The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-07
sEsATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5
Proposed amendment tn Constitution to
permit counties 10 adopt "HOme Rule
charters.
Be Is Reso,yed. By the Senate and House
ton i'll legislative session assembled:
That. At the general election to be held In
this state On the Tuesday next succeeding
the FIRST Monday in November. 1913, there
shall he submitted to the qualified voters Of
the state for their approval and ratification,
or re- seton. an amendment 70 Section Of
Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
o! Washington to read az follows:
Section q. County Government and Town.
sa.p Organization. The legislature shall g.
tas,.sh system OF county government.
whish shall be uniform throughout the state
exc pit IS hereinafter provided. and by gem
.rat laws shall provide for township organ.
;xat.a1. Under which any county may organ
lie Whenever = majority OF the qualified
e.eetars OF such county voting at general
&c On shall determine: and whenever
tJuniy shai! adopt township organization,
tbs '.ss sssnont and collection Of the revenue
s..s;l Is made. and the business Of such
! a;::.ty end the local affairs Of the several
to.a1aip.. therein. shall b managed and
t...rsatted in the mannse prescribed b.
81, :, FSrecai law.
A::s coanty may frame Home Rule
Tia constitution and laws Of this state. and
fer such purpose the legislative authority
Of such co,,nty may cause an election TO Be
hse. as which election there shall b chosen
by TIE qualified voters Of said county mot
less tsen fifteen (15) nor more than twenty.
I've t25I freehoIders thereof. ~ Determined
by the if.isiative authority. who shall have
been RESIDENTS Of said county for . period Of
ct ieast i've 80 years preceding their elee-
tion sni who are Themselves qualified cleo.
tors. whose duty it shall b 70 eonvene
within thirty (s0b days after their election
and prepare and propose . charter for such
county. Such proposed charter shall be sub
m:tted to the qualified electors Of said
county. and II majority o. such quali6ed
electors voting thereon ratify the same, Il
sail become the charter OF said county and
shall become the organic law thereof. and
s.rpcrsede any existing charter. including
amendments thereto. or any existing form
Of county government and III special laws
posed cagrter shall be published In two (2)
lssai NEWSPAPERS published IN said county.
at least once . week for four (4) con-
scs;.tiye weeks prior 70 the day Of submit
ting the same 20 the electors for their ap-
proral IS above provided An elections in
th;s sasf.on authorized shall only be had
gpnn notice. which notice shall specify the
SSiecf Of c2lling such election and shall be
zen for az least ten (10) days before the
day Of election in all election districts OF
said county. Said elections may be general
=. sI.ec;ai elections and except as herein
nrovidsd. shall be governed by the law regu:
isting and controlling general or special
elections in said county. such Charter may
A.. sn,ended by proposals therefor submitted
he fhe Legislative authority OF said county
- tS, eY~.to-s thereof at any general cleo
a., .:ftar notice Of such SUBMISSION pub
Eshed ss above specified. ana sasineo oy