The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-07

majority Of the qualified electors voting
thereon. In submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto. any alternate article o.
proposition may be presented Tor TIE choices
Of the voters and may b voted on sspafateay
without prejudice TO others.
Any home rule charter proposed ~ herein
provided. may provide for such county on
Gers - may be deemed noceoSary b carry
vided b. charter or By general law. and for
their compensation. but shall not a6ect the
dection of the prosecuting attorney. the
county superintendent Of schools. the judeos
Of the superior court, and Che justices Of the
peace, or the jurisdiction Of the courts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing pr0visioa
for the calling Of an election By the iegis-
latiye authority Of such county for The eleo-
ton Of freeholdcrs 10 frame county char
ter. registered voters equal in number 70
such county voting at the last preceding
general election. may at any time propose
by petition the calling Of an election o. fire.
holders. The petition shall be fiIed With ehs
90 moths before any general election and
the proposal that . board OF freehoiders b
elected for the purpose OF framing county
charter shall be submitted TO the vote OF the
people at said general election. and Ct Tie
same election . board Of freeholders Of not
less than fifteen (15l or more than twenty.
five (25). az fixed In the petition calling foe
the election. shall be chosen % draft the new
charter. The procedure for the nomination.
board of freehoHers shall Be prescribed b
the legislative authority Of the county. and
the procedure for the framing OF the charter
and the submission Of the charter - framed
shall be the same as in the case Of board
By the legislative authority Of the county.
In calling for any election Of freeholdeeo
~ provided In this section. The legislative
authority Of the county shall epporticn ths
cordanee With either the legislative districts
or the county commissioners districts. II any.
within said county. the number u said free
holders to be elected from each OF said dis
triets TO be In proportion 20 The popalstioa
Should the charter proposed receive ~
Affirmative vote Of the ma3oefty q DE elso.
tors voting thereon. the legislative authority
OF the county shall immedistefy call sush
therein. x any. ana tas county sovsrnaese
shall DO established In accordance With tt
terms Of aid charter not moro than ok ~
months after the election a& wh1eh IL eAas.
The terms & an sisstivs sAosrs. sEesve
tho prosecuting attorney. H. county supss-
intendent Of schools. The judges Of tho sopo.
rior court and the justices Of IT, Deaos. VT
are In ofice at the time Of TIE edoot3oa CO ~
vided In the charter. An sppointivs odaesn
IN ofiies at the time the charter ecs tnso
eject. whose positions are not sbelishe6
thereby. shall confines until their suDeooDoeU
shall have qualified
After ths adoption q such charter: 60
county shall continue 20 have 81 th0 eighl1,
powers. privileges and benefb thsn %.
sesssd or thereafter conferred By general
Law. All the powers. authority and 1ue1oD
81 general law. except tSs psosseutins 9.
to9ney. tie county superintendent Of sekooaD.
The Judges Of the superior court ead ebs|