, the medical aesistants health and sanitation, of funds or of unexpended bal- ances from one item of the budget to another shall be allowable ex- cept when such has been authorized by the council upon the city man- agers recommendation Section 108. There shall be a fund for each public utility operated by the city, into which shall be paid all revenues derived from such utility, which shall be devoted pri- marily to the ee of the ex- penses of operation and maintenance, the cost of extensions and the re- demption of the bonded indebted- nose tl 4 OFVIL, SERVICE. gn Je, There shall be an un. vil service commission of ‘Rives bers appointed by the yor. members of the exiat- ‘@ eivil service commission shall continue In office for the terms for which they were appointed, and their rs shall be appointed to serve fe terms of four years each. and unt jeir successors have 1 ified. A intments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. Two commissioners shall constitute a uorum. The mayor m: any for good cause, remove any toner. No commissioner shall removed for political reason Section 110. Upon the adoption of this charter the commission shall classify the service required of the ployes ff all departments with ference to the duties, responsi- liities, and eathority thereof for 6 purpose fixing and maintain- foe, standards of service and exam- th a in establishing such ntiiification, detailed Information 4 advice shall 4 J be fecured from espective dapartments. jue ‘ canifiention shall tnolude ali the employes of ment, the private the mayor and the this charter, library depa retaries © troller; provided, that w requires the servic: nm the }eu jquired in any department, the Section 117, All persons ified civil service shall be for good cause, to period of not days, or removal from offic: ployment by the head of the d ment in which partment ing with the civil vice commission his reasons for suspension or removal. An ploye so removed may, within days after his removal, investigation and said commission nN elvil it m case such departments the manage’ ca sald emplo: department, the head whereo: pointed by ‘the mayor. The dec of the eft; manager or mayo: to reinstatement be. final Section 118. Immediate nott writing shall be given by the pointing officer to the comm of all appointments, temporary, made in the cia service and of all transfers, tions, resignations, or other o in t rvice from any ents thereof, and a recor shall be kept by the When any place of oF aboliahe attached th shall by findings, toxether with its ndations, to the eft employe is ta under the ‘aomnl or to the ¢ is workin, rn © of- fices and places of employment now in existence or which may be here- after established in the city’s Vice except those exprensly exernpt- ed in nection 116. No office or pl treated by the council shall be ce filered new unless the duties there of are substantially different from those of any other existing position {n the classified service. The com-| Section 119. Bach he fuinsion shall ascertain the duties of|ment shall keep effictency Bach office and place in the claval-jof all the employes tn hin fied service and shall designate ment in the classified civil mission. |ployment t* created the compensation altered, such ehange nediately reported in proper head. of the he commission, departine the! it ilen it’belongs, and ite grade. Bach |and grade shall comprise offic andiby the civil jaces haying substantially similar |copies of osu uties. For the purpose of eatab-|the commission monthly. lishing uniformity of pay for all of-|rervice commission shall fices né places of employment|duct such efficiency Investig: femeitied in the samme grade, three|an it may be requested to rates of pay shall be fixed for each |eithor the city manager or the t ‘and advancement from a low-|of departments, and shall rap to a higher rate in any grade|such manager fhall_ be made tn accordance with|ment its findings re Fules prescribed by the commission.|tions. The commiasion The offices and places so classified |vestigate the enforcement of by the commission shall constitute|civil service provisions of the classified slvil service of t arter and of its rules, and the Elty of Seattle, and no appotntment|duct and action of emplo to any of such offices or places shall|ciansified serv and make he made except under and according of its findings and recommenda to the provisions of thin charter and|to the city manager and city bf the rules hereinafter mentioned provided, such classification sha}! be| Poviaed from time to time to con- form to existing conditions. The mpensation for all offices and places of employment within each td 4 UM be unifor ection iit commission arvice commiasion, The also shall ell. Section 120. The comminrion employ a chief examiner, whe have general ch tions, act secretary of the minsion, keep all ite record perform such other duties wr ‘enaanen jawion may prescrib: tor rience, — m examination Lore, @ for each grade than a the rules of the certify to the ag: aa- didates, if eligible, ept that In cases cholce by compe- impracticable the commis- proved fit by | Where there te more num- notif: cee by appointment from the appoint- Probation for a remained eon for a time to be limited by the expiration. of th Tne head of the upon assign- If he t# not so stoppage of public business, or officer may, with the t commission, make ¥ appointments to remain not be corporation purses employed in the division the members of the various boards provided by |manager, and the chief deputy comp- of experts for |work of @ special or temporary na- and which ts not regularly re- jmiasion may allow appointment for such service without examination, in the suspension xceeding thirty such employe working, upon the head of such de- demand an ereupcn make such investigation and shall submit manager tn one of the control mayor tn all in all cases armanent or romo- writing by t A of depart nery! of ench, the clase of service to|such records to be kept in the form cording to the rules provided records furnished to do or head of depart- ommenda- in ep: re of ail examin nfilot or otnt in. | toroe, | aven of} #hall may, | as in| the thre and engineers may ” ot vit ox p uit tie teens ited #ox, be the the tt ative 1 te riate one, na tron ners ex »D em [} ‘The rule and 1 be the fled such rwise take order de hout of ex ified n in work ible i on d by during the! shall pro ents provide for efti-| and and * . where p pro- >mpetitive among lower | der such