Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-09
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. I
ITO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
l. dicnce To an act of the legislature approved
March Ii, 1897, entitled us follows An net to
provide for voting on constitutional amend
ment nj the general election To be held in No
vcmbcr ls9S, relative to TAXATION, there is here.
with published for the consideration of the voters
of the State of Washington the following pro-
posed amendment to the constitution of said
State: Section . OF article OF the constitution
of the State of Washington shall be amended TO
read as follows:
SEC. =. The legislature shall provide by law
uniform and equal rate of assessment and
taxation ON all property In the state, according
to its value in money, and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law as shall secure just
valuation for taxation of all property. that every
person and corporation shall pay tax in pro.
portion 10 his, or her or its property: PROVIDED,
That II deduction OF debts from credits may be
authorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That i; shall
be optional with each municipal corporation in
the State to fix and determine by majority vote
of the qualified electors voting thereon the class
or classes OF property upon which taxes for
municipal purposes shall be levied, which tax
shall be uniform as to persons and class: Pro
viDED STILL FURTHER, That the property OF the
United States and the State, counties. school dis
tricts and other municipal corporations, and such
other property as the legislature may by general
laws provide, may be exempt from taxation.
There shall be printed on each OF the ballots
| supplied for the next general election the words
For proposed amendment to section 2, article
Z. Of constitution. relatingto taxaton;" Against
proposed amendment to section ., article Z, of
constitution, relative TO taxation
In obedience to an act of the legislature ap-
proved March II. 1897, entitled as follows: An
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise OH women
| there is herewith published for the cOnsdera-
ton Of the voters of the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton of the said state; Section 9, article of the
constitution shall read As follows:
SIC. D. The elective franchise shall never be
denied any person on account of sex, notwith-
| standing anything to the contrary in this con
| stitution.
At the general election to be held in Novcm
Der, 1895 the amendments hereinbefore NEIL
| toned shall BE- submitted TO the qualified electors
| of the State of Washington for their approval,
and there shall be printed on all the ballots pro-
| yided for said election the words For the pro-
posed amendment To article of the constitution,
comforting the elective franchise on women"
| Against the proposed amendment to article OF
the constitution, comforting the elective franchise
on women"
| AT sale election each elector shall vote for or
| against said amendment by crossing out part OF
the ballot in such manner that the remaining part
shall express his vote on the question submitted.
In witness whereof | have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State OF Washing
| ton, this 18th day OF July, 1898.
| Estate SEAL
WILL ID. JENKINS,
Secretary of state for the State Of Washington.