Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-21
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WAsHINGrON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. I
rINO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
l. dience TO an act of the legislature approved
March l6, 1897, entitled as follows: AN act to
provide for voting on a 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
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 just
vauaion Tor taxation OF all property. so 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 the class
municipal purposes shall be levied which tax
shall he uniform rs to persons and class: Pro
yiDEp STILL. FURTHER. That the property of the
United States and the State, Counties school dis.
trcts 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
Z. of constitution, relalinGto taxation" Against
proposed amendment to section ., article Z of
constitution, relative To taxation"
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 is herewith published for the consdera
ton of the voters of the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment to the cunstiir-
ton OF the said state; Section 9, article of the
constitution shall read rs follows:
SIC. .. The elective franchise shall never be
denied any person on account of sex, notwtl-
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-
vided for said election The words " For the pro
posed amendment 10 article of the constitution,
Against the proposed amendment to article i 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 Washing.
ton, this 25h day of July, 1898.
To THE NoTER-lnstead of crossing ont any
part of the ballot, ~ suggested i'll the conclud-
iDg paragraph above. yon are hereby advised To
place an after the question, A. For the Amend
ment, etc, or Against the Amendment" etc .
n the case may be- "a to express more clearly
your affirmative or negative Vote.
STATE SEAL
WILL ID. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State " Washington.