The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-30
The Constitutional Convention.
THE SCHEDULE.
{ Continued from yesterday. ]


SEC. 90. Until there shall be new
superintendent under the authority OF
the State. the Senators and members of
the House Of Representatives shall be
spportioned among the several districts
as are now or may be hereafter provided
by law for members of the Council and
House Of Representatives. of the Terri
tory; and each district shall be entitled
to select one Senator or Member of the
House Of Representatives as, the case
may be. The Council districts shall be
Senate districts and the Representa-
tive districts shall be Representative
districts Of the State.
SEC. 81. The first general election
under this Constitution shall be held on
the Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November. in the year 1880;
at which time 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, and for each county three
County Commissioners. q County Clerk,
Sheriff, Treasurer, County Superinten-
dent of Schools, Surveyor, and a Coro-
ner. The terms of Office of said Off
GERS shall commence on the fourth
Monday after the proclamation of the
President announcing the admission OF
the State.
SEC. %. 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 day designated as tho
commencement of the political year.
Proriled, The several terms of Office
shall not be thereby lessened nor e1-
tended more than one political year.
SEC. %. In the event that the State
shall not be admitted before the Tues
day next succeeding the first Monday
in November, 1881. there shall be a
general election on that day for all Off
cevs under this Constitution, whose
terms of office shall commence and
continue in the manner as is provided
for the terms of those elected in Novem.
Der, 1880 In the event of non -admis-
sion before the same date in 1882. a
similar election shall be held on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
in November of that year, and annually
thereafter. on the same date until the
State shall be admitted, and no further
notice of said election shall be required;
and the terms of office shall commence
at like time. and be controlled IN q
like manner. The elections shall be
held, votes canvassed, returns made
aud results declared as hereinbefore
provided for the first election. The
right of all persons who may be elected
to office at any election prior to the
admission of the State, shall be abso.
lutely controlled by the provisions OF
this Schedule; and the right to take
any Office because of any election held
prior to such admission, shall belong
only to these persons who may have
been elected at tho general election
next preceding the admission of the
State.
SEC. "a. This Constitution when en-
rolled and signed, shall be deposited by
the President of this Convention in the
office Of the Governor of the Territory
and in the event of its adoption by the
people, the Governor shall send . 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 Washing
ton be admitted into the Union. There
shall, at tho same time be sent a copy
of the act of the Legislature of thi:
Territory entitled IAN act TO provide
for calling q convention to frame q
Constitution for State of Washington
and submit the same to the people fol-
ratification or rejection;" approved No
vember 9th. 1877; and also a certified
abstract Of the votes cast for and
against this Constitution.
If the same be adopted by the said
electors, it shall become the Constitu.
ton of the State of Washington. Or
such of the ballots az are for the Con
stitution shall be printed or written the
words, For Constitution" and or
such as are against the Constitution
the words, Against the Constitution
The election shall be conducted in the
manner now prescribed by law for the
/ election of the delegate In Congress
and the votes counted and returned &c
the Secretary of the Territory in tn,
same manner AMI at the same time n.
are the votes for said delegate. Th.
Secretary shall canvass and make
known the result 10y certificate
| published, &c that effect. within
sixty days. after said election. The
several elections provided for in thi,
schedule shall lie conducted according
to the existing laws of the Territory
| PToridesi, that no elector shall be enti
tied TO vote except In the town, ward
! or precinct where he resides
SEC. 25. In the event that the Con.
gress Of the United States shall desig
nate, in the Ac, of Admission, or any
/ Act. other and different boundaries fol
this State than those defined in thi.
/ Constitution, we. the people of the Ter.
ritory of Washington. in convention as
sembled. do hereby empower the frs,
Legislature of the State 10 pass Law
to assent % such change; which Law
shall define the boundaries IS prescrib
ed in the Ac, of Cohgress. aud when &C
! passed. and approved by the Governor
shall form part of this Constitution.
The journal of this Convention shali
| be deposited by the President in the