Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02
Against Initiative Measure No. 49,.

PROPOSED oNsT1TUTIoNA Al
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
Of section of article VI. of the Con-
stitution of the State of Washington,
relating to the qualification of
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Washington:
SECTION l. That at the general cleo
ton to be held in this state on the
day in November, 1916, there shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the state, for their adoption and ap-
section of article vi. of the Constitu-
ton OF the State Of Washington, so
that the same shall when amended,
read as f0llo XRr1c1r VT
SECTION 1. All persons of the age
OF twenty-one years or over, possessing
the following. qualifications shall be
shall be citizens of the United States;
they shall have lived in the state one
year, and in the county ninety days,
ana IN the e. city, town ward or precinct
election at which they offer to vote;
they shall be able to read and speak the
English language: Provided, That no
person shall be qualified or entitled to
vote in respect to or upon any question
or proposition to incur or not to incur
any debt or obligation, or to borrow
money or issue any bond or obligation,
or obligation, or to authorize the pur-
chase, sale, mortgage or pledge of pro-
perry perry revenue or income by or of the
city, town or district, unless in addi-
ton to the qualifications above pre-
scrlbed he or she shall at the date of
his or her registration be the separate
community title in, property upon the
tax roll OF the municipal corporation
or taxing district in which such ques-
and upon which property a tax has
been paid, or shall be payable, during
me the, calendar year in which such ques-
No person shall be denied the elective
franchise on account of sex, nor shall
this amendment affect the right of
FRANCHISE 1ei Of any person who is now a
qualified elector of this state except in
respect to questions or propositions
mentioned in the foregoing proviso. In
dams not taxed shall never be allowed
authority shall enact laws defining the
manner of ascertaining the qualifica-
Lion LIONS . OF voters voters as to their ability to
providing for, the registration of voters
generally and as property owners, and
providing for punishment of persons
voting or registering in violation of the
provision of this section.
SEC. 2. The secretary of state shall
cause the amendment proposed in sec
tlon 1 OF this act to be published for
three monts next preceding said cleo
ton In some weekly newspaper in
every county where newspaper is
published throughout the state.
Passed the Senate February 81, 1915.
Passed the House March s, 1915.
NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
i. The above act filed in the office of
the Secretary of State, March II, 1915,
and allowed to become operative with
out the approval of the Governor
I. M. HOWELL,
Secretary of State.
There shall be printed on the ballots
provided for said election the words:
TON PROPOSED BY THE IEGIs-
LATURE.
Entitled "An act providing for the
amendment of section l of article, VI.
OF the Constitution Of the State of
washington, relating to the qualiflca-
ton of voters"
FOR the proposed amendment of
Section of Article VI Of the
Constitution relating to the QUAIL,
ification of voters..... I
AGAINST the proposed amend
ment of Section 1 of Article vi,
OF the Constitution relating to--,
the qualification of voters..