Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-30
Proposed Amendments to the Con.
stitutiOn.
STATE OF WARRINGTON,

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFiCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. I
ITO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
y, i dence to an act Of the legislature approved
March 10, 1897, entitled as follows: "Ai act To
provide for voting on constitutional amend
ment AT the general election to be held In No
vember 1888. relative to taxation" there Ia 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:.2. The legislature shall provide by law
uniform and equal rate of assessment and
taxation on all property in the State. according
TO It's value In money. and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law as shall secure a lust
valuation Tor taxation of all properly 20 that every
person and corporation shall pay a tax In pro
portion TO his, or her or Its property: PROVIDED
That deduction of debts from credits NAV he
authorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That II shall
be optional with each municipal corporation In
the stale 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
snail be uniform rs to persons and class: Pho
viDED STILL FURTHER. That The property of the
United States and the State, countless school dis
tricts and other municipal corporations, and such
other property ne the legislature may by general
laws provide, may be exempt from taxation
There shall be printed ON each of the ballots
supplied Tor the next general election the words
For proposed amendment to section 2 article
- vi Sonsttution rcihtlnKlto aXatiOn;" Against
proposed amendment to section 2, article 7. of
constitution, relative TO TAXATION"
In obedience to an act Of the Legislature an
proved March IL. 1897. entitled as follows: An
aci providing for III" constitutional amendment
cOnferrlbg the elective franchise on women -
there IL herewith published for the considera-
tion OF The voters of the state Of Washington the
following proposed amendment to the cOnstitu.
ZION OF the said State Section 9, article of the
constitution shall read as follows:
SEC y. The elective franchise shall never he
denied any person on account of sex notwith-
standing anything to the contrary in this con
At the general election to be held In Noycm.
per, ls9S, the amendments hereinbefore men.
tioned 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.
viued for said election the words " For the pro.
posed amendment to article of the constitution
cohierring the elective franchise on women -
against the proposed amendment to article 6 q,
Tue constitution, comforting the elective franchise
Al sale election each elector shall vote for or
against said amendment by crossing out part of
tle Dallot In such manner that the remaining r;
snaii express his vote on the question submitted
In witness whereof l have hereunto set INV
nand and affixed the seal Of the State Of Washing
ton. this 18th day Of July, 1875.
Estate sEALl.
WILL d. JENKINS
secretary Of State for the State Of Washington.