The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-13
Proposed Amendments to the Const-
tutlon.



mo WHOM TT MAY CONCERN: IN ODE.
dience to an act OF the leg1sIature aPPiOvtto :,
March is, 1907, entitled as follows: IAN act %
provide for voting On ,t;on 30 be heid in No
vember. 1858, relative to taxation, there -
herewith published for the consideration OF the
Of the State Of sas
said state: Section Of article OF the consu, ~
tion of the State Of Washington shall De
amended to read as follows:
SEC. >. The legislature shall provide by law
a uniform and equal rate of assessment and tax
alton on all property in the state, according %
its y, bV law shall
valuation for taxation OF all property go ina.
every person and corporation shall pay a tax IN
vInED. THAT deduction of debts from credits
NAV be uthorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, Anat
it shall be optional with each municipal corpora
tion in the state to fix and determine by MAORI
ty 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 and the state,
counties, school districts and other municipai
corporations, and such other property as the leg
islature 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 2, article
7Iof constitution, relating to taxation; Against
proposed amendment to section 2 article = OF
Ia obediance to an act of the legislature APP
proved March II, 1897. entitled as follows: IAN
act providing for the constitutional amendment
conferring the elective franchise upon women, "
there is herewith published for the considera-
ton of the voters of the State OF washington
the following proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the said state: Section 9, article
of the constitution shall read as follows:
SEC. 9. The elective franchice shall never
standing anything to the contrary in this con-
stitution.
At the general election to be held in Novem-
ber 1885, the amendments hereinbefore NEIL
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 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 amend
ment to article of the constitution, comforting
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
part shall express his vote on the question sub
mitted.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State of WASH
ington, this a5th day ofJuly, 1893.
1aaE State for the sats Of
To THE vorER.-Instead of crossing out any
part of the ballot, as suggested In the conclud-
ing paragraph above, you are hereby advised to
place an x after the question, Ger the Amend
ment," etc. or Against the Amendment"
ETC.. as the case may be, so as to express more
clearly your affirmative or negative vote.
WILL u. JENKINS Secretary of State.