Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-26

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QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
AN ACT providing for the amendment
Of SECTION ! Of article VI. Of the Con-
relating to the qualification Of
voters.
He it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Washington:
SECTION l. That at the general cleo
Ilon to be held in this state on the
Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
day in November, 1916. there shall be
the state, for their adoption and ap-
prevail or rejection, an amendment to
section 1 Of article VI. Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Washington, so
that the. same shall when amended,
read as follows:
ARTICLE vi.
SECTION l. All persons of the age
or tWenty-one years or over, possessing
the. following qualifications shall be
entitled to vote at all elections. They
shall be citizens of the United States;
year, and in the county ninety days,
and in the city, town, ward or precinct
thirty days Immediately preceding the
they shall be able to read and speak the
English language: Provided, That no
person shall be qualified or entitled to
or proposition to incur or not to incur
any debt or obligation, or to borrow
money or issue any bond or obligation,
VI " IdIlly UT VALIDATE any QoDC, BOND
or obligation, or to authorize the pur-
| chase, SALE mortgage or pledge of pro-
perry, revenue or income by or of the
state, or any municipal corporation,
city, town or district, unless in addi-
tion, to the qualifications above pre-
scribed he or she shall at the date of
his or her registrati ton be the separate
owner Of, or as husband and wife have
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
the calendar year In which such ques-
ton or proposition is to be voted upon.
NO person shall be denied the elective
franchise on account of sex, nor shall
this amendment affect the right Of
franchise ;.1ifins. Of any person who is now a
respect to questions or propositions
mentioned in the foregoing proviso In
d 81 not taxed shall never be allowed
manner of ascertaining the qualifica-
r lions of. Of voters .naa IS to their ability to
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
ton of this act to be published for
eatAS AoAIS ucAI pToCoQlnB SAID oleC-
ton in some weekly newspaper in
| every county where a newspaper is
published throughout the state.
| Passed the Senate February ~, 1915.
| Passed the House March s, 1915.
NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
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. NJ. HOWELL.
secretary of State.
There shall be printed on the ballots
provided for said election the words:
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
TON PROPOSED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE.
Entitled IAN act providing for the
amendment Of section ] of article vi.
of the Constitution of the State Of
Washington, relating to the qualiflca-
ton of voters"
FOR the proposed amendment of
Section l of Article VI of the
Constitution relating to the qual-,--,
ifieatiOn of voters...............
AGAINST the proposed amend
ment of Section / of Article VI
of the Constitution relating tol---,
the qualification of voters......