Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-12
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, !
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.


To whom it may concern-In obedience to an
act Of the legislature approved March 4th, 1905,
entitled as follows: An act to provide for
voting on constitutional amendment at the
general election to be held on November 9Th,
1906, amending the state constitution of the
state OF Washington relative to the exercise of
the power OF eminent domain. There is here
with published for the consideration of the
voters of the state of Washington the following
proposed amendment to the constitution OF
said state.
Section 16, article of the constitution of the
state of Washington shall be amended to read
as follows:
under such terms, conditions and limitations
| as shall be prescribed by the legislature for
drains, fumes and bitches for agricultural,
domestic and sanitary purposes, and for fumes,
bitches, canals, reservoirs or rights. of-way
through, on or across the lands or waters or
property OF others for mining. milling, manu-
featuring, irrigation and numbering purposes,
or for the removal Of timber or timber pro.
ducts, and the appropriation and use Of prop.
erty for such purposes are hereby declared to
ton and use may inure to the special benefit Of
some private individual, firm, corporation or
| association:
to public uses shall not be construed to limit
the right to appropriate property for othei
public uses: Private property shall not be
shs
taken or damaged for public or private use
without Just compensation having been first
mhue, OF phlu lutO court IOr the owner. ana no
rights-of way shall be appropriated to the use
of any corporation other than municipal until
full compensation therefor be fret made in
money, or ascertained and paid into court for
the owner, irrespective OF any benefit from any
improvement proposed by such corporation,
which compensation shall be ascertained by
Jury, unless u jury be waived, as in other civil
cases in courts OF record. in the manner pre-
scribed by law Whenever an attempt IL made
to take private property for use alleged to be
public, the question whether the cOntem plated
use be really public shall be ajudicial question
and determined us such, without regard to any
except to the uses which are herein declared
to he public.
That there shall be printed on all ballots
provided for the said election, the words "For
the proposed amendment to section six teen
l6) Of article one ~, OF the constitution, relat
ing to the exercise of the power of eminent
domain" against the proposed amendment
to section sixteen Q6), of article one N, of the
constitution, relating to the exercise OF the
power of eminent domain"
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the state of WASH
ingtoh
Done st Olympia this first day of August,
A. d. 1909
Estate Seal
SAM II. NICHOLS,
Secretary of State of the State of
Washington.
To THE VoTERs-You are hereby advised to
place an X after the question For the Amend.
ment," ETC., or against the Amendment" etc.,
as the case may be SO rs to express more clearly
your affirmative or negative vote.
SAM II. NICHOLS,
Secretary of state.