The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-30
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. $

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s
permit counties to adopt Homo Rule
charters.
Be II Resolved. BY the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the State Of Washing
ton in legislative session assembled:
That, at the general election to be held In
this state on the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday in November. l94s. there
ahaIl be submitted to the qualified voters Of
the state for their approval and ratification.
o. rejection. an amendment to Section Of
Article XII Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Washington to read as follows:
Section 4. County Government and Town
ship Organization. The legislature shall es-
tsbiish n system of county government.
which sha'! be uniform throughout tie state
except as hereinafter provided. and by gen.
erai laws shall provide for township organ
listen. TGdcr which any county may organ.
i5e wn2af Ecr q majority of the qualified
e:estprs o. such county voting at q general
c!c:t.pa shall SO determine: and whenever
a county shall ADOPT township organization,
the as ss.nent and collection of the revenue
shs.l h nruae. and the business Of such
county and the local affairs OF the several
towashps thereir. shall be managed and
tS;nSaSted in tbs manner prescribed BY
81 I gsIls ri law.
Any c"nsty may frame Home Rule"
ch7rt-r 80: its own government subject TO
the constitution and laws of this state. and
Tor srHh purpose the Legislative authority
or suct county may cause an election to be
had. at which election there shall he chosen
by fnc qualified voters OF said county not
less than fifteen tf5) nor more than twenty
nve US, frseholders thereof, N determined
by Ia. gls.at.ve authority, who shsil have
o.en f.s.! snts OF said county .or . period OF
az. .sast I'VE t6) years preceding their cleo
tion aad who are themselves qualified cleo
tors. whose duty it shall! be to convene
w.t1in thirty t30) days after their election
Aha prc9sre and propose a charter for such
county. such proposed charter shall be sub
m:st.t to tbs qualified electors OF said
county. and u a majority OF such qualified
e,stfHrs voting thereon ratify the came. II
sh2M htcol!c the charter Of said county and
san be one the organic law thereof. and
soperscse any existing charter. including
a,lsndF:cHts thereto. or any existing form
OF county Government, and all special laws
inconsistent with such charter. Said pro-
posed cs'arter shall be published in two (2)
legal news1apers published in said county.
az ieast once week for four az con.
ting The sirre to the electors for their APP
pro'ai rs above provided. All elections In
ms section authorized shall only be had
epoa notice. which notice saiI specify the
OBJECT of calling such election and shall be
g;ven for at least ten (10) days before the
Day OF election in all election districts of
said c9rHty. Said elections may be general
or sner:al elections and except as herein
provided. shall he governed By the law regu-
iating and controlling general or special
sections in said county. Such charter may
be amended by proposals therefor submitted
nv the 'cg;s"tive authority OF said county
10 the -" thereof Mt any general cleo
,lcn q - ,..tc OF such submission pub
iisned a. above specified. and ratified by .