Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-20

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Unauthorized Use Of the pablo funds
for private prof; is made a ielony, 10 lie
punished as provided by law.
The article provides for q state board Of
equalization.
On motion Of Mr. OJell, the article was
laid on the table and ordered printed.
Mr. Denrison, from committee No. I,
reported the article entitled
CORPORATIONS,
the first section of which provides that all
existing charters, or grants OF exclusive
privileges, under which the cOrpOrators or
grantees shall not have organized and
commenced business in good faith, at the
time of the adoption of this constitution,
shall hereafter have no validity.
Section 8, Of the article provides that
all railroads in the state shall be deemed
public highways, free to all persons under
such regulations rs may be prescribed by
law; and laws shall be passed establishing
reasonable maximum rates of charges for
the transportation of passengers and
freigh,s thereon and to prevent unjust dis
elimination. No railroad corporation
shall consolidate its stock, property or
franchises with any parallel or competing
line. No railroad or other transportation
company in existence at the time OF the
adoption of this constitution shall have
the benefit of any future legislation with
out first filing in the office Of the secretary
of state an acceptance OF this constitution.
Section 5, provides against corporations
watering their capital or stock.
On motion Of Mr.. Larrabee, the article
was laid ON the table and ordered printed.
The legislative article was considered
by the convention and amended by strik-
ing out the clause providing for an cleo.
ton in 1870.
Mr.. Eldridge offered an amendment rel.
alive to minority representation In the leg
islature, which was adopted IS follows:
1.-THE legislature may at any time after the
year 1900 adopt the system known as the
preferential in the election Of represen-
tatives and enact such laws as will be nee
essary to carry 1t into effect" The arti-
Gle was further amended by provision
that no special or local law shall be passed
for the protection Of game or shell fish.
Mr.. Gilmore proposed an amendment
that after the year 1890, the legislature
may provide for quadrennial sessions The
motion to amend was lost, the vote stand
ing as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Dennison, Gilmore, Lacy
and Mr.. Presldent.-4.
Noes-Messrs Andrews, Bradshaw, Ed
ridge, Emery, George, Henry, Hannah,
Larrabee, Odell, Steward and Wait.-11.
Twentieth nay.
Mr.. Dennison, from committee No. l.,
reported the article entitled
JUDICIARY,
Which among other things provides that
for the term Of four years, and thereafter
until the legislature shall otherwise pro-
vide, the judges of the several circuit courts
shall be er-cticto judges OF the supreme
court, majority Of whom shall consti-
tute quorum.
The state IL divided into three judicial
circuits, to be composed as follows: The
first circuit shall comprise all that portion
of the state lying east Of the Cascade
mountains. except Klickitat county. The
second aud third circuits embrace the
same counties now included In the second
and third judicial districts respectively.
Al the afternoon session the convention.
In committee of the whole, adopted a. an
amendment to the article ON officers the
following:
mo person being member az congress.
or holding commix<ion TO xny civil or
military ofscc under the United ssates.
exc-ps postmaster If the fourth class.
SHALL he eiixibse % any etise under tAis
s&2s~. sad n any Trrssz sAsil. after has
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