Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-12
Proposed Amendments to the Con.
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHING TON,


OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. !
Two WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
ulehce 10 an act of the legislature approved
March l6, 1897. entitled as follows: An act to
ment Mt the general election to be held in No
vembcr 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 2 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
10 It's value In money, and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law as shall secure just
valuation for taxation of all property so that every
person and corporation shall pay tax in pro.
That deduction of debts from credits may be
authorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That it shall
be optional with each municipal corporation in
the State TO nix 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
vIDEp STILL FURTHER. That the property of the
United States and the State counties, school dis
trlcts 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
Z. of constitution, relating!to tsxation; Against
proposed amendment to section 2, article Z, of
constitution, relative to taxation"
In obedience to an act Of the legislature ap-
proved March H. 1897 entitled as follows: IAN
act providing for the constitutional anne ndment
comforting the elective franchise OH women"
there IL herewith published for the cOnsdera-
tion 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:
SEC. g. The elective franchise shall never be
denied any person on account of sex, notwth-
standing anything to the contrary in this con-
stitution.
At the general election to be held in Novem-
Der, ls9S. the amendments herenbefore men-
TONED shall be submitted to1he qualified electors
Of the State of Washington for their approval,
and there shall be printed on all the ballots pro-
vided 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 6 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 hts vote on the question submitted.
In witness whereof l have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State Of Washing
ton, this 18th day OF July, ISIS.
Estate SEAL.
WILL d. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.