The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-03
Proposed Amendments to the COnsti-
tuition.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OrrrCr on SECp ErARY OF STATE.

STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
ITO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN ODE,
i dience to an act of the Legislature approved
March IS, 1897, entitled as follows: IAN act to
provide for voting ON "a constitutional amend
ment at the general election to be held IN NO
herewith published for the consideration OF the
voters of the state of Washington the follow
ing proposed amendment to the Constitution OF
ton 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 tax
alton on all property in the state according TO
its value in money, and shall prescribe such
valuation for taxation of all property, so that
every person and corporation shall pay tax in
proportion to his, or her or its property; PRO
vIDED That a deduction of debts from credits
may be uthorized PROVIDED FURTHER, That
it shall be optional with each municipal corpora
ton in the state to fix and determine by MAORI
the class or classes of property upon which
taxes for municipal purposes shall be levied,
which tax shall be uniform as to persons and
property of the United States and the state,
counties, school districts and other municipal
corporations, and such other property as the leg
is1ature 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
7lof constitution, relating to taxation Against
proposed amendment to section 2, article J, o
constitution, relative to taxation"
In obediance to an act of the legislature APP
proved March II, 1897, entitled as follows "An
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting 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
be denied any person on account of sex, notwith-
standing anything to the contrary i'll this con-
stitution.
At the general election to be held in Novem-
Der, 1893, 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 all the
ballots provided for said election the words
"For the proposed amendment to article of
the constitution, comforting the elective fran
chise OIL women Against the proposed amend
ment to article of the constitution, comforting
the elective franchise women"
At said election each electOr shall vote for or
against said amendment by crossing out part of
the ballot i'll 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
'nE sTa4n ssA a5fh day 'u W IS D. JENKINS
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.
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, ''For the Amend
ment," ETC., or Against the Amendment"
etc. as the case may be, SO as to express more
clearly your affirmative negative vote.
WILL u. JENKINS Secretary of State.