, 1878-08-22
CONSTITUTION OF THE'STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
Continued.
LEGISLATIVE.

SEC. %. The legislature shall not dele
gate to any special commission, private
corporation or association, any power to
make. supervise or interfere with any mu-
nicipal Improvement money, property or
effects, whether held in trust or otherwise
or to levy taxes or to pretorm any nun
icipal function whatever.
SEC 2G. No act of the legislature shall
authorize the investment of trust funds by
executors, administrators, guardians or
other trustees, in the bonds or stock Of any
private corporation.
SEC. 27 No obligation or liability OF
any person, association or corporation.
held or owned by the State or by any mu-
nicipal corporation, shall be exchanged.
transferred. remittCd, released, postponed
or in any way diminished by the legisla
tire; nor shall such liability or obligation
be eXtingulshed except by payment there
Of into The proper treasury.
SEC. 2S. Every other resolution or vote
to which the concurrence OF both houses
may be necessary, except on the question
OF adjournment or relative solely to the
transaction of the business of the two
houses, shall be presented to the Governor
for his approval; if lie diSapprove, he shall
return it with objections, to the house in
which it originated, when it shall take the
course prescribed in case of bill.
SEC. 40. Any member who has a private
interest in any bill proposed or pending
before the legislature shall disclose the fact
to the house of which he is member, and
Stall not vote thereon.
SIC. 30 The legislature shall direct by
law in what manner and In what courts
suits mny be brought against the State.
SEC. 81. The Legislature shall determine
what persons constitute the militia Of the
state; and may provide for organizing and
disciplining the same in such manner AS
may be prescribed by law.
SEC. 81. In all elections to be made by
the legislature, the members thereof shall
vote VIVA voCE. and their votes shall be
entered on the journal.
SEC 33. The Legislature may, by gcner-
al law, confer upon the Boards of Com
missioners of the several counties, such
power of local legislative character, as
they shall from time to time prescribe.
SEC "a. The legislature shall pass laws
defining the personal and property rights
OF married women.
SEC. 80. The privilege Of the debtor to
enjoy the necessary comforts OF life shall
be recognized by wholesome laws, exempt
ing reasonable amount Of property from
seizure or sale for the payment OF any
,lebt or liability hereafter contracted.
JUDICIARY.
Continued from last week.
SEC. s. In all causes submitted In the
supreme court, and in all causes tried by
the circuit courts, without a jury, the judg-
ment or decree shall be rendered ut the
same term at which the causes are Sub
mitted, or within thirty days thereafter;
provided, that judgments and DEGREES may
be rendered by judges of the circuit courts
in vacation upon confession or upon de-
fault for failure tie plead or answer.
SEC. 3. The circuit courts shall have Or
lginal jurisdiction in all matters. civil ana
criminal, within this state, not excepted
in this constitution and not hereafter pro-
hibited by law; and appellate jurisdiction
from all inferior courts and tribunals; and
supervisory control over the same.
They, and the judges thereof respectively
In vacation shall have power to great
writs of habeas corpus, mandamus' pro-
hlbition, injunction, quo warranto, GER
tiorari, and other original and remedial
writs nessessary to carry into effect their
judgments and DEGREES, and give them u