Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16
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Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE I
THO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
l. dicnce To all act of the legislature approved
March IL, 1897, entitled MS follows: An act to
provide Tor voting on constitutional amend
ment at the general election To be held in No
vember, ls9s, 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:
SEC. ,. The legislature shall provide by law
uniform and equal rate of assessment and
taxation on all property in the State, according
10 It's value In money. and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law shall secure II Just
valuation for taxation ofall property so 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 it shall
be optional with each municipal corporation in
the State Ia 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
yIDED STILL FURTHER. That the property Of the
United States and the State, counties, school dis
tricts ami other municipal corporations, and such
other property rs the legislature may by general
laws provide, may be exempt from taxation.
There shall be printed on each OF the ballots
for proposed amendment to section 2, article
Z. OF constitution, rclatingito taxaiion Against
proposed amendment to section >, article z of
constitution, relative to taxation"
In obedience To an act of the legislature ap-
proved March IL, 1897, entitled as follows: IAN
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise on women
there is herewith published for the considcra
tion of the voters of the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment TO the constitu
ton OF the said State: Section g. article of the
constitution shall read as follows
SIC. Q. 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 he held in Novem.
Der, 1SyS, 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 q" For the pro-
posed amendment 10 article of the constitution
comforting the elective franchise on women"
Against the proposed amendment to article of
the constitution, comforting the elective franchise
op women
At sale election each elector 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 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.