The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-30

majority OF the qualified electors votln8
thereon. In submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto. any alternate article or
proposition may be presented for the choice
Of the voters and may be voted on separately
without prejudice TO others.
Any home rule charter proposed e herein
Gers Is may be deemed necessary to carry
out and perform Ill county functions a. pro-
vided BY charter or BY general law. and for
their compensation, but shall not AFFECT the
county superintendent Of schools. the judges
Of the superior court. and the justices Of the
peace. or the jurisdiction of tie courts.
Notwithstanding thu foregoing provision
for the calling Of m election b The leeis-
ton Of freeholders to frame county char
ter, registered voters equal In number to
ten (10) per eentum Of the voters Of any
such county voting ut the last preceding
by petition the calling Of an election Of free
holders. The petition shall be nled with the
county auditor Of the county at least three
(3) months before any general election and
the proposal that board Of f.eehoiders pc
charter shall be submitted TO the vote Of the
people at said general election, and at the
same election q board Of freeholders Of not
less than fifteen (16) or more than twenty
Ave (25l. as fixed In the petition calling Tor
the election. shah be chosen 70 draft the new
charter. The procedure for the nomination
Of qualified electors a. candidates for said
board of freeholders shall be prescribed BY
the procedure for the framing Of the charter
and the submission Of the charter . framed
shall be the same - In the case OF q board
Of frceholders chosen at an election initiated
by the legislative authority OF the county;
N provided in this section.. the legislative
authority Of the county shall apportion the
NUMBER Of freeholders to be elected in &C
cordance with either the legislative districts
or the county commissioner districts. II any.
within said county. the number Of said free
holders to be elected from each Of said dis
fricts to be in proportion to the population
Of said districts as nearly as may be-
Should the charter proposed receive the
Affirmative vote of the majority Of the e.ec-
tors voting thereon. the legislative authority
Of the county shall Immediately call such
special election as may be provided Tor
therein. II any. and the county govef ,h ehs
terms Of said charter not more than SIX t6)
months after the election at which the char
ter was adopted.
The terms OF sll elective officers. except
intendent Of schools. the judges OF the supe.
rior court, and the justices of the peace, who
are in Office at the time Of the adoption OF .
Home Rule Charter shall terminats Is pro.
n Office at the time the charter goss 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 ana duties
granted TO and imposed ON eosnsy omeess
forncy. the county superintendent OF schools.
the i,d0es Of the superior court and the
;mstices "a the peace, shall b vested in the
ieoislntive authority OF the county unless
exprcssly vested in specific officers BY the
charter. The legislative authority may ~
resolution delegate any OF .. executive We. OF
MT cxpressly vested IN specific officers BY
Ire charter, 20 any county ofhcer or omcers
or county employee or enpd0yees
The provisions Of sections 3. .. !, and the
Art sentence Of section Of this Article -
Amended shall not apply to counties IN
whieh the government has been estAbished
nv charter adopted under the provisions
hereof. The authority conferred on the
az - Article III a amended. shall be exer-
ci.ed by the legislative authority OF the
And Be It Further Rssolved, That the
S.sref.r,, Of State shall cause the foregoing
CONGREGATIONAL amendment to be published
for at,least three (3) months next preceding
Tho election In . weekly newspaper IN every
county Ia the state IN which such news
paper is published.
Passed by the Senate January 20. 1s47.
Z vrcroR A. MEYERS.
President of the Senate.
Passed BY the House February 81. 19l7.
HRsRr NJ HAlGBLxN.
Speaker Of the House.