Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-29
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (
To whom it may concern-In obedience to an
4 act OF the legislature approved March 4th. 1905
entitled as follows: An act to provide foI
voting on II constitutional amendment at the
general election to be held on November 9th
state of Washington relative to the exercise Of
| the power OF eminent domain. There il 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 i6, 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 lir~i''.'"---
ms shall be prescribed by the legis
drains, fumes and bitches for agi
domestic and sa nitary purposes. and
bitches, canals, reservoirs or rig
through, on or across the lands or
properly OF others for mining, MILL
featuring, irrigation and numbering
or for the removal OF timber or d
ducts, and the appropriation and u
be public uses. Even though suchsappropria.
ton and use may inure to the special benefit OF
some private individual, firm, corporation or
association:
Provided, however, that this declaration as
to public uses shall not be construed to limit
the right to appropriate property for othe.
taken foI private use, except for private ways
of necessity. No private property shall ne
taken or damaged for public or private use
without just compensation having been first
made, or paid into court for the owner and no
rights-oi way shall be appropriated to the use
of any corporation other than municipal until
full COMPENSATION therefor be first made in
money, or Hscertained 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, rs 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 II use alleged to be
public, the question whether the contem plated
use be really public shall be ajudicial question
and determined rs 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 OH all ballots
provided for the said election, the words "For
the proposed amendment to section sixteen
N6) OF article one ~, OF the constitution, relat-
ing 10 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
inEton
Done ut Olympia this first day of August,
ID. 1906.
Estate Seal.
SAM II. NICHOLS,
Secretary of State of the State of
Washington.
To THE VOTERs-You are hereby advised to
place an after the question For the Amend
ment," etc, or Against the Amendment" etc,
as the case may be so Ms to ex press more clearly
your Affirmative or negative vote.
SAM ii. NICHOLS,
Secretary Of State.