, 1878-08-29
ARTICLE Y.
OFFICERS.

SECTION l.. Every person holding any
office under the State, or any municipality
therein, shall, unless removed according
to law, exercise the duties Of such office
until his successor is duly qualified, bul
this shall not apply to members OF the leg
stature, nor to members Of any board ol
assembly, two or more OF whom are elect
ed at the same time. The legislature may
by law provide for suspending any officer
in his functions. pending any proceeding,
the effect OF which, II convicted, would be
removal from office.
SEC. 2. No person shall hold any office
or employment Of trust or profit under the
laws of the state. or any ordinance of any
municipality therein. without devoting his
personal attention to the duties of the
same.
SEC. 3 No person hereafter convicted
of embezzlement Of public money, shall
be eligible to any office of trust or profit
in this state, unless to the rights Of citi-
zeuship by Il pardon from the Governor.
SEC. 4. Every civil officer shall, before
he enters upon the duties of his office, take
an oath Of affirmation TO support the con
stitutiOn of the United States, and of the
state of Washington, and to faithfully per-
form the duties OF the office upon which
he shall be about to enter.
SEC. 5. State officers, judges Of the SUI
prene and circuit courts, and circuit at
torneys, shall file their oaths or afilrma-
tions OF office In the Office of tile secretary
ol state. Every other officer, except the
officers of municipalities aud school dis
trict officers, shall file his oath or atfirma-
tion of Office In the office of The county
clerk of the county wherein he shall have
been elected or appointed.
SEC. 8. Every person appointed to fill
a vacancy, In any elective office, shall
hold for the remainder of the unexpired
term, unless a general election shall inter.
vene; in which case his successor shall be
elected aud shall hold for the remainder
OF the term.
SEc.7. No person who shall hereafter fight
q duel. or assist Ia the same as second,
orsend, accept, or knowingly carry Il cl,al-
lenge therefor or agree to go ont OF the
state to fight duel, shal hold any office
In this state.
SEC. s. Public officers, except the Gov
ernor and judges of the supreme and cir
cult courts, shall not be impeached; bnt
corruption, nalieasance, misfeasanse OF
non-feasance In office shall be prosecuted
and tried In the same manner as criminal
otlenses; and Judgment, upon conviction,
shall be given of dismissal from office, in
addition to such further punishment as
may be prescribed therefor by law.
SEC. 10. No person, being member Of
Congress, or holding commission to any
civil or military Office under the United
States, except postmaster OF the fourth
class, shall be eligible to any Office under
this state; and If any person shall, after
his election to any office, be appointed to
any office, civil or military, under the gov
ernment Of .he United States, or OF
any state or territory, his acceptance
thereof shall vaeate his office.
SEC. II. Salaries shall be paid quarterly
The Governor, secretary of state, superin-
tendent Of public instruction and state
treasurer shall each receive fifteen hun.
dred dollars per annum. The judges OF
the supreme aud circuit courts shall each
receive two thousand dollars per annum.
The salary of circuit attorney shall not ex-
ceed one thousand dollars per annum.