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in such manner that the people may vote
Tor or against such amendments separately.
The legislature shall also cause the amend
| mcnts that are to be submitted to the peo-
pie. to he published in some weekly news
paper. in every county where such newspa-
per is published, throughout the State.
SEC. 2, Whenever twO-thrds of the mem
bcrs elected to each branch of the legisla-
ture shall deem it necessary to call con-
yention, to revise or amend, this Constitu-
ton, they shall recommend to the electors
to vote at the next general election, tor or
against a convention and if majority of
all the electors voting at said election shall
have voted for convention, the legislature
shall, at the next session, provide by law
for calling the same; and such convention
shall consist of number of members not
less than that Of the most numerous branch
of the legislature.
SEC. 3. Any Constitution adopted by
such convention shall have no validity I'M
ill it has been submitted to, and adopted
by, the people.
SCHEDULE.
SECTION |. That no Inconvenience may
arise by reason of Il change from Terri
torial TO State government. it is declared
that actions, rights, prosecutions, judg-
ments, DEGREES, claims and contracts, as
well of individuals as OF bodies corporate
including counties, cities, towns, schools
and road districts-shall continue as if no
such change had taken place; and all pro-
cess which may have been issued under the
authority Of the Territory OF Washington
previous to its admission into the Union.
chall be as valid rs ii issued in the name
of the State.
SEC. 2. All laws now in force in the ter
ritory OF Washington, which are not re-
pugnant to this Constitution. shall remain
in force until they expire by their own
limitation, or are altered or repealed by
the legislature.
SEC. B. All debts, fines, penalties and
forfeitnrcs, which have accrued, or may
hereafter accrue. TO the Territory of Wash
ington, shall inure to the State.
SEC. 4. All recognizances heretofore ia
ken, or may be taken before the change
from territorial to a state government,
shall remain valid, and shall pass to, and
may be prosecuted in the name Of the
state; and all bonds executed to the gov
ernOr of the Territory of Washington, OF
to any county or municipal corporation, or
to any officer or court in his or its official
capacity, shall pass to the state authorities
and their successors in office, for the uses
therein expressed, and may be sued for ana
recovered accordingly, and all the estate,
real, personal and mixed, and all judg-
ments, DEGREES, bonds, specialties. chooses
in actions, and claims or debts. of whatev-
er description, belonging to the territory
OF Washington. shall inure to and vest in
the State Of Washingto, and may be sued
for and recovered in the same manner,
and to the same extent, by the State of
Washington, as the same could have been
by the Territory of Washington.
All criminal prosecutions and penal ac-
tions, which may have arisen, or which
may arise, before the change from terri
tory to state government, and which
shall then be pending, shall be prosecuted
to Judgment and execution in the name OF
the state. All otfenses committed against
the laws of the Territory of Washington,
before the change from 4 territorial to
state government and when shall not be
prosecuted before such change. may be
prosecuted In the name and by the author
ity OF the State Of Washington, with like
effect rs though such change had not taken
place; and all PENALTIES incurred shall re-
main the same as II this constitution had
not been adopted. All actions at law and
suits in equity, which may be pending in
any OF the courts of the Territory of
Washington, at the time OF the change
from territorial to state government,
shall be continued, and transferred to such
court of the state, having jurisdiction of
the subect-mattcr thereof
Sec 5. All officers, now holding their
office under the authority of the United
States or OF the Territory of Washington,
shall continue to hold and exercise their
respective offices until they shall be super
celed by the authority OF the state; and
shall be entitled to receive, for services
rendered the state, compensation not
greater than that Heretofore received. On
the taking effect Of this constitution, all
officers thereby continued in office. shall,
before proceeding in the further discharge
Of their respective duties take an oath or
affirmation TO support this constitution.
All vacancies that may occur IN existing
offices prior TO the election and qliaIifica-
ton Of officers under this constitution,
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