Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-04
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

STATE OF WAsHlNGToN,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF SrATE.\
VO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN: IN ODE
l. dience to an act of the Legislature approved
March IL, 1897, entitled IT'S follows: AN act to
provide for voting ON constitutional amend
ment at the general election to be held in No
herewith published forthc consideration OF the
voters of the State of Washington the following
/ proposed amendment to the constitution OF
said state: Section OF article OF the consti-
tuition OF the state OF Washington shall he
amended to read as follows;
SEC. >. The legislature shall provide iy law a
uniform and equal rate OF assessment and tax
alton on all property in the state, according to
its value in money, and shall prescribe such
. regulations by general law shall secure Just
valuation for taxation OF all property SO that
every person and corporation shall pay d tax in
proportion to his. or her or its property: PRo-
vlDED, That deduction of debts from credits
may be authorized: TEONlDED FURTHER. That
IL shIl oc opuonal VITA cGch municipal cor
poraton 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
ana class; PROVIDED STILL FURTHER. That the
property OF the United States aud the state
counties, school districts 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
Against proposed amendment to section 9 ar
ticle Z. of constitution, relative to taxation"
In obedience to an act of the legislature ap.
proved March II, 1897, entitled as follows IAN
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise on women,'
there is herewith published for the cOnsidera-
ton OF the voters of the State of Washington
the following proposed amendment to the con
stitutOn of the said state: Section 9, article 6,
| of the constitution shall read as follows:
SEC. 9. The elective franchise shall never be
denied any person on account of sex notwith-
standing anything to the contrary in this con
stitutOn.
At the general election to be held in Novem-
Der, 1898, the amendments hereinbefore men
toned shall he submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State of Washington for their
approval, 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
chise on women; Against the proposed
amendment to article of the constitution con
| ferring the elective franchise on women"
At said election each elector shall vote for or
against said amendment by crossing out part OF
the ballot in such manner that the remaining
mitted
In witness whereof have hercunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State of Wash
ington, this 18th day OF July, 1898
STATE SEAL WILL u. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.
AZ lot.