The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
To WHOM IT MAY Concern; In obedience 70
an act of the Legislature approved Marfn IN,
1gOg entitled as follows: IAN ACT providing LOT
the amendment OF section 10, article =, OF thc
Constitution OF the state of Washington, rcIal
ing to the executive department ol the 0t"lc uI
Washington and providing for the succession
of the Office of Governor" there IS hereby pun
lished for the consideration OF the voters Oh my
State of Was ington the following propose"
amendment to the constitution OF salh StNIc;
That at the general election To be hcld III inns
state on the Tuesday next succeeding the HIS'
Monday in November, 1910; there shall pc sun.
mitted to the qualified electors Of the state ol
Washington, n proposed amendment To Sccuhl
10, article 3, OF the Constitution OF the 9thte oI
Washington, so that the same shall read, NhGH
so ameuded, us follows: sec. IT,. IN case o. ne
removal, resignation, death or disability OF the
Governor, the duties of the office shall dcvolFc
upon the Lieutenant Governors ana IN case %,
IA 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 10 the OF
flee and duties OF Governor as herellauoNc III
Dictated, if the necessity shall arise, i'll order 10
fill the vacancy in the Office OF Governor me
following state officers shall succeed to the 1T
ties of Governor and in the order named, w:
Treasurer, Auditor. Attorney General, Supcrlu-
tendent of Public instruction and CommlS-
sioner of Public Lands. In case c1 me Healh'
disability, failure or refusal OF the person reg
ularly elected to the Office OF Governor to quhl
iiy ut the time provided by law, the duties Oh
the Office shall devolve upon the person regu-
Lieutenant Governor, who shall act as Govern
or until the disability be removed. or toy
Urnor be elected; and in case OF the death, DIS
ability failure or refusal OF both the Governor
and the Lieutenant Governor elect TO quality.
the duties of the Governor shall deVOlNc upon
the Secretary OF State and i'll addition To the
line of succession to the Office and duties OF
Governor as hereiuabOVe indicated, II 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 Il Coy
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
cccding to the Office OF Governor as in his sec
on provided, shall perform the duties OF such
Office only until the disability be removed, or
Governor be elected and qualified; and II Al
vacancy occur more than thirty days before the
next general election occurring within two
years after the commencement OF the term,
person shall he elected ut such election to fill
the office of Governor for the remainder OF the
uneXpired term.
There shall he printed on all ballots provided
for the said election the words "For the pro
posed amendment to section ten OO) article
three (3) of the Constitution, relating to the
succession to the office OF Governor; against
the proposed amendment to section ten (lW Of
article three CD of the Constitution, relating to
the succession of the office OF Governor"
In testimony whereof have hcreunto set my
hand and affixed the seal OF the state OF Wash
Done at Olympia this LIST day Of July, 1910.
(sEALl l. NJ. HOWELL
Jy29 Secretary Of state.
Date OF first publication July %, 1910 Date
of last publication October n. 1910.
NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
NIGHT HAWK MINING COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Night Hawk Mining Company will be held
at the company's Office nj Nighthawk. Wash
ington, on Friday, october = 1910, at one
o'clock sharp. This meeting is for the purpose
OF clecting Il board OF trustees for the ensuing
year, ana such other business as may come be
fore the meeting.
Nighthawk, August is, 1910.
JAMES MEElIAN, President.
II d. James, Secretary.