The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-30
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: In obedience 10
1909 entitled as follows: IAN ACT providing for
the amendment of section III, article 8, OF tne
Constitution of the State of Washington, relat,
ing to 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 OF the
State of Was ington the following proposed
amendment to the constitution OF said state;
That at the general election to be held III thls
state on the Tuesday next succeeding the hrst
Monday in November, 1910; there shall be SUB.
mitted to the qualified electors Of the State OF
Washington, IA proposed amendment to sectlon
TO- article 3, of the Constitution OF the state Oh
Washington, so that the same shall read, wnen
so amended, as follows: Sec. 10. In case OF the
removal, resignation, death or disability OF the
Governor, the duties of the office shall devolves
upon the Lieutenant Governor; and in case OF
II vacancy in both the offices of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, the duties of the Govern
or shall devOlve upon the Secretary OF state.
In addition to the line of succession to the OIL
flee and duties OF Governor as hereinaboye In.
dcated, If the necessity shall arise, i'll order 10
fill 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. Superln-
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.
ify at the time provided by law, the dnties OF
the Office shall devolve upon the person regu-
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
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
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
Governor be elected and qualified; and II
vacancy occur more than thirty days before the
next general election occurring within two
person shall be elected Mt 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 electionthe words "For the pro-
posed amendment to section ten O0) Of article
three (s0 OF the Constitution, relating to the
succession to the Office OF Governor; against
the proposed amendment to section ten U0 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
[SEALl /. NJ. HOWELL
jy29 Secretary of State.
Date of first publication July 90, 1910. Date
Of last publication October 81. 1910.