The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-06
THE coNsTITUTIoN-continued.
ARTICLE VI.
LEGISLATIVE.


Senate, and the other the House Of
Representatives; ard both together. the
Legisl iture Of the State Of Washington.
The style of all laws shall be: BE L
enacted by the Legislature ofthe State Of
Washington"
SEC. =. The number OF members of
the House OF Representative shall
never be less than eighteen nor more
than sixty. The Scrate shall consis;
of one-third the number of members Of
the House of Representative.
SEC. 3. The Legislature shall provide
by law for an enumeration of the in
habitants Of the State, in the year ore
thousand eight hundred and eighty
five, and at the end Of every ten years
thereafter; and at its first session after
such enumeration, and after each enum-
Grafton made by authority of the United
States. the Legislature shall apportiou
and district anew the members Of the
Senate and House Of Representatives.
according to the number Of inhabitants,
excluding Indians not taxed, and sol
diers and officers of the United States
army and navy.
SEC. 4. Elections for members Of the
Legislature shall be held biennially
When vacancies occur IN either House,
the Governor shall issue writs of cleo
tior to fill such vacancies.
SEC. 3. Senators shall be elected for
the term Of four years, and members OF
the House Of Representatives for the
term of two years, PJo1tdtd, that the
mem bers of both Houses first elected
shall hold their Office until the time
fixed for the meeting of the second Leg
islature, but no longer.
SEC. g. No person shall be a memt 2
of the Legislature who shall not he q
qualified elcctor Of the district from
which he is chosen. and who shall not,
for at least twelve months next preced-
ing bis election, have resided therein;
pr0Cided, that any person who at the
time of the adoption Of this Constitu.
tion is a qualified elector in the county
or district for which he shall have been
chosen, shall be eligible to the first
Legislature.
SEC. :. The first Legislature shall
divide the State into at least ten legis-
lative districts, in each of which one
Senator and three Representative shall
be elected at the general election then
next ensuing; and the districts shall be
OF convenient contiguous territory, to
be bounded by county, precinct and
ward lines; and the number may be in
creased, but SHALL never exceed twenty.
The Legislative districts shall be num-
bered In regular series, and the Sena.
tors chosen by the odd-numbered dis
tricts shall go out of office at the explr-
alton of the second year; and the Sena-
tors chosen by the even numbered dis
tricts shall 90 out of Office at the expi-
ton of the fourth year; and thereafter
the Senators shall be chosen for the
term of four years.
Representatives shall hold their Office
for the term of two years. In all cleo
tiOns 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 can
didates, as he shall see fit; and the
candidates highest in votes shall be
elected; but the Legislature may a,
any time after the year 1890, adopt the
system known as the preferential sys.
TEN In the election of Representatives
and enact such laws as will be necessary
to carry it into effect. The terms OF
office of Senators and Representatives
elected at any time subsequent to tbs
first election, shall commence at the end
of the term of those in Office Mt the time.
SEC. 8. Each member of the Legis.
lature, as a compensation for his servi-
ces. shall receive four dollars for each
days attendance. and ten cents for each
mile necessarily Travelled in going to OF
returning from the seat of government
and shall not receive any other compen.
sation, perquisite or allowance whatso-
ever. No session of the Legislature
except the first, shall exceed forty days
The Legislature shall never grant any
extra compensation to any public off
Ger, agent, servant or contractor. after
the service shall have been rendered
or the contract entered into, nor shall
the compensation or mileage OF any
officer be increased or diminished during
his term of office.
SEC. 8. There shall be biennial SEES
sions Of the Legislature. E,th House
shall be the judge of the elections. re-
tutns and qualifications of it, own mem
bers; and majority of each shall con.
stitute quorum TO do business; but a
smaller number may adjourn from day
to day. and may compel the attendance
OF absent members, In snch manner and
under such penalties as each House may
prescribe.
SEC. 10. Each House shall have
power TO determine its rules of proceed
ing, and punish its members or other
persons. for contempt or disorderly be.
havior in its presence; to enforce obedi-
ence to Its process; TO protect its mem.
bers against violence. or offers of brides
or private solicitations. and - with
the concurrence of two thirds of the
members elected--to expcl a member
but not q second time for the same
cause; and shall have all other powers
necessary for coordinate branch of the
Legislature. A member, expelled for
corruption, shall not thereafter be eligi-
bic to either branch of the same Legisla.
ture; and punishment tor contempt or
disorderly behavior shall not bar Grim
inal prosecution for the same otFense.
SEC. IL. The Senate shall, at the be.
ginning and close of each regular ses.
sion. and at such other times as may he
necessary, elect one of its members as
President
SEC. 10. Each house shall keep a
journal of its proceedings; and may. in
itsdiscretion, from time to time. publish
the same. The doors If each House