Samples of appointments and oaths of office for officials, employees, and board/commission members whose positions required this formal process. About half the oaths are for "special policemen," who were often people who worked in amusement places or taverns, or who handled money or valuables as part of their jobs. Large numbers of special policeman and emergency patrolman appointments were made during periods of labor unrest such as the 1919 general strike.

Notices of Appointment, Reports of Employment, Reports of Discharge, and Reports of Separation documenting personnel actions. Information generally includes name of employee, job title, date of action, wage paid for appointments, and reasons for discharges. Also includes a few transcripts and summaries of hearings over disputed discharges. Arranged by department and then chronologically.

Appointments, separations, general correspondence, applications, employee lists, reports, payrolls, and publications. Arranged alphabetically for each year.

An ordinance creating and establishing the office of Town Clerk and Ex-Officio Town Assessor.

An ordinance creating and establishing the office of the Marshall of the Town of Columbia.

An ordinance making the Marshal of the Town of South Park ex-officio Street Commissioner of said town.

A resolution relating to the manner of transacting the business of the town. (See comments.)

An ordinance relating to the Board of Health and otherwise relating to the keeping of the town in a proper sanitary condition.

An ordinance relating to elections in Town of West Seattle.

An Ordinance providing for the method of posting election notices, prescribing the period of notice, and providing for the appointment of judges and an inspectors of election and providing that the election laws of the State of Washington in so far as they are applicable to municipal corporations be and they are hereby made a part of the regulations for the municipal election.

An Ordinance creating the office of Attorney for the Town of West Seattle, providing for his appointment & prescribing his duties.

An ordinance establishing the office of chief of the fire department of the City of Ballard.

An Ordinance establishing a Volunteer Fire Department for the Town of West Seattle, creating the office of Fire Marshal and defining his duties.

An Ordinance creating the office and fixing the salary of Street Superintendent of the City of West Seattle, and providing for the appointment and term of office of such officer, and prescribing his duties.

An Ordinance fixing the salary of the Health Officer of the City of West Seattle.

An Ordinance providing for the appointment of an additional watchman and prescribing his duties.

An Ordinance creating the office of Street Commissioner.

An Ordinance providing for the appointment, fixing the salary, and determining the bond of an additional policeman in the City of West Seattle.

An Ordinance providing for the appointment of a Fire Marshal for the City of West Seattle, prescribing his duties and fixing his compensation.

An Ordinance to establish and regulate the Fire Department of the City of Ballard.

An ordinance repealing Resolution No. 14 of the Town of Columbia, being an ordinance entitled "A Resolution relating to the manner of transacting the business of the town."

An ordinance providing for the employment of S.K. Smith as City Engineer and fixing his compensation.

An Ordinance creating the Office of Superintendent of Water Works, and providing for the appointment and fixing the bonds, duties and compensation of the Superintendent of Water Works

An Ordinance providing for the appointment of a night watchman for the City of Ballard, and prescribing his duties and compensation.

An ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 241 of the City of Ballard entitled, "An Ordinance providing for the appointment of a night watchman for the City of Ballard, and prescribing his duties and compensation," passed by the council on the 22nd day of December, 1896, and approved by the Mayor on the 23rd day of December, 1896.

An Ordinance providing for the appointment of one policeman, fixing the salaries of the City Marshal and of the police officers and repealing Sections 9 and 10, of Ordinance No. 4 of The City of Georgetown.

An Ordinance to amend section three (3) of Ordinance No. 125 entitled "An Ordinance creating the office of Street Commissioner" passed March 7th 1893 and approved March 10th 1893.

An Ordinance creating the office of Street Commissioner, defining his duties, and providing for his salary.

An Ordinance creating the office of Superintendent of Electric Light, and Water Works, defining the duties, providing for the appointment, fixing the bond, and providing for the compensation of said Superintendent.

An Ordinance amending Section 5, of Ordinance Number 296, entitled An Ordinance creating the office of Street Commissioner, defining his duties, and providing for his salary, passed the Council of the City of Ballard, January 31, 1899.

An Ordinance creating the office of Superintendent of Streets and Sewers, prescribing his duties, fixing his salary, and repealing all ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith.