The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Is

| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. IL
proposed amendment 20 the Constitution
permitting the formation. under
charter. Of combined city and county
municipal corporations having pop
ulation Of 100000 or more.
Be H RESOLVED. BY the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the State OF washing.
ton, in Legislative Session Assembled; =,
That. At the general election 70 DC neio
the first Monday of November. lg4S, there
shall be submitted TO the qualified electors
of the state, for their approval and ratinca-
ton, or rejection, a proposed amendment 70
Article XII of the State Constitution by rhe
addition thereto Of new section, 70 DC
known as section l6. which shall read as
follows: :,
Section le. The Legislature shall. by gem
eral law. provide for the formation OF COM
bined city and county municipal corpora
tons. and for the manner OF determining
the territorial limits thereof, each OF wnlen
shall be known as a city and county, anu,
when organized. shall contain populanldloonh
OF ut least three hundred thousand lSoV'vvvuu
inhabitants. No such city and county shan
be formed except by majority vote OF the
qualified electors OF the area proposed 70 ee
included therein and also by maJorlty voss
of the qualified electors OF the REMAINDER on
that county from which such area ssa N pe
permitted to frame a charter Tor It's own
vovernment and amend the same, in the
manner provided for cities by section Az ~, on
this article: Provided. hoicceor, That tns
first charter OF such city and County sn s.,cs;s
framed and adopted in u manner 70 pe s9essr
fed in the general law authoriylng Wy, wy
formation Of such corporations: Fr0v.1ea
farther. That every such charter snal as w.,
ignate the respective officers OF sucn ~
and county who shall perform the dutles
imposed by law upon county officers. Every
such city ands county shall have ana my
all rights, powers and privileges ". us's ~
in its charter, not inconsistency Win gen
eral laws, and in addition tnese, ,,,g e' he
granted TO it, or possessed ana en- ogso ~
cities and counties OF like population sep
aratcly organized. i.o
No county or county government cSli e,h
outside the territorial limits OF such eogi.s
and city shall exercise any police. taSatlnn
or other powers within the territor.aI ILL.,. ILL.,.
of such county and city, but all sucn poss,Ss
shall be exercised by the city anu county ~
the officers thereof, subject 70 sucn So 3. ~
tutional provisions and general laws Us III III
ply to either cities or countless: lTeV,gu0'
That the provisions of sections 2. ., ., 0. .,
z, and OF this article shall not APPLY W is
such city and county: Pr0cldca lua. .;,s
That the salary OF any elective OF ngp not he
changed after his election or appo;nt.,,ase,lls.
or during his term OF Office: nor s9sI enSS
term of any such officer be extenaea bsSons
the period for which ne Is cIecteu "
pointed. In case an existing county - ~
vided in the formation OF city an. oos.ls,,
such city and county shall be linble ZOE
Just proportion of the existing debts or or ~ ~
bilities of the former county, ana snal ~.
count for and pay the county renaInin sgoai
Just proportion of the value OF any r .,..
estate or other property owned Ny sh
former county and taken over by tie county
and city, the method OF determining susnl
Just proportion to be prescribed by gene.l,s ~.
law, but such division shall not atsSet w
rights of creditors. The officers OF y cay
and county, their compensation, qutllllssa.,
tions, term OF Office and manner or eis s y,
or appointment shall be as provided I9r ~, ~
its charter, subject TO general laws anu ap'
plicable constitutional provisions:
And Be re Further Ros0iUed, That the s ,.',.
retarv of State shall cause the ioregoh,s
proposed constitutional amendment 70 ~
published for at least three CD months he ...s
preceding said election, in weekly i've i've.
paper in every county where newspApo
Is published throughout the state.
Adopted by the House March B. 1917.
HERBERT NJ. HkmBtEN,
Speaker OF the house.
Adopted by the Senate March 8. 1917.
Victor A. MEYERS,
President OF the SenaEe'