Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-10-22

OF the said state, a. Iof
Article XXVIII. Electric E.eroy.
Section 1. The State Of Washington b
authorized and empowered
tribute, purchase, sell and Tor dispose Of cleo.
trio energy;
z. To develop. own. maintain andIor OPP
crate, separately or In eonjunction with the
United States. or in conjunction with any
political subdivision of this state or duly au'
thorized state agency. any water water power ,s:
rights, and riparian rights of any and all
kinds necessary and/or desirable in the de-
velopment of hydroelectrie generating
plant or plants within the state. and to &C.
quire, own. construct, maintain. and/or ops
crate steam and/or hydroelectric power
plants, transmission and distribution lines
and systems in connection Herewith.
3. To develop, own. maintain andIor op.
crate. separately or in conjunction with the
United States. with any state or states: OF
agencies thereof, or with any political sub
division Of this state. any water power.
water power sites. storage rights, water
rights and riparian rights Of any and AL
kinds necessary and or desirable in the de-
velopment of a hydroelectric generating
plant or plants. in any interstate stream
and to acquire, construct, own. maintain
and FOR operate hydroelectric power plants,
transmission and distribution lines ard sys-
TENS in connection Herewith.
A. To contract with the Emitted States.
with any state or states, or political sub.
divisions thereof. OF with any political sub.
division Of this state. for the purchase or
acquisition of water. water power andIof
electric energy for use. transmission, distrt.
button, sale and/or disposal thereof;
S-tI 4.
suance of general obligation bonds to an
amount not exceeding three per cent of the
assessed valuation of all Of the property in
the state and/or to issue utility or revenue
of providing funds with which to carry out
the provisions of this Article. notwithstand-
ing any limitations elsewhere contained In
this Constitution. The revenue derived BY
electric power system or systems owned by
it may be pledged to the payment of such
debt under such provisions Of law as may
hereafter be enacted 10 carry out the provi
convenient to carry out the provisions Of
this Article.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shan, and the peo-
pie may. provide any legislation that may
be necessary in addition to existing laws to
carry out the provisions OF this Article:
Provided, That any board Or commission I'M on
enacted to carry out the purposes OF this
Article shall consist of three members elected
by the people without party affiliation or
vision may be made by statute for appoint
ment in the first instance Of o board of three
members to hold Office until a time not more
than sixty days after the first general elec-
ton following the adoption Of this Article.
Sec. 3. It is the primary purpose Of this
Article to make the state purchaser. pro.
electric energy. and to empower the state to
produce and/or purchase electric energy.
and to transmit the same to suitable places
for distribution at wholesale. and to sell the
state revenue sufficient to amortize the in-
vestment in property devoted to such uses
over . reasonable period Of time and TO
provide for the costs Of construction, opera
dent thereto. Nothing in this Article COM
tanned shall be construed as denying to any
municipality, power district. or political SUBJ
division Of the state the right to control fully
contained shall be construed as preventing
the state from furnishing electric energy
direct to any state institution, Office, plant,
department. or building, or to deny the State
the right to engage in the development Of
rural Identification in conformity with broad
public policy.
And Be It Further Resolved, That the SEQ.
rotary of state shall cause the foregoing
constitutional amendment to be published
for at least three months next preceding the
election in . weekly newspaper in every
county where a newspaper 10 published
throughout the state.
Passed the House February 81, 1885.
RoBr. r. WALpRoN,
Speaker of tho House.
Passed the Senate February Is. 1885.
v1cToR A. MEYERS.
President Of The Senate.
Filed In the office Of the Secretary Of STATE.
March /. 1896.
STATE or WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STA11
AIRY Of State Of the State Of Wash
and foregoing contains full, true
No. I. Senate Joint Resolu-
On No. 10, passed by the Legislature
session, as appears from
as ON file in my Office.
I the State Of Washington this 18th
ERNEST N. HUTCHINSON,
Secretary Of Et0tA