The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-04
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
To Whom 1t May Concern In obedience to
an act Of the legislature, approved March II.
1911, entitled as follows: IAN ACT to amend
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 (I) two new sections
which shall be numbered sections a and "a of
said article one tIl," 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 i'll 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 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 81
and "a OF said article one III, and which shall
read, "a follows:
ARTICLE I.
Section 50. 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 of the politi
cal subdivision of the state, from which he
elected whenever petition demanding his re-
call, reciting that such officer has committed
some act or acts of ma1feaSance or misfeasance
while in Office, 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 lumber
of votes cast for all candidates to his said office
to which he was elected at the preceding cleo
tion is filed with the officer with whom petit
tion for nomination, or certificate for nominal
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 determine ed
as therein provided.
Section "a. The legislature shall pass the
necessary laws to carry out the provisions of
section thirty-tkree [53] 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
law making nor in any way limit the initiative
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 first, second and third
classes, twenty five per cent. officers of all
other political subdivisions, Cities towns, town.
ships, precincts and school districts not herein
mentioned, and state senators and representa-
tives, thirty-fve per cent.
There shall be printed on all ballots provided
for the said election the words:
"For the proposed amendment to article one
III of the constitution, by adding thereto at the
end of said article one III two new sections to
one III authorizing and providing for the recall
and discharge of any elective public officer and
election of his successor Against the pro-
posed amendment to article one II of the con-
stitution, by adding thereto at the end of said
article one | two new sections to be numbered
sections SO and "a of said article one III. author
izing and providing for the recall and discharge
of any cleo i've public officer and election of his
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, 1917.
fSeall l. M. HOWELL,
Secretary of State