The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-09-03
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN In oDeu1ence W
an act OF the legislature approved March l7th,
1909 entitled a. follows: "AS ACT proVlulng ior
the amendment of section 10, article s. OF ,ne
Constitution OF the State of Washington reiat-
ing 10 the executive department OF the state OF
Washington, and providing for the succession
of the Office Of Governor" there Is hereby pub
lished for the consideration OF the voters oi tne
state OF Was ington the following proposed
amendment TO the constitution OF said state;
That at the general election to be held IN ms
state on the Tuesday next succeeding the hrst
Monday in November, 1910; there shall be sub;
mitted TO the qualified electors OF the state Oh
shington, proposed amendment 10 sectloii
TO- article 8, OF the Constitution Of the state OF
Washington so that the same shall read, when
so amended, as follows: Sec. 10. In case Oh tne
removal, resignation, death or disability OF tne
Governor the duties of the office shall devolve
upon the Lieutenant Governor; and in case OF
a vacancy in both the offices OF Governor ana
Lieutenant Governor, the duties OF the Govern
or shall devolve upon the secretary OF state
In addition to the line OF succession to the Of
flee and duties of Governor as herenabove In
dicated II the necessity shall arise, i'll order 10
fiji the vacancy in the Office of Governor the
following state officers shall succeed to the du.
ties of Governor and in the order named, VIZ:
Treasurer, Auditor. Attorney General, Superll-
tendent of Public Instruction and Commits
sioner of Public Lands In case CT the death.
disability, failure or refusal OF the person reg
ularly elected to the office OF Governor TO quail.
fy at the time provided by laW the duties res Oh
larly elected to the qualified for the Office OF
Lieutenant Governor who shall act as Govern
or until the disability be removed, or Gov
ernor be elected and in case OF the death, dis
ability failure or refusal of both the Governor
and the Lieutenant Governor elect to qualify.
the duties OF the Governor shall devolve upon
the Secretary of State; and in addition to the
line OF succession to the office and duties OF
Governor as hereinabove indicated If there
shall be the failure or refusal OF any officer
named above to qualify, and II the necessity
shall arise by reason thereof then in that event
in order to fill the vacancy in the office of GOV.
ernor, the following state officers shall succeed
10 the duties OF Governor in the order named,
viz: Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General,
superintendent of Public instruction snd Com
missioner of Public Lands. Any person sue
ceeding to the Office OF Governor as in this sec
on provided, shall perform the duties OF such
Office only until the disability be removed, or
a Governor be elected and qualified; and il
vacancy occur more than thirty days before the
next general election occurring within two
years after the commencement OF the term, u
person shall be elected at such election to fill
the office of Governor for the remainder OF the
uneXpired term.
There shall be printed on all ballots provided
for the said election the words For the pro-
posed amendment to section ten (10) Of article
three (3) of the Constitution, relating to the
succession to the Office OF Governor" against
the proposed amendment to section ten Cl0) OF
article three (3) Of the Constitution relating to
the succession of the Office OF Governor"
- In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the state OF Wash
ington.
Done at Olympia this LIST day Of July 1910.
[sEAI1 |. NJ. HOWELL
jy29 Secretary OF state
Date of first publication July 20, 1910. Date
of last publication october 81, 1910.