Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-28
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,

STATE Or WASHINGTON. Y
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. I
rTNO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
l. dience TO ali act of the legislature approved
March Ii, 1897, entitled as follows: An act to
provide for voting on constitutional amend
ment at the general election To be held in No
vember lS9S, relative to TAXATION" there is here
with published for the consideration of the voters
OF the State OF Washington the following pro-
posed amendment to the constitution OF said
State: Section of article of the constitution
of the State of Washington shall be amended to
read as follows:
SEC =. The legislature shall provide by law
a uniform and equal rate of assessment and
taxation on all property In the State, according
to its value in money, and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law as shall secure a Just
valuation for taxation of all property, that every
person and corporation shall pay a tax in pro-
portion to his, or her or its property: PROVIDED,
That deduction OF debts from credits may be
authorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That 1t shall
be optional with each municipal corporation in
the State To fix aud determine by majority 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 aud 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
:. of constitution, relating,to taxation" Against
proposed amendment to section ?, article I. of
constitution, relative TO taxation"
In obedience to an act of the legislature ap-
proved March III, 1897, entitled a. follows: An
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise Oh women"
there is herewith published for the consdera-
ton of the voters of the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment tn the constitu-
ton OF the said state: Section 2, article of the
constitution shall read as follows:
SEC. 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 hcreinbefore 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 pro-
vded 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 of
the constitution, comforting the elective franchise
on women.
Al 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.
hand and affixed the seal of the State Of Washing.
ton, this 18th day of July, lsYs.
To THE NOTER-Instead of crossing ont any
part of the ballot, a. 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 he, 80 as to express more clearly
your affirmative or negative Vote.
STATE sEALl
WILL ID. JENKINS,
secretary of state for the State of Washington.