The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
STATE OF WASHINGToN,
OFFICE OF SECRETANY OE STATE
To whom 1t may concern:

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE I
To whom it may concern:
In obedience to an act of the legislature an.
proved March l6. 1897. entitled as follows; IAN
act TO provide for voting on n constitutional
amendment at the general election to be held in
November, 1885, relative to taxation" there il
herewith published for the consi Iteration OF the
voters OF the state of Washington the following
proposed amendment to the constitution OF
said state: Section of article of the constitu.
ton of the state of Washington shall be amend
ed to read as follows:
sec. 1.-The legislature shall provide by law a
uniform and equal rate of assessment aud taxa
ton on all property in the state according to Its
value in money, and shall prescribe such regu-
latl0ns by general law rs shall secure lust val
uatfon for taxation of all property, SO that ev-
cry person and corporation shall nav a tax in
proportion to his or her or its property; provid-
ed that Il deduction OF debts from credits may
be authorized: provided further that II shall be
optional with each municipal corporation in
the state to fix and determine by majority vote
OF the quallhed electors voting thereon the class
or classes OF property upon which taxes for mn
nicipal purposes shall be levied, which tax
shan be uniform as TO persons aud class; pro-
vided still further that the property OF the Unit
ed States and the state, counties school dis
trlcts aud other municipal corporations, and
such other property MS the Legislature may by
general laws provide, may be exempt from tax =
alton,
There shall be printed on each of the ballots
supplied Tor the next general election the words
"FoI proposed smendent 10 section 2 article :
OF constitution relative TO taxation"
Against proposed amendment to section 2,
article of constitution relating to taxation"
In obedience to an act of the legislature ap-
proved March II, 1897, entitled as follows. IAN
act providing for the constitutional amend
ment comforting the elective franchise ON wo-
men," there Is herewith published for the con.
sideIation Of the voters of the state of Wash
ington the following proposed amendment To
the constitution of the said state Section O.
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
stitution.
At the general election 10 be held In Noyem-
Der. 1898, the amendments hereinbefore men
TONED shall he submitted to the qualified elect
ors OF the state of Washington for their approx.
al, aud there shall be printed on all the ballots
provided for said election the words:
"fOr the proposed amendment to article 6 OF
the constitution. comforting the elective fran.
chfse on women"
Against the proposed amendment to article
o. the constitutions, comforting the elective
franchise on women"
At said election each eector shall vote for OF
against said amendment by crossing out part OF
the ballot In such manner that the remaining
part shall express his vote on the question sub
mitted.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the state OF Wash
ingtou this 18th day of July, 1898.
tsTATE sEAL) WILL D. JENKINS,
Secretary OF state for the State of Washington.
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