he examinations for| certifications ame ot as tor The head of the de- any t ts) com the inter much that from the and imes fled. each mn The the Tes: can- 00d efor i be t to the days int- this city ser- ae divi- ot nd ot the ty etty com- wub- art ie r- such em- ten vice om of ir ‘ap- ion ified nes and d of com- om- 4, or nt to part and otvil con tions by neada rt to tn the} this the tw tions ou | *hal! shall om- and the attr] loharter are eou ny penses of the provide r the ¢ omminston, Ineludin Much clerical or other assistants as may be necessary | Section 121, No person or officer| wilfully or corruptly decely F obatruct any person in rey to his or her right of examinatl r corruptly falsely mark atimate oF report uf is amination or proper standing of any| person examined inder, or ald] In doing #0, or wilfull corrupt ly make y falke representation concerning the same or concerning the person examined, or wilfully or corruptly furniah to any person any special or secret information for the pur either Improving in Juring the prospects or any perne examined examined, to be appointed promoted Section 1 classified service sion thereto, shall be moved or suspended, or in any way or discriminated againat, be- | f political opinion affilla ¥ religious belle cer or employe of the dtr Indirectly, # cotve or give, or be in any manner oncerned tn soltciting elving giving any ansesament, subserip or contribution for any — polit party or political purpose whateo ver, The civil service employes shall refrain from partisan activity in muntelp palern Section 12 ‘app pointment or promot! fled civil service tly or Indirectly any me ther to any person w nt of his appointment or Promotion, nor shall he ask for fecelve any recommendation of ce from any officer oF or of any tion rendered for the to any No recomm officer, city except as to char or fitness of the be recelved or here employe inthe] King admis cinted. re leant for ap nin the clas shall either di f pron rec pe valuable| to pay thing or on & any u flee en polit for motion oF appointment tien by any state or national acter, residence applicant shall sidered by any persen concerned | Any examination or appointment ur der this charter ho recommen dation wh be made by or accepte mayor, elty manager or r of the city| council Section 4 tever shall rom the any memb: 124. The commisston certify to the eity comptroller all appointments to places and ¢ floes In the classified civil service, and all vacancies occurring therein. either the comptroller or auditing body shall approve the payment of nor shall the treasurer pay, any salary of wages to any person for services as an officer or employe of the city unless such person ts oc- eup « an office of place of ¢ ployment eceording to the proviatons aw, and ts shown by the certi of the civil service commis sion to be entitled to payment ¢ Any civil nervice em- ye who shall wilfully culpable neglig violate any the civil service provisions of charter, and who shall bo convicted! thereof after a trial before the civil! service commission, aball be dis-| missed from the service of the city] and be ineligible to reappointment Any officer or employe of the city other than those holding office un- the civil service, who shall wil- t negil- ° ore Isions of thie charter, and) nvicted thereof, shall office or position, and! {gible to any of ‘of employment under ter. Any other per wilfully, of through ence, violate any of of this r The elty coun- ordinance for 128 he city on who culpable the etvil seribed by gtdinance. ofl shall provide by Prosecutions under thie section Section 126 Any person in the classified clyil service who shall be injured tn the discharge of duty so as to be temporarily disabled uM, unleas otherwine compensate ceive during such disability full pay for not to exceed thirty days or halt pay for not to exceed | months, and if such persons shall be injured while in the discharge of duty | no as to be permanently disabled. or for an Indefinite length of time. such person shall receive pay while ch disability continues In an amount to be fixed by the city councll, not exceeding twenty per) cent of the pa eived by person at the time of Injury, commission shall prescribe rules as may be necessary fc trying out the purposes of this tion and may provide sultab medals of honyr for dfstinguished bravery or service while in the line of dut Section 127. The h partment shall grant vacation with pay to any person or employe in th ft the city who has been regu larly and continuously employed for at least one year. \ Section 126. All persons who at the time of the adoption of this ular civil service em- shall continue to perform respective duties under and subject to the provisions of this charter. Those who by the adoption of this charter are for the first time included In the classified civil service, and who have prior to its! adoption continuously served the city In the same capacity for six months immediately prior thereto, shall be qualified for their respective positions without further examina- tion, subject to classification by the ERS, TERMS AND SALARIES Section 129, Elective officers of the City of Seattle si th mayor and the member | council, The appointive officers of the City of Seattic shall be all those appointed by the mayor, the coun- chPand the city manager, ae pro- vided In this charter Section 130. The term of elective officers shall be for two years and untll thelr successors are elwcted and qualified. Uniess otherwise expressly pro-| vided in this charter, the term of | every appoimive officer shall be for four years and, except in of gemoval, until his successor appointed and qualified. ction 131. The terms of all of- ficers elected by popu of any de- fife days any one ye ployes thelr is noon, t thetr election, and they shall qualify be- fore said 4 The terms of all other officers shall commence upon the date of their qualification, which shall be within ten days after their election or appointment, unless the timo for qualification ts extended by the appointing poWer. ‘Section 132. Every officer of the olty and each of his assisthnts, b fore entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he will sup- port the constitution of the United Etates and of the State of Washing- ton and that he will faithfully com- ply with and abide by all the re- Quirementa of the charter and ordi- Rances of the City of Seattle, and will faithfully demean himeelf in office. Section 128. All salaried of the city, except