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

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Vssfhalsfef 10 the committee
No oSE TO ACeErT OFFICES.
Bowen easected 10 SukSiorfss amend
HaSsss. oeesase Ia his caunss-
--ro ofs- colls be fsssus a. as<.etss fl.s 81 +
ie.en1 os'.ess Il sae amendment ,s-evaigess
! m@n dian't @-'o ''N7a
kinnesr citn.t think The section epusd
% o-tsesea- TIE legislature would have
/ powes 20 eetahsne tie fuassfess of tac var,
+ io'ls ofeises In the smaller eSsuatsss ana e
/ cisldr them in the lager
7 sites cstled aIsea43ca 20 the fact tts,
saae committee had proceeded ON toe as
san rsfoa that there would sze no elx.erlou
of County officers this fan. III saere i 4,
&c nc such election this winter the lexis
ssfare " III provide For the officers aud IN
heir salafirS
Reed spoke fos the section and both
ainendmeas and substitute we're lost.
piekey wanted TO amend hy inserf,as
,sspsrintenaen OF schools" after s.at.
j ,orneyss" lost.
section was then adopted.
PROVIDING FOR VACANCIES
section s WAS then considered.
! Sss- o. The h~3ard of county commission
ers In each county shall dill eli yseancl, !
oceafftag IN any coguty. township pre-
c.iirf or road district office OF such county
- eppo.n ntsnssll.sils.o Officers thus appainse.
ton- aud until their successors are esestss,
and qualified.
GoNey waited 20 insert that county al.
mes bs hilec by appointment and other
1itees uusii the law otherwise provides
. iais - IA contemplation of possible town
ship organization
saksiorf wanted to strike out the follow
Ing section. but Is didns carry, aud the
seefion WAS adopted.
See; Z. No county officer shall ~ eligible
10 hold his Office 10. more than two tsrms
In succession
WHO SHALL HAVE SALARIES
Ihe next section brought I'D discussion
sec, . the legislature shah 4 K the com
pensAton ey salaries OF ali county officers,
aud OF caifstahles IN cities having popu-
is IN OF I'VE Thousand and upwards: ex.
Co.. that public sarninistlatofs. surveyors
and eoroners may or may not
be sslsried officers. The SALARY
oi any eosaty. city, town, or municipal
ofilcer shall not b increased or dimin-
iShed amer his election. or during his term
OF Once: nor shall the term oi any Sach
ofheer BE- extended beyond the period for
whieh nc ls elected or appointed
No EXCEPTION ron sHERGFFs
Crowley wanted 10 make the sherfff's a
tee once, and he made a strong plea ia
was in favor of salaries as =
general thing, bat Ia this ease he believed
that prompt aud efficient service could not
always DC rendered
Cosgrove urged the adoption OF the
amendment earnestly and Reed was as
warm against IT, The sheriff, he said, v a.
better able thsn any other officer To over
chsrge, and he knew thar il had been done
III many instances and woald DC done In
tials state lie had lived ia couaties whese
the sheriff 5 compensation was reduced
rom lees Of 5000 20 salary of s. GQV and
the service was good. IL Que sheriff ccuid
not do bis duty under the salary system, IL
would be easy 10 get another. He would
get bis mileage rs well as under the fee
system.
siurdevant claimed that under the read
ing OF the section the sheriff would no, be
allowed mileage.
Griffitts claimed that the sherif's office
was the mos; misebievoas OF all The
present system allowed him TO exercise
iiinitisss ingenuity In pisng up fees and
he never failed to take advantage of the
misforiuues OF those WHO were dragged
INFO coarts Of justice.
sullivan moved 10 amt nd by adding n
provision that the sheriff be allow cal mile
age.
After some further debate the amend.
ment was lost, - to %. The section was
then adopted
No cosNCTATIos or TAXES.
Section was adopted without division.
see. =. No county nor the inhabitants
thereof. nor the property tn rein. shall be
released or discharged from its or their
pfoportlonate share OF taxes 10 be levied
iof state purposes: nor shall communication
Tor such taxes be authorized ia any form
whatever
CITIES MAY ADOPT THEIR CHARTERS.
The next was section TO-
See 10 Corporations for municipal pur.
poses shall not be crea,cd by special laws;
but the legislature 10y general laws shall
provide for the Incorporation, Organization
aud classification, Ia proportion 10 the
population of cities and tawns, which laws
may be altered, amended or repeated
Cities aud towns heretofore organized or
incorporated may become organized under
such general laws whenever a majority Of
the electors, voting ~ a general election.
shall so determine, and shall organize In
conformity therewith, and cities or
towns heretofore or hereafter organized
and all charters thereof framed or adopted
by the authority of this constitution shall
be subject to and controlled by general
laws. Any city containing population Of
1900 Inhabitants or mere shall be per-
mitted to frame charter for ats own gov
eruinent. consistent with aud subject To
the constitution and laws Of this state; and
for such purposes the Legislative authority
of tnVh city may cnusc an election - &c
had. at which election taere shall be
chosen by the qualified eleet,rs ef said
city fifteen ireehoiners thereof. who shall
have been residents CT said city foF Il period
of AZ least two years preceding their elee-
ton, and qualified electors. whose duty
it shall be to C snvene within ten da after
their election and prepare and propose
charter for such city SEch Proposed
charter shall be submitted to the qualiled
electors of SAID city, aud II a majority of
sleh qualified esectoFs voting thereon rat
ify the same, itsbaii become the charter oi
said city, ana shall become the organic
law thereof and supersede any existing
charter, including the amendments thereto,
and ali special laws inconsistent with
such charter. Said proposed charter shall
he published IN two daily newspapers pub
ilshed in said city tor 81 least thirty days
prior To- the date OF submitting the same
TO the electors for their approval atosc
provided. All elections in This section
authorized shall only be had upon notice,
which notice shall specify the object OF
csi.iag such election aud shall be given
for at least ten DAYS before the dav Of cleo
ton ia aii election districts OF said cats
{ said elections may be general or special
elections. aud. except as herein provided
shall lse goTeraei by the lsw regulating
E and controlling general or special elections
( Ia said city. such charter faay be amended
By proposals therefore submitted by the
1 legassat ye authority ~ such city 10 the
electors thefeof az any general election.
after notice % said submission is pub
itsfesi - above specified aud ratif1es by
{ two- shif2s 0l toe qualified electors voting
thereon Ia submitting any cssrfrs, or
amendment thereto, any alternate article
or proposition may be presented for the
choice ei voters, aud may be voted Oh sep
arately without prs3ndsec :"
I pIFFfcuIE TO PASS AMENDMENTS.
/ Goldman moved 10 strike out the words
( - osl Inhabitants a.d insert 100 o in,
hahstants"
Il ore introduced fhe following amend
snesst 10 Is inserted sitter enc fiYsi se6teaee
Provided, That he legislature by a sgse
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