Lake City, Steilacoom and other territory in the western part of Pierce County. (Two representatives.) Thirty-seventh-Pierce. Portions of the Second, Third and Seventh wards in the City of Tacoma, (Two representatives.) Thirty-eighth-Pierce. Portions of the Third and (Two repre Fourth wards in the City of Tacoma. sentatives.) Thirty-ninth-Pierce. Precincts Fern Hill, Hunt's Prairie and Parkland in the County of Pierce, and portions of the Third, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh wards in the City of Tacoma. (Two representatives.) Fortieth-King. Precincts of Orillia, Vashon, Kent, Auburn, Black Diamond, Eagle Gorge and other territory in King County. (Three representatives.) Forty-first-King. Precincts of Columbia, Renton, New Castle, Falls City, North Bend, Cherry Valley and other territory in King County. (Two representatives.) Forty-second-King. Northern part of the City of Seattle and precincts in the northern part of King County. (Two representatives.) Forty-third-King. Portions of the First Ward and all of the Second Ward in the City of Seattle. (Two representatives.) Forty-fourth-King. Portions of the First Ward and all of the Fourth Ward. (Two representatives.) Forty-fifth-King. Broadway District in the City of Seattle. (Two representatives.) Forty-sixth-King. Sixth and Eighth wards in the City of Seattle. (Two representatives.) Forty-seventh-King. Portion of the Seventh Ward and all of the Third Ward in the City of Seattle. (Two representatives.) Forty-eighth-Snohomish. The City of Everett and Precincts Edmonds, Lowell, Muckilteo and other territory in the County of Snohomish. (Two representatives.) Forty-ninth-Snohomish. All of the County of Snohomish not included in the Forty-eighth. (Two representatives.) Fiftieth-Island. (One representative.) Fifty-first-Skagit. (Three representatives.) Fifty-second-San Juan. (One representative.) Fifty-third-Whatcom. All of Whatcom County outside of the City of Bellingham. (Two representatives.) Fifty-fourth- Whatcom. City of Bellingham. (Two representatives.) Fifty-fifth-Ferry. (One representative.) VOTES NECESSARY ON HOUSE ACTION Actions requiring constitutional majority (49 votes). 1. To pass bills. (Const., Sec. 22, Art. 2.) 2. To impeach. (Const., Sec. 1, Art. 5.) 3. To change any standing rule or order. Rule 87. (1 day's notice.) (Const., Sec. 8, Art. Actions requiring a majority of members present. 5. To change time of meeting. Rule 7. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. To decide case of member called to order. To indefinitely postpone a bill, etc. Rule 29. To allow a member to speak more than twice To excuse a member from voting. To withdraw a bill, etc. Rule 23. Rule 18. To pass motions and resolutions other than specified. Rule 89. (Reed's Parliamentary Practice.) To allow reading of a paper. Rule 30. To send bills, memorials, etc, to Senate same To amend joint rules on one day's notice. 18. To give use of House Chamber. suspension of any house rule. To postpone special order for consideration of bill, etc. (Parliamentary Practice.) Actions requiring consent of one-sixth of members present. 22. Demand for roll call. Rule 34. Actions requiring consent of ten members present. 23. May demand call of the House. Rule 39. Actions requiring presence of eight members more. 24. May demand attendance of others. Rule 8. or Actions requiring two-thirds vote of members elected to the House. (Sixty-five votes.) 25. May expel a member. (Const., Sec. 9, Art. 2.) Actions requiring constitutional majority of members elected to the House (49 votes), and also a constitutional majority of all members elected to the Senate (22 votes). 26. May abolish the office of the Lieutenant Governor. (Const., Sec. 25, Art. 4.) 27. May abolish the office of State Auditor. (Const., Sec. 25, Art. 4.) 28. May abolish the office of the Commissioner of Actions requiring two-thirds vote of members elected to the House (65 votes), and also twothirds vote of members elected to the Senate (28 votes). 29. 30. 31. 32. To introduce a bill during the last ten days of To pass a constitutional amendment. (Const., To amend the Constitution. (Const., Sec. 1, (Const., To call a constitutional convention. Sec. 2, Art. 23.) Action requiring two-thirds vote of the members present in both houses. 33. To pass a measure over the veto of the Governor. Joint Rule 16. (Const., Sec. 12, Art. 3.) Actions requiring three-fourths vote of all members elected to both houses. 34. May remove judicial officers. (Const., Sec. 9, Art. 4.) 35. May remove Attorney General. (Const., Sec. 9, Art. 4.) Actions requiring majority of both houses. 36. To adjourn for more than three days. (Const., Sec. 11, Art. 2.) 37. To amend joint rules. (Joint Rule 30.) Actions frequently taken by unanimous consent. 38. Το do any of the things above mentioned after the following numbers: 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14. 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, to depart from the committee reports out of order, etc.), to take up a bill out of order for purpose of amending, or, to extend time for debate on any measure. Chief Clerk to Call to Order.* RULE 1. Custom, so prevalent and so ancient as to have the force of law, has made it the duty of the chief clerk of the previous assembly to call the session to order and to conduct the proceedings generally until a speaker is chosen. The Secretary of State furnishes to the clerk a certified statement of the names of the members elect, which is read by the clerk. The roll is called and the oath of office is administered to the members by a justice of the supreme court. The members rise and are sworn. The assembly then proceeds to the election of its officers. Speaker. RULE 2. The house shall elect, viva voce, its presiding officer, who shall be styled speaker of the house, and who shall hold his office during the regular session. Powers and RULE 3. The speaker shall take the chair every day precisely at the hour to which the house shall have adjourned on the preceding day. He shall immediately call the members to order, and on the appearance of a majority of the members shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read. The practice is similar to that of the House of Representatives of Congress, where the clerk, by old usage, continues as an officer in a new Congress until the election of a speaker. He shall possess the powers and perform the duties herein prescribed, viz.: (a) He shall preserve order and decorum, may speak to points of order in preference to the other members, rising from his chair for that purpose. (b) He shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal to the house. On every appeal he shall have the right, in his place, to assign his reason for his decision. (c) The speaker shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting. (d) The speaker shall have a general direction of the house of representatives' room. (e) He shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment. (f) He shall appoint all standing and special committees. (g) In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobby, the speaker (or chairman of the whole house) shall have the power to order the same to be cleared. (h) He shall designate the persons who shall act as reporters for the public press. (i) He shall announce the business before the house in the order in which it is to be acted upon. (j) He shall sign all acts, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions and joint memorials in open session of the house. (See Joint Rule No. 12.) (k) To authenticate by his signature, when necessary, all the acts, orders and proceedings of the house. |