The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-08

Toe yose Vas faken u5en the yIs % sub
stgfzlse and Il Was lost
&SsrHER EssT % ExExFTfoxs
Goldman moved that the fa.lassax Il
substituted q or section T.
ProseEfs If the Taisesi States and pss..s-
! rty OF the states snd eoGnfiss, properly o.
masslrfpa ltiss. gu0i}e school psopsrty
property not ownets o. assd for pfisste o.
corporate rrofss. aud puAsse sifraries shall
De exempt fsom taxation. Growing crops
and pesssnal property so any amount no;
exesssiifsg in sasge SO 20 the head oi
each family, may be exempted from taxa
ticn by the leGisissa,e-v
The motion to substitute was lost D
to Is
so AMENDMENT WANTED.
Hickey offered an amendment directly
s1emi't al e1ureh property from taxa
ttoa. lu&s
Eshelman wanfes; 70 exempt homestead
foy each widow 10 the eexseEt of 81 200: h,sr.
purse mcsed 10 exempt x&p worth of
persona property to tue heads Of each
family ilssread 81 saaos lost.
Power wanted 10 aAd ito the head of s
fanl 7 whose anruai ineame coes not ex-
eeed 81 90: lost
Minor waited 10 e1emp: each family
fEasssat Of the hs sd Of the family: lost.
srxNsRlLG STRICKEN OFT.
Gtifilt's moved 10 ssrihe out al Of the
seet;sn sfser '.taxation," carried.
THIs SECTION ABOLISHED
$50. S. All laws esempting property
from saxaflou, other :haa tee pYpperfv
shall be odd
Hoyt moved 10 s.rika Out: carried.
So suRgESDE- or Powxa
.Ser s. Tue power 10 tax corporations
and corporate props rfy shall not be sur
rendered or aspended hy any contract OF
grant 10 which the stale shall be a party" :"
TAXES sHaLi sE SPECIFIC.
20 c. Z. No tax shall be levied except in
pursuance Of Law, and every law imposing
q tax shall state distinctly the ohjeet of the
same 20 whieh only iffhaIl be applied"
THIS WAS LEGISLATIVE.
.'scc. 8 All laws authorizing the ber-
rowing Of rnonev, BY xssd o1 behalf Of the
state, shall specify to- purpose for which
the mecey is TO be usea, and the money 80
borrowed shall bc SD for the purpose
specified and no otnes,
Gril.itfs moved to sstike ont: carried.
WHARF, THE rAyxgfsTs SHALL BE MADE.
'.sec 9. All taxes bed and co,lec: ed for
state purposes shaa e pxia iato the state
tsriffiiis moved u srske ont; ,os,
1osey moved 90 ing ri ''la money onl y"
after paid = earFiedl
THREE sEcTIosS FIND Favor.
see 10, An accurate stemsnt OF the
receipts aud expenss.ar.s uf the publie
moneys stall be p hishsc annually in
.r,,sa .aeh manner as tn legislature may pro-
'.sec. IL. whsneysF the expense Of any
fiscal year shall exceed the incoIae, ths
shall PROV le for lesyiug tax
for IA. ensuing nscsl seAr, sufficient, with
other sources of income, II ray The def
cheney Tor the ensuing fiscal year.
See. H. the legislature msy vest the
corporate authorities of cities, towns and
villages with power 10 make local improve
menss by special assessment. or by special
taxaiioa OF properly benefited. For all
corporate purposes. all municipal corpora
tions may he vested with sn.hofity 10 a.
sess and collect taxes, and such taxes shall
be uniform 10 respect 10 persons and prop
erty within the jurssdiction OF the body
leyi ing the same.
STILL ANOTHER Crr~ouT.
IS c, Is. Ali statiooery alsi other articles
required for the use Il the tafe shall be
under tu. b r~suistions ~ may
be prescribed by law, but po state officer
or member of tbe legislature shall be In
in any contract, or bid for farm
Ishing such stationery or articles"
This latter was stricken olt.
SECTION I AGAIN
Convey moved to amend secfi1 n by in
serting abe l. gislature shall provide by
law for annual taxes sufficient, with other
sonress OF revenue, 10 defray the estimated
ordinary exJenNs of the state for each
fiscal year. and for The purposes" etc.
carried
Meany moved to str ke out the word
'shali' in section before provides" aud
insert may, adopted.
