Original 1878 State of Washington Constitution

1889 State
of Washington Constitution

2010 State
of Washington Constitution

Article
XII Finances

ARTICLE XI
County, City and Township Organization

Section 16.

SECTION 14

The making of profit, directly or indirectly out of the state,
county, city, town or school district money, or using the same for any
purpose not authorized by law, by any public officer, or any other person,
shall be deemed a felony, and shall be punished as provided by law.

PRIVATE
USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED. The making of profit
out of county, city, town, or other public money, or using the same for any
purpose not authorized by law, by any officer having the possession or
control thereof, shall be a felony, and shall be prosecuted and punished as
prescribed by law.

Section 17.

Section 13
PRIVATE PROPERTY

Private property, shall not be taken or sold for the payment of
the corporate debt of municipal corporations.

Private
property shall not be taken or sold for the payment of the corporate debt of
any public or municipal corporation, except in the
mode provided by law for the levy and collection of taxes.