The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-14
THE TWO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO BE VOTED UPON
Every Voter Should Read Them Over Very Carefully Before Going into the Election Booth That
An Intelligent Ballot on November 3d. 1908, May be Cast.
STATE OF WASHINGTON


Office Of the Secretary of State
10 whom it may concern:-In obedience to an act of
the legislature approved March s. 1907 entitled fol-
lows can act to amend Article VII Of the constitu
ton of the State of Washington. relating to the
men and taxation of property within the state" there
is hereby published for the consideration Of the voters
of the State of Washington the following proposed
amendment to the constitution of said state:
THAT at the general election to be held in this state
the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in
November 1905 there shall be submitted to the quail
fed electors of this state for their adoption and approx
al amendment to article VII of the constitution of
the State of Washington by striking from said article
VII all of sections l. ?. and a and inserting in lieu
thereof the following to be known section Sec
ton 1. The power of taxation shall never be sur
rendered, suspended or contracted away. Taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class of subject and shall
be levied and collected for public purposes The prop
erty of the United States, and of the state countless
school districts and other municipal corporations and
personal property to the amount of three hundred dol
lars for each head of family, liable and
taxation under the provisions of the law of this state of
which the individual is the actual and bona de
shall be exempt from taxation.
"Tha there shall be printed all ballots provided
for the said election the words: For the proposed
amendment to article VII of the constitution relating
to the assessment and taxation of property within the
state Against the proposed amendment to article
VII of the constitution relating to the and
taxation Of property within the state
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the State of Washington.
Done at Olympia this first day of July, 1908.
SAM H. NICHOLS,
TsEAI7 Secretary OF State
10 the voters: For your Information herewith in
sert that portion of the constitution it
lists which is proposed to be substituted by the above
printed amendment
ARTICLE VII-SECTIoNs I, 2, 3 AND a.
"Secton l. All property in the state not exempt
under the laws of the United States under this
stution shall be taxed i'll proportion to its value, to
be ascertaned provided by law The legislature
shall provide by law for annual tax sufficient with
other sources Of revenue, defray the estimated
binary expenses of the state for each fiscal year And
for the purpose of paying the state debt if there be
any, the legislature shall provide for evying tax an
nually, sufficient pay the annual interest and prnc
pal of such debt within twenty years from the final
passage of the law creating the debt.
Section e. The Legislature shall provide by law a
uno and equal rate of assessment and taxation on
all property in the state according to its value in
money! and shall prescribe such regulation by general
law as shall Just valuation for taxation OF all
property, that every person and corporation shall
pay tax in proportion to the value OF MS heI or It's
credits may be authorized provided further: That the
property of the United States and of the state countless
school districts and other municipal corporations and
such other property the legislature may by general
laws provide, shall be exempt from taxation And
provided further that the legislature shall have power
by appropriate legislation to exempt personal proper
tv to the amount of 5000 tor each head OF family Ia
e to assessment and taxation under the provisions OF
the laws of this state of which the individual is the
actua' bona hde owner
"Secton g. The Legislature shall provide by gener.
al law for the assessing and levyng of taxes on all
corporation property as near as may be by the methods
as are provided for the assessing and levyng OF taxes
ON individual property
"Section A. The power to tax corporations and cor.
norate property shall be surrendered suspended
by any contract grant to which the state Shall be
party ---------
You are hereby advised to place an TX" after the
question 'for the amendment" etc, against the
amendment" etc. as the case may be to express
more clearly your affirmative negative vote.
SAM. H. NICHOLS
Secretary of State
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