The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-25

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Sod Sraunes amendments. which wxs
adopted
THE ARTICLE FINISHED
The swensy -ore remaining secsians were
adopted without eehx,e.
Sc. II Any county, city, sowa ar
tos asasp NAY make assst nioree within sss
units xii sach iessl postcs. sanitary and
other regulations a. are net in eSeassie
with the general isws"
sssa- l.. The legislature Shsll have no
ksoxsr 10 impose taxes ayNcu eassasies
cities towns os otner public or nanuiessss,
ssor rFeFssions. or ufeR The inhabitants or
or pflrsrfy thereof. ior coanty. city. Town
ar o'nes municipal purposes. bas may t,y
genefai iass vest in the corporate sufforf.
ties thereof power TO asSess and collect
taxes for sssch purposes" =
sec II. Private property shall not he
taken ~ sold for the payment Of the cor.
povste deb, of any pubic or municipal
corporation exreps In the mode rray ls,esi
by Law for the levy and ec.iection OF
taxes
500 IA The making az profit out Of
county. city, town or other paeiic nones. .
or using the same for any purpose pos
aafhosaztd by law BY any officer having
TIE Possession or coa.rai tAersxsf. shall be
q felony and shall be prosecuted and pun
lslssg a. prescribed by law
s~c. II. All rnoness. assessments aud
taxes belonging 10 or collected fos the use
OF any county, city. tn~n OF ether pubic
or municipal corporation coming into the
hands Of any eff sr shrrsel. shall i,n,ns-
dlaseiy De deposited with the treasurer or
other legal deposiiavs 20 the credit OF such
elfy. town ar other corpo asiou rexpec.
useiy, for the benefit OF the funds 10 which
they belong"
rsgss or THE COUNTY CLERK.
stiles moved thar = recommendation OF
the committee regarding the tern of off,ce
oi County CLERKS oe referred 20 the Commit
tee on schedule
kinneaT wanted 20 amend section s. bat
his motion was ruled saf OF order.
Mires moved 10 adost the article IS u
whole; carried
The committee then s,ose and reported
progFess, and the amendments made by
the committee were concurred in.
CROWLEY AGAIN DEFEATED.
Crowley again called UP his amendment
making shcrins fee Office, and Dunbar
spoke ia favor of the amendment
hioneaf. Crowley, Reid. Griffitts. Power
and many Others engseed in a long dis
enssion. rcheaTs'ng some points brought
eur in the committee. The question WAS
pat and lcs'. - 70 Is.
THE COUNTY SEAT QUESTION,
.ilascock renewed his motion 10 strike
out the word majority" and insert tive
thirds. relating 20 the vote necessary to
change county seats. He called the ayes
and noes
Dyer offered an amendment 20 insert
three fifths instead of ~two-thinix" The
ayes and noes were called. aud the motion
was carried. ~ ayes "a d no 8
The chair then called the question or
the motion a. amended. A series of fili-
clustering motions 10 adjourn and 20 lie on
the table were then made. and sohns
moved the previous question. Pending
thts call OF the house the motions to lie on
the table and to adjourn were renewed,
but lost The roll call Was finally reached
and the original motion as amended was
pat, The vote was i2 10 2h, aud the amend
ment carried.
kinnear moyed an amendment TO the
section, hus motion 10 adjourn was made
and carried, aud the convention adjourned
at 80 n. IN.