The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-07-12

o"iiS proposed amendment
10 the constitution of said state:
mat at the general election to be
heid IN this state on the Tuesday nax+
succeeding the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1912, there shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the state for
their adoption and approval or rejection.
an amendment of article one % of the
constitution of the State of Washing
ton' authorizing and empowering the
voters to call special election at anv
time to recall and discharge any cleo
tive public officer and to elect his Sue
cessor, by adding thereto at the end of
SAID article sections 33 and "a of said
article one o., and which shall read as
follows:
Article l.
Section 33. Every elective nublic
ofhcer IN the State of Washington ex-
cept Judges of courts of record is sub-
Ject to recall and discharge by the legal
voters of the state, or of the political
subdivision of the state, from which he
was elected whenever a petition de-
handing his recall, reciting that such
officer has committed some act or acts
OF malteasance or misfeasance while in
Office, or who has violated his oath of
ONCE, stating the matters complained of.
signed by the personages of the qualified
electors thereof, hereinafter provided,
the percentage required to be computed
from the total number of votes cast for
all candidates for his said office to which
he was elected at the preceding cleo
ton is filed with the officer with whom
a petition for nomination, or certificate
Tor nomination, to such office must be
filed under the laws of this state. and
the same officer shall call special cleo
ton as provided by the general election
laws OF this state, and the result deter
mined as therein provided.
7 Section "a. The legislature shall pass
necessary laws to carry out the pro-
visions of section thirty three (33) of
this article, and to facilitate it's op-
Grafton and effect without delay: Pro-
vlded, That the authority hereby con-
ferred upon the legislature shall not be
construed to grant to the legislature
any exclusive power of law-making nor
IN any way limit the initiative and ref
erendum power reserved by the peo-
pie. The percentages required shall be,
state officers other than judges, sena-
tors and representatives, city officers
of cities of the first class, school district
boards in cities of the first class county;
officers of counties of the first, second
and third classes, twenty-five per cent.
Officers of all other political subdivi-
sions, cities, towns, townships, pre-
cincts and school districts not herein
mentioned, and state senators and rep
resentatives, thirty-five per cent.
There shall be printed on all ballots
provided for the said election, the words:
VI Vic PiOpOoSu dIIleIluul0uL 10 dr.
tlcle one o. of the constitution, by
adding thereto at the end of said article
one % two new sections to be num-
bered sections sections 33 and "a of
said article one ~ authorizing and
providing for the recall and discharge
of any elective public officer d
election of his successor" against
the proposed amendment to article one
% of the constitution, by adding there
to at the end of said article one o. two
new sections to be numbered sections
80 and "a of said article one a., author
izing and providing for the recall and
discharge of any elective public officer
and election of his successor.
In testimony whereof have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed the seal of
the State of Washington.
Done at Olympia this LIST day of July,
1912.
(SeaD l. M. HOWELL,
Secretary of State.
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