Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-08-16
OF IHE STATE
OE,W ASIlINGTON,
ART. XII.
FIN ANCES.

SECTION !. The Legislature shall
provide for an annual tax, sufficient to
deiray the estimated expenses for each
year; and whenever the expenses OF any
year shall exceed tbe income the Lesis
lature shall provide for levyiny tax fur
the ensuing year sufficient, with other
sources of income. to pay the d. ficiency.
as we'll as the estimated expense of such
ensuing year.
SEC. =. All taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class Of subjects within
the Territorial limits of the authority
levying the tax; aud shall be levied AM!
ro'lrc'ed under general laws. ehirh
shall prescribe such regulations as sha
secure Il Just valuati,n for taxation of
all property. real aud personal.
SEC. 3. The pr,p'r;y. real and per
snnal of the Uni'cd States, and the
property of the State aud counties:
property Of municipalities; commons
>ch""l property; cemeteries not owned
Or ueed for private or corp, rate profit;
and public Libraries -shal. he exemp,
from taxation; ard all laws exemptinu
from taxation property other than that
herein''etore ,neptioned. shall be void.
SEC. t. The Legislature sha not
impose taxes fr the purposes of any
county. city. town or other corporation;
but may by law vest in the corporate
authorities thereo! respectively the pow
'r to assess and collect taxes fur all nur
roses oi such corporation; hut no cnun-
~, city, town or other municipal cor
p"ratlon - the inhaltan's thereof or the
property iheren---shall be released or
discharged from their or its lust share
eI taxes. 10 be levied for State rur, oses.
SIC >. The power to tax corpora
tiohs ana corporate property shall never
be rellhqushcd or snspende !.
SIC. i. All corpora'ions in this
State, or doing business t.erein, shall
be subject to taxation for State. couny,
school, municipal and other purposes. o''
the real aud personal property owned o.
used by them within the Territoria1
limits of the authority levying the tax
SIC. I. No money shall he paid on,
"f the Treasury. EXCEPT in pursuance 81
an appropriation made by law.
SEC. s. Neither the State, nor any
county, city, town, or schooldis'ric'
shall make any donation or grant 10, o,
i" aid of, or bec!mc subscriber TO. o,
"A shareholder in--any corporation OF
conpany. or IL joint owner with. ANY
person. company or corporation. public
or private, III or out Of The State; except
as to such ownership as may accrue tc
the State by escheat. or by f"rfei'nre nv
"peratlon Of law; and except as to such
ownership as may accrue to the State
"r t" any county. city. town or school
istr,ct, or To .it' er or any of then
jointly with any person, company OF
corporation. by forfeiture or by sale oI
real es'a'e for non payment of taxes. OF
ny any donation or devise for public
use, or by purchase by or on tehalf oI
any or either of them under execution
III 'a.e OF fines, penalties or forfeiture
p' rccosnizance. breach IF condition oi
thcial bond or of buud to secure public
moneys. Or the performance nf any con.
tract in which they or any Of them may
be jointly or severally interested
SEC 8. Neither the Stare. NOR an.
county. city, town nor school distric,
s. all lend or pledge the credit nr faith
thereof, directly or indirectly, in aid al
any person. company or corporation for
| .v,u mn, ,pt 4.,~
ever, or become eSponsible Tor any debt
c"ntract or liability of any person. com.
pany or corporation, in or out OF the
State.
SEC. 10. The State shall never con
tract any publ C debt, except in tn,
cases and manner hereinafter described
SEC. IL. For the purpose of de!rav
ing extraordinary expenditures. tn,
State may c,ntract public debts; bu
such debts. in the aggregate. shall not
tar the tr't fifteen years, exceed tifr,
thousand dollars; and shall never exree,
one hundred thousand dolla-s. Ever,
such debt shall be authorized by law
for some purpose or purposes to be dis
tnctly specified therein; and every sucl
law shall provide for levyiug an ANNA
tax sufficient to pay the annual in'cres
"f ruch debt, and the principal within
ten years 'roin the passage OF such law
aud shall specially appropriate the pr
ceeds OF such taxes to the payment q
such principal and interest; and sci
appropriation shall not be repealed, IN
The taxes postponed or diminished, uuti
, The principal and interest of such deb
snail have been wholly paid.
SEC. IL. No county, city, town o
school-dist,ict shall contract any deb
unless authorized and limited by law
: ana no scrip, certificate, or other evi