The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-11
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
STATE or WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE


To whom il may concern:
In obedience to an act of the legislature an.
proved March l6. 1897, entitled as follows: AN
act to provide for voting on "a constitutional
amendment at the general election to be held in
November, 1885, relative to taxation" there f.
herewith published for the consideration OF the
voters OF the state of Washington the following
proposed amendment to the constitution of
sald state: section of article of the Constitu-
ton the state of Washington shall be amend
ed to read as follows:
sec. 1.-The legislature shall provide by law a
UNIFORM ana equal rate of assessment and taxa
ton on all property in the state according to its
value in money and shall prescribe such regu.
latlons by general law as shall secure just val
uatlon for taxation of all property, so that ev,
cry person ana corporation shall pay tax in
proportion 10 his or her or its property; prOyid
ed. that deduction OF debts from credits may
be authorized; provided further that 1t shall be
optional with each municipal corporation in
the state to fin and determine by majority vote
OF the qualified electors voting thereon the class
or classes oil property upon which taxes for mu.
niclpal PURPOSES shall be levied, which tax
shall be uniform ~ to persons and class; pro
Vided stu further that the property OF the Unit
ed states and the state, counties, school dis
trlcts ana other municipal corporations, and
such other property as the legislature may by
general laws provide, may be exempt from tax
alton.
There shall be printed on each of the ballot,
| supplied ior the next general election the words
FOR proposed amendent to section 9 article
| OF constitution. relative to taxation"
Against proposed amendment to section 2
article OF constitution relating to taxation"
In obedience 10 an act OF the Legislature ap
| proved March IL. 1897, entitled as follows: IAN
| act providing for the constitutional amend
| nnent comforting the elective franchise on wo
men," there Is herewith published for the con
| siderat1on of the voters of the state of Wash
| 1ngtOn the following proposed amendment u
| the constitution of the said state: Section 8
article of the constitution shall read as fol
| lows:
| Sec. 9-The elective franchise shall never be
denied any person on account of sex notWith
| standing anything to the contrary in this con
stitutOn.
At the general election TO be held in Novem
| Der, 1898, the amendments hereinbefore men
| toned shall be submitted to the qualified elect
| ors of the state of Washington for their approx
al, and there shall be printed on all the ballots
provided for said election the words:
"for the proposed amendment to article o
the constitution, comforting the elective fran
| chise on women"
against the proposed amendment to article
/ franchise on women"
At said election each electOr shall vote for o.
| against said amendment by crossing out part o
| the ballot in such manner that the remainin
part shall express his vote on the question sab
mitted.
In witness whereof have hereunto set IN,
| hand and affixed the seal of the state of Wash
! ington this 18th day of July, 1888
| (sTATE sEAL) WILL d. JENKINS,
| Secretary of State for the State of Washington
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