, 1889-07-25

Office he was unaware OF whnt-it was,
and If there was any officer who ought,
above all others, to be salaried officer,
1t should be the sheriff.
Mr.. stiles said he lad expected this
argument, because at first sight there
seemed something in the argument But
the sheriff did not move quickly In any
instance for his simple iee boit for his
mileage, and that could be fixed by the
legislature. The, committee simply pro-
posed to pay salary to the sheriff for
his personal services and to prevent con-
structive fees. He had lived under sys-
tenn where the sheriff had been salaried
and had seen the expense of he shcrif7s
office come down from $4,000 to $4,000
without lack of efficiency in the office,
Mr.. Goldman favored fees Tor the shcr-
iff. If the legislature was TO provide
mileage then that was fee system over
again In another form.
Mr. stiles said this was for mileage
actually paid out by the sheriff and the
| fees went to the county treasury.
Mr. Cosgrove asked If horses were to
be furnished to n salnried sheriff.
furnished to them.
| Mr.. Cosgrove not tho sheriff
have to pay his own dcputiosf
| Mr.. Stiles-As | understand it, the
practice now is for tlrc sheriff to take the
fec and the deputy. the mileage
Mr.. Sturevant didn't believe court
would construe this section 20 Az to allow
any mileage to the sheriff or his deputies.
Mr.. Grflitts thought if IT. gentlemen
really understood the position of the
commit ittcc, rs explained b, the chair
man (Stilcs), there would be no further
disagreement. There was no quest ion
but that the free system WAS vicious
one and ought to be done away with ne
far as possible. Now, the only question
to decide here is whether the shenn
is to bc exempted from this reform.
The speaker had lived Tor years where
tue sheriff was salared official, and
he was satisfied with that system. He
uad also practiced law here IN Washing
ton territory for five years where the
sheriff had fees, and for limitlcss inge.
nuity in the charging of enormous and
constructive foes he believed that official
to be easily ahead of anything he ever
heard Of He waa the most mischievous
official Of them all in this respect, and
should be the first to come under the re-
form. All that the chairman means by
his statement relative TO mileage is that
the sheriff may receive reimbursement
for actual outlay, but not receive mile
age IN any form to augment his income.
Mr. Sullivan of Whitman thought the
difficulty would be obyiated 10y allow
ing the legislature to fix the mileage.
1t was very difficult to estimate in adj
vance how far sheriff was going to
travel in any one year, and his salary
must either be fixed at an enormous fig
ure or else provide for his actual outlay
for travel being returned to him.
Mr.. Sturdevunt was decidedly opposed
10 any such amendment. The chief oh.
lection hero was that shcriiis charged
Constructive mileage. The effect of all
this would be to leave him his fees and
give him a salary besides.
MIR. Lillis said he would oppose the
idea of a salaried sheriff ifhe was to be
given mileage.
The amendment faiIed-syes 25, noes
&c. and the section was adohted.
Section 0prohibits. the exemption .ol
any county or its inhabrants or its
taxes. Adopted without debate.
Section 10reads as follows: "Corpo.
rations for municipal .purptses shall not
iature by general laws shat prnvids 70,
The Incorporation, cr4. kyi,,. 4l.
classification, in proportion to'popula-
ton, of cities or towns, which laws may
be altered, amended or repealed. Cities
or towns heretofore organized or incor-
porated may become organized under
such general laws whenever ma
jority of the electors voting at a
general election shall so determine
and shall organize in conformity there.
with and cities or towns heretofore OF
hereafter organized, and all charters
thereof framed or adopted by authority
of this constitution shall be subject Ia
and controlled by the general laws. Any
city containing population of 5000
inhabitants or more shall be permitted
to frame a charter for its own govern
mont consistent with and subject TO the
constitution and laws of this state, and
for such purpose the legislative authority
II. al.
had, at which election there shall be
chosen by the qualified electors of said
city, fifteen frceholdcrs thereof who shal
have been residents of said city
for period of at least two years
, preceding their election and qualified
, electors, whose duty 1t shall bc to con
vene within ten days after their election
and prepare and propose a charter fol
such city. Such proposed charter shal
be submitted to the qualified electors
of said city, and If a majority of such
, qualified electors voting thereon ratify
the same it shall become the charter o.
said city and shall become the organic
law thereof and supercede any existing
, charter, including amendments thereto
and all special laws inconsistent witt
such charter. Said proposed charter
: shall be published in two daily news
, papers published in said city for at leas
/ thirty days prior to the day of submit
! ting the same to the electors for thcii
approval as above provided. All elec
, tions in this section authorized shall on,
be had upon a notice, which notice shal
, specify the object of calling such elcc
ton, and shall be given for at least ter
= days before the day of election in al
election districts of said city. Sait
elections may be general or special elec
tions, except as herein provided, ant
) shall be governed by the law regulating
and controlling general or special elec
tions in said city Such charter may b'
: amended by proposals therefor submitted
by the legislative authority of such cit,
to the electors thereof mt amy genera
election, il notice of said submission b.
, published as above specified, and ratified
? by two-thirds of the qualified elector
. voting thereon. In. submitting an.
q such charter or amendment thereto, an,
alternate article or proposition may D
, presented for the convenience OF IN
/ voters and may be voted on separated.
r without prejudice to the others.
, Mr.. Goldman moved to amend b.
I changing twenty five to ''iifty" in tn
clause allowing cities to frame charter
Lost in half minute:
j. n. Moore, at the request OF MI
I Turner who was absent, moved I
: amend by inserting a clause authorizin
the legislature by special act to erten
. the limits OF cities by taking in compae
Mir. Sullivan Of Whitman, oppose
4 this, for II was simply
A QUESTION or JoBBERy
n in all these matters OF special laws.
cities close together want TO come t'
!. gether there can he provision allowin
!. .bc cities TO disincorporate and come Il
gether again, either under general law {
X under this general authority, to form,