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Ordinance No. 189.

An ordinance defining the duties of the officers of the city of Seattle.

Aproved Sept. 5, 1879.

The City of Seattle does ordain as follows, to-wit:

Section 1. - The City Attorney shall report in writing to the City Council at their first regular meeting in each and every month, the condition of any and all law suits in which the city may be a party, and all other matters that may come under his observation pertaining to the city; and he shall always be in attendance at the regular monthly meetings of the Council.

Sec. 2. - The Health Officer shall report in writing to the Council at their first regular meeting in each and every month, in relation to the health and sanitary condition of the city.

Sec. 3. - The Fire Warden shall report in writing to the Council at their first regular meeting in each and every month, in relation to the labor he may have performed in guarding against the destruction of property by fire, and in his first report after the qualification of the new officers of the city appointed by the Council, he shall render to the Council a list of all property belonging to the city in the possession of the Fire Department, and he shall in like manner report to the Council immediately after any fire all property of the city that may have been damaged or lost by such fire.

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Sec. 4 - The Harbor Master shall report in writing to the Council at their first regular meeting in each and every month, the labor he may have performed in connection with the duties of his office, and also all monies collected as ballast dues.

Sec. 5 - The Chief of Police shall at no time absent himself from the city without the consent of the Mayor, and he shall not be allowed to employ a substitute in any event without the like consent of the Mayor, and in case of a violation of any of the prosions of this section, he shall be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty dollars on conviction thereof, and any citizen may make complaint before the Judicial Officer of the city or before the Council for any violation of the provisions of this section.

Sce. 6. - The Treasurer shall report in writing to the Council at their first regular meeting in each and every month, of the condition of the different funds, the amount of taxes collected and placed to the credit of each fund, and the amount of cash on hand in each fund.

Sec. 7. - That all Ordinances or parts or Ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, be and the same hereby are repealed.

Sec. 8. - This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after five days after the same shall have been published.