The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-05

tnoJOIIty OF the Qu1uue0 e1ectofS 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 a. herein
provided. may provide for such county off,
GERS n may be deemed necessary to carry
out and perform all county functions as 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 the courts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provision
lative authority of such county for the cleo
ton of freeholders to frame county char
ter, registered voters equal in number to
ten (10) per centum of the voters of any
general election, may at any ting propose
by petition the calling of an election of free
holders. The petition shall be filed with the
county auditor of the county at least three
f3) months before any general election and
the proposal that a board of freeholders be
elected for the purpose of framing q county
charter shall be submitted to the vote of the
people at said general election, and 1T the
same election board of freeholders of not
less than fifteen (15) or more than twenty
five (25), as fixed in the petition calling for
the election. shall be chosen to draft the new
charter. The procedure for the nomination
of qualified electors as candidates for said
board ~ freeholders shall be prescribed by
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
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-
cordance with either the legislative districts
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
affirmative vote Of the majority OF the cleo
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 government
shall be established in accordance with the
terms of said charter not more than six t6)
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
vided in the charter. All appointive officers
in office at the time the charter goes into
effect, whose positions are not abolished
thereby. shall continue until tne'r successors
After the sdnntior ~ such charter. such
county shall Continue to have ali the rights.
powers, privileges and benefits then pos.
sessed or thereafter conferred by genera
law. All the powers, auenority ana 1 Gn.es