Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
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ITO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
dience to an act of the legislature approved
March IL. 1897, entitled as follows: An act to
provide for voting on q constitutional amend
ment at the general election to be held in No
vember 1885, relative to taxation" there is here
with published for the consideration Of the voters
OF the State OF Washington the following pro-
State: Section 2 of article OF the constitution
OF the State OF Washington shall be amended to
read as follows:
uniform and equal rate Of assessment and
taxation on all property in the State. according
TO Its value In money, aud shall prescribe such
regulations by general law rs shall secure a just
valuation for taxation ofal property 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 IL shall
be optional with each municipal corporation In
the State to fix and determine by majority vote
OF the qualified electors voting thereon th' class
municipal purposes shail be levied, which tax
shall be uniform as to persons and class: PRO-
yIDkD STILL FURTHER. That the property of the
United States and the State, counties, school die
tricts 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 2, article
Z. Of constitution, relatngto taxation" Against
proposed amendment to section 2, article 7. OF
In obedience to an act Of the legislature ap-
proved March II, 1897, entitled as follows - An
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise on women ~
there ia herewith published for the considers
ton of the voters of the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment to the constitu.
ton of the said State; Section 9, article OF the
| constitution shall read a. follows:
SIC. 9. 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 Novem
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
yided for said election the words " For the pro
posed amendment 10 article Of the constitution
comforting the elective franchise on women
Against the proposed amendment to article 6 OF
the constitution comforting the elective franchise
on women"
AT saic election each elector shall vote for OIL
against said amendment by crossing out part Of
the ballot in such manner that the remaining par
shall express his vote on the question submit tied
In witness whereof have hereuntO set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State of Washing
ton, this 18th day of July, 1898.
| Estate SEAL
WILL ID. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.