Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-10
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.
STATE o. WARRINGTON,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
TOwhom 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 10, article l OF the constitution of the
state OF washington shall be amended to read
Section Is. Private property may be taken,
under such terms, conditions and limitations
drains, fumes and bitches for agricultural,
domestic and sanitary purposes, and for fumes,
bitches. canals. reservoirs or rights.of-way
property of others for mining, milling, manu-
featuring, irrigation and numbering purposes,
or for the removal OF timber or timber pro-
erty for such purposes are hereby. declared to
be- public uses. Even though such appropria-
tion 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. PFivate property shall ' not n be
taken for private use, except for private ways
of necessity. No private property shall he
Without just having bsen rst
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 first 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 jury be waived. as in other civil
cases In courts Of record, in the manner pre-
scribed by law. Whenever an attempt 10 made
to take private property for a use alleged to be
public, the question whether the contem plated
use be really public shall be ajudcial question
and determined as such, without regard to any
legislative assertion that the use 10 public,
except to the uses which are herein declared
to he public.
That there shall be printed on all ballots
the proposed amendment to section sixteen
(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 ~, 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
ingtOn
Done at Olympia this FIRST day Of August,
A. d. 1906.
Estate Seal.l
SAM ii. NICHOLS,
Secretary Of State Of the State of
Washington.
To THE VOrERs-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 as to express more clearly
your affirmative or negative vote.
SAM H. NICHOLS,
Secretary Of State.