police officer and all other officers and employes having under thelr custody and con- trol money or property of the city, shall, before entering upon the Auties of office, give bond, with” ap- proved sureties, to the city in such bum as shall be designated by ordi- nance, conditioned for the faithful performance of hie duties and for the payment over of all moneys be- longing to the clty as provided by jaw The bond of the chlef of police shail alao contain the condition that he will pay all euch actual darmagon as may be sustained by any porno rested without a warrant by rea jon of any false or unlawful im prisonment by or under the direc- ton of such chief of poll Section 134, The annual ot the following officers of the city shall be: City manager, twelve thousand dollars; corporation coun- sel, six. thousand dollars; mayor, five thousand dollars: comptroller, forty-two bundred dotiars; treas-: urer, forty-two hundred ' dollars. Rach member of the city councli hall receive five dollars for each fay's attendance upon any meeting of the city council, such compensa- tion not to be paid for more t fixty days’ attendance !n any one Fear. All other officers, subordinate Jiticors and employes of the efty shell be pald, such compensation as fs or may be fixed by ordinance. The falary of any elective or appointive Mficer shall not be Incrensed after hia election or appointment or dur ing the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed, No| officer or employe of the city shall fecelve any compensation for hin services to the clty other than his salary, Kection 136 vacant on fall officers salaries | An office becomes 'e to qualify within | jh his u oft juctl foe filled orlwinal potn for ele elt the may will tere al ber thir elty it be apt | nate her elty torem the for con from any corp in ¢ trar viol oft felt the Section don day i ire tn Section sub Seat or cau |rate of wage Seat and seventy-five hundredths dollare per day tractor | preference to viol this nub ground for the forfeiture of his con- trac Section authorized art and jeation of | piace ance of engin: brid @* and public Section pow nts therefor in wh: nd ot nee of any ponds imo and no imp: the | Umits dint prior to the final passage of such ord! laffirmative vote thir city Section franchise, |be subject to the right of the city |counetl, ott tive subsequent to the grant, ne | with |erantes and the interest lle | wate i { sion ing chase or condemnation, for the use of the city of t the tructed uni chi va aluation which and such grant shall contain a reserva- tlon etl, ing and or "0 atre der wet consider or grant tor franchise, covering all or of the rights or privile exis’ submission jority vote of the qualified electors, Tl auth any cept folowing: ing authority a street or wu council min part thereof, shall be granted, an afte’ noth lution to be for oity en: ution and not route wht franchine, the period for which It t« pr fu cond mur ltokots, the transfer regulation sort of 1 gross into Indl lasked virt apy there ownership, of t |franchise shall Ja term equal to the unexpired fran- ehin which t lana | stipulated user n ohia ava teen, jcontribution of @ fair proportion the not tion wat not respective Itself, tion, Public cance! |#rant, and to so acquire the prop erty ne STAR—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1914—PAGE 9 time limited by the charte death or removal from of the tInoun from or absenc upon] trator, and if the tw office | they shail appoint « Dt, OF |Femult’ of such, arbitration from| binding upon the parties for wixty days without leave|be the duty of the city, cou olty ¢ or upon an #4-|Incorporate in every much franchine cation ¢ anity by a-court of |effictent. provis for the compu uriadiotion; by @ con ry arbitration of unkennens, or by any| whieh y tne ability, preventing the| or his mucconaors xe of hin duty | ith or thelr employes, If any appointive of matter of employment or becomes vacant it shall be © proposed — franchine In the same manner ae the F contain all other reser Appointment and the ap-| nd limitations wet forth tn to the vacancy shall hold barter and the laws of © unexpired term. any (Alternate proposition office becomes the| submitted with this charter, to nu for|inserted here and become a part un ction In| this charter, if thin charter is ado} " ovided Injed and If waid alternate proponit te noparate dopted,) The proponed franchise shall Feupon be offered and advertiaed bide to rtain the person PANY oF corporation who will 4 cept truet and operate under sald franchine at the lowest rates of fare, to be substituted in lle the aximum rates set forth in the r athe Bidding for the fran shall be t cordance with sions of this charter in relatte bids made on vity contracts, #0 ®= such provisions may be ap nd the elty council may and all bide and may refuse to at a franck for all of }part of the route for whiet tion ma Each bid m led & certified | oh the eity treasurer for the ne thousand dollars and pt in the National Guard ount of the check shall be a & notary public, or hold any ited and paid to the clty in office position with theloase the successful bidder whall fall or be directly or indirectly In-|to the franchi nd upon d in any contract with or for) the sum id shall use of the city, or become suret te on ac the performance of any such {count ety fact. No officer shall accept | counc the bids, and allroad or street railroad | wit ticket operating tn wh fares elty, any pass or free | nectio oF transportation |the bidder nave such a8 are |lowent bile generally. The | ceeding of the provisions |in t shall work a for: |p fatl to third, and the shall b Tt shall ree emoval ity he It ata tive vac city counel! remove the] vr any of tte members for ful violation of duty during his m of office or tor the commin dement mem The power to th for of a er or n charges p of the de of ail @ or mi eferred Ly y anol If two the me ore f the council shall find the accused ty, then the accused shall his office, The acoused shall furnished ‘with a copy of the * and wball have the right to| ble with counsel and make bie any at the trial held on such tne vi n to fea reject ction offic 188, No officer, subordl er or em f the elty any other office or por! |, state, county or munt payable sum of the ept eonsider rd to cash and regulation proposal the peop maximum rates resolution, Therew posed franchise be for ure of the office or posttior system, or include any — bust thoroughfares or pase, |eanyon rou rta- | have poratl