The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-10-14
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: In obedience 70
nm uct of The legislature approved March I'lh,
1909 entitled rs follows: IAN ACT pToNiuIllS i"l
the amendment OF section TO- article ., Oh tlle
Constitution OF the State of Washington, rent
ing to the executive department OF the otale oi
Washington, and providing Tor the Succession
of the Office OF Governor there is hereby pun
lished for the consideration OF the voters Oh tC
state of Was aington the following proposed
amendment TO the constitution OF salh Sthte
That at the general election to be held III Ihis
stnte on the Tuesday next succeeding the hTsl
Monday in November, 1910; there snail be sun
mitted to the qualified electors oi the 7taIc VI
Washington, II proposed amendment TO sccll"u
| TO- article g OF the Constitution OF the StHle o
Washington, so that the same shall read when
| so ameuded, as follows: Sec. 10. IN case o. lc
| removal, resignation, death or disability OF me
| Governor the duties OF the office shall dcNolNe
upon the Lieutenant Governor; ana Ill 'itSe {"
| a vacancy in both the offices OF Governor anu
Lieutenant Governor, the duties OF the Govern
| or shall deVolve upon the secretary OF olhtC
| In addition to the line OF succession to the Of
| flee and duties OF Governor as herelnaooNe IN
deated, If the necessity shall ARISE, III oruel 10
| fill the vacancy in the Office OF Governor me
| following state officers shall succeed to the gu
| ties of Governor and in the order named VIZ
| Treasurer, Auditor Attorney General, oupellh-
| tendent OF Public Instruction and Conmls
| sioner OF Public Lands In ease CT the death.
| disability, failure or refusal OF the person reg
ularly elected to the office OF Governor to quar-
| fy at the time provided by law, the duties OF
! the office shall devolve upon the person regur
| larly elected to the qualified for the once ol
| Lieutenant Governor. who shall act as Govern
| or until the disability be removed, or 10y
| ernor be elected: and in case of the death, as
| ability, failure or refusal Of both the Governor
and the Lieutenant Governor eject 10 HualllA'
| the duties of the Governor shall devOlye upon
| the Secretary of State and in addition to the
line of succession to the office and duties OF
Governor as hcrcinaboVe indicated, II there
shall he the failure or refusal OF any oiucer
named above to qualify, and ii the necessity
shall arise by reason thereof, then i'll that event
in order to fiji the vacancy in the office OF GOV
ernor, the following state officers shall succeed
| to 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
| cceding to the Office OF Governor as III TINS sec
| on provided, shall perform the duties oil such
Office only until the disability be removed, or
| II Governor be elected and qualified; and II II
| 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 70 MI
| the Office of Governor for the remainder OF the
| uneNpired term.
| There shall be printed on all ballots provided
for the said election the words "For the pro
| posed amendment to section ten CO) OF article
| three (3) of the Constitution, relating to the
| succession to the Office OF Governor ; against
| the proposed amendment to section ten (l0) OF
article three 60 of the Constitution, relating TO
| the succession of the Office Of Governor"
| IN testimony whereof have hercunto set my
| hand and affixed the seal Of the state OF Wash
| ugton.
Done at Olympia this LIST day of July, 1910.
| lSEAL1 |. NJ, HOWELL
| ly49 Secretary OF state.
bate of first publication July %, 1910. Date
| of last publication october 81, 1910,