Section 1. All Female Citizens of the Age of Twenty-One Years Shall

be entitled to vote at all elections in the territory, subject only to such regulations as male citizens.

SEC. 2. Any officer of election who shall refuse to take the vote of a woman citizen (otherwise qualified to vote), shall be liable to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.

SEC. 3. All laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. This act to be in force on and after its passage.

The bill was introduced in the Washington House by Representative Coply, and was supported in speeches by Messrs. Coply, Besserer, Miles, Clark and Stitzel, while Messrs. Landrum and Kincaid spoke against it. The vote was: Ayes--Besserer, Brooks, Clark, Coply, Foster, Goodell, Hungate, Kuhn, Lloyd, Martin, Miles, Shaw, Stitzel and Speaker Ferguson--14. Noes--Barlow, Brining, Landrum, Ping, Kincaid, Shoudy and Young--7. Absent--Blackwell, Turpin and Warner--3. The bill was favorably reported in the Council, November 15, by Chairman Burk of the Judiciary Committee. No one offered to speak on it. The vote stood: Ayes--Burk, Edmiston, Hale, Harper, Kerr, Power and Smith--7. Noes--Caton, Collins, Houghton, Whitehouse and President Truax--5. Governor W. A. Newell approved the bill November 22, 1883.