The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-10-24

The following amendments to the State
Constitution:
An act to amend section of article XII OF
the Constitution of the State of Washington
relating to terms of Office of county otncers
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Washington:
That at the general election to be held IN
| this state on the Tuesday next succeeding the
first Monday in November, 1912, there snail
be submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State of Washington proposed amendment
| to section Z, article XI of the Constitution OF
| the State of Washington, that the same
| shall read when amended, as follows:
| Section Z. No county treasurer shall be
| eligible to hold his Office more than two terms
| in succession.
| There shall be printed all ballots pro-
| vided for the said election the words:
| For the proposed amendment to section
seven (7) of article eleven (X1) of the Con-
stitution removing the prohibition against
| county officers except county treasurer, hold
ing Office for more than two terms
Against the proposed amendment to Sec
ton seven 90 of article eleven (XI) of the
Constitution, removing the prohibition against
county officers, except county treasurer, hold
| ing Office for more than two terms
| II.
| An act to amend article one ~ Of the
Constitution of the State of Washington au-
| thorizing and empowering the voters to call
| a special election at any time to recall ana
discharge any elective public othcer and TO
| elect his successor by adding thereto at the
| end of said article one ~ two new sectlons
which shall be numbered sections 33 and "a
| of said article one ~.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Washington:
| 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 submitted to the qualified electors OF the
state, for their adoption and approval or re-
lection, amendment of article one ID of
| the Constitution of the State of Washington,
authorizing and empowering the voters to cali
a special election at any time to recall and
discharge any elective public officer and to
| elect his successor by adding thereto at the
end of said article sections 33 and "a of
| said article one %, and which shall read, as
follows:
Article 1, Section 49, Every elective pub
| ,ic officer in the State of Washington except
| judges of courts of record is subject to
call and discharge by the legal voters of the
state, of the political subdivision of the
state, from which he was elected whenever a
| petition demanding his recall, reciting that
such officer has committed some act acts
| of malfeasance misfeasance while in Office,
or who has violated his oath of Office, stating
| the matters complained of, signed by the per
| centages of the qualified electors thereof,
| to be computed from the total number of
| votes cast for all candidates for his said Office
| 10 which he was elected at the preceding elec-
ton, is filed with the officer with whom a
petition for nomination, or certificate for
domination, to such Office must be filed under
he laws of this state and the same officer
shall call special election as provided by
the general election laws of this state, and
the result determined as therein provided.
Section "a. The legislature shall pass the
| %6or NJ
section thirty three (33) of this article, and
to facilitate it's operation and effect without
delay: Provided, that the authority hereby
conferred upon the legislature shall not be
construed to grant to the legislature any ex-
elusive power of law making nor in any way
limit the initiative and referendum powers
reserved by the people. The percentages re-
quired shall be, state officers, other than
judges, senators and representatives, city OIL
GERS 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 subdivisions, cities,
towns, townships, precincts and school dis
| tricts not herein mentioned and state sena-
| tors and representatives, thirty five per cent
There shall be printed all ballots pro-
vided for the said election, the words:
For the proposed amendment to article
| one C) of the Constitution, by adding thereto
| at the end of said article one Cd two new
|
of said article one a. authorizing and pro-
vidng for the recall and discharge of any
! elective public officer and election of his sue
cessor.''
against the proposed amendment to article
one % of the Constitution, by adding thereto
| at the end of said article ID two new
| sections to be numbered sections SO and "a
of said article az, authorizing and pro-
viding for the recall and discharge of any
| elective public officer and election of his
| SUCCESSOR
| An act to amend section 1 of article II
| of the Constitution of the State of Washing
ton, relating to legislative powers, providing
| for the initiative and referendum, and strlk-
ing section 81 of said article II, relating to
| the time when laws take effect.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Washington:
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 submitted to the qualified electors
of the state for adoption and approval
or rejection an amendment to article II
of the Constitution of the State of Wash
ington, relating to legislative powers, by
striking from article II all of sections 1 and
81, and inserting in lieu thereof as section
the following, SO that the same shall read
as follows:
Article II. section 1. The legislative au
thority of the State of Washington shall be
vested in the legislature. consisting OF .
senate and house of representatives, which
shall be called the legislature of the State
of Washington, but the people reserve te
themselves the power to propose bills, laws
and to enact or reject the same at the polls
independent of the legislature, and also re
serve power, at their own option. to approve
or reject at the polls any act. item. section
or part of any bill, act or law passed by the
Legislature.
(al Initiative: The first power reserved
by the people is the initiative. Ten per
centum. but in no case more than fifty thou
sand. OF the legal voters shall he required
to propose any measure by such petition
and every such petition shall include thu
iuil text OF the measure SO proposed Initia
tive petitions shall be fled with the sec
rotary OF state not less than four month,
before the election at which they are to be
voIeo upon. or not less than ten days before
} any regular session of the legislature. d
died Of least four months before The election