, 1878-09-05
ARTICLE XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS.

the first Monday in January in each year.
SEC l. The term felony, wherever it oc-
ours in this Constitution, or the laws of the
State. shall be held to mean any criminal
oliense punishable by death or imprisOn-
ment in the pcnitentiary. and none other.
SEC. 3. II shall be the duty OF the lcgiS-
lature, at its first session, to provide seal
! for the State, to be called the Great Seal
of the State OF Washington;" which shall
be kept by Secretary OF State; and all Off
cial acts of the Governor.-hiS approval Of
the laws scxcepted-shaIlbe be thereby authen-
ticated. The Seal of the Territory of wash
ington shall he the seal OF the State until
otherwise provided by law.
SEC. 4. No county with an area Of 900
square miles or less, shall be divided. or
have any part stricken thereirom, without
submitting the question to vote OF the
qualified electors Of the county. nor unless
Il majority of those voting on the question
shall vote for the same.
SIC. 3. No county seat shall he removed
until a majority OF the qualified electors of
the county. voting on the question, shall
have voted in favor of its removal.
SEC. 6. All county officers. whose cleo
tion or appointment is not provided for in
this Constitution, shall be elected by the
! electors of the respective counties. or ap-
pointed by the Governor. or by the board
! Of county commissioners, or other county
authorities, as the legislature may direct.
J All city, town and precinct officers, whose
election or appointment is not provided for
by this Constitution, shall be elected by the
electors of such cities. towns and precincts
or by some division thereof or appointed
by such authorities thereof, rs the lcgisla-
tnre may designate for that purpose. All
other officers, whose election or appoint
ment is not provided for by this Constitu-
tion. and all officers whose offices may
hereafter be created by law. shall be elect
ed by the people, or appointed, as the leg
islature may provide.
SEC. Z. All navigable waters in The State
shall Le and remain public highways. free
to all citizens of the State and the United
States.
SEC s. No navigable stream in the State
shall be bridged, damned or obstrlcted
by any person or corporation, without the
authority of law.
SEC. 8. None but citizens of the United
States, or aliens who have declared their
Intentions to become such, in accordance
with the laws of Congress, shall be en-
ployed in or about any public office in the
State, or In any State institution, or on
any public work prosecuted by the State.
SEC. 10. All patents and grants of lands
made by the United States to settlers and
purchasers OF the tide-lands, shall be rati-
fled and confirmed by the State.
Sec IL. In the event Of the rejection of
the separate articles relative to woman SUI
frage, the legislature may submit the ques-
tion, at any general election, to the quail
fled electors of the State; and If q MAORI
ty OF all the votes cast at such election, on
the question, shall be in favor of woman
suffrage, then all women who are citizens
Of this state, and who possess the other
qualifications of voters, shall be qualified
electors Of the State.
SEC. II. The legislature shall declare the
cases In which any office shall be deemed
vacant and also the manner of filling the
vacancy. where 10 provision is made for
that purpose in the Constitution.
SEC. Ii. The county commissioners, sr-
perintendent of schools and the county
treasurer of each county shall constitute a
board of appraisers, who shall appraise al!
lands within their respective county, be-
longing to the State except tide-lAnls un-
der such regulations as may be prescribed
by law before they can be sold.
SEC. IA. The common law of England
applicable to our circumstances. and not
repugnant to or inconsistent with the Con
stitution of the United States or COnstitr-
tion or laws OF this State; hut in the event
Of laws being passed, comforting rights or
imposing obligations growing out of or
founded upon the prindiples of the civil
and not the common law, then the rules
OF the Civil Law may be resorted to for the
purpose of Interpretation and decision.
SEC. 10. The Legislature shall have pow
er to fix the time for the election OF all of
ficers when no provision is made tor such
election in this Constitution.
ARTICLE XVI,
AMENDMENTS.
SECTION /. Any amendment or amend
ments to this Constitution may be propos-
ed in either branch Of the legislature: and
II the same shall be agreed to by two
thirds OF the members elected to each of
the two houses, such proposed amendment
or amendments shall be entered OH their
Journals with the ayes and noes thereon,