Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-22
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.
STATE, OF WASHINGTON.

STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
To whom it may concerA-In obedience to an
act Of the legislature approved March 4th. 1905,
entitled as follows: An act to provide for
voting on constitutional amendment ut the
general election to be held on November 9th,
ss: az amsndtng the STATE constitution Of the
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 l6, article OF the constitution of the
state OF Washington shall be amended to read
Section l6. Private property may be taken,
under such terms, conditions and limitations
drains, fumes and bitches for AGRICULTURAL
domestic and sa nitary 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
be public uses. Even though such appropria-
ton and use may inure to the special benefit OF
some private individual. firm, corporation or
Provided, however, that this declaration as
to public uses shall not be construed to limit
public uses. Private property shall not be
taken for private USE except for private ways
of necessity. No private property shall lie
without Just compensation having been first
made, or paid into court for the owner. and no
rights-Of way shall be appropriated to the Use
of any corporation other than municipal until
full Compensation therefor be frst 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 a
jury, unless jury be waived. AS in other civil
cases in courts Of record. in the manner pre-.
scribed by law. Whenever an attempt is 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 as such, without regard to any
legislative assertion that the use is public,
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 sixteen
ll6) OF article one ~, Of the constitution, relat
ing to the exercise Of the power OF eminent
to section sixteen (l6) of article one ~, Of the
constitution, relating to the exercise of the |
power OF eminent domain"
In testimony whereof have hereuntO set my |
hand and atii xed the seal of the state of WASH
ington |
Done at Olympia this first day of August,
d. 1906.
Estate Seal.
SAM H. 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 NJ to express more clearly
your affirmative or negative vote.
SAM II. NICHOLS,
Secretary Of State.