The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-12
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
Proposed amendment to Constitution to
permit counties to adopt Home Rule

Proposed amendment to Constitution to
permit counties to adopt Home Rule"
charters.
BE IL Rescued. 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, 194S, there
snal be submitted to the qualified voters of
the slate for their approval and ratification,
OF rejection. an amendment to Section of
Article xl Of the Constitution of the State
o. Washington to read as follows:
Section A.. County Government and Town
ship Organization. The legislature shall es-
tlollsh \ system Of county government,
winch shall be uniform throughout the state
except as hereinafter provided, and by gen.
erai laws shall provide for township organ
z,tsla. under which any county may organ
re whenever a majority of the qualified
s;estors or such county voting at a general
Seciion shall so determined; and whenever
a county shall adopt township organization,
> 'le ass ssment and collection of the revenue
shal be made, and the business of such
county and the local affairs of the several
.ownshlps therein, shall be managed and
transacted IN the manner prescribed by
such general law -. $3.50. =
Any county may frame Home Rule"
the constitution and laws OF this state. and
Ier such purpose the legislative authority
VI sucn county may cause an election to be
had, at which election there shall be chosen
hy the Qualified voters of said county not
!ess than fifteen tl5) nor more than twenty.
4 W 20, freeholders thereof, as determined
Is legislative authority, who shall have
.,adents of said county for period Of
$3.50 hve t5) years preceding their elee-
s .on and who are themselves qualified cleo
, .o.s, whose duty it shall be to convene
WITHIN thirty t30) days after their election
anu prepare and propose a charter for such
soanty. such proposed charter shall be sub
initt.d TO the qualified electors of said
eSJunty, and II majority of such qualified
sn ee5ers voting thereon ratify the same, it
shham become the charter of said county and
s snail become the organic law thereof, and
ase any existing charter, including
81 en' unents thereto, or any existing form
eounty government, and all special laws
inconsistent with such charter. Said nro-
pose s charter shall be published in two 10Y
y. li newspapers published in said county.
az Ieast once week for four (4) con.
Gu; utive weeks prior to the day of submit.
ing my the same to the electors for their ap-
~! osai as above provided. All elections in
ms section authorized shall only be had
cpoh notice. which notice shall specify the
.;se OF calling such election and shall be
i've seh Tor at least ten (10) days before the
cay of election in all election districts nf
90 county. Said elections may be general
~ special elections and except as herein
,;saed, snail be governed by the law regu-
aig ana controlling general or special
setons IN said county. Such charter NAV
amended by proposals therefor submitted
~ an. tne legislative authority of said county
&C. ehe electors thereof at any general elec.
Iss IN aiter notice of such submission pub
as ABOVE specified, and ratified by a