, 1877-12-08
The State Convention.

for ratification or rejectoa
WHEREAS, In pursuance OF an ac: OF tiie
legislative assembly of the territory oil " ASH,
iagton, approved Nov. 9th, 1879 the ieYai
voters OF said territory, have by dec!ded
t,aiority determined that convention Stall
h. holden to frame and submit for ratiilcatlon
or r,;ectiou, a constitution Tor the future !
State Of Washington And,
WHEREAS. 1t is incumbent upon the rep !
| resentatives Of the people, promptly Anu
without delay, to provide the means OF car
rviup the public Will into immediate effect-
! Therefore,
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the ieglsia-
tive assembly OF the territory OF Washington,
| That an election shall take place III the var
| ions precincts in the several counties IN
this territory On the OH day OF April, A
D. 1873. for the choice of delegates to
| convention to frame form of q state constl-
tution to lie submitted 70 the legal voters III
! this territory for their approval or rejection.
SEC. ,. The number OF delegates chosen at
said election snail be fifteen, who shall be
chosen from the districts as follows:
Three delegates shall be elected by the ter
ritory at large. :,
One delegate shall be elected by the legal
voters of the counties comprising the Isl ]u-
dicial district OF this territory.
One delegate shall be elected by the legal
| voters of the counties comprising the I'd Ju-
diciaI district of this territory.
One delegate shall be elected by the legal
voters of the counties comprising the Sd Ju-
dicial district of this territory.
One delegate shall be elected by the voters
of the county Of Walla Waila.
One delegate shall be elected by the voters
of the county Of Hing
One delegate shall be elected by the voters
of the counties OF ThurstOn and Lewis.
One delegate shall be elected by the voters
of the counties of Clark, Skamania, khckl-
tat and Yakima
One delegate shall be elected by The voters
in the counties of Cowltz, Pacific and Nah-
kiakun.
One delegate shall be elected by the voters
IN the counties of Pierce, ChehallS and Ma
son.
One delegate shall be elected by the voters
in the counties of Clallam, Island, Jefferson
and San Juan
One delegate shall be elected by the voters
of the counties OF Kitsap, Snohomish and
Whatcom.
; One DELEGATE shall be elected by the voters
of the counties of Columbia Stevens and
l Whitman.
SEC. 5. The delegates required to be cleo
, ted by the provisions Of this act, shall pcs
sess the qualifications of electors, and no
, person shall be chosen delegate to represent
any district other than that in which he
: shall have resided ior az least two years
next preceding the election.
) SEC. l. For the purpose OF choosing the
delegates aforesaid, polls shall be opened on
> the said 9th day OF April, A. d., 1873, IN
the various precincts in all the counties II
J this territory, in the manner directed Tor
{ hohline general elections in this territory.
$ And it shall be the duty of the commission
ers of each county in this territory at their
a REGULAR meeting next proceeding sand 9thday
6 of april, 1873, to appoint two judges ard
one inspector for each election precinct III
their respective counties, whose duty 1t shall
+, be to attend at the usual hour and place OF
4 holding general elections in the precincts, on
said eth day of April, 1873, and receive tick.
: cts either written or printed, from all legal
n electorsqualified to vote at general election,
/. and to deposit such ballots III ballot boxes to
5 be provided them for that purpose; and Sait
5 election shall in all respects be conducted
5 and returns thereof made and transmitted as
! row provided by law in cases of general cleo
:. tions fer delegates in congress, prosecuting
= attorneys and counclmcn. Such re5ur. .
shall be counted and returns made thereof
as returns of general elections are now re-
auired TO be canvassed by law and the au-
? ditors in the several counties shall certify
= the names of all persons who shall have been
c voted for, at said election for delegate, With
e The number OF votes cast for each person. 10
/ the secretary Of the territory, and the per
= son who shall receive the largest number ot
, votes in any of said districts Us provided IN
:, this act, shall be declared elected delegate
! for such district and the secretary Is here
= Ey required to issue a certificate OF election
: to such persons.
a SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty OF the dele
l gates elected as afort said, to assemble at the
l city Of Walla Waila, on the second Tuesday
a Of June, A. ID. 1873 at II o'clock NJ, and
!, organize by electing one OF their number
a president and after said convention shall
V haze organized, they may eicct such other
officers as they shall deem necessary for the
q convenient transaction of their business, and
., thev shall d. termiue what shall he the duty
? of Su h Off :ers, d shall make ali necessary
rules and regulations proper for their gov
ernmtn: and the transaction of any business
: of sld conventiol SAID convention shall
be the final luice of the election returns and
qualitica;i,n II Of its own members, and shall
t cause a record of all its proceedings 10 10,
e kept A majority OF the whcle number OF
| delegates elected aid sworn shall constitute
5 quorum to do business. Providing that if
, a vacancy shall occur by death, resignation
- or otherwise, tie same snail be filled 10y the
convention from among the electors of the
district in which snch vacancy exists
SEC. 6. Every delegate to said convention
shall, before entering upon the discharge Of
his duties, take an oath that he will faith
fully discharge the duties OF his Office 10 The
best OF his ability
SEC. ]. When the convention shall have
assembled, organized and been duly sworn,
, 1t shall proceed to frame constitution for
/ state, which constitution shall be submitted
to the electors OF this territory, for ratitica-
ton or rejection and said convention shall,
if it see fiji, frame and propose any article for
, separate submission to said electors, and may
provide that such articles shall constitute a
part or parts OF said proposed constitution,
If approved by a majority of electors; but if
any such articles shall not be approved by
said electors, they shall not become part of
said constitution.
SEc S. The form OF constitution framed
articles which may be proposed by said con-
vention as aforesaid, shall be re-submitted to
the legal voters of this territory for their
adoption or rejection, IN such manner as the
convention Shall provide, at the next general