Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-08-10
Proposed Amendments to the C0nsti-
tuition.
State OF Washington,)

10 WHOIii IL Inlay concern Ill ODeu-
fence to an act of the legislature ap
proved March 16, 1897, entitled as
follows: Gan act to provide for vot.
ing 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: S, ction 2 of Article 7 of the
constitution of the State of Washing
ton shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 2. The legislature shall pro-
vide by law a 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 valuation for taxa.
ton OF all property, SO that every per-
son and corporation shall pay tax
in proportion to his, her or its proper
ty: Provided that deduction of
debts from credits be authorized;
Provided further, That it shall be op-
tional with each municipal corpora
ton in the state to fix and determine
by majority vote of the qualified cleo
tors voting thereon the class or classes
of property upon which taxes for num-
icipal purposes shall be levied, which
tax shall be uniform as to the 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 legislature
may by general laws provide, may be
exempt from taxation.
There shall be printed ON each OF
the ballots supplied for the next gen.
eral election the words, "For proposed
amendment to section 2, article 7, OF
constitution, relative to taxation"
Against proposed amendment to
section 2, article 7, relative to taxa
tion:"
In obedience to an act of the legis-
lature approved March IL, 1897, en-
titled as follows: An act providing
for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise on
women" there is herewith published
for the consideration of the voters of
the state of Washington the following
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton of the said state. Section 8,
article 6, of the constitution shall
read as follows.
Sec. 8. The elective franchise shall
never be denied any person on account
of sex, Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this constitution.
At the general election to be held
in November, 1893, the amendment
hereinbefore mentioned shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
state of Washington for their approval
and there shall be printed on all the
ballots provided for said election the
words 'For the proposed amendment
to article 6 of the constitution, con-
ferring the elective franchise on wom-
en-" Against the proposed amend
ment to article of the constitution
comforting the elective franchise on
women.
At said e'ection each eiector shall
vote for or against such 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 I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
the State of Washington this 26th
day of Suly, 1898.
Estate sEAL) WILL D. JENKINS,
Secretary of State.