The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-09-29
Proposed Amendments to the COnsti.
tuition.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY. OF STATE

ITO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN OBE-
i dience to an act of the legislature approved
March rs, 1897, entitled as follows: can act to
provide for voting on a constitutional amend
ment at the general election to be held in No
vember 1893, relative to taxation" there is
herewith published for the consideration OF the
voters of the State Of Washington the follow
ing proposed amendment to the constitution OF
said state: Section OF article OF the conStltu-
ton Of the State Of Washington shall be
amended to read as follows:
SEC. 2. The legislature shall provide by law
a uniform and equal rate of assessment and tax
alton on all property in the state, according to
its value in money, and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law as shall secure just
valuation for taxation of all property, so that
every person and corporation shall pay tax in
proportion to his, or her its property; Pro-
vIDED, That deduction of debts from credits
may be uthorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That
it shall be optional with each municipal corpora
ton in the state to fix and determine by MAORI
ty 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 and
class: PROVIDED STILL FURTHER, That the
property of the United States and the state,
counties school districts and other municipal
corporations, and such other property as the leg
islature may by general laws provide, may be
exempt from taxation.
There shall be printed on each of the ballots
supplied for the pext general election the words
For proposed amendment to section 2, article
7iof constitution, relating to taxation' Against
proposed amendment to section 2, article 7, OF
In obediance to an act of the legislature ap-
proved March II, 1897 entitled as follows: can
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise upon women,
there is herewith published for the considera-
ton of the voters of the State of Washington
the following proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the said state: Section g, article s
of the constitution shall read as follows:
SEC. 9. The elective franchice shall never
be denied any person account ofsex, 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 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 amend
ment to article of the constitution, 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 my
hand and affixed the seal of the State Of Wash
ington, this 25th day ofJuly, 1893.
(STATE SEAL. WILL d. JENKINS,
Secretary of State for the State of Washington.