The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-26
ARTICLE III.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER.


ARTICLE III.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER.
/ SECTION /. The government of the
State shall be divided into three seps-
rate and destinct departments, to wit :
/ The Legislative. the Executive, and
! the Judicial.
/ SEC. ,. No person, or collection of
persons, holding any position in or exer-
cising any authority under one of these
! departments, shall hold any office in or
/ exercise any authority whatever under
either of the others. except such as may
b. expressly provided for in this Con-
/ stitutIon.
OFFICERS
SECTION /. Every person holding
any Office under the State. or any NUM-
cipality therein, shall. unless removed
according to law. exercise the duties of
such office until his successor is duly
qualified; but this shall not apply to
members of the Legislature, nor to
members of any board or assembly, two
or more Of whom are elected at the
same time. The Legislature may by
law provide for suspending any officer
in his functions, pending any proceed
ing, the effect of which. if convicted,
would be removal from Office.
SEC. 2. No person shall hold any Of
fee or employment of trust or profit
under the laws of the State, or any or
cinance of any municipality therein,
without devoting his personal atten-
ton to the same.
SEC. 3. No person hereafter convicted
of embezzlement of public moneys.
shall be eligible to any office of trust or
profit in this State, unless restored to
the rights of citizenship by a pardon
from the Governor.
SEC. 1. Every civil officer shall. be-
fore he enters upon the duties of his
office, take an oath or affirmation to
support the Constitution of the United
States, and of the State of Washington,
and to faithfully perform the duties OF
the office upon which he is about to
enter.
SEC. 5. State officers, Judges of the
Supreme and Circuit Courts. and Cir
cult Attorneys, shall file their oaths or
affirmations of office in the Office of the
Secretary of State. Every other officer,
except the officers of municipalities and
school district officers, shall file his oath
or affirmation of Office in the Office Of
the County Clerk of the county where.
In he shall have been elected or APP
pointed
SEC. 6. Every person appointed to
fill c vacancy. in any elective office,
shall hold for the remainder of the un-
expired term, unless general election
shall Intervene; in which case his sue
cessor shall be elected, and shall hold
for the remainder of the term.
SEC. z. No person who shall here
after fight duel, or assist in the same
as second, or send, accept, or know
ingly carry a challenge therefor, or
agree to 60 out of the State to fight a
duel, shall hold any Office in this State
SEC s. Public officers, except the
Governor and Judges of the Supreme
and Circuit Courts, shall not be i'm
peached; but corruptions, malfeasance.
misfeasance or non-feasance in Office,
shall be prosecuted and tried in the
same manner as criminal offences, and
Judgment, upon conviction, shall be
given of dismissal from office. in add.
ton to such further punishment as may
be prescribed therefor by law.
SEC 8. The compensation of all Off
GERS, not otherwise provided for in this
Constitution, shall be as prescribed by
law
SEC. 10. No person, being member
of Congress. or holding a commission
to any civil or military Office under the
United States. except postmaster OF
the the fourth class, shall be eligible to
any Office in this State; and if any per-
son shall, after his election to any office,
civil or military. under the Government
of the United States. or of any State or
Territory, his acceptance thereof shall
vacate his Office.
SEC IL. Salaries shall be paid quar-
terly. The Governor, Secretary of
State. State Treasurer and State Super.
intendent Of Public Instruction shall
each receive $500 per annum. The
Judges of the Supreme and Circuit
Courts shall each receive $4,000 per
annum. The salary of Circuit Attorney
shall not exceed $1,000 per annum.
ADMINISTRATIVE.
SECTION I. There shall be chosen,
by the qualified electors of the State,
a Secretary of State. State Treasurer,
aud Superintendent of Public In.
struction, who shall hold their offices
for the term of four years. They shall.
during their term of office, reside at
the Seat of Government, where shall
be kept the public records. moneys,
securities. books and papers of their
respective offices.
SEC. . The Secretary of State shall
keep fair record of the Acts of the
Legislature. and of the official acts of
the Executive departments and shall
when required. lay the same, and all
matters relating thereto, before either
branch of the Legislature. He shall
be, By virtue of his office, Auditor of
Public Accounts, aud shall perform
such other duties ss shall be prescribed
him by law.
SEC 4. The powers and duties Of the
Treasurer aud Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction shall be prescribed by
law. The Superintendent Of Public
Instruction shall be. by virtue of his
office State Librarian.
SEC. 5. No person shall hold the
office of State Treasurer for two success d.
sive terms.
SEC. G. In each county there shall be