Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-07-29
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WAsHINGToN.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY or STATE.

ITO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
L dcnce Ia an act of the legislature approved
March Ii, 1897. entitled as follows: :" An act To
provide for voting on n constitutional amend
mcnt at the general election to be held in No
vembcr. 1898. relative to TAXATION. there 10 here.
with publ shed for the consideration of the voters
posed amendment to the constitution OF said
State Section > of article Of the constitution
of The State of Washington shall be amended 10
read as follows:
SEE The legislature shall provide by law
a uniform and equal rate Of assessment and
taxation ON all property in the State. according
to its value in money. and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law as shall secure just
valuation for taxation ola properly. so that every
person and corporation shall pay u 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
he optional with each municipal corporation in
the State to fix 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
shall be uniform as to persons and class PRo-
vIDRD STILL FURTHER, That the property OF the
United States and the State, counties, school die
tricts and other municipal corporations, and such
other property as the legislature may by general
laws provide, may be exempt from taxation.
There shall he printed ON each OF the ballots
supplied for the next general election the words
a. For proposed amendment To section ?, article
T. of constitution. relatiDgto taxaiion; Against
proposed amendment to section 2, article Z. of
constitution, relative TO taxation.
In obedience TO an act Of the legislature APP
proved March IL, 1897 entitled Ms follows: An
act providing for the constitutional anne ndment
comforting the elective franchise on women"
there IL herewith published for the considera-
ton of the voters of the state of Washington the
following proposed amendment Ia the constitu-
ton of the said State: Section O. article oil the
constitution shall read as follows:
SIC Q. The elective franchise shall never he
denied any person on account of sex, notwith-
standing anything to the contrary in this con-
sttution.
At the general election to he held In Novem-
ber 1898, the amendments hereinbefore men
toned 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-
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 saic election each elector shall vote for or
against said amendment by crossing out part oil
the ballot in such manner that the remaining part
shall express his vote on the question submitted.
In witness whereof | have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State Of Washing.
ton. this 9th day Of July, lSyS.
Estate SEAL -
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.