The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-10
Proposed Amendment to State Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON

OFFI(E OF SE(NETANf VI SIAIE.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; In obedi-
ence to an act of the legislature approved March
5th, 1907 entitled as follows: can act to amend
article VII of the constitution of the state o.
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 T. and and inserting in neu
thereof the following, to be known as section
one: Section I. The power of taxation shali
never be surrendered. suspended or contrac!so
away. Taxes shall be uniform upon the same
class of subjects, and shall be levied ana col.
lected for public purposes. The property Of
the United States and of the state, COUNTIES
school districts, and other municipal corpora e
three hundred dollars for each head of family,
liable to assessment and taxation undei !he
provisions ofthe laws of this state OF winch .as
individual is the actual and BONA FIDE o"ne'
shall be exempt from taxation. -uo..
''That there shall be printed on all oaio a
provided for the said election the WORDS e t tss
the proposed amendment to article VII Oh .ni
constitution relating to the assessmen. ; sua
taxation of property within the state VA sfthe
the proposed amendment to article VII OF .ns
constitution relating to the assessment anu
taxation of property within the state v
In testimony whereof have hereuntoe Sc. NY
hand and affixed the seal of the state Oh " a'A
ington.
Done at Olympia this ,st day of July, $780,
fSeal) SAM H. NICHOLS,
Secretary OF Stale'
To THE VOTERS: For your information.
herewith insert that portion OF the state w he
tuition as 1t now exists which IS PROPOSE. eut.
substituted by the above printed amenoinen'
ARTICLE vII.-SEcr1oNs I; 2, 3, AND4
"SEcrIoN I. All property in the state MOI en- en-
empt under the laws of the United States, OF W.
der this constitution, shall be taxed ~ pov;ded
ton to its value, to be ascerta1ned as Pr ~, law
by law. The legislature shall PROVIDE s w
tor an annual tax sufficient with otneI ex.
OF revenue, to defray the estimated oroina nd for
penses of the tate for each fiscal year here be
the pur pose of paying the state debt, II tn: INC a
any, the legislature shall provide tor rev; nfer.
tax annually, sufficient to pay the anH i twenty
est and principal of such debt within l"
years from the final passage OF the la" ei'A'-'
the debt. .br1aw
SEC. a. The legislature shall provide en ~ tax
uniform and equal rate OF assessmen l aH to
alton on all property in the state, accrue a sncb
its value in money, and shall prescripee lust
regulations by general law as snail seeui en- that
valuation for taxation of all properly. TAX in
every person and corporation shall pa: nrop
proportion 10 the VaIuc Oh ulS. IICiB from
erty: PROVIDED, That deduction OF osLnTuER
credits may be authorized: PROVIDED md Of
That the property of the United States - other
the state, counties school districts, anu 1ooerty
municipal corporations, and such othe1 P,roryide
as the legislature may by general laws pnvIpED
shall be exempt from taxation. AND t fHU DOW.
FURTHER, That the legislature shall nan per-
err, by appropriate legislation, to eAeE fnr each
sona1 property to the amount OF 5000 W. tax
head of family liable to assessment s ar Of this
alton under the provisions OF the laws avs ROMA
state of which the Individual is the ac'u'i
Eide owner. -. nv GER
'SEc. 8. The legislature shall provioeo If = taxes
ei al law for the assessing and levylng ~ beH
on all corporation property as near as assessing
the methods as are provided for the as1
and 1evying Of taxes on Individual proIi;ers and
"SEc. 4. The power to tax corpoIa,iSHered OF
corporate property shall not be surreh ~ which
suspended by any contract or gram ~
the state shall be party"
You are here by advised to place an ), stc. Of
the question For the Amendment, .ase may
Against the Amendment" etc, as tns ssrrnare
be so as to express more clearly your ani
SAM F. N Secretary Of stats.
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