, 1878-08-17


CT r.iers o. passengers in cases O
personal injuries occasioned by neg
ligence on the part of the carrier.
Sec. 4. No right of way shall bt
appropriated to the use of any pri
vate corporation until full cempen
sation shall be first made to thu
owneI, irrespective of any henefi
arising therefrom; which compen
sation shall be aEcertained in sucf
manner as may be provided by law
Sec. 5. No street-railroad shall
be constructed within any inccrpo
rated city or town, without the con
sent of the local authorities thereof
SEC. 6. No corporation shall
issue stock or bonds except fol
labor done. services performed, OF
money or property actually received.
The stock Of corporations shall moi
be increased except in pursuance OF
general law. The stockholders OF
all corporations and joint stock
companies shall be individually La
BILE for all labor performed for such
corporation or company.
Sec. Z. Laws shall be passed,
regulating the right OF foreign cor
porations to do business in this
state, and the mode in which they
may sue and be sued.
Sec. s. The legislature shall not
have power to establish or il G ,rpo
rate any bank or banking company,
or monied institution in, this state,
with the privilege OF making, issuing
or putting in circulation eny bill,
check. certificate, promissury note
or other paper intended to circulate
as money.
ARTICLE XIV.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Sec. l. Educational, reformato-
~ and penal institutions. and those
for the benefit of the insane, blind.
deaf and dumb, and such other in
stitutioDs as the public good may
require. shall be established and
supported by the state in such man.
ner as may be prescribed by law.
SEC. 9. The legislature shall not
have power to locate or change the
scat OF government of the state; but
ST. a,' at the first session subsequent
to the admission Of the state, submit
the question of its pz Y
ton 10 tho qualified u ~!
sta.a,, as thci gss,>ssrral &lah1i
next ensuing. a mf.5.yt,sg.y ..ll the
votes cast shall be necessary toasrc Oh
location; and in case no one place
shall have such majority, the ques-
[tion shall be re-submitted at each
general election. until such MAORI
fty vote shall effect location. Provi-
ded, that, until the seat of govern
ment shall have been permanently
located, as herein provided, the
temporary location thereof shall re-
main at the Capitol of the Territory
at the time Of the admission of the
state.
SEC. 3. The legislature shall
make no appropriations or expendi-
lures for capital buildings Or grounds
! (except to keep the Territorial capi
tai building and grounds in repairl
until the seat Of government shall
have been permanently located.
SEC. 4. The university, at Seat
tie. and the hospital for the insane,
tat Steilacoom, shall. upon the adop-
}tion of this constitution. become in
stitutions of the state. and the man
Fagement thereof subject to the con-
troll of the state, under such laws
and regulations as the Legislature
shall provide; and all gifts, grants
and appropriation of money o,
property. real or personal, hereto,
fore made to said institutions, or tc
the Territory of Washington there.
for, are hereby confirmed to the use
and benefit of said institutions re
spectively.
| ~ ARTICLE XVI.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SEC. L. The political year for the
state of Washington shall commence
on the first Monday in January IL
each year.
Sell. 9. The term felony, when
ever it occurs in this constitution
or the laws of the state, shall he held
to mean any criminal offense punish
able by death or imprisonment il
the penitentiary, and none other.
| SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty oi
the legislature, rt its first session, te
provide seal for the state, to be
called the "Great Seal of the State
of Washington" which shall be kept
by the secretary of state; and all
official acts of the Goyernor-his ap
proval of the laws excepted shall
be thereby authenticated. The seal
OF the Territory of Washington shall
be the seal of the state until othes-
wise provided by law.
SEC. A. No county with All ares
of 900 square miles or less, shall be
divided, or have any part stricken
therefrom, without submitting tbs
question to vote of the qualified
electors of the county, nor unless 6
majority of those voting on the
quc ton shlll vote for the sane e.
Sec. ). No county-seas shall be
r. moved until a majority OF .e
uali led electors of tho comfy
7oti G on the question, shal; have