The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-10-20
Vote Again on
4O-Mill Limit
and Strike Bill
One Measure Designed to
Make School Officers
NOn-PartiSan

Voters, November 8. will find
three initiatives and proposed
amendment to the state constitu-
ton confronting them for decision
when they go to the polls to register
their preference on candidates In
the general election.
Initiative No. 126 provides for q
non-partisan ballot and relates to
the manner of nomination and cleo
ton on non-partisan ballot OF the
state superintendent Of public In
struction and the county superin-
tendents of schools.
Act Limits Taxation
Initiative No. 129 Is an act limit
ing to 40 mills the aggregate an
nual levy on real and personal prop
erty for all purposes. 1t provides
for limiting the levy by the state to
2 mills and. in case the legislature
may omit this levy, it may boost the
permitted levy by cities and towns.
Under further provisions Of No.
129 the levy by counties. cities.
towns, school districts and power
districts would be exempt from its
operation and additional levies
could be authorized by election.
Strike Vote Necessary
Initiative No. 1870 relates to en-
ployment ana provides for the serv-
Ice OF written demands by employees
upon employers. Under the measure
a majority vote of the employees
concerned must be cast before 2
strike may be called. Lockouts and
penalties for violation Of the pro-
visions are also covered.
In case initiative 126 Is success
full at the polls, declaration Of party
utilization would be barred to can
didates filing for the posts Of state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton and county superintendent Of
schools. A section on the election
ballot would beset aside under prop
er office designations for the names
Of candidates for nomination. This
section would be headed, ''Non-part-
isan Ballot"
Two Highest ON Ballot
The general elective ballot would
carry the names Of the candidates
who, in the primary election, re-
ceived the highest and the next to
highest number Of votes for each Of
the offices. This ballot would also
be listed under the same special
heading provided in the primary
election. If any candidate in the
primary election received majority
OF all votes cast his name would ap-
pear alone under the designation Of
the office he sought and an open
sepace would be left for the name
of q write-in candidate.
Initiative No. l29 re-enacts the
40-mill limit initiatives Of 1892, 1884
and 1886. It provides that hte ag-
gregate Of all tax levies upon real
and personal property by the state,
municipalities, taxing districts and
governmental agencies shall not ex-
coed 40-mills ON q dollar of assess
ed valuation.
School Limit 10 Mills
The levy by the state shall not
exceed 2 mills and the revenue must
be used for the support Of the Uni
versity Of Washington, Washington
State college and the normal schools
Of the state.
The levy by any county shall not
exceed 10 mills. This includes any
levy for the county school fund re-
quired by law. The levy by or for
any school district Is limited to 1O|
mills, while that for any road dis
trict is held to mills and the levies
by cities or towns to Is mills.
Reduction Right Held
The legislature carries the right
to reduce or abolish the millage
specified for the state and in this
event may increase the millage
specified for the cities and towns.
This increase would be in proportion
to the decrease in the state rate.
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and towns would be mills.
Ports and power districts would
not come under the provisions of the
initiative. The limitations would
not prevent levy of additional taxes
held under a maximum of mills
per annum and without anticipation
Of delinquencies in payment of
taxes, in an amount equal to the
interest and principal payable in
the next succeeding year on general
obligation bonds outstanding De-
cember 6, 1884. issued by or through
the agency of the state, or any coun-
ty, city, town or school district.
Special Election Needed
Nor would the initiative prevent
the levy of additional taxes to pay
the interest on, or toward the re-
duction of the principal of county,
city, town or school district war
ants outstanding December 8, 1892.
II the electors of the county, city
or school district so authorize by a
three-fifth majority, such county,
city or school district would have
the power to levy taxes at a rate
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