Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
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cfrPE VI CEtRETARf Or STATE J
Two WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN GBE-
dience TO All Act of the legislature approved
March Ii, lSY7. entitled as follows: AN act TO
provide for voting on constitutional amend
mcnt AT the general election To he held in No
vember, ISIS. 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:
Seq 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 just
valuation for taxation of all property, that every
person and corporation shall pay tax in pro.
portion to his, or her or its property: PROVIDED,
That deduction OF debts from credits may be
authorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That il 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
municipal purposes shall be levied. which tax
shall be uniform as to persons and class: Pro
y!DED 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 ., article
Z. of constitution, relatnsto taxation Against
proposed amendment to section ?, article Z, of
constitution, relative 10 taxation"
In obedience to an act of the legislature ap-
proved March Ii, 1897, entitled as follows: ." An
act providing for the constitutional anne ndment
comforting the elective franchise Oh women"
there is herewith published for the cOnsidera-
ton of the voters of the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment to the constitl-
ton of the said State Section 9, article 4 OF the
constitution shall read as follows:
SEC. g. 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 Novem-
Der, ls9s, the amendments hcreinbefore men
toned shall be submitted to the qualified electors
of the State of Washington for their approval,
and there shall be printed 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 of
the constitution, comforting the elective franchise
on women"
AT sale election each eector 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 l have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State Of Washing
ton. this 18th day Of July, 1898.
STATE SEAL
WILL ID. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.