Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-09-10

lows:
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION no. 2
Providing for the submission Of q PRO-
posal to amend the Constitution Of the
State Of Washington with respect to the
subject of taxation and assessments; str1k-
ing Section IL of Article XII and amend
thereof.
Be It RESOLVED. By the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the State of Washing
ton in legislative session assembled:
That at the general election to be held in
rhis state on the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday in November, 1885. there
shall be submitted to the qualified electors OF
sstnscn 81 the saae 81 R asaa the
lows,
SECTION IL of Article xI Is hereby repealed
and Section / and Section of Article VII
are amended to read as follows:
r. Section !. The power Of taxation shall
y never be suspended. surrendered or con-
tracted away. All taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class Of subjects within the
territorial limits of tile authority levying the
tax and shall be levied and collected for pub
He purposes only There shall pc snen sx ep
eral law may provide. Nothing contained in
this section shall be construed to prevent the
enactment of q graduated net income tax
law.
Section 9. The legislature may vest the
corporate authorities Of cities, towns, ana
ments by special assessment, or by special
taxation of property benefited. The lesisla-
ture shall have no power to require the levy
and collection of taxes by counties, clti les.
county. city, town or other. municipal pur,;s
poses, but for all corporate. purposes, all
municipal corporations may be vested with
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 weekly newspaper in every county
where a newspaper is published throughout
the state.
Passed the Senate March IA. 1885.
VIcroa A. MEYERS,
President Of the Senate.
Passed the House March IA, 1885.
RoBr. F. WALpRoN,
Speaker of the House.
Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
March 20, 1885.
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. 1885. there shall
be submitted to the qualified electors Of this
state for their approval and ratification, or
rejection, an amendment to Section % of
Article 2 Of the Constitution Of the State of
Washington, 30 that the same when amended
shall read as follows:
Section %. Each member of the legisla.
ture shall receive for his services five dollars
for each days attendance and Ave 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. 1886.
V1cToR A. MEYERS,
President of the Senate.
Passed the House March IA, 1895.
RosT. r. WALpRoN,
Speaker II ths House.
Ynea in the ONCE Of the Secretary Of State
March IS. 1895.