The true northerner., 1900-10-26
piled as provided for specific state


taxes i'm section one of this article.
That section eleven OF article four.
teen. OF said constitution be amended
so as 10 read as follows:
Section / The legislature shall pro
vide uniform rule OF taxation except
on property paving specific taxes. ana
taxes shah re levied o. such property
as shall be prescribed Ny law Pro
vided That the leg stature shall pro-
vide an uniform rule ~ taNffion for
such property aS shall he assessed by
state board OF assessors and the rate
of taxation on such property shan be
the rate which the stare board or as
SCISSORS shall ascertain and determine
Is the average rate levied upon other
property upon which ad valorem taxes
are assessed for state, county. town
ship. school and municipal purposes
That section thirteen of art Gle four
teen Of said constitution be amended so
as 10 read rs follows
Section 10 In the year one thousand
nine hundred and one, and every htth
year thereafter and AT such other
times as the legislature may direct the
legislature shall provide for an equali'
zation of assessments by state board,
on all taxable property. except that
taxed under laws passed pursuant TO
section ten OF this article
And be il further resolved That the
said proposed amendments be submit
ted TO the electors of this statefat the
general election TO be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday I'm No
vemher in the year 1900 that the sec
retary of state Is hereby required TO
certify this proposed amendment 10 the
clerks Of the several counties OF the
state. as required by section three
thousand six hundred and twenty-four,
OF the complied laws of 1897. hut IL
shall he sufficient If the same shall De
so certified at leaSth ten days before
such election. The several county
clerks shall. at once. upon the recelpt
Of such certified amendment convene
the board Of election commissioners or
such county. The several county
clerks shall at once. upon the recelpt
Of such certified amendment convene
the board of election comm S'Sonefs OF
such county. and the said board shau
forthwith prepare n ballot tof the use
of the electors desiring 70 vote upon
said amendment. which shall be sub
stantally i'm the following form: Al
the top Of each ballot shall be printed
in hold-faced type the words. " ote
on the amendments to the constitution
relative 10 the taxation of corpora
tions." Then shall follow,
Amendments 10 the constitution rel
ative to the taxation Of corporations
Eyes.
amendments to the constitution
relative to the taxation of corporations.
mo"
Such ballots. so prepared. shall be
sent out by said board of election com
misSioners at the same time and in the
same manner as the ballots to he used
at said general election. And 1t shall
be the duty of the board of election in
spectors. mt each voting precinct in this
state. TO see TO il that each elector Is
| furnished with n ballot relative to such
proposed amendment at the same time
| that he Is furnished with a general
ballot. and to inform such elector of
the nature and purpose of it, and each
! elector shall he required. on coming out
OF the booth and rendering his vote
! to the inspectors OF election. 10 pro
! duce and hand to such inspectors the
! ballot relating to such amendment, who
! shall place the same i'm the box pre-
! pared for that purpose.
All votes east therefor shall he taken
counted canvassed and returned as
provided bv law for the election of
state officers.
This ioint resolution is ordered 20
take imemdiate effect Approved Oct
! 10 1900