The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02

majority OF the Qo0llneQ eleCt0xO Young
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 - may b deemed necessary to carry
out and perform all county functions - pro-
vided BY charter or By general Law. and for
their compensation. but shall not a6ect the
county superintendent Of schools. the judges
Of the superior court, and the justices Of the
peace. or the jurisdiction Of the courts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provision
for the calling Of an election BY the legis-
lative authority Of such county for the cleo
ton Of freeholdsrs to frame . county char.
ter. registered voters equal In number to
ten (10) per centum Of the voters OF any
such county voting at the last preceding
By petition the calling Of an election Of free
holders. The petition shall be filed with the
county auditor Of the county ut least three
(3) months before any genera. election and
the proposal that q board Of freeholders be
charter shall be submitted to the vote of the
people at said general election. and at the
same election board Of freeholders Of not
less than fifteen (15) or more than twenty
the election. shall be chosen to draft the new
charter. The procedure for the nomination
of qualified electors as candidates for said
board of freeholders shall be prescribed by
the procedure for the framing Of the charter
and the submission Of the charter as framed
shall be the same as in the case Of board
Of freeholders chosen at an election initiated
by the legislative authority Of the county.
In calling for any election Of freeholders
as provided in this section. the legislative
authority of the county shall apportion the
number of freeholders to be elected in ac-
tordance with either the legislative districts
or the county Commissioners districts. Il any.
within said county. the number of said free
holders to be elected from each Of said dis
tricts to be in proportion to the population
of said districts as nearly as may be.
Should the charter proposed receive the
tors voting thereon. the legislative authority
OF the county shall Immediately call such
special election as may be provided for
therein, II any. and the county government
terms of said charter not more than six (6)
months after the election at which the char
ter was adopted.
The terms of all elective officers. except
the prosecuting attorney. the county super
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 q
Home Rule Charter S.1all terminate as pro-
vided in the charter. An appointive officers
in Office at the time the charter goes into
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
torney. the county superintendent Of schools,
the judges Of the superior court and the
justices Of the peace, shall be vested In the
legislative authority Of the county uAless
expressly vested In specific officers by the
charter. The legislative authority may BY
resolution delegate any Of it, executive or
administrative powers, authority or duties
the charter. to any county officer or officers
or county employee or employees.
The provisions Of sections s, 8, Z, and the
first sentence OF section Of this Article ~
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
Is Of Article II as amended. shall be exer-
cised BY the legislative authority Of the
And 30 II Further Resolved. That the
Secretary Of State shall cause the foregoing
constitutional amendment TO Be published
for at least three (3) months next preceding
| the election IN q weekly newspaper In every
paper b published.
Passed By the Senate January %. 1SA7.
vrcfoR A. MRYas.
President Of the Senate.
| Passed by the House February FL. lsl7.
" HRBRkr d. HANDLRN.
| Speaker Of the House.