The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-09-27
v ashington, authorizing and empowering the ,

ashington, authorizing and empowering the
voters to call special election at any time to
recall and discharge any elective public officer
and to elect his successor, by adding there o at
the end of said article one ~ two new sections
which shall be numbered sections 50 and "a of
said article one (I) there is hereby published
for the consideration of the voters OF the State
of Washington the following proposed amend
ment to the constitution of said state:
That at the general election to be held in this
State on the Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November, 1912, there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the state, for
their adoption and approval or rejection,
amendment of article one III of the constitution
of the State of Washington, authorizing and en-
towering the voters to call special election at
any time to recall and discharge any elective
public officer and to elect his successor by add
ing thereto at the end OF said article sections a
and "a of said article III, and VIII .ch shall
read, a. follows:
ARTICLE l..
Section 80. Every elective public officer in
the State OF Washington except judges of the
courts of record is subject to recall and discharge
by the legal voters of the state or of the politi-
cal subdivision of the state, from which he was
elected whenever a petition demanding his re-
call, reciting that such officer has committed
some act or acts of nalfeasance or misfeasance
while in office, or who has violated his oath of
office, stating the matters complained OF, signed
b" the percentages of the qualified electors
thereof, hereinafter provided, the ercentage
required to be computed from the total number
of votes cast for all candidates to his said Office
to which he was elected at the preceding cleo
ton, is filed with the officer with whom a petit
ton for nomination, or certificate for nomina-
ton, to such Office must be filed under the laws
OF this state, and the same officer shall call
special election as provided by the general cleo
ton laws of this state and the result determn ed
as therein provided.
Section a.. The legislature shall pass the
necessary laws to carry out the provisions of
section thirty-tEree Isl of this article, and to
facilitate its operation and effect without delay
Provided, that the authority hereby conferred
upon the legislature shall not be construed to
grant to the legislature any exclusive power of
and referendum powers reserved by the people.
The percentages required shall be, state officers
other than judges, senators and representatives,
ty officers of cities of the first class school dis
trict boards in cities of the first class; county
officers of counties OF the Fl st, second and third
other political subdivisions, cities, towns, town.
ships, pre- cincts and school districts not herein
mentioned, and state senators and representa-
tives, thirty five per cent.
There shall be printed on all ballots provided
for the said election, the words:
sFor the proposed amendment to article one
III OF the constitution, by adding thereto at the
end of said article one II two new sections to
be numbered sections SO and "a of said article
one II authorizing and providing for the recall
election Of lis suecessor against the pro-
posed amendment to article one u of the con-
stitution, by adding thereto at the end of said
article one two new sections to be numbered
sections 80 and "a of said article one I'll author
izing and providing for the recall and discharge
successor"
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State of Wash
lngton.
Done at Olympia this 1st day Of July, 1919.
CSeall I'm. HOWELL,
Secretary of State