n th ortation whow fares ¢ the p of any tion named if the any new thie we person violat mullty of » transporta ne the same, Any cepting h any. trunk Hn pon which no t id under any previo the franchise, then the said franchise felt shall be submitted to the vote of 4 the qualified electors at the next ¢ ' £ rulng general municipal election for ibe wullty |thetr ratification or rejection. If the designated best bidder shall of slective vfficer of fer and provide the expe ligible to any AP-|spectal election, the ety tive officg in the elty during |may authorise the vo term which he was elected. jut « election. If HOURS OF LABOR pe rane 140, In all public works |of an existing system in a resider by or for the city, ether by | district not include any ‘* work or by contract, eleht|trunk line or 6 route, the fran ra shell constitute a day's work: jchise shall ne submitted to ref Ro employe of the city on city jerendum unl the city. eounell or of any contractor or sub Il #0 direct, or a referendum pe tor of such work shall beltion signed by a number of quall- sired to work longer than eleht|fied voters equal to not less than any one calendar day, ex-!mix per cent o tal regiatratl ine In en of extraordinary |for the previous year, he fled wit Tmency as defined by law the city clerk, within thirty daye MINIMOM WAG after the official publication of the 141. Every contractor, |deelgnation of the best bidder contractor or city officer per-|te proposed franchise, and during ing any work for the City of ("ald period of thirty days the tran- tle upon streets, public places |Chise shall be In abeyance, If no property, shall pay or|feferendum petition be filed, the @ to be paid to his employes on|city council may finally pai n Work hot leas than the current ordinance and grant the franchine. paid by the City of If a referendum petition be filed the of like character franchise shall be submitted to vote less than two and of the qualified electors at the next |Reneral election or at a special elec ‘and aub-con-/tion, If the proposed grantees shall work, give|olfer and provide the expense there labore A|of. and the city council shal! author- of the provisions of |iz¢ the same. Official publication, any contractor, or|Otices of election, conduct and shall be sufficlent|Mmanner of fons, preparation of official ballots, counting and can- ‘ varsin, votes, and certifying of ART COMMISSION. tion on the t- 142, The elty counet! te shall be done mub- to create a non-salarted as ts provided for the comminsion which shall advise|*ubmission to vote of the people on recommend tn r initiative ordinances. If the pro. Pibile Moroughfares and oned franchise ordinance recelver the design and app setae came tor re-| it shall be 4 ind | th jit term in whi: h tion ity iiaco whali the pro tle for wor in no event Bald contractor shail, on such resident ation of any nection by contractor, an os, viaducts, ke of art LOCAL IMPROVEMENT 143, elty er to 1 and nance, uniews It shall reoelve the of at least two- ds of all the members of the council FRANCHISES. Every grant of « © ratified, an ity in shall havelfurther pr. dings shall be hed or in part: 'tension of any existing franchises local Improvement by | raliway franchise shall In any event sold by the city) provided, that | i944. written objections of own- all the members elected, shall have of the proposed improvement nance without the filing of eny pot!- ry franchise for steam ratiroad contain a provision permitting joint ne ee eMart Sf Aft ANd conditions as shall be specified eainat the same, may, thereupon he mame. If ordinance hall be deemed rejected and no improve *ithereunder. The same methods of “| procedure shall obtain in the ex- may provide for the payment lor any rig thereunder, in the ! oF @ pact of the cost and ex-| grant of a new franchi street of the improvement district, be granted, extended or renewed to ed to the contractor or iseued|any date beyond December Slat. ordinance initiating any local it J 4 Fovement shall be etfective over |chuding mot’ less’ than one thick oe of @ majority of the lineal front-|the right and power to Invoke a nd of the area within the|referendum vote on a franchise ordi- rict tiled with the city clerk |tion therefor. Section 145. & racks upon any ¥ or public pla, shall user of such tracks by the city and the Port of Seattle, upon such terms in the ordinance granting such fran- ohtw or the people of the city ng tor themselves by the tnitia- and referendum, at any time to repeal, wid grant hte of the the pub- forfelt and abro- any such nt if the fran- © granted thereby fs not operat in full accordance with ite provi *, oF at all; and at any time dur. the grant to acquire, by pur QUO LICENSES. Section 146. The power of the ¥ counet! to grant liquor licenses shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions her after set forth, (a) Hereafter no leon: a wholesale loense h defined) shall be granted n OF persons, authorizing the le or giving away or other dis- poral of any tntoxtcating, spirituour, malt, vinow mixed or rmented liquors at any place within the mits of the City of Seattle outside of the districts hereinbelow 4 hated for the granting of licen except ot specifically here!Inbelow provided. The city coun- ctl, In tte fon, subject to the imitations herein stated, shall have authority to grant such licens within the limits of the four saloon patrol districts hereinbelow de- sertbed, it being understood that the designation of any street in defin- ing the boundary of any of the dis tricts herein contained shall be tak to me and Include within the dis. trict premises with frontages upon either aide of the street named, but when a specific margin of any boun- dary street in designated, tt shall be ‘taken to mean and Include within the district. only frontages upon said margin of wald street. BOUNDARIES OF SALOON Pa- TROL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE ction of First and running rly on Wall Street to the t margin of the alley between Firat and Second Avenues: thence southerly on the west margin of sald alley to the south margin of Pine Street; thence easterly on the south margin of Pine Street to the west margin of Third Avenue; thence southerly on the west margin of Third Avenue to Pike Street; thence easterly on Pike Street to Fifth Avenue; thence southerly on the west margin of Fifth Avenue to joint meventy-five feet southerly rom Pike Street; thence westerly, paraile!) with and’ seventy-five feet herly trom Pike