The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

majority Of the qualified electors voting
thereon. In submitting any such charter OF
amendment thereto. any alternate article or
proposition may be presented for the choice che sS
without prejudice TO others. :
Any home rule charter proposed as herein
provided. may provide for such county off,
Gers ~ may be deemed necessary 70 carry
out and perform all county functions as pro
their compensatSoA. but shall mot affect the
election Of the yrooeeuting attorney, the
county superintendent OF schools. the Judges
Of the superior court, and the Justices Of the
Merchandising tie forssoine provision
for the calling Of m election BY the legis-
lative authority Of such county Tor the cleo
ton Of freeholders TO frame . county char
tn. registered voters equal In number 70
such county voting 1t the last preceding
general election. may It any time propose
81 petition the calling Of IN election OF free
holdefs. The petition shall be filed with the
county auditor Of the county at least three
Tie proposal that bard Ct freehoiders be
elected for the purpose Of framing county
charter shall b submitted TO the vote OF the
people At said general election, and at the
Same election board Of freeholders of not
less than fifteen (l5D or more than twenty
five (25l. a. fixed IN the petition calling for
the election, shall Be chosen 70 draft the new
charter. The procedure for the nomination
Of qualified electors 2, cSndidsses ior sac nc,
the legislative authority Of the county. and
the procedure for the framing OF the charter
and the submission Of the charter as framed
shall be the same rs IN the case OF board
BY the legislative authority Of the county.
In calling for any election of freeholders
n provided in this section, the Legislative
authority Of the county shall apporticn the
cordance With either the legislative districts
or the county commissioner districts, IL any,
within said county, the number Of said free
holders 20 be elected from each OF said dis
tricts TO be in proportion TO the population
y Should the charter proposed receive the
affirmative vote OF the majority OF the cleo
tors voting thereon, the legislative authority
OF the county shall immediately call such
special election a may be provided Tor
shah be established in accordance with the
terms Of said charter not more than six t6)
months after the election 1t which the char
ter wss adopted.
the prosecuting attorney. the county super
intendent OF schools, the judges OF the supe-
rior court, and the justicss Of the peace. who
are in Office at the time OF the adoption OF
Home Rule Charter shall terminate N pro-
in Office at the time the charter goes into
effect. whose positions are not abolished
thereby. shall continue until their successors
shall have qualified.
After the adoption Of such charter, such
county shall continue to have all the rights,
powers, privileges and benefits then pos
sessed or thereafter conferred by general
law. All the powers. authority and duties
granted to and imposed on county officers
by general law. except the prosecuting at
torncy, the county superintendent OF schools.
the judges of the superior court and the
justices Of the peace, shall be vested in the
expressly vested in specific officers by the
charter. The legislative authority may by
resolution delegate any OF its executive or
administrative powers, authority or duties
not expressly vested in specific officers by
the charter. TO any county officer or officers
or county employee or employees.
The provisions OF sections s. 6. q, and the
first sentence of section Of this Article ms
amended shall not apply to counties in
which the government has been established
by charter adopted under the provisions
hereof. The authority conferred on the
board OF county commissioners by Section
Is of Article II as amended. shall be exer-
cised by the Legislative authority OF the
county.
And Be nt Further Resolved. That the
Secretary of State shall cause the foregoing
constitutional amendment to be published
for at least three CD months next preceding
the election in a weekly newspaper in every
county in the state in which such a news
paper is published.
Passed by the Senate January %. 19s7.
VrcroR A. MEYERS.
President of the Senate.
Passed by the House February 81, l947.
HERBERT M. HAMBLEN.
Speaker of the House.