The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-09-15
STATE OF WASHINGTON, !
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
To whom it may concern:

To whom 1t may concern:
In obedience to an act of the legislature ap-
proved March l6. 1897. entitled as follows: AN
act to provide for voting on "a constitutional
amendment at the general election to be held in
November, 1885, relative to taxation" there il
herewith published for the consideration of the
voters OF the state of Washington the following
proposed amendment to the constitution of
said state: Section of article of the constitu.
| tion of the state of Washington shall be amend.
ed to read as follows:
Sec. 2.-The legislature shall provide by law
| uniform and 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 as shall secure just val
| uation for taxation of all property, SO that ev
| cry person and corporation shall pay tax In
proportion to his or her or its property; provid
| ed, that deduction of debts from credits may
| be authorized provided further that 1t shall be
| optional with each municipal corporation in
| the state to NIX and determine by majority vote
OF the qualified electors voting thereon the class
| or classes OF property upon which taxes for mu-
niciipal purposes shall be levied, which tax
shall be uniform as to persons and class pro-
vided still further that the property of the Unit
| ed States and the state, counties, school dis
| tricts and other municipal corporations, aud
| such other property as the legislature may by
| general laws provide, may be exempt from tax
alton.
There shall be printed on each of the ballots
| supplied ior the next general election the words
| For proposed amendent to section 2, article Z
| of constitution. relative to taxation"
against proposed amendment TO section 2,
|
| In obedience to an act of the legislature ap-
proved March II, 1897, entitled follows: IAN
| act providing for the constitutional amend
| ment comforting the elective franchise on wo-
| men, there is herewith published for the con
| sideTation of the voters of the state of Wash
| ington the following proposed amendment to
| the constitution OF the said state Section Q,
article of the constitution shall read as fol
| lows:
| Sec. 9--The elective franchise shall never be
! denied any person on account of sex, uotwith-
standing anything to the contrary in this con
| stitutiOn.
At the general election TO be held In Novem-
Der. 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 OF
the constitution. comforting the elective fran
chise on women"
Against the proposed amendment to article G
OF the constitution. comforting the elective
| franchise on women"
| At said election each elector shall vote for OF
| 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
ington this 18th day of July, 1898.
| Estate sEAL) WILL ID. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State of Washington
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