Street, to the margin o he alley between Third and Fourth Avenues nd or modify the ) due regard to the r and to iteelf, all the property he @rantes within the limite of public acqui: r con particular fran- at a fair and just not include any franchise ie thereupon terminate ordinance making any In question 4, which shh oft shall every of these rights of the city coun-| and of the people of the city act-| for themselves by the Initiative | neferendum, to #6 repeal, amend | modity said ordinance, and to| forfeit and abrogate the of the grantee ets acquired or constructed un- said franchise, as hereinabove forth. The elty council shall not any application extension of the pert of any nor any new franchise ny ntial part * of any until within ¥ of the expiration of the ting rant, and then only after to ‘and approval by ma- in the public ing franchise, he city counct! shall not grant jority to construct a street rafl- down street railway upon, over or under ‘of the streets of the elty, ex in manner and on the ter Upon the application b to the city council for to construct and operate rallway along, upon, over der any of nald streets, the city shall by resolution deter- whether such franchise, or an: made * much determination ce of auch two consecutl ofticlal new sp of the applica ice shall spectty the over and alon, to grant suc! from t to a point sixty feet westerly from Third Avenue: thence southerly, parallel with and sixty feet westerly from Third Avenue to a point sixty feet southerly from Union Street; thence westerly, parallel with and sixty southerly from Union Street to margin of the alley be- cond and Third Aver is vutherly along the west of sald alley to the south of Cherry Street thence along the south margin of treet to Third Avenve: thence riy jong Third Avenue to r Way; thence ast along Yes. or routes ich It propones vowed to be granted, and shall her epectfy all the’ terms Htlons thereof, Including. m f m rates of fare, by cash and|the west pre-|tween 8 tage | thence per cent of| margin to be pald| margin If the ap-| easterly ation be made by, or directly or |Cherry rectly In behalf of the grantee, | south rwher of any existing atreet rail-| Yes! yatem, or the route or routes|ler Way to Fifth Avenue South; for are such as constitute a|thence south on Fifth Avenue South al extension or tion with |to King Street; thence east on King exinting system, though |Street to Maynard Avenue; thence be no apparent identity of|south on Maynard Avenue ‘to Lane or probable community | Street; thence east on Lane Street in any sych case the|to Seventh Avenue South; thence be granted only for|south on Seventh Avenue South to Charles Street; thence cast on Charles Street to Elghth Avenue South; thence south on Kighth Ave- nue South to the point of tntersec- tion of the east margin of Eighth Avenue South with the west margin f the right-of-way of the Northern Pacific and Columbia and. Puget Sound Railways; thence southerly along the west’ margins of raid tight-of-way to the north side vada (formerly Rainier) Street thence west along the north side of sald Nevada Street to Eighth Avenue South: thence north along Bhahth Avenue South to Hanford Street thenes westerly along Hanford Street to Sixth Avenue South; thence north along Sixth Avenue South to Hol- gate Street; thence wost along Hol- Bate Btreet to the east margin of the annual than two required and lens receipts the clty treasury perce ntereat, of the existing system with new line ts proposed to, can be conventently connected transfer arrangements shall be in the grant. Common trackage facilities and appurte- ‘a shall be required tn all fran- ® on any route, to be made liable for other franchiae gran- and for the city ttaelf at time during the grant, upon of cost and maintenance expense, including any franchise valua allowance, and if the compen- ion for sugh common r can- be agreed voluntarily between grantees, or the city it whall be fixed by arbitr ach party appointing one etl 6 far| ension | for| ite favor a majority of all the Utah Street; thence north on the east margin of Utah Street to Con |ne Ftreet; thence weat on Con hecticout Btreet to the east mar«in of Railroad Ay thence t along the east in of Raliroad lor Way and continu-| ong the ant margin of to Columbia Btreet along the south} | of Columbia Btreet to the |east margin of Post Btreet; thence jnortherly along the east margin of | Post Btreet to a point one hundred! twenty fest northerly from. Madl fon Breet; thence westerly, paralle | with nd one hundred tw feet} north from Madison street to the eumt margin of Kallroad A thence northerly along the ¢ ly margin of Ratiroad Aver te | Wall treet; thence easter on | Wall Street to Firat Avenue and the |place of beginning: including also] frontages upon both sides of First| Avenue from Wall Street to the} south margin of Der Way; pro-| |vided, however, that aD with | |frontages upon sec nue be |tween Pike Street Street Jand premises with frontages upon kaon Street between Third Ave-| ue South and Fifth Avenue South shall not be deemed to be included within the at trhet 1 " OF SALOON, PA-| TROL DISTRICT NUMBER TWO rd Avenue and one hundred on both aides thereof from the rein of Seventeenth Avenue t (formerly First Avenue the south margin of the Platted as Jefferacn Place jalso @ strip of Innd one hundred fost wide along the southwenter side of Mallard Avenue extending {from Jefferson Place to the north erly margin wt eleht, block se enty-two, Giln ' Addition HOON TARY FATA PA TROL DISTR : Kt THRE: | The premises hich a Heense existed on 1908, at the northwest corner of Clover Street and Elghth Avenue south; the premises for which a license existed on March 3, 1908, at the thwent corner of | Caledonia and Flghth Avenue # Valley Road between Caledonta Street: the premises upon at or near the ast cor what is com known as tt Ranch, within the lin of the former municipality of South Park, now a part of the City of Se attle. HOUNT BALL | TROL DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR |petefinning fifty feet west on Lucelle Street from the intersection | elle Street and Dawarmish Avenue: thence southerly and par-| allel with and including foontages on the west side of Duwamish Ave- nue tot th aide of Vale Street» thence westerly Vale Street to Twelfth Avenue South; thence southerly on Twelfth Avenue South jto the north margin of Warney |Btrect; provided, however, that premiser with frontages on Duwam- ish Avenue at the northwest corner jot Duwa Av