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precinct throughout those counties
above named, for said election; and
the full returns of the votes IN all
the precincts in those counties shall
be made by the respective judges
and clerks of election so appointed,
under oath, to the said board of
commissioners. at Lewiston, within
ten days after said election; which
board shall open said returns, can
vass the votes and certify the result
of the same, and transmit forthwith
said result to the secretary of Wash
ington Territory, at Olympia. W. L.
to be canvassed at the time of can
vassing the result Of the vote OF the
people Of the Territory of Washing
ton and the separate and aggregate
result of the vote in both Terrific
ries made known. The said board
of commissioners shall give at least
ten days previous public notice of
each of said elections in each and
every precinct in said counties, by
publication in some newspaper cir
culating therein, and by posting
printed notices thereof at the places
Of holding the election. The men,
bers of said board Of commissioners,
and the several judges and clerks
of election shall seyerally take and
subscribe an oath before some per-
son authorized to administer oaths,
to we'll and truly discharge the du-
ties Of their respective offices, which
oaths shall be transmitted. with the
returns of said election, to the said
secretary.
All laws in force in that portion
of Idaho Territory. included within
said boundaries, at the time of the
admission Of the state, not incon-
sistent with this constitution, shall
continue in force until altered or
repealed.
All officers exercising their func-
tions of office under the laws of
Idaho Territory in that portion
thereof embraced in the boundaries
defined in this constitution, when it
takes effect, shall continue in office
and in the exercise of their respect
tive duties and authority until su-
perseded by the state authorities,
and shall take an oath to suppor>
the constitution of this state. The
first general election for the officers
designated in sections IL and II Of
this schedule shall be conducted in
every respect according to the exist
ing laws of Idaho Territory, and
returns thereof shall be made to the
secretary of the Territory of Wash>
ington acting as Secretary of State
and shall be canvassed as provided
in sections IL and 13. The counties
of Nez Perce, Idaho and Shoshone
shall be counties of the state and
shall constitute the tenth senate dis
trlct. They shall constitute one
representative district and shall
elect three members of the house of
representatives, one from the coun-
Nez Perce, one from the coun>
Perce and Shoshone and
'nunty of Idaho. All
this schedule, in
S. 'licable, shall
appi. he Terrlto-
ry of L. ople there
OF, inclu laries Cf
this otatu. .Au 4eS SIs4a.ute snail
have power to pass laws asserting
to and confirming such provisions
as may be made by congress in order
to the conservation of public and
private rights of every kind and
nature whatsoever, founded upon
law or growing out of the change
in the political relations of that
portion of Idaho, or OF the munich
pal divisions thereof, or of the peo-
pie who may be included within the
boundaries of this state. The State
Of Washington, hereby pledges its
faith to pay to the Territory of Idaho
the just proportion of Territorial in
destedness, for which the said peo-
pie, or the counties, or other mu-
inequalities shall be Justly bound.
In the levying of taxes a separate
and additional state tax of one half
mill on every dollar of assessed val-
uation of property within the coun-
ties of Nez Perce, Shoshone and
Idaho shall be annually imposed
and collected IN the same manner as
other taxes are collected, until an
amount equal to said Indebtedness
shall have been so collected.