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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 writ-
ing 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 per-
taining to the city; and he shall always be in attend-
ance 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 sani-
tary 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 pro-
perty by fire, and in his first report after the qualification
of the new officers of the city appointed by the Coun-
cil, he shall render to the Council a list of all pro-
perty 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 ab-
sent himself from the city without the consent of the
Mayor, and he shall not be allowed to employ a sub-
stitute in any event without the like consent of the
Mayor, and in case of a violation of any of the pro-
sions 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 com-
plaint 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 Ordinan-
ces in conflict with any of the provisions of this Or-
dinance, 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.