The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-10

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bers of the legislature are that they
shall be citizens of the United States,
and for twelve months next preceding
the election residents OF the counties or
districts from which they are chosen.
The senate districts for the first legis-
lature shall be co-extensive with the
council districts. and the representative
districts shall be co-extensive with the
representative districts. The first leg
islature shall divide the State into at
least ten legislative districts, in each OF
which one senator and three represen-
tatives shall be elected at the general
election next ensuing; and the districts
shall be convenient contiguous terri
tory, to be bounded by county, precinct
or ward lines; and the number mag be
increased, bat shall never exceed
twenty. The legislative districts shall
be numbered in regular series. aud the
senators chosen by the odd numbered
districts shall 60 out of office at the
expiration Of the fourth year.
Representatives shall hold their office
for the term of two years. In all
elections of representatives, after such
division, each qualified elector may cast
as many votes for one candidate as
there are representatives, to be elected
in the district, or he may distribute the
same, or equal parts thereof, among the
candidates as he shall see fit, and the
candidates highest in votes shall be
elected. Compensation is fixed at 81
for each days attendance, and 10 cents
for each mile necessarily travelled going
to aud returning from the seat of gov
eminent, and shall receive no other
compensation or allowance whatever
After the first, no session of the legis-
lature shall exceed forty days. No ex-
ira compensation shall ever be granted
to any public officer nor shall the COM
pensation of any pnblic officer be in
creased or diminished during his term
of office. The legislature shall meet
biennially. No act of the Legislature
shall take effect until 80 days after its
passage, unless in case of emergency,
which shall be expressed in the pre-
amble of the act, which must receive a
two-thirds vote. No bill. except the
general appropriation bill. introduced
after the expiration of the first twenty
five days of the session, shall become a
law, unless the same shall have been
recommended by the Governor by
special message and no bill, except
one so recommended, shall be so con-
sidered or become q law unless referred
TO committee. returned theretrom,
and printed for the use of the mem
bers. No bill, except for general APP
preparations, shall be passed contain
ing more than one subject, which shall
be expressed in the title. All bills
shall be read at length at least once in
each house and all substantial amend
ments thereto shall be printed. and up
on its final passage the vote is to be
taken by ayes and noes. No law
shall be revised or amended by refer.
ence to its title alone, but as much
thereof as is revised, amended or en-
tered, shall be re-enacted and published
at length. No special laws shall be
passed for laying ont. altering or work
ing roads; regulating county precinct
affairs; regulating the practice in courts
of justice regulating the rate Of inter-
est on money the opening or conduct
ing of any election, or designating the
place Of voting the sale or mortgage
of real estate belonging to minors or
others under disability chartering or
licensing ferries or toll bridges; remit
ting fines, penalties or forfeitures Gre
ating, increasing or decreasing fees. per-
centage or allowage of public officers
changing the law of descent granting
to any corporation. association or in
dividual any special or exclusive privi-
lege, immunity or franchise whatever
allowing the redemption of real estate
sold for taxes or under the final process
of any court. In all other cases where
a general law can be made applicable,
no special law shall be enacted.
All printing and binding shall be let
by contract to the lowest bidder; but
the legislature may establish the max
lmum price. No member or officer of
any department of the government
shall be interested in such contract.
Amy bill may originate in either
house of the Legislature. and a bill
passed by one house may be amended
by the other.
The legislature shall never authorize
any lottery, nor grant any divorce; the
sale of lottery tickets shall be prohib-
tied by law.
The general appropriation bill shall
embrace only appropriations for the
ordinary expenses of the executive, leg.
islative and judicial departments of the
State, interest on the public debt. and
for purpose. of education. All other
appropriations may be made by sepa-
rate bill, each embracing but one sub.
ject. No money shall be paid out Of
the treasury except upon an appropria-
ton by law, and ty warrant drawn
upon the proper officer in pursuance
thereof. The legislature shall not dele
gate TO any special commission, private
corporation or association any power to
make, supervise or interfere with any
municipal improvement, money or prop
erty effects, whether held in trust or
otherwise, or to levy taxes, or to per-
form any municipal functions whatever
No act of the legislature shall
authorize the investment of trust
funds by executors, administrators,
guardians or other trustees, In
the bonds or stock of any private cor
poration. No obligation or liability of
any person. association OF corporation,
held or owned by the State or by any
municipal corporation. shall be ex-
changed, transferred, RENTED. released.
postponed or In any way diminished