Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-14
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

OFFlCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE J
| V'O WHOM 1T NAY CONCERN: IN ODE
l. dencc to al act of the legislature approved
March IL, 1897, entitled rs follows: AN act to
provide for voting on constitutional amend
ment at the general election to be held in No
with published for the consideration of the voters
Of the State Of Washington the following pro-
posed amendment to the constitution OF said
of the State of Washington shall be amended to
read as follows:
SEC. p The legislature shall provide by law
q uniform and equal rate Of assessment and
taxation on all property III the State, according
to Its value in money, and shall prescribe such
| regulations by general law as shall secure just
valuation for taxation of all property that every
person and corporation shall pay u tax in pro.
portion to his, OF her or Its property: PROVIDED,
That Il deduction OF debts from credits may be
authorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That IL shall
be optional with each municipal corporation in
the State to fix and determine by majority vote
of the qualified electors voting thereon the class
municipal purposes shall be levied. which tax
shall be uniform as to persons and class: Pro-
vIDED STILL FURTHER. That the property of the
United States and the State, counties, school dis
tricIs 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
q of constitution. relatng.to taxation" Against
proposed amendment to section ., article Z, of
constitution, relative to taxation
In obedience to an act of the legislature APP
proved March II, 1897, entitled as follows: It An
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise women
there is herewith published for the considera
ton of the voters of the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment to the constitu
ton of the said State Section ., article of the
constitution shall read a. follows
SIC. y. 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 be held in Noyem-
Der, 1898, 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 " For the pro-
posed amendment To article of the CONSTRUCTION
comforting the elective franchise on women"
Against the proposed amendment To article 4 of
the constitution, comforting the elective franchise
on 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 WASH Ig-
ton. this 18th day of July, lSyS.
To THE NOrER-Iustead of crossing cat any
part of the ballot, suggested i'll the cOnclud-
Ing paragraph above. You are hereby advised to
place an after the question, " For the Amend
ment, ETC., or Against the Amendment etc &.
a. the case may be- so as To express more clearly
your Affirmative or negative vote.
lsTATE SEAL
WILL ID. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.