Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-11-04
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
StitutiOn.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,

STATE Or w ASHlSGTON. y
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. !
rI,O WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN ODE
l. dence to an act of the legislature approved
March Ii, 1897, entitled as follows: An act to
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
u uniform and equal rate of assessment and
taxation on all property III the State, according
to its value in money, and shall prescribe such
regulations by general law n shall secure a lust
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 deduction OF debts from credits may be
authorized: provided FURTHER, That ii shall
be optional with each municipal corporation in
the State TO fix aud 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 AZ to persons and class: Pro
vIDED STILL FURTHER. That the property of the
United States and the State, counties, school dis
tricts and other municipal corporations, and such
other property Ms the legislature may by general
laws provide, may be exempt from taxation.
There shall be printed ON each OF the ballots
supplied Tor the next general election the words
=" For proposed amendment To section >, article
= of constitution, relatingsto taxation; Against
proposed amendment to section =, article :. of
constitution, relative To taxation
In obedience to an act of the Legislature ap
proved March IL, 1897, entitled rs follows: :. An
act providing for the constitutional amendment
comforting the elective franchise women"
there Is herewith published for the Considera-
ton of the voters OF the State of Washington the
following proposed amendment to the constitu-
tlon of the said State: Section g. article of the
constitution shall read As follows:
SIC. .. 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 to be held in Novcm-
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-
vded for said election the words " For the pro
posed amendment 10 article Il of the constitution
comforting the elective franchise on women"
Against the proposed amendment to article i of
the constitution, comforting the elective franchise
on women.
AT sale election each ecctor 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 hercunto sct my
hand and affixed the seal of the State Of Washing
ton, this 18th day oi July, lS9S.
To THE NorER-Insicad of crossin. out any
part of the ballot, a. suggested III the conclud-
iDs paragraph above. you are hereby advised 10
place an after the question, " 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 u. JENKINS.
Secretary of state for the state OF Washington.