Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-19
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn.


rNO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
dience to an act of the legislature approved
March Ii, 1897, entitled as follows: An act to
ment at the general election to he held in No
vember, lS9S, relative to taxation" there Is here.
with published for the consideration of the voters
posed amendment to the constitution or said
State: Section 2 Of article Of the constitution
Of the State OF Washington shall be amended to
read as follows
SEC.2. The legislature shall provide by law
q uniform and equal rate Of assessment aud
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
valuation for taxation Of all property. that every
person and corporation shall pay tax In pro.
portion to his, or her or Its property: PROVIDED,
That a deduction of debts from credits may be
authorized: PROVIDED FURTHER, That 1t 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
municipal purposes shall be levied, which tax
shall be uniform rs to persons and class: PRO-
vIDED STILL FURTHER. That the property of the
United States and the State countless school dis
tricts 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 2, article
Z. OF constitution reatingito taxation;" Against
proposed amendment to section 2, 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 ia herewith published for the cOnsidera
ton of the voters Of the State Of Washington the
| following proposed amendment TO the copstitu-
ton of the said State: Section 9, article Of the
constitution shall read as follows:
| SIC. 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 10 be held in Noyem-
Der, 1895, 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 cOpstitutiOn,
comforting the elective Franchise on women
| Against the proposed Amendments to srticle 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 Stste OF Washing.
| ton this 18th day of July, 1sYS.
| Estate SEAL
| WILL ID. JENKINS,
Secretary of state for the State Of Washington.