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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4211
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Representative Lambert
Read first time 02/05/2001. Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article XI, section 3 of the Constitution of the state of Washington to read as follows:
Article XI, section 3. No new counties shall be established which shall reduce any
county to a population less than four thousand (4,000), nor shall a new county
be formed containing a ((less)) population of less than two
thousand (2,000). There shall be no territory stricken from any county unless
((a majority)) at least twenty-five percent of the registered
voters living in such territory shall petition therefor and then only under
such other conditions as may be prescribed by a general law applicable to the
whole state. Every county which shall be enlarged or created from territory
taken from any other county or counties shall be liable for a just proportion
of the existing debts and liabilities of the county or counties from which such
territory shall be taken((: Provided, That in such accounting)).
Neither county shall be charged with any debt or liability then existing
incurred in the purchase of any county property, or in the purchase or
construction of any county buildings then in use, or under construction, which
shall fall within and be retained by the county((: Provided further,
That)). This allotment of debts shall not be construed to
affect the rights of creditors.
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