Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03

The serrns 70 otsre of Senators ansi
Representative. elected .. any time
snh-.-yus;ns to the FIRST election, sl..l!
couussnor q; the eDi q the term q.
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Each nssnler Il the Legislature,
as = e,srzp~nsa.Son fos his serr'cs.
shall rSesSve fogr dollArs iOE each
day. afteEd&nce. and ten cs-u;s foT
each nsEie necessarily tr&vel,4 IN 60
lng To ca returning frsIa the "a; -
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Any other ooaE~asarlon. EergUls1fe
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~ e the Legislature. except the
first. shal sXcesd forty days Tue
Lssl~izfart sh@l never grant any
extra cos1EensaiSon 60 Any Paalae
ofhner. agent, servant or contractor.
after the service shall have b--n
rendered. OF the oOntrae; entered
into: Nor shall the COMPENSATION
OF mileass ii any public othcers be
increased OF diminished during this
term Of Office.
Au.ong the restrictions and dele
cations of Legislative powers are the
following, viz: No law shall be re-
vised or amended by reference to its
title alone, but rs much thereof as Is
revised or amended shall be re-en-
acted and published at length as
amended. The Legislature shall not
pass local or special laws in any OF
the following cases, viz: for laying
out, opening, altering, or working
roads or highways; vacating roads,
town plats, streets, alleys and public
grounds; regulating county or pre-
cinct affairs; regulating the practice
in courts of justice, the jurisdictions
of justices of the peace, police mag
istrates and constables; changing the
rules of evidence in any trial or in
quiry; providing for changes of We
nue. in civil or criminal cases; declar-
ing any person of age; the protec-
ton of shell fish; limitation of civil
actions, or giving effect to informal
or invalid deeds; summoning or en-
paneling jurors; providing for the
the management of common schools;
regulating the rate of interest on
money; the opening or conducting
of any election, or designating the
place of voting; the sale or mortgage
of real estate belonging to minors
or others under disability; charter
ing or licensing ferries or toll-bridges;
renting fines, penalties or forfeit
ures; creating, increasing or de-
creasing fees, percentage or allow
ance of public officers; changing the
law of descent; granting to any cor
poration, association or individual
any special or exclusive privilege,
immunity or franchise whatever; al.
lowing the redemption of real estate
sold for taxes or under the final pro.
cess of any court.
The Legislature shall provide by
law that all stationery required fol
the use Of the State, and all printing
and binding authorized and required
by them to be done for their use or fol
the State, shall be let by contract te
the lowest bidder; but the Legislature
may establish maximum price. Nc
member or officer of any department
of the government shall be in any
way interested in any such contract
The Legislature shall never author
ize any lottery or grant any divorce
the sale of lottery tickets shall be
prohibited by law. 1t shall not dele
gate to any special commission, pri'
vate corporation or association, any
power to make, supervise or inter.
fere with any municipal improve
ment. money. property or effects
whether held in trust or otherwise
or to levy taxes or to perform any
municipal function whatever.
In all elections to be made by ihs
Legislature. the members Thereof
shall vote rira roos, and their vote.
shall be entered ON the journal. Il
may, b. general Law, confer upon tn
Boards IT Conmis<ioners Of the sew
eral ooa~ta~s. ssch powers Of loual
legislative azA sdAlninezzkive ekAzne
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