and Ve |Btreet shall be deemed to be includ 4 within the above number four | district, (b) The city counct! tn tts Aisere- tion, subject to the limitatic in stated, shall have « grant licenses for th - posal of such Hauors in bona fide ommerelal hotels within the limits of the hotel liquor license district dencribed as follows, to-wit BOUNDARIES OF HOTEL LIQUOR LICENSE DISTRICT:—The territory lying t of and adjoin ing Saloon Patrol District: Number One, particularly defined an follows Bounded on the west by said Dis ltriet Number One; on the north by jthe south margin of Denny Way mn the south by King Street and on the east by the following, to-wit The west margin of the alley be tween Fourth and Fifth Avenu from Denny Way southerly to | twenty feet north of Pine| margin pre 4 nd | West) treet oN PA-| of Jey between Sixth Avenues, thence ong the west margin of said al- ley to Yesier Way. thence east to the west margin of the alley be- tween Maynard Avenue and fev-| enth Avenue South: thence south jalong the west margin of maid al ley to King Street. Also the ter- titory lying w Saloon Patrol District Number One, defined “as follows on the north by a line} parallel with and distant one hun-| dred twenty feet northerly from Madison Street; on the west by the easterly margin of Railroad Avenue on the south by Yesler Way. and on the east by said Saloon Patrol Di: trict Number One. Also all premis upon Second Avent reet and Pine Street * with frontages upon Jackson Street between Third Ave- nue South and Fifth Avenue South The authority to grant such Hoen: qithin the Hotel Liquor License Di trict may be exercised by thi count] in following cam nd not otherw namely: Any ‘such Heense may be granted only for a bona fide commercial hotel, in which adequate and general provision is made for transient guerts, and| which has at least one hundred sleeping 1ocms tn use for hotel pur- poses, all under a single manag ment, to whom the t ed, shail be issued, shall distinctly prescribe and limit the sale and disposal of liquor authorized under {ft to « defined room or other enclosed portion of the building, having no frontage upon or direct entrance from any street or alley, but having {ts en- trance solely from within the hotel, and there shall be no sign or other Vertisement or designation of Heonsed location exposed so to be read from any street or ley. Every such Hesnse within the fotel Liquor License District u distinctly specify the terms and r strictions governing and controlling the same. (c) Herecfter no Hoonme shall be ranted within the saloon patrol istrict herein described, t that part of District Number One lying along end east of Sixth Avenue South between King and Hanford Streets, for any premises whereby the main entrance to the place of selling or disposing of the liquors shall be on any alley (4) Within the saloon patrol at tricts herein described, except ¢ part of District Number One lying along and east of Sixth Avenue South, between King and Hanford Stree no Mquor Ii of any kind shall hereafter be granted for any premises situated within thirty feet of a street corner (meaning by corner the intersection of — the marginal lines of two streets) cept for premises for which valid censes were outstanding and. in actual use on January first, nin teen hundred and fourte: (@) No liquor license o hell be granted for any premises situated within thirty ‘feet of a street corner (as defined above) at any of the following street inter- sections, namely Pike Street and! Firat Avenue, Pike Street and Sec-| ond Avenue. Madison Street and First Avenue, Madison Street and Second Avenue, James Street and Second Avenue, James Street and Third Avenue, Yesler Way and Sec ond Avenue vided, that this r pply to any dat any of said corners whose entrance !s on one street and fs distant at 1 feet from the corner, such basement having no entrance, Window or oth- er communication with the other treet (ft) Within the saloon patrol dis triets herein described, except that umber One lying part of District Ni f Sixth Avenue along and east South, between King and Hanford treote, no Heenso shall hereafter be «ranted which shall make the| number of licen places situated on the same block of land and front- ing on the same street exceed two (including herein basements as well as other premises and counting all Kinds of Iquor Heenser) except that in cases Where there were outstand- ing on January first, nineteen hun- dred and fourteen, valid Heenses for more than two Icensed places ait- uated on the same block of land and fronting on the same street, the city council shall have the same dircre- tion as in other cases to continue to f licenses hereafter for the pre. premises #0 in use under such licenses; provided, that when by ren- son of transfer or otherwise” any remises falling within the forero. ne exception shall he abandoned as a place for selling such Mquors, or be used for other purpose, said ex. ception shall no longer ‘apply ‘to h premises. (gg) The aggregate number of Noenses outstanding in. the “ity, exclusive of hotel licenses thin the Hgtel Liquor License dis- trict, and exclusive of purely whole- ioense: herein | defined, not exceed three hundred and fifteen until the population of the ad exceeds five hundred rae | southerly any kind very liquor license shall be oth as to the person, firm corporation lee anand « to particular premises where t in to be ysod, and an to the paying for the sam The council may, in ite discretion, | to the transfer of any # to person of location, but| shall be transferred t Hoense might be granted who ha efty connent Heense any 1c much Aer a) or ast allow Heense, eith shall t tthe writ for the lenment filed person or corporat ul) be nated In the on license or in with the ety ()) Every whic in a theretofore theretof place for # ein the x tt comptro grant renewal of a license of a if exinting for pre oceupted an Heenne Hauors t me of the 6 exiating license written consent of such eny person paying or havi the license fee to the cit Heenwe shall be deemed to owner of the same for the of this clause and the last ing claune (ke) 3 granted one year id the er for be puri preced Heense per liquor for & longer The sum requ quer license shall in no « lesen than one thousand year except that nse selling or giving powal of muck wh Jenn th lars per A whe le care thorise kiving away thereof | premises nold dinp or in any premises in connection therewith, and ay ed of In not an on the saloon patrol entities of