The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-07

SEC. 5. No county seat shall be re-
moved until majority of the qualifled
electors of the county, voting on the
question, shall have voted In favor OF
its removal
SEC. 6. All county officers. whose
election or appointment is not provided
for in this Constitution, shall be elect
ed by the electors Of the respective
counties. or appointed by the Governor,
or oy the Board of County Commits
sioners, or by other county authorities,
as the Legislature shall direct. All
city. town and precinct officers. whose
election or appointment is not provided
for by this Constitution, shall be elect
ed by the electors of such cities. towns
and precincts, or by some division
thereof, or appointed by such authori-
ties thereof, as the Legislature may
designate for that purpose. All other
officers. whose election or appointment
is not provided for by this Constitution
and sll officers whose offices may here
after be created by law. shall be elect
ed by the people, or sppoin ted, asthe
Legislature may provide.
SEC. I. All navigable waters within
the State shall be and remain public
highways. free to all citizens of the
State and of the United States.
SEC. s. No navigable stream in the
State shall be bridged. damned or OBJ
strueted by any person or corporation,
without the authority of law.
SEC. 8. None but citizens of the
United States, or aliens who have de.
clsred their intentions to become such,
in accordance with the laws of Congress
shall be employed in or about any pub
lie Office in the State, or in any State
institution, or on any public work pros
! ecuted by the State.
SEC. 10. All patents and grants of
lands, made by the United States TO
settlers and purchasers of the tide lands
shall be ratified and confirmed by the
State.
SEC. IL. In the event of the rejection
of the separate articles relative to
Woman Suffrage, the Legislature may
submit the question, at any general
election, to the qualified electors of the
State; and if o majority of all the votes
cast at such election, on the question,
shall be in favor of Woman Suffrage,
then all women who are citizens of this
State, and who possess the other quail
fications of voters. shall be qualified
electors Of the State.
SEC. IL. The Legislature may de-
clare the cases in which any Office shall
be deemed vacant and also the manner
of filling the vacancy, where no pro-
vision is made for that purpose in this
Constitution.
Sec. Is. The County Commissioners,
Superintendent of Schools and the
County Treasurer of each county shall
constitute a board Of appraisers who
shall appraise oil lands within their
respective counties belonging to the
State Except tide-lands) under such
regulations as may be prescribed by
law, before they can be sold
Sec IA. The common law of Eng
lsnd-applicable to our condition and
circumstances. and not repugnant to or
inconsistent with the Constitution of
the United States or laws of this State
shall be in full force, and the rule Of
decision In all courts in this State; but
in tbs event of laws being passed, con.
ferring rights or imposing obligations
growing out of or founded upon princi-
plies of the Civil and not the Common
Law, then the rules Of the Civil Law
may be resorted to for the purpose of
Interpretation and decision.
SEC. ID. The Legislature shall have
power to fix the time for the election
of all officers where no provision is
made for such election in this Constitu-
ton.