The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
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Proposed Amendment to State Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON

! OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
| 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 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 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 I, 2, and and inserting in lieu
thereof the following, to be known section
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 oil
the United States, and of the state, counties
school districts and other municipal corpora,
tons, and personal property to the amount o
three hundred dollars for each head of family
liable to assessment and taxation under the
individual is the actual and BONA FIDE 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
constitution relating to the assessment spa
taxation of property within the state Agalnst
the proposed amendment to article VII OF the
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
(SeaD SAM H. NICHOLS
Secretary OF STATE
To THE VOTERS: For your information
herewith insert that portion of the state consu,
tuition as it now exists which isproposed 10 NC
substituted by the above printed amendment
ARTICLE VII.-SEcT1oNs L; 3, AND4'
SECTION I. All property in the state not es.
empt under the laws OF the United States, OF w
der this constitution, shall be taxed IN proPgoa
ton to its value, to be ascertained as pIoV,uuT
by law. The legislature shall provide by Io Ss
Tor an annual tax sufficient, with other souis sr
OF revenue, to defray the estimated ordinary FIR
penses of the state for each fiscal year Anu be
the pun pose of paying the state debt, II theIe
any the legislature shall provide tor levyin nsr
est and principal of such debt within tw e.ng
years from the final passage OF the law clea~.'
the debt. tam
SEC. 2. The legislature shall provide by raw! Jaw
a Uniform and equal rate of assessment anu lr 10
alton on all property in the state, accorap snch
its value in money, and shall prescrlDe ;us
regulations by general law as shall secure hat
valuation for taxation of all property ~ 10
every person and corporation shall pay. -orr
proportion to the value of his, her, or 10 from
erty: PROVIDED, That deduction OF deDls ne
credits may be authorized: PROVIDED, FL d II
That the property of the United States, an Thief
the state, counties, school districts, ana
municipal corporations, and such other PrnpJtde
as the legislature may by general laws p,,nEp
shall be exempt from taxation. AMP PKus now
FURTHER, That the legislature shall nav ,e, f ner
err by appropriate legislation, to exeI ~, ZACH
sonal property to the amount OF $500 a ~, tag
head of family liable to assessment any ~ this
alton under the provisions OF the laws % MONA
state of which the individual is the actuai D'
FIDE owner. oeu.
ssSEc. 8. The legislature shall provide ~ tsyes
ei al law for the assessing and levylng " he By
on all corporation property as near as my ssng
the methods as are provided for the estv
and 1evying of taxes on individual proPe.Ss and Il
"SEc. q. The power to tax corporatl52 I'D or
corporate property shall not be sufren ~ which
suspended by any contract or grant ~
the state shall be party
+ You are hereby advised to place an * .tc Of
the question ssFor the Amendment, 90 mar
Against the Amendment" etc. as tn ae;ar, ,
be so as to express more clearly your ann NV
or negative vote.
Secretary OF o.l.
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