The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-09-29
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
STATE OF WASHINGToN,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
To whom it may concern:

To whom it may concern:
III obedience to an act of the legislatnre an.
proved March l6. 1897, entitled as follows, "A n
act to provide for voting on "a constitutional
amendment at the general election to be held in
November, 1895, 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 bv law n
UNIFORM and equal rate OF assessment and taxa
ton on all property in the state according To IFS
| value IN money, aud shall prescribe such regu-
latlons by general law as shall secure lust val
uatun Tor taxation OF all prOperty so that ev-
| cry person and corporation shall nav tax in
proportion to his or her or its property proyid-
| ed, that deduction OF debts from credits may
be authorized provided further that il shall be
| optional with each municipal corporation in
the state TO NIX and determine by majority vote
| OF The qualified electors voting thereon the class
| or classes OF property upon which taxes for mn
niclpal purposes shall be levied, which tax
shail be uniform as to persons and class; pro
flded sun turther that the property of the Unit
| ed states and the state, counties school dis.
| trlcts ana 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 Tor the next general election the words
for proposed amendent to section ,, article 7
| oil constitution. relative to taxation"
Against proposed amendment to section 2
aftlcle OF constitution relating to taxation
III obedience to an act of the Legislature an
| proved March ii, 1897 entitled rs follows: IAN
act providing for the constitutional amend
ment comforting the elective franchise on Wo-
men" there is herewith published for the con.
sldeiation OF the voters of the state of Wash
| ington the following proposed amendment TO
the constitution of the said state: Section O.
article OF the constitution shall read as fol
| lows:
see. 9.-The elective franchise shall never be
denied any person on account of sex notwith-
| standing anything to the contrary in this con
stitution ~
| Al the general election to be held in Novem-
Der, ls9s, the amendments hereinbefore men
toned shall be submitted to the qualified elect
ors OF the state of Washington for their apnroy-
al, and there shall be printed on all the ballots
! provided for said election the words.
"for the proposed amendment to article G of
the constitution; comforting the elective fran
chise on women"
Against the proposed amendment to article 6
OF the constitutions. comforting the elective
| franchise on women"
A 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 snail express his vote on the question sub
United.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the state of Wash
ingtou this 18th day of July. 1898.
Estate sEAD WILL d. JENKINS,
Secretary OF State for the State of Washington
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