Committee on Revision, Adjustment and Enrollment

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

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Sessions (22)

The committee was appointed.

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The committee received a treatise on state constitutions.

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The article on the Judiciary was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on County, City, Township Organization was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on the Executive Department was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on Militia was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on State, County, and Municipal Indebtedness was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on Jurisdiction was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on Impeachment was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The articles on Amendments as well as Revenue and Taxation were referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on State Institutions and Public Buildings as well as the article on Seat of Government were referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The article on Legislative Department was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The articles on Corporations Other Than Municipal; Exemptions; Water and Water Rights; Education and Educational Institutions; and the Compact with the United States were all referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The articles on Legislative Apportionment as well as Public Health and Vital Statistics were referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The committee drafted and referred a resolution on the titles of the articles to the Convention.

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The article on Declaration of Rights was referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The articles on Elections and Elective Rights as well as Harbors and Tidewaters were both referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment.

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The articles on Impeachment, the Judiciary, and Corporations Other Than Municipal were referred back to the Convention for amending.

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The articles on Judiciary, Impeachment, Boundaries, Corporations Other Than Municipal, and State Seal were all referred to this committee for final revision and adjustment. The articles on Executive Department; Elections and Elective Rights; Revenue and Taxation; State, County and Municipal Indebtedness; Education and Educational Institutions; Militia; and County, City, Township Organization were all referred back to the Convention for final debate and agreement.

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The articles on Executive Department; Elections and Elective Rights; Revenue and Taxation; State, County and Municipal Indebtedness; Education and Educational Institutions; and Militia were all referred back to this committee for enrollment. The articles on County, City, Township Organization; Corporations Other Than Municipal; Public Health and Vital Statistics; State Institutions and Public Buildings; Legislative Apportionment; Seat of Government; Exemptions; Compact with the United States; Water and Water Rights; and Amendments were all referred back to the Convention for final debate and agreement.

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The articles on County, City and Township Organization; Corporations Other Than Municipal; State Institutions; Seat of Government; Amendments; Legislative Apportionment; Water and Water Rights; Exemptions; Public Health and Vital Statistics; and the Compact with the United States were referred to this committee for final enrollment. The article on School and Granted Lands was also referred for final revision and adjustment.

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The articles on Harbors and Tidewaters; School and Granted Lands; Jurisdiction; State Seal; and Boundaries were referred to the Convention for final debate and agreement. The same articles were then referred back to this committee for final enrollment. The article on Schedule was then referred to the Convention for final agreement and was then referred back to this committee for enrollment. The committee then drafted the final Constitution of the State of Washington with every completed article and reported it to the Convention for final agreement and signing.

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