The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-08

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the result The judges and inspectors
Of election, who shall have been ap-
pointed by the County Gem missioners
/ Of the several counties Of the Territory,
/ to hold and conduct the general cleo
/ ton under this Constitution, shall be
and are hereby appointed judges and
I inspectors Of the first election. as pro-
vided in section - in this Schedule,
+ with power to fill vacancies - proyii-
+ ed by law.
/ SEC IS. One Represent ,tive in the
+ Congress Of the United States shall be
elected from the State at large, at the
+ first election provided for in this Con-
/ stitution; and thereafter at such times
and places and in such matter as may
! be prescribed by law. When new
appointment shall be made by Congress
the Legislature shall divide the State
into Congressional Districts, in accor-
dance with such apportionment. The
| vote cast for Representative in Con-
gress, az the first election held under
I this Constitution, shall be canvassed,
and the result determined in the man
ner provided by the laws of the Terri
/ tory for the canvass of the vote for
( delegate in Congress.
/ SEC H. The first Legislature shall
! meet at i o'clock, meridian, at the
seat of government, on the seventh
Monday after the first general election;
shall effect an organization. and there
after the Legislature shall meet bien-
( nially, at such times and places as may
be provided by law.
SEC. -. Until the Legislature shall
otherwise provide, the terms of the
| Supreme, Circuit and Probate Courts
shall be held as is now provided by law
for the Supreme. District and Probate
{ Courts Of the Territory.
SEC. 16. Until there shall be new
appOrtionment under the authority OF
the State, the Senators aud members OF
the House of the Representatives shall
be apportioned among the several dis
tricts as follows:
The county Walla Walla shall con-
stitute the First Senate District
The counties of Columbia, Whitman
and Stevens shall constitute the Second
Senate District.
The counties of Clarke, Skamania
Yakima and Klickitat shall constitute
the Third Senate District.
The counties of Cowlitz, Wahkiakum
and Pacific shall constitute the Fourth
Senate District.
The counties of Thurston and Lewis
shall constitute the Fifth Senate Dis
trict.
The counties of Pierce, Mason and
Chehalis shall constitute the Sixth Sen
ate District.
The county of King shall constitute
the Seventh Senate District.
The counties of Kitsap, Snohomish
and Whatcom shall constitute the
Eighth Senate District
The Counties of Jefferson, Callam,
Island and San Juan shall constitute
the Ninth Senate District.
Each Senate District shall be entitled
to elect one Senator
The counties of cowlitz and Waikiki.
kun shall elect one Representative.
The county Of Cowlitz--one.
The county of Clarke-two.
The county of Columbia-three
The counties of klickitat and Ska
mania-onc
The county of Lewis-one
The county of Thurston-two
The counties of Pacific and Chehalis
one
The county of Pierce-one.
The counties of Pierce and Mason
one.
The county of King-three.
The county of Snohomish-oue
The county of Kitsap-onc.
The counties of Kitsap and jefferson
one
The county of Jefferson one.
The county of Whatcom-two.
The counties of Callam and San
Juan-one.
The county Of Island-one.
The county of Whitman two.
The county of Walla Walla-tour.
The county of Yakima one.
The county of Stevens-one.
Sec. II. The first general election
under this Constitution shall be held on
the Tuesday next succeeding the sixth
Monday after the admission of the
State; at which there shall be elected,
the Governor, Secretary of State, State
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public
instruction, Judges of the Circuit
Courts, Judges Of the Probate Courts,
members of the Legislature, Circuit
Attorneys, AMI for each county,. three
County Commissioners, = County Clerk
Sheriff, Treasurer, County Superinten-
dent OF Schools. Surveyor, Coroner, aud
all precinct officers; and no further no.
tice Of said election shall be required.
SEC. Is. The Legislature, at its first
session, shall provide by law for the
expiration of the terms of all officers
first elected and qualified under this
Constitution, on a day designated as
the commencement OF the political
year; pF0cided. the several terms of Of
tice shall not be thereby lessened nor
extended more than one political year.
SEC. 10. This Constitution, when en-
rolled and signed, shall be deposited by
the President of this Convention in the
office Of the Governor of this Territory;
and in the event of its adoption by the
people, the Governor shall send a copy
thereof to the President of the United
States, with the request that he submit
the same to Congress, together with our
request that the State of Washington be
admitted into the Union. There shall
he sent at the same time, q copy of the
act of the Legislative Assembly of this
Territory, entitled. AN act TO provide
for calling a convention to frame q Con
stitution for the State of Washington.
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