The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-09-12
Proposed Amendment to State Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN; In obedi-
ence to an act ofthe legislature approved March
5th, 1907, entitled as follows: can act to amend
article VII of the constitution of the state Of
Washington, relating to the assessment and
taxation of property within the state, there is
hereby published tor 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 on the Tuesday next succeeding the
first Monday in November, 1908, there shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of this state
for their adoption and approval an amendment
to article VII of the constitution of the state Of
Washington, by striking from said article VII
all OF sections 2, and and inserting in lieu
thereof the following, to be known as section
one: Section I. The power of taxation shall
never be surrendered, suspended or contracted
away. Taxes shall be uniform upon the same
class of subjects, and shall be levied and col:
lected for public purposes. The property OF
the United States, and of the state, counties
school districts, and other municipal corpora
tons, and personal property to the amount
three hundred dollars for each head OF family,
liable to assessment and taxation under t .ns
provisions of the laws of this state OF which inc
individual is the actual and BONA Eide owner
shall be exempt from taxation
'"That there shall be printed on all ballots
provided for the said election, the words: For
the proposed amendment to article VII OF inc Inc
constitution relating to the assessment 81.
taxation OF property within the state Agaiass
constitution relating to the assessment anu
taxation of property within the state.
In testimony whereof have hereunto SCI my
hand and affixed the seal of the state OF WASH
ington..
Done at Olympia this 1st day of July. 1905
(Sea1) SAM H. NICHOLS
Secretary OF STATE.
To THE VOTERS: For your information
herewith insert that portion of the state eons ~
tuition as it now exists which is proposed to pe
substituted by the above printed amendment
ARTICLE vII.-SEcrIoNs ~, 3, AND4.
"SEcrIoN I. All property in the state not ea-
empt under the laws OF the United States VI a Wv
der this constitution, shall be taxed III p1cIgod
ton to its value, to be ascertained as pIo'iuru
by law. The legislature shall provide by la
for an annual tax SUFFICIENT, with other sources
OF revenue, to defray the estimated Ordinary e.,
penses of the state for each fiscal year anu Nv be
the purpose of paying the state debt, II tnele
any, the legislature shall provide tor levyins.
tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual lnt .r
est and principal of such debt within wing
years from the final passage Of the law crea'A''
the debt ,,
SEC. 2. The legislature shall provide by t Jaw
uniform and equal rate of assessment ana ra n
alton on all property in the state, accorolns ,ch
1tsvalue in money, and shall prescflpe inst
regulations by general law as shall secure hat
valuation for taxation of all property ~ ;u
every person and corporation shall pay t a1on
proportion to the value of his, her. or lts Pr or
erty: PROVIDED, That deduction OF deD.s sIpR
credits may be authorized: PROVIDED, FuS I'd Of
That the property of the United States, an nther
the state, counties, school districts, anu.osrty
municipal corporations and such other prop.,ide
as the legislature may by general laws pIo o,nEp
shall be exempt from taxation. AND PKo s nov.
FURTHER, That the legislature shall have Per ner
er, by appropriate legislation, to exen e Zach
sona1 property to the amount of 5000 1ol a tar
head of family liable to assessment any ~ Ibis
alton under the provisions OF the laws " BONA
state of which the individual is the actual So'-
FIDE owner CON. n
'SEc. 8. The legislature shall provide e ey,sres
ei al law for the assessing and levying OF he by
on all corporation property as near as may
and 1evying of taxes on individual properly and
SEC. a The power to tax corporatisoanrssd or
corporate property shall not be .o ,rhch
suspended by any contract or grant 10
the state shall be party