Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02
& Bal. Code be amended to read as fol-

& Bal. Code be amended to read as fol-
| lows:
Section 4971-15. Upon the filing of
proposing a measure for submission to
the legislature at it's next regular SEES
sion, the secretary of state shall forth
with in the presence of at least one
person representing the proponents
and one person representing the oppo-
nents of the proposed measure, should
canvass the petition and to count the
names of duly initiated and certified
registered legal voters thereon. If, at
the conclusion of the canvass and
count, it shall appear that such petition
bears the requisite number OF names
of duly certified registered legal voters,
the secretary Of state shall transmit a
certified copy of such proposed measure
| to the legislature at the opening of it's
session together with certificate of the
| facts relating to the filing of such Pc
| SEC. 9. That section 4971-16 of Rem.
& Bal. Code be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 497116. The secretary of
state shall, while making said count,
keep a record of all names appearing
on said petition which are not certified
to be registered legal voters, and shall
report the same to the prosecuting at
torneys Of the respective counties
where such names were signed to the
end that prosecutions may be had for
violations of this act.
SEC. 10. That section 4971-17 of
Rem. & Bal. Code be amended to read as
follows:
Section 4s71-17 Any citizen who
shall be dissatisfied with the determin
alton of the secretary of state that the
petition contains or does not contain
the requisite number Of duly certified
signatures of registered legal voters or
who has reasonable ground to believe
that any such petition determined by
quisite number of signatures contains
sufficient number of fraudulent sigma
| lures or certificates to affect the result,
or that sufficient number of valid sig
natures to affect the result have been
rejected by the secretary of state from
the count on any petition which he has
determined not to have t; the requisite
such determination, apply to the super
or court of Thurston county for cita-
l ton requiring the secretary of state to
submit said petition to said superior
court for examination, and for writ of
mandate compelling the certification of
the measure and petition, or for an in
thereof to the legislature, as the case
may be, which application shall be
made by petition and [shall be made by
therefor, and shall be verified under
oath by. or on behalf of the petitioner
OF. petitioners and such application and
all proceedings had hereunder shall
take precedence oyer all other cases
and shall be speedily heard and deter
mind. If said petition for citation
shall state facts sufficient to warrant
the issuance of said citation, the same
! shall issue and be served upon the Sec
rotary OF state, and the court at the
hearing upon the return of such cita-
ton shall have jurisdiction to hear de
nOvO and determine all matters present
ed by said petition and by any petition
in intervention that may be filed in said
proceeding and hear the testimony of
witnesses, and receive documentary or
other evidence offered on behalf of the
secretary. of state, the petitioners or
decide all questions of law and of fact
with all convenient speed and shall
dismiss the proceedings or enter a writ
of mandate or injunction in accordance
with it's determination, as the case may
be- No appeal shall be allowed from
the decision Of the superior court
mandate or injunction but such nl deci i
sion may be reviewed by the supreme
court on a writ of certiorari sued out
within five days after the decision of
court shall decide that the writ of man
date or Injunction, as the case may be,
should issue, it shall issue such writ
direct to the. secretary of state; other
wise, it shall dismiss the proceedings,
and the clerk of the supreme court
shall forthwith notify the secretary of
court.
SEC. II. That section 4971-31 of
Rem. & Bal. Code be amended to read
| as folloWS
Section 4971 81: Every person who
shall sign any initiative or referendum
petition provided for in this act with
any other than his true name shall be
guilty of a felony. Every person who
shall knowingly sign more than one of
such petitions for the same measure
or who shall sign any such petition
knowing that he is not a registered
legal voter, or who shall falsely repre-
| To ictY 10Y, off hot 1a
| is a certain person whose name appears
upon the registration books, or who
shall make to such registration officer
any false statement as to his identity
or place of residence and every reg
istration officer who shall knowingly
permit any person other than a duly
| tition or who shall knowingly initial
any signature which he does not be-
lieve to be the signature of duly reg
istered legal voter or who shall know
ingly make any false report or certi-
ficate on any such petition shall be
guilty of gross misdemeanor.
SEC; II. That section 4971-32 of
as follows:
Section 4971 80, Every officer who
visions of this act. for the violation of
or shall wilfully fail to comply with the
provisions of this act; and every per
son who shall for any consideration,
compensation, gfatulty, reward or
thing of value or promise thereof sign
or decline to sign any initiative or re-
| ferendum petition; or who shall adver-
other periodical publication, or in any
book, pamphlet circular or letter or by
means of any sign, signboard, BILL
poster, handful or card or in any man
ner whatsoever, that he will either
for or without compensation or con-
sideration solicit, procure or obtain
| signatures upon or influence or induce
| or attempt to Influence or induce per