The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-20
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
TO whom 1t may concern

To whom 1t may concern:
In obedience 10 an act of the legislature ap-
proved March Is, 1897. entitled as follows: IAN
act to provide for voting on "A constitutional
amendment at the general election to be held in
November 1898, relative to taxation" there is
herewith published for the consideration of the
voters OF the state of Washington the following
proposed amendment to the constitution of
| said state: Section of article of the cOnstitu
| ton OF the state of Washington shall be amend
ed to read as follows:
| Sec. 1.-The legislature shall provide by law a
uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxa
ton on all property in the state according to its
value In money, and shall prescribe such regu-
lations by general law shall secure lust val.
uation for taxation of all property, so that ey.
cry person and corporation shall pay a tax in
proportion to his or her or its property; provd-
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
or classes of property upon which taxes for mu-
nicipal purposes shall be levied, which tax
shall be uniform as to persons and class; pro-
Vlded still further that the property of the Unit.
ed States and the state counties school dis.
tricts and other municipal corporations and
such other property as the legislature may by
general laws provide, may be exempt from tax.
alton.
There shall be printed on each of the ballots
supplied ior the next general election the words
"For proposed amendent to section 2, article
of constitution. relative to taxation"
Against proposed amendment to section Q
| article of constitution relating to taxation"
In obedience to an act of the legislature ap.
proved March H. 1897, entitled as follows: IAN
act providing for the constitutional amend
| ment comforting the elective franchise on wo-
men," there Is herewith published for the con.
sideiation OF the voters of the state of Wash
ington the following proposed amendment to
| the constitution of the said state: Section g.
article of the constitution shall read as fol
| lows:
| Sec. 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. 1885, the amendments hereinbefOre men
toned shall be submitted to the qualified elect
ors of the state of Washington for their APPROX
al, and here shall he 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 amendment to article G
OF the constitutions. 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 have hereunto set nv
hand and affixed the seal of the state of Wash
ington this 18th day of July, 1898.
Secretary of state for the State of Washington
To THE VoTER-Instead of crossing out any
part of the ballot. as suggested in 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,
as the case may be, so as to express more clearly
your affirmative or negative vote
WILL ID. JENKINS,
julS o20 Secretary of state.