not if outside of 4 ie Meenses outalde said saloon patrol dis tricts mhall not be granted except to manufacturers of liquors or bot tlers thereof. ‘The sum required to be paid forany liquor license shall {n no case be less han the amount required by the gen- eral of the state for houses or busin f like character, and all license fees shall be collected and paid into the elty treasury before the ts nuance of the license, and no remis- sion of any such license fee shall made during the period for whic it # granted; and the bond required to be given by keepers or pro- prietors of saloons or drinking houses shall not in any case be fixed at less than two thousand dol- lars a) for shall be known ensen, shall in no four hundred fifty cnne an dol , shall it the dinpe in ne onle lcense or porn or othe the same umed on or oth quan gallon paid Nothing contained in any of the provisions relating to Hcenses shall be construed quiring the elty council to grant any license whether in renewal of a pre- viously existing Hoense or otherwine or to consent to the transfer of any eens CLAIMS. Section 147. Neither the eity coun- ell nor any officer, board or author- ity shall allow, make valid or in any manner recognize any gemand against the city which was not at the time of its creation a valid claim against the same, nor shall they or any of them ever allow or authorize to be paid any demand which, without such action, would be invalid, or which shall then be barred by any statutes of limitation, or for which the city was never Mable, and any such action shall be void. Section 148. All claims for in- juries to the person, or for damages to | Personal property alleged to have been cau: or sustained by reason of defects, want of repair or obstruction of any of the highwa streets, alleys, sidewalks, cro: walks, or public ways, or in any of| the public bufldings ‘belonging to, possessed or controlled by the city, shall be presented in writing to the unct] within thirty days after) such injuries shall be alleged to nave been 4. Such claim shall e, cause, nature leged in- juries, so far the actual residence of such claimant by street ani number at the time of presenting such claim, and for six months immediately prior to the time such claim for damages ac- crued, and shall be verified by the affidavit of the claimant, to the ef- fect thet the same 1 7 omission to present an. in the manner or within the time in this section provided shall be a bar to an action against the city therefor. CITY OFVICIAL NEWSPAPER. Section 1 ‘The city may Meh and, under the direction of the publish and cireulate Any and all required by to be pub- be published therein. hall en ciey 1 fix and estat~ The city council Mish advertising and subscription rates therefor. Nothing shall be ublished in such newspaper, unless t pertains strictly to the city’s busi- ness, No political matter or any- thing which advertises or calls spe- elal attention to any officer, em- pleve or department of the city or to any candidate for office, shall be pul ed therein, Until such city newspaper shall be established and published a newspaper of general circulation published in the city shall be designated by contract as the official newspaper. TIDE LAND STREETS. Section 150. All streets, avenu and other public highways hereto- fore established upon, over or across any tde lands within the City of Seattle, or into the waters of Lake Washington, Lake Union, Lake or other lake bodies of fresh water within the City of Seattle, either under and by virtue of the constitution and laws of the State of Washington or un- der and by virtue of any charter or ordinance of the City of Seattle, or by the dedication of any plat with- in the city, or by any other lawful authority ‘established as — public streets or highways, are hereby con- tinued ablished ‘and declared to public streets or highways of the City of Seattle, subject to the same power of the city to control, {m- prove or vacate the same as ‘is or shall be provided for other public streets and hichways within the elty. Section 151, Whenever and wher- ever any street located or extended or to be located or extended across any harber erea, tide lands or shor lands shall be within any unit of the comprehensive scheme of har- vor improvement now or heroafter adopted by the port commission of the Port of Seattle and ratified by vote of the people of the port dis trict of the Port of Seattle, the con- trol of sald streets and the title to any lands belonging to the city which shall fall within the Imits of such unit shall pass to and be vested in the Port of Seattle at the xpiration of thirty days after the aid port commission shall have adopted a resolution declaring that the port is prepared to make actual use of the same by the improve: ment theceof and a certified copy nf such resolution shall have been filed with the city clerk; provided, that as to any such street or land: nevertheless reserved to the city such use of the same for city purposes may not render immprac- ticable the use of the same by the Port of Seattle for commeres and navigation, and, provided further that, if prior ‘to the adoption of such resolution, the city shall have improved such street or lands the same shall not so pass or be vested ess and until the city council ll have adopted an ordinance so lartng. MISCELLAN Section OUS SURINOTS, All books and t ords of every Office and department shall be open to the inspection of the pubile at any tlme during busi- ness heures Coples or extracts from such books and records, duly certi- fied, shall be given by the officor having the same tn custody to any | person demanding the same, and paying such feos as may be’ pre- scribed by ordinance. Section 158. Except when other- wise provided b law or this char- tor, alt public offices shall be kept open for business every day, except Sundays and legal holidays, from Sie clock in the forenoon until five o'clock In the afternoon. Section 154. Every officer author. ined by law or ordinance to allow, audit or certify demands upon the treasury, or o make any official Investigation, shall have power. to administer oaths and affirmations and ‘take and hear testimony. con- cern ny matter or thing sr | = ing thereto, fection 165 shall approve mand on the ined by w charter, she individually a for th lawfully 4 officor ined t 4. on of ¢ entabliah the y corporat way of « any structu along any # place within th of en upe the cit n of ning an shall Cane shall be permitted struction of