Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-08-20

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2
Providing for the submission of a pro-
posal to amend the Constitution of the
State of Washington with respect to the
subject of taxation and assessments strik-
ing Section / and Section of Article VII
thereof.
Be 1t RESOLVED. By the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the State OF W ashins
ton in legislative session assembled:
That at the general election to be held in
this state on the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday in November, 1885, there
shall be submitted to the qualified electors OF
this state for their approval and ratifcation,
or rejection, a proposal to amend the Con-
stitution of the State of Washington as fol-
lows:
Section IL of Article XII is hereby repealed
and Section / md Section of Article VII
are amended to read as follows:
Section l. The power of taxation shall
never be suspended. surrendered or con-
tracted away. All taxes shall be uniform
territorial limits of the authority levying the
tax and shall be levied and collected for pub
lie purposes only. There shall be such exemp-
tions from taxation IS the legislature by gem
this section shall be construed to prevent the
enactment of a graduated net income tax
law.
Section o. The legislature may vest the
corporate authorities of cities, towns, and
villages with power to make local improve,
ments by special assessment. or by special
taxation of property benefited. The le3isla-
turc sho,l have no power to require the levy
and collection Of taxes by counties, cities,
towns other municipal corporations for
county, city, town or other municipal puT,,
poses, Int for all corporate PURPOSES al
yo,1nicirn1 cOrnOr1t1Ona be vested Win
authority to assess and collect taxes, subject
to such restrictions as the legislature may
impose; such taxes shall be uniform in re-
spect to persons and property within the
jurisdiction of the body levying the same.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That the Sec
rotary Of state shall cause the foregoing con-
stitutional amendment to be published for at
least three months next preceding the cleo
ton in a weekly newspaper in every county
where newspaper is published throughout
the state.
Passed the Senate March IA. 1885.
Victor A. MEYERS,
President OF the Sonata.
Passed the House March IA, 1885.
RoBr. F. WALpRoN.
Speaker of the House.
Filled in the Office of the Secretary of State.
March 20. 1886.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20
Be It RESOLVED, By the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the State of
Washington in legislative session assembled:
That, at the general election to be held in
this state on Tuesday next succeeding tine
first Monday in November, 1886, there shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of this
state for their approval and ratification, or
rejection, an amendment to Section 20 of
Article 2 of the Constitution of the State Of
Washington. so that the same when amended
ohau read as follows:
Section 2S. Each member Of the legisla-
ture shall receive for his services five dollars
for each days attendance and five dollars
per day for expenses during the session, and
ten cents for every mile he shall travel in
going to and returning from the place of
meeting of the legislature, on the most usual
route.
Passed the Senate March 9, 1885.
VICTOR A. MEYERS,
President of the Senate.
Passed the House March IA, 1886
~ RoBT. r. WALDRoN,
Speaker Of the House.
YDed in the once of the Secretary of State,
March IS, 1885.