The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-18
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
STATE OF WAsHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
To whom it may concern

To whom it may concern:
In obedience TO an act Of the legislature ap.
proved March lG, 1897. entitled as follows: AN
act 10 provide Tor voting on ~ constitutional
amendment ut the general election to be held in
November, 1s!S, relative to taxation" there is
herewith published for the cOnsI icrhtion OF the
voters ct the state Of Washington the following
proposed amendment To the constitution OF
NaId state: section Of article 7of the Constitu
tiou Of the state OF Washington shall be amend.
ed to read as foliOSs
sec. 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-
lations by general law a. shall secure ju.t val
nation for taxation OF all property, SO that cy-
cry person and corporation snail pay tax la
proportion 10 MS or her or lis property; rrpyid-
ed, thar deduction of debts from credits may
be authorized; prov idcd further that il shall he
optional with each muuicIpHl cotpurafiou in
the state To fix and determine by majority vote
OF the qualified electors voting thereon the class
or ylnsses al property upon which taxes for fnn-
nlcipal pnrnoSes shall be levied which tax
snail be uniform rs 10 persons aud rlass pro
ylded still further that the property of the Unit
td states and the state, counties, school dis
tricts aud other municipal corpirntiors and
such other property a. the legislature NAV by
general laws provide, may be exempt from tax.
alton.
There shall be printed on each Of the ballots
supplied ior the peXt general election the word
For proposed ameudent to section ., Article +
OF constitutions relative 10 taxation
Against proposed amendment to section ?,
hTtltit OF constitution Relating TO taxation
In obedience 10 an act OF the legislature ap-
proved March IL, 1897, entitled as follows. An
act providing for the constitutional amend
ment comforting the elective franchise on wu-
men, there is herewith published for the con
sdeGHtion OF the voters Of the state OF Wash
ington the following proposed amendment to
the constitution OF the said state: section ..
article Z OF the constitution shall read as fol
lows;
See. 9.-The elective franchise shall never be
denied any person on account of sex, n0twith.
standing anything 10 the contrary in this con.
stitution.
At the general election TO be held I'm Noyem
| ber 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 6 OF
the constitution. comforting the elective fran
chfse on women"
Against the proposed amendment to article {
! OF the constitution, comforting the elective
I franchise on women"
At said election each eIector hall vote for oil
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, 1895.
tsTATE sEAL) WILL u. JENKINS,
| Secretary of State for the state of Washington
JULES Oct20