Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-24

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vsss the votes aEd certify the result Of the
sam<. ami transmit forthSith said rc-sit
10 the secfrtary Of wsshiaxsan Terrssory
at Oiympa2. W. T. to be eanvsssesa NJ the
time of cznvsssing the result of the vose
of the people oi the Territory Of Washing.
ton and the separate and Aggregate result
OF the vote in both terriiories ms.ie known.
The said board Of Commissioners shall
give n least ten days Previous public No
tice Os each Of said elections in each and
every precinct 10 said counties, by publ
cation in sone newspaper circulating there
In. and by posting printed notices thereof
al the places Of holding the election. The
members Of said board Uf commissioner.
aud the several judges and clerks Of cleo
tioD shall severaliy take and subscribe an
oath before some person authorized u ad.
mi at ha In xvptl nd I'm
the duties of their1respective Offices, which
oaths shall be transmitted, with the re.
turns Of said election, to the said secretary.
All laws in force in that portion of Ida.
hO Territory. included within said bounda.
ries, Ut the time of the admission of the
state, not Inconsistent with this constitu.
tiOn, shall continue in force until altered
Or repealed.
All officers exercising their functions of
Office under the laws OF Idaho Territory
in that portion thereof embraced in the
boundaeies defined in. this constitution.
when IL takes effect, shall continue IN office
and IN the exercise of their respective du.
ties and authority until superseded by the
state authorities, and shall take an oath to
support the constitution Of this state. The
first general election for the officers desig-
mated in sections 13 and II of this sched-
ule shall be conducted in every respect &C.
cording to the existing Laws of Idaho Ter
ritory, and returns thereof shall be made
to the Secretary Of the Territory of Wash
ingtOn acting as Secretary OF State and
shall be canvassed as provided in sections
12 and 13. The counties Of Nez Perce,
Idaho and ShOshone shall be counties Of
the state and shall constitute the 10th SEN
ate district. They shall constitute one rep
resentativs district and shall elect one men,
Der Of the house of representatives.; one
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counties OF Nez Perce and Snoshone and
one from the county of Idaho. All the
provisions of this schedule, in so far as
they are applicable, shall apply to that
portion of the Territory of Idaho and to
the people thereof, incldded in the bound
aries of this state. The Legislature shall
have power to pass laws asserting to and
confirming such provisions as may be
made by congress in order SO the cOnser-
vation Of public and private rights Of ev.
cry kind and nature whatsoever, founded
upon law or growing out Of the change in
the political relations of that portion Of
Idaho, or of the municipal divisions there
of, or of the people who may be included
within the boundaries of this state. The
State Of Washington hereby pledges it's
faith to pay to the Territory Of Idaho the
Just proportion of territorial Indebtedness.
for which the said people, or the connties.
or other municipalities shall be justly
bound. In the levying of taxes separate
and additional state tax of One-half mill
on every dollar Of assessed valuation of
properly within the counties OF Nez
Perce, Shoshone and Idaho shall be annu-
ally imposed and collected in the same
manner as other taxes are collected. until
an amount equal to said Indebtedness shall
have been so collected.
ORDINANCE.
TIE PEOPLE of the Territory Of Wash
ingtOn. together with that lpOrtiOn OF the
people of the Territory Of Idaho within
the boundaries as defined by this Consti-
tuition, by their delegates, In convention
assembled, do Ordain and declare:
Nira-That we adopt the Constitution
of the United States as supreme law.
Second::-Perfect toleratiOn of religious
sentiment shall be secured, and no inhabl.
tant of this State shall ever be m0lested in
pcr son or property on account Of his or
her mode OF religious worship.
Tn,rd:-The people Of the Territory In.
cluded within the boundaries of the pro-
posed State, as set forth in this COnstitu-
tion, by their delegates in convention ~
sembled, do agree and declare, that they
forever disclaim all right and title 70 the
unappropristed public lands lying within
said Territory, and that the same shall BE-
and remain at the sole and entire disposal
Of the United States; that the lands bsloag.
ing To persons residing without the State
shall never be taxed higher than the lsnds
belonging to residents thereof; and
tina, no taxes shall be imposed by the stae
on lands or property therein. belonging %.
or which may hereafter be purchased -
the United Ssaies
Thai these three sections shall be ifseso-
cable without the copsen1 Of the lnssed
States snd the people Of The Sssse OF VssA-
ingasa-
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