Article XXVI, Washington State Constitution

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## Contents

* 1 Preamble
* 2 First
* 3 Second
* 4 Third
* 5 Fourth
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Additional reading
* 9 Footnotes

Article XXVI of the Washington State Constitution is labeled Compact with the United States. It is not subdivided into sections as most articles are.

## Preamble[edit]

Text of the preamble:

The following ordinance shall be irrevocable without the consent of the United States and the people of this state:[1]

## First[edit]

Text of First Section:

That perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured and that no inhabitant of this state shall ever be molested in person or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship.[1]

## Second[edit]

Text of Second Section:

That the people inhabiting this state do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying with the boundaries of this state, and to all lands lying within said limits owned or held by any Indian or Indian tribes; and that until the title thereto shall have been extinguished by the United States, the same shall be and remain subject to the disposition of the United States, and said Indian lands shall remain under the absolute jurisdiction and control of the congress of the United States and that the lands belonging to citizens of the United States residing without the limits of this state shall never be taxed at a higher rate than the lands belonging to residents thereof; and that no taxes shall be imposed by the state on lands or property therein, belonging to or which may be hereafter purchased by the United States or reserved for use: Provided, That nothing in this ordinance shall preclude the state from taxing as other lands are taxed any lands owned or held by any Indian who has severed his tribal relations, and has obtained from the United States or from any person a title thereto by patent or other grant, save and except such lands as have been or may be granted to any Indian or Indians under any act of congress containing a provision exempting the lands thus granted from taxation, which exemption shall continue so long and to such an extent as such act of congress may prescribe.[1]

## Third[edit]

Text of Third Section:

The debts and liabilities of the Territory of Washington and payment of the same are hereby assumed by this state.[1]

## Fourth[edit]

Text of Fourth Section:

Provision shall be made for the establishment and maintenance of systems of public schools free from sectarian control which shall be open to all the children of said state.[1]

## See also[edit]

* State constitution
* Constitutional article
* Constitutional amendment
* Constitutional revision
* Constitutional convention
* Amendments
* Initiated constitutional amendment
* Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
* Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
* Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
* State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

## External links[edit]

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* Washington State Legislature, "Washington Constitution"
* Washington State SOS, "The Origin of the Constitution of the State of Washington"

## Additional reading[edit]

* Utter, Robert F., and Hugh D. Spitzer. (2002). The Washington State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing
* Utter, Robert F., and Hugh D. Spitzer. (2013). The Washington State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Washington State Legislature, "Washington Constitution," accessed March 30, 2014

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