, 1877-11-23
STATE CONVENTION.

AN ACT to provide for calling Con-
vention to frame Constitution for a
State of Washington, and submitting
the same to the people for ratification or
rejection.
WHEREAS. In pursuance of an act of
the Legislative Assembly of the Territory
Of Washington, approved Nov. 9th, 1875
the legal. voters OF said Territory, have by
decided majority determined that coll
vention shall be holden to frame and sub
NIT for ratification or rejection, consti-
tuition for the future State Of Washington.
Aud,
WHEREAS. 1t is incumbent upon the
representatives Of the people, promptly
and without delay, TO provide the means
of carrying the public will into immediate
effect, Therefore.
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Legis-
latiye Assembly of the Territory of Wash
iugton. That All election shall take place
IN the various precincts In the several
counties in this Territory on the 9th day
of April, A. d., 1873, for the choice of
Delegates TO Convention to frame form
of State Constitution to be..submitted to
the legal voters in this Territory tor their
approval or rejection.
SEC. 2. The number Of Delegates
chosen at said election shall be fifteen, l5l
WHO shall be chosen from the districts as
follows:
Three t3l delegates shall be elected by
the legal voters of the Territory at large.
One Delegate shall be elected by the
legal voters of the counties comprising the
LIST judicial district of this Territory.
One Delegate shall be elected by the le-
gal voters ufthe counties comprising the
al judicial district Of this Territory.
One Delegate shall be elected by the
legal voters Of the counties comprising
the "a judicial district Of this Territory.
One delegate shall be elected by the le-
gal voters OF the couu ties omprising the
3rd judicial district OF this Territory.
one Delegate shall be elected by the
voters Of the cOuaty Of Walla Walla.
One Delegate shall be elected by the vo-
ters OF the county OF King.
One Delegate shalt be elected by the yo-
ters Of the counties of rhurston aud Lewis.
One Delegate stall he elected by the vo-
tiers Of tie counties OF Clark, Skamania,
KliekitAt aud Iakaina. L
one Delegate slpsl be- elected BY the vo-
ters Ia the eounties OF Cowlit1, Pacific,
aud WahkiAkum.
one Delegate shall he elected by the yo-
laFs In the counties Of Pierue, Chehalis
aud Masoa.
one DELEGATE shSIl be elected by the
eoaniisz Of Clallam, Island, Jefferson and
san JuAn.
one Delegate shall be elected BY the
votrs of thr Cosntics Of kitAp, snoho-
mish and " Whaiu0m.
one Irlrg4ie shall be elected By the
voters ~ si1s cEmntlrs u Coiumbla, Stevens
AMI whitman.
sfc. 3 The D.legatca reguifsd 20 be
sieari bg ~ pruyisisus ~ tbis ACk, fhall
sss4aeEs tise qus siificAfleus q elsCtnfs, aRS
~ p@rpoa asAl bs ei'oscn a Delegate 10
rvprpusut any diaFss othrF than
li.sf Ia VISA ~ shnsd have Festled for
a @as tso a ypan nexi preceding TN
sleCfigu.
sNs. 4. Fcr ~ parposs ot eAoosing tn
Txiers1s tl.srrssha pots shal D. opened
un al VA aay - Agril, A. q. is5s in
siaa parsma Ersg1uuW b 81 ras u1uutiss
a. this FsgrttorT N thr asan1pef directed
- hsaifaaF rezcFsl elestlna1s IN the Ter
r.1srr. And s shan b. the duty q tte
ss,us1,, iafiaurrs n sach uaEiy in this Ter
rasgF % tbsiF FNxiliHr meellnE neEt pre-
sgHnR sasi sIh Day ~ April ISIS 10 Ap-
galnt s~e luarra and oua insp@ctoT for
snoh sisr1baa pTpansk in their respeetive
countxs. wbosa duly q tbAll b. 10 attsnd