356. Qualifications of Electors.

All male persons

of twenty-one years or more, who are citizens of the United States, and who have been residents of the state one year, of the county ninety days, and of the precinct thirty days immediately preceding, are entitled to vote at all elections. Women possessing the qualifications of age and time of residence, as specified in this section, are entitled to vote at school elections.

357. Election Officers. The county commissioners appoint for each precinct from its qualified electors one inspector and two judges, who constitute a board of judges of election.

358. Clerks of Election. The inspector and judges appoint two suitable persons to act as clerks of the election. They shall be qualified electors of the precinct.

359. Nominations of Candidates. The candidates for office are nominated by political parties, of which there may be as many as the people desire to organize. Primary meetings or elections are held in each precinct by the members of the several parties, who elect delegates to the county, city, or state convention, as the case may be. These delegates assemble in convention on an appointed day and nominate the officers. All primary elections must be conducted according to the provision of the statutes.

360. Ballots. All ballots are printed on white paper of good quality, and the names of candidates are

361. How to Vote.

Procure a legal ballot of one of the judges; go into an unoccupied booth, and if you desire to vote a straight party ticket place a cross X in the blank space to the right of the party name at the top of the ballot; or you may place a cross X at the right of the name of each candidate on the party ticket. If you desire to vote for candidates of different parties leave all the spaces to the right of the party names at the top of the ballot blank, and place a cross X in the space to the right of each candidate for whom you desire to vote. Be careful

not to vote for two persons for the same office, but whose names are on different tickets. Fold your ballot, carefully concealing its face, and with its number on the outside return to the ballot box and hand your ballot to the judge as folded, who will detach the number of the ballot and deposit it in the ballot box.

362. Number of Electors in Each Precinct. The maximum number of electors in each precinct is fixed by law at 300. The Australian system makes this provision necessary.

363. Opening and Closing the Polls. At all elections the polls are opened at 9 o'clock A. M., and closed at 7 o'clock P. M.

364. Registration. In all cities and towns, and all voting precincts having two hundred and fifty or more voters the electors shall be registered prior to all municipal or general elections.

365. Form of Registration.

The registration of voters is made in a book in the following form:

Date of Registration.

Names.

Check
Line.

Age. Occupation. Residence. Remarks.

REVENUE AND TAXATION.

366. Need of Revenue. In order to carry on the

institutions of government,

there must be revenue,

Salaries of officers must be paid, public buildings erected and kept in repair, state institutions must be provided for, and all this requires money, which must be provided by some system of taxation.

367. Sources of Revenue. State revenue is derived either by a direct tax on property and persons, or by means of fees obtained by issuing charters and licenses for certain privileges of trade.

All real prop

368. Property Subject to Taxation. erty and personal property in the state are subject to taxation, except public buildings, churches, cemeteries, and an exemption of personal property of each individual to an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars.

369. Poll Tax.

Every male inhabitant of the state between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, except paupers, idiotic and insane persons, is required to pay a poll tax of two dollars per annum.

STATE INSTITUTIONS.

370. Classes. The state institutions may be divided

into four classes:

(1) Educational.
(2) Charitable.
(3) Reformatory.
(4) Penal.

371. Educational.

There are five educational insti

tutions in the state-the University of Washington, the Agricultural College and School of Science, and three normal schools.

372. Charitable.

There are four charitable institutions in the state, two asylums for the insane, school for defective youth, and the soldiers' home.

373. Reformatory. There is one reformatory institution in the state-the reform school.

374. Penal. There is one penal institution in the state-the penitentiary.

LOCATION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS.

375. The University of Washington. The University of Washington is the outgrowth of the old territorial university, which was located at Seattle, King County, in 1861. The university is still located at Seattle, but has been recently removed from the old site to a peninsula lying between lakes Washington and Union.

376. The Agricultural College. The Agricultural College and School of Science is located at Pullman, Whitman County.

377. The State Normal Schools. The state normal schools are located-one at Cheney, Spokane County; one at Ellensburg, Kittitas County, and one at Whatcom, Whatcom County.

378. Hospitals for the Insane. "The Western Washington Hospital for the Insane" is located at Steilacoom, Pierce County; "the Eastern Washington Hospital for the Insane" is located at Medical Lake, Spokane County.

379.

School for Defective Youth. This state institution is located at Vancouver, Clarke County.