The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-09-19
Proposed Amendment to State Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

/ OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; In obedi-
ence to an act ofthe legislature approved March
9Th, 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 Oh
liable to assessment and taxation under inc
provisions of the laws of this state OF which the
individual is the actual and BONA FIDE owner
shall be exempt from taxation.
THAT there shall be printed on all ballols
provided for the said election, the words: tor
the proposed amendment to article VII OF the
constitution relating to the assessment sna
taxation of property within the state Against
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 NASH
ington.
Done at Olympia this 1st day Of July, 1906
(seaD SAM H. NICHOLS,
Secretary of State.
To THE VOTERS: For your Information. :
herewith insert that portion of the state cohsti
tuition as it now exists which is proposed 10 De
substituted by the above printed amendment
ARTICLE VII.-SEcTIoNs I; 2, 8, AND4.
"SEcTION I. All property in the state not ea
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 proVi,u1
by law. The legislature shall provide Dy I 20"
for an annual tax sufficient, with other sour. ~
OF revenue to defray the estimated ordinary co. co.
penses of the tate for each fiscal year. Anu tUs
the purpose of paying the state debt il there oe
any, the legislature shall provide tor leFy!nt MS
tax annually, sufficient to pay the annual ln,
est and principal of such. debt within wing
years from the final passage of the law crea'iDs
the debt. ,
SEC. 2. The legislature shall provide BY Jaw
uniform and equal rate of assessment anu l' r.
alton on all property in the state accoIdlng ,ch
it's value in money, and shall prescribe SUI" mst
regulations by general law as shall secure hot
valuation for taxation of all property 81 ~ in
every person and corporation shall pay la aron
proportion to the value of his, her, or us Pr r,
erty: PROVIDED, That deduction OF deDts IN
credits may be authorized: PROVIDED, FURihd' Of
That the property of the United States, any at,er
the state, counties school dlstIlcts ap properly
as the legislature may by general laws P,1,nrp
shall be exempt from taxation. AMP Prov, now.
FURTHER, That the Legislature shall nav nav, ner.
er, by appropriate legislation, to exen up ZACH
sona1 property tosthe amount of $500 loi . I Tor.
head of q family liable to assessment any his
alton under the provisions of the laws u noNA
state of which the individual is the actuai
SEC 4. The legislature shall provide by gee srs,