rajiroad. trict in ab Lc nd thereby light ln the mits of 1 extraordinary t only y ¥ without Eivery officer whe anury not ordinance y any dew authors thie city vitivial bond the f the eity y upon amount thereon. oan otherwise Dros each nent abthore arter, 1 haw clerk, ve the son 80 Ope hment oF emete the work wny lewal mausol ty of Be shall be officer or holi- vatenee ns nor ehail ich nthe evel kk in the day, person by removal of or publie end vermim= Tn cane inion of thi corpora= in, OV@r, ley oF its rf franchise In no on con= or other telephone, eleee other publ tiret obtaine tlon the ma ny pr franchise ritten wer. along such street place, interest his or in such 6 forfeited. ny corporation OF p to commence thi any telegraph. street OF und t or ¢ except in ¢i emergency, or by ht, ing @ permit therefor from the eity manager Soc 159 ery officer or agent of the city, who shall have ree ed to cel ing p or have the clit f pay ef apurer i after shail be Mabl such amount Gection 180 may be estabil with which to employes, the nar If such of over any sh te NM iany the such thin ng money belonge ediately ty tres r or agent shall money to the forty-eight the same, he to the city in double freight A ‘ contingent ff and maintain pay discharged efty and charges, telegrams, postage and oth- er incidental expenses. Section bureau, 161, divisor nm Each de nd offic make annual and such other reports to the city scribe by ordinance. Every offi loye of the city, whose duty it shall ¢ to enforce any law or ordinance, or any rule or regulation of a des be vested with pow All moneys possense@ Section 162 t, sh er Section 163. by and re durin nues accruing to the eff the year nineteen hum council as it may pre= or em= and fifteen shall continue to be ate counted for In and to be disbursed from the various funds existing the time this charter shall take fect established, are biished t or ot! When such new tum balances, funds replaced or discontinued, ai be credited by transfer or aj ment to the new funds to w the balances shall be assigned. All ordinances Bection 164 foree at the iime this charter KO into effect, and not inconst therewith, shall rem = tl repealed or until they expire by Imitation. Section 165. pealed to day of March, Section 166. force from provisions of ¢' come effectiv hoon, on th 1915. At the day March. > tions The present ‘ch of the City of Seattle ti 1 hi for such $15, Ail, provistons this charter with reference to inations and elections and day of January, after 191 t twelve fifteenth day of eral municipal tion to be held on the first after the 1915, a mayor and cllmen shall be elected. Ne officers shall first Mon made and such election conducted tn all res; rovided, an qualification of sa’ charter tion an and councilmen the terms resent mayor and of all the ers of the shall cease fifteenth da: twelve o'ck resent, city terminate noon, but officers, subordinate officers employes of the City of Seattle shal continue in office and in formance of their duties un are appointed and Provisions of express int nder th: charter. except as to matters pertali the nomination and election ficers under this charter, unt first clection and officers as in this c but no — Section 167. of the city It is thi IN, The city council Propose and submit to the el ny endment to charter at any DMENTs. eneral mut election to be held at least days after the adoption by the ¢ cil of the resolution of submii Any amendment shall also be mitted to the voters upon the tion of qualified electors number to fifteen per cent of votes cast municipa’ election, w! shall be filed with ‘the city clerk least ninety days b: | ge ied municipal election and the e checked by him in the provided for ‘Initiative ordin provided, that prior to the ef etition for signi it shall be submitted to the cor tion counsel, who shal! attach the: to his opinion as to its legality, proposed, either %, y petition, be published in the manner provi ny such pi ton of said amendment so the elt by law. If counell or Bich hereby ake effect on the fitt shall hall ts as in upon the all walification rter pi fore the rtion= such orell po nici ps atul a en t c 7 ich petitior a amendment {s approved by a ma. jority of the electors voting the : it shall become a part of this chars ter: provided, that if more than amendment Is submitted at the election the same shall in such manner that each may voted upon separately. ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NO. 1, _ The followtng senatate alt submi proposition shall be submitted to people for the election to mi Alternate One: the clude any rout however, ani line. or doption or rejection ¢ held upon the jon of this charter: Proposition ‘Provided, roposed franchis tension of an existin, residence district, trunk the city council, in its di tion, may grant the franchise withe out the provision for common user _ trackage nan that ple of the selves by the initiative and ret dum, at any time subsequent to to repea the said grant with due regard grant, facilities and appurtes and without the reserva id grant is subject to right of the oy counct) or the e acting for them= amen the rights of the gran interest of the public.” Tf said sald alternate one be in favor of its adontion, then” roposed charter 4 at said election, and a maj the ballots cast at said election or m rg proposition number such alternate proposition number one shall become a part of sectt sald charter, at the end paragraph two thereof, as Indica 144 of In sald charter. CERTIFICATE, ’ STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUN. TY OF KING, CITY OF SEATTLE, rr We, the a undersigned freeholders of the City of Seattle, elected at the general sald city 1914, under municipal on the ad day the proviso: election held of Ma nn Of ane in constitution and laws of the State to prepare a new of Washington charter by vising, existin atte, do by us and the charter fo IN WITNESS WHER hereunto set ou of May. D. Ww w ag A. Vv. T. S. altering, adding to hereby ts hereby ty i HICKMAN changing, or repealin: charter of the City o! certify that foregoing charter has been prepa: submitted as said city, cOF, we have the Se- roa a until such time or times ai f in the course of administration on ain in force Um= ot + Number _ that be for an ex+ system in @ does not ine nyon incre~ Faia this 24 day Chai O. B, THORGRIMSON, A. MAJOR, WILLIAM M. "CALHOUN, ERICKSON, BOUILLON, LIPPY, ELMER BP. ‘ropp. JOSIAH COLLINS. JAS. B. ‘WM. PIT" E. c AGLESON, TRIMBLE, MOORE, rman, Secretary,