Dyer wanted 10 strike Out from section 2.
'sp divided that drsiuctiou oi debts from
a - -. sN.gx x~f IL
ON motion al T. NJ. heed the committee
arose ard recommended The adoption OF
the article and concurrering in amend
msnss.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the amendment by which section 4 wss
stricken out. The vote resulted as fol-
lows
Yeas-B.aiock, Euchsuaa, Burke, cocy,
Cosgrove. piekey, Tunhar, purie, Dyer.
Esdridge. Eshe man. Fay, Glasectk. Grit
fits. Henry, iamiser, Jones. Joy. kel-
logg. kipuear, Lillis, Lindsey, McCroskey.
McEiroy. Mckeayy. Minor, Moore, J.. T.,
Morgsns. Newton, Power, Presscr. Reed,
stiles. ribsetts. Weir, weisenhurgem,w West.
W Insor-s2
Nays-Berry, Roeen, C'o:hier. Comegys,
Crowley, Goldman. Convey. Gray, HICKS,
Manly, Mcdonald. Moore, K. >, Nesce
stevenson. stardeysnt, suks-
doff sullivan. r. H.. Turner. Van Name,
" ar 4cr, Wilson, Mr.. fresisent-.S
NOT yEf SATISFIED.
Moore ffxresi an amendment TO section
4. expressly giving the legislature power 10
{ xen,,t charitable and religious institutions
from "a Kat 0n.
Vest addsd and SEQ worth OF goods aud
provtsioas" aud utensils for eagh hoase-
hold !" losa
Meore's am ndment was lost. - 10 10.
Sakslorf introduced an amendment that
cultivated and nnciiltasstsd land be
sausily sessed: hos, II 10 A.
Beiry's minority report was rc!nifodueesl
and lost, - 80 al.
cosEsYs' COMPROMISES.
comesys made an amendment TO the
seosioa, sNemp;ing church property for
81 caa and personal property IN &so. The
yeas ana says were called and the vote IT.
suited;
Yess-Comegys, crowley, Gray, Hicks,
JsInisop, JOY. Lindsey. Manly, AeDou-
dort, sui iysu, 4. A. Turner, Van Name
Warner. Neisruburser-i.
Nsvs-BerYv. kisioe2. Bowen. Bsrk
Clo,f,ter. Cees, Cusgrsye, Dfckey, panbar,
Durie. Dyer, EldFiSge. Eshciman, Fay.
Glssesek. Convey. Griifsts; Hay yton,
4 r.,s ~. MuElgey, McReayy. Minor. Moore.
~ Ncosr. K d, MORAN, >, Power.
Prus-sr, Reed. r. N. r. 81. ). NJ, schuoiey
SharrSzsin. snogdy, -ohGs, stiles, Tib-
as.stS Weir. West. Nti4sSl1. " iasor, My.
PreSitsegL--sA
SACK 10 TIE ORIGINAL sEevfoS.
Red oss.resi an amend rsenf that sabsti-
tufci 20 the origin * csi - a. reported by
fassa raigtee. lost. = ~ S1
Weir moved thsr the srttc3e be eonsia-
eretf eagresSeSi ana passed 81 i's third
rysdsngs carried.
faRr oF THE cpssTITCrfoN-
The article was . sccl en- its nosi pas
sare Use vote rsrxHitst a. fellows
NssS-~Isssw en, Buchanan, BgEk, Clltaser
Co. 3. sosgrsse. pisksy, Danbsr. Durie
pser' Exns msp. Fay esaaseoex. Convey
1.sav. 1rissuS. Ssytor- Henry. IsHatson
Je,sss,. gsy. klnress, L4a9fssey. Aes-nss
key. NeElfay. Nc cknayy. Moore, r :
M.ssess. J =. NergsEss Power. rr sseT
n esf. II. NJ, Re 4. J. u .schooleg. shousy
~oans. ssiles I hlst1s, Weir, winseF. NJ
P~e~is9Gas~-si.
Savs-.secfacxvs Crosby, k1tffstGe. tod
nxu Hicks. Minor. shAxf@te3n. steven
AZ. ~tars4evsnf eaksss>rf. calhysIa, =. ii.
fs,r,,er. Van Name. waTnes. Neisansszsl.sr
Nest. VI MiilisaR--aT.
farmer asked iur ana x2s granted sesN'
q atsepce until next MSpeAs.
Adlonssscd
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