The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-10-27
CHAPTER l27.

Is. s. d. 1879
An act providing for The amendment of
section ! article y! Of the constitution
the qualification of voters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
state OF Washington:
to be held in this state on the Tuesday
next succeeding the first Monday in Mo-
vember, 1916. there shall be submitted to
adoption and appioval or rejection, an
amendment to section l. of article vi of
the Constitution OF the State of Washing
ton, SO that the same shall when amended
read as follows:
ARTICLE vi.
Section l. All persons Of the age OF u
aSaiihcations shall be entitled TO ,o Vote at
all elections: They shall be citizens of the
United States; they shall have lived in
the state one year and in the county nine
ty days, and in the ely. town, ward or
precinct thirty days Immediately preced-
ing the election at which they offer to
vote; they shall be able to read and speak
person shall be qualified or entitled to
vote In respect to or upon any question or
proposition to incur or not to incur any
issue any bond or obligation, or to ratify
or validate any debt, bond or obligation.
or to authorize the purchase, sale, NOR.
income by or Of the state, or municipai
corporation. city, town or distI let, unless
IN addtti9n to the qualifications above
his or her registration be the seperate
owner Of or as husband or wife have
community title In property upon the tox
ron ron OF the municipal corporation or tax
proposition is to be voted upon. and upon
which property a tax has been paid, or
snail be payable, during the calandar year
IN winch such question or proposition is to
be voted upon. No person shall be denied
tne eIectlve franchise on account of sex,
nor shall this amendment affect the right
qualihed elector of this state exceot in re-
spect to questions or propositions mem
n tlohe edx IN the foregoing proviso. Indians
tive franchise. The legislative authorities
shall enact laws defining the manner of
aascertaining the qualifications Of voters as
English language, providing for the regis.
tration of voters generally and as prop-
ersy owners. and providing for punish
violation Of the provision Of this section. !"
Sec. 2. The secretary of state shall
cause the amendment proposed in section
months next preceding said election in
some weekly newspaper in every county
where newspaper is published through.
out the state.
Passed the Senate February %, 1915
Passed the House March S. 1915.
NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
se Inc above act filed In the office Of the
lowed to become operative wihout he
approval of the governor. '''0
l. NJ. HOWELL.
,r. II, Sec. aiary rf State
There shall be printed on all bIitot.
provided for the said election tie words
For the proposed amen dentnt IN VOC.
ton l of article VI of the cUns,tr,inn TO-
iating to the qualification OF voters"
Against the proposed Amendment IN
section lon OF article VI OF the constitution
relating to the qualification OF votes"
IN testimony whereof | have hereu,t IN
SET my hand and afflx.d the seal OF The
state Of Washington. - WIG
Zone at Olympia this LIST day O, July
(Seal) I. M. HOWELL.
u,. .,, Secretary Of State.
First publication August 1. 1Si6 last
publication. October "a. 1915