Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-08-31


ART. 1O.-All able bodied male cltl-
zens between the ages Of IS and 40 years
shall be liable to military duty, and the
legislature shall provide for their Or
ganization. A soldiers home shall be
maintained by the state. Persons hay
ing conscientious scruples against bear
ing arms shall be excused from military
duty provided they pay an equivalent
for such exemption.
ART. 1.-THE present counties are
recognized as legal subdivisions OF the
state. No county seat shall be removed
unless three -4ifths of the qualified elect
ors of the county vote in favor thereof,
and a three-ffths vote is necessary to
relocate the county seat. The PROPOSE
ton of removal OF county seat shall not
be voted on oftener than once IN four
wears. No new county shall be estab-
ished which shall reduce any county to
population of less than 4,OOO, and no
new county shall be formed unless it
contain at least 1000. No territory
shall be striker off from any county I'M
less a majority of the voters residing
therein petition therefor. A new county
shall not be liable for any part of the
debt created for county buildings which
remain in the other county. Township
government shall be provided for by the
legislature to take effect in any county
when desired by majority of the voters,
to be determined by an election. Coun-
tv officers shall be salaried, the fees 60
ing to the benefit Of the county: the
salaries to be fixed by the legislature.
The incorporation Of municipal corpora
lions by special laws is prohibited except
in cities of 10000 or more inhabitants.
ART. 12.-Corporations may be Great
ed under general laws, no special chart
ers allowed. All corporations now Or
gained in good faith shall be recognized
by the state. Stockholders in banking
and and insurance corporations are liable
for double the amount of their paid up
stock; in all others only for the unpaid
balance of their stock. The watering OF
stocks, and the leasing OF their franchise
to avoid liability is prohibited, and the
property of corporations can be taken
on eminent domain. Any railroad com
pany now existing, or hereafter chartered.
can Intersect, cross or connect with any
other railroad, and when both roads are
of the same gauge they shall at each
crossing, and at all points where they
begin or terminate at or near any other
road, form proper connections so that
the cars Of any such railroad company
may be speedily transferred from one
road to the other, and each road shall
receive and transport the passengers and
freight of motherhood without delay or
discrimination. Pooling Of steamboat
earnings or of common carriers Is pro
hibited. The rolling stock of railroads
is declared to be personal property and
liable to taxation the same as that of
individuals. The Legislators shall pass
laws establishing reasonable maximum
rates or charges for Transporting passen-
gers and freight, and to prevent discrim-
nation and extortion Of freight and
passenger rates within the state. Rail
roads are prohibited from giving passes
or reduced fares to any member Of the
Legislature Or any person holding a pub
lie Office. Monopolies, trusts and com
binations, to control the price of any
commodity, are prohibited.
ART. Educational, reformatory
and penal institutions, those for the
use of the blind, deaf, dumb Or other
wise defective youth, for the insane or
bidiotic, and such other institutions as
the public good may require, shall be
fostered and supported by the state.
All public institutions not otherwise pro-
vided for at the time of the adoption Of
the constitution shall be located at the
permanent seat of government.
ART. 1.-THE seal of the state of
Washington shall be seal encircled
with the words 1.-The Seal of the State
of Washington" with the vignette of
George Washington as the central figure
and beneath the vignette the figures
"1S89."
ART. 15.-The question of the location
of the capital is to be submitted at the
same time as the constitution; majority
of all votes cast is necessary for its loca-
ton; if no choice is made the legislature
shall provide for submitting the ques-
ton at the next general election; the
three places receiving the highest num-
Der of votes at the first election to be
voted for at the second election, and if
no choice should then be made the ques-
ton shall again be submitted at the next
general election, the question Of choice
to be between the two places having the
highest number of votes at the second