The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-09-30
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Office of the Secretary of st
CHAPTER ITO.


AN ACT relating to forestation and re-
forestation and the assessment and
taxation of lands devoted to that pur-
pose and the assessment and taxation
of the products of such lands, and
providing for an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Wash
ington.
Be It enacted by the Legislature of The
State of Washington.
SECTION 1. That at the general cleo
ton to be held in this state on the Tues
day next succeeding the first Monday in
November, 1926, there shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of this state FOR
their adoption and approval or rejection
an amendment to the Constitution of The
State of Washington so that the same
shall contain 3 new and additional Article
to consist of one section to follow Article
XVII, to be known as Article XVIII.
to read as follows:
ARTICLE XVIII
Section l. Nothing contained in this
Constitution shall prevent the legislature
from enacting, by general laws, legisla-
ton for the purpose of encouraging and
promoting forestation and reforestation of
lands within the state, which laws may
provide such methods and means to ac-
complish that purpose as the legislature
may determine, and which laws, in adj
dition to such other means and methods
as may be provided by the legislature,
may provide on lands devoted to that pur-
pose for definite and invariable tax DUR
ing term of years, and Tor for CLASSIC
fication, rate, valuation andD or standard
of valuation for taxation and assessment
purposes, different from other lands and
property; and which laws may provide
for a yield tax of definite percentage on
the value of the timber or forest products
grown on such lands, to be paid at the
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or upon removal of such products, which
yield tax may be in lieu of any other tax
on such lands or products, or may be in
combination with such other tax as may
be provided for; and which laws may pro-
vide for contract between the state and
the owners of such lands, for a definite
and invariable tax on such lands during
a term of years, and Tor for a classical
ton, rate, valuation and) or standard of
valuation for taxation and assessment
purposes different from that of other
lands and property, and Tor a yield tax
of definite percentage on the value Of
the timber or forest products grown on
such lands to be paid at the end of a
specified term of years or period, or upon
removal of such products, which yield
tax may be in lieu of any other tax on
such lands or products, or in combination
with such other tax as may be provided
for.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of State shall
cause the amendment proposed in Section
of this act to be published for three lS)
months next preceding the said election
therein described in some weekly news
paper in every county where a newspaper
is published throughout the state.
Sec. 8. There shall be provided on all
ballots for said election an opportunity
for the people to vote for or against such
amendment, by means of the following
proposition and ballot title:
Shall the Constitution be
amended by adding thereto
q new article to be known ~
as Article XVIII to per-
init legislation designed to
encourage and promote for
estation and reforestation?