Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-09-10

Article XVIII. Electric Essrgy.
Section /. The State Of Washington =
authorized and empowered
/. To produce, control. use, transmit. dis.
tribute, purchase, sell and for dispose Of cleo.
trio energy;
z To develop, own, maintain andIo OPP
crate. separately or in conjunetion with the
United States. or In conjunction with any
political subdivision of this state or duly aur
thorized state agency, any wster power.
rights, and riparian rights Of any and all
kinds necessary and/or desirable in the de.
velopment Of q hydroeleetffc generating
.guire. own. construct, lnaintain. and/or oR.
eraud steam and/Or hyoroelrEtric power
plants, transmission and distribution lines
and systems In connection herewith.
8. To develop, own, maintain and Ior OPP
Ta IN ssoss oe
political subdivisions or duly authorized state
agencies thereof. or with any political sub.
division Of this state, any water power:
rights and riparian rights Of any and all
kinds necessary and/or desirable In the de.
velopment of hydroelectric generating
and to acquire. construct. own, maintain
and/or operate hydroelectric power plantss
transmission and distribution lines and sys-
TENS in connection Herewith.
4. To contract with the United Stateas
with any state or states, or political sub.
division Of this state. for the purchase or
acquisition of water, water power and/oe
electric energy for use, transmission, distti.
button, sale and/or disposal thereof;
s. To incur Indebtedness through the r.
suance Of general obligation bonds to an
assessed valuation of all OF the property in
the state and/or to issue utility or revenue
bonds In amounts necessary for the purpose
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
the state from the operation of xny such
electric power system or systems owned ~
it may be pledged to the payment Of such
debt under such provisions Of law ~ may
hereafter be enacted 10 esrsy out the provt-
sionA Of this Article.
convenient to carry out the provisions ct
this Article
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall, 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
created or empowered to administer the laws
enacted to carry out the purposes Of this
Article shall consist of three members elected
designation: PROVIDED. 3artks1. That pro- %
vision may be made BY statute for appoint
ment in the first instance Of board Of three
. members to hold office until time not more
Than sixty days after the first general cleo.
ton following the adoption of this Article.
Sec. 8. It is the primary purpose Of this
Article to make the state q purchaser, pro-
Queer. and Wholesale distributor only Of
electric energy. and to empower the state to
pnSd TIC purchase electric energy
for distribution at wholesale. and to sell the
same at such prices as will return 70 the
state revenue sufficient to amortize the In
over reasonable period Of time and to
provide for the costs of construction, opera
Ion lion. maintenanse: and other expenses inci-
tanned shall be construed as denying to any
municipality. power district, or political sub.
az division Of The state the right to control fully
Contained GMm p. .hs NOTHING IN this Article
the state from furnishing electric energy
direct to any state institution, Office plant.
e department., or building. Or 70 deny the State
rural Identification in conformity with broad
public policy, .,
And Be 1t Further Resolvsd, That the &c.
retary Of state shall cause the foregoing
constitutional amendment 70 b published
for at least three ucntls nsxt preceding tho
county, whore newspaper 10 published
throughout the state.
Passed the House February "a, 1885.
RosT. =. WAloaoN.
Speaker of tAs H0aes.
Passed the Senate February 2s, 1855
Vlcroa A. MEYERs,
President Of ths Senate.
March /, 1885.
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
OFFICE OF SEcRErA1Y a. STATE.
'etary OF State Of the State of Wash.
re and foregoing contains a full. time
esolution No. z, Senate Joint Resolu.
ton NO. 10, passed by the Legislature
wenty-Iourtn session, as appears from
ons on file in my once.
OF the State Of Warrington this astk
ERNEST N. HUTCHINSON.