The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-09-26
Proposed Amendment to State Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; In obed-
ence to an act fthe 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 W., W.
all OF sections I, 2, and and inserting IN Heu
thereof the following, to be known as section 1
one: Section I. The power of taxation shai
never be surrendered. suspended or contracted
away. Taxes shall be uniform upon the same
class of subjects, and shall be levied ana cos
lected for public purposes. The properly Oh
the United States and of the state, COUNTIES
school districts, and other municipal corpora
tons, and personal property to the amount! MOUNT, u
three hundred dollars for each head OF family,
liable to assessment and taxation unoe, u,s
provisions of the laws of this state OF winch lns
individual is the actual and BONA F1DE o"nei
shall be exempt from taxation. r...
That there shall be printed on al Oai1 For
the proposed amendment to article VII o. ~. .n
constitution relating to the assessment sut
taxation of property within the state AgsIh,s
the proposed 0men0meuI 10 dTlI@lS 10 ~
constitution relating to the assessment an'
taxation of property within the state
In testimony whereof have hereunto s M, Iy
hand and affixed the seal of the state OF "a'H'
ington.
Done at Olympia this lst day Of July July, Is0s'
Secretary OF state.
To THE VOTERS: For your information III.
herewith insert that portion of the state m he
tuition as 1t now exists which is PROPOSE
f1Cf tod hvyf1
ARTICLE vII.-SEcr1oNs T. 8, AND4'
"SEcr1oN I. All property in the state not es'
empt under the laws of the United States VI
der this constitution, shall be taxed in pi9g9ed
ton to its value, to be ascertained as pi h law
by law. The legislature shall prov1oe .9yurces
OF revenue, to defray the estimated oro'na ~ for
penses of the state for each fiscal year. he
the purpose Of paying the state DEPT y Living
any, the legislature shall provide 1or ;nter.
tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual .,enty
est and principal of such debt within . .m
years from the final passage OF the la" 'i''
the debt. .,.,v,av
SEC. 2. The legislature shall provide BY 10.
a uniform and equal rate of assessment anu to
alton on all property In the state, accoatu sSnch
its value in money, and shall PrescrD lust
regulations by general law as shall sec" 60 hat
every person and corporation Shall pay taa ,oo.
proportion to the value OF his, her, OF from
erty: PROVIDED, That deduction OF os,p1THsa,
credits may be authorized: PROVIDED and Of
That the property of the United States, other
the state, counties school districts and l,oery
municipal corporations, and such otnes pnroyde,
as the legislature may by general iaw s9ppoyIpsD
shall be exempt from taxation. AMP taNe oow.
FURTHER, That the legislature snai n1n nn per
er, by appropriate legislation, TO e1e1f nr each
sonal property to the amount OF 1900 a av TAI.
head of family liable to assessmen. s a NJ this
alton under the provisions OF the ia ntvai BONA
state of which the individual Is the actuai
FJDE owner. -. hveep.
"sEc ). The legislature shall provide e Pare tsses
eial law for the assessing and ievy,ng may ben
the methods AZ are provided for the seTtv.
and EFF 1 on say I'D
corporate properly shall not be surrenoeisS;ch
suspended BY any contract or grant to WIZ
the state shall be party"
You are hereby advised to place an * .te a d
the question "For the Amendment .ese may
Against the Amendment" etc. as ,nd f6rmative
be 50 as to express more clearly your a"-
or negative vote. o,c
Secretary OF e'a.~