1922 Voters' Pamphlet
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1922 STATE OF WASHINGTON I c.q A PAMPHLET I CONTAINING I 2opies of all Measures "Proposed by Initiative Pe- tition," "Measures Passed by the Legislature and Referred, by Petition, to the People," and "Amend- ments to the Constitution Proposed by the Legis- htnre." 4 Including Initiative Measures NOR.40 and 46 and Referen- dum Measures Nos. 12, 13, 14 and 15 and Submitting t~ the People the Question of Amending Section 22 of Article I, of the State Oonstitution, Relating to the Rights of Accused Persons; and of Amending Section 4 of Article 8, of the State Constitution, Relating ta~the Expenditnre of Moneys in the State Treasury; and of Amending Sec- 'tion 23 of Article 11, of the State Constitution, Relating t6 Compensation to be Paid Members of the Legislature. To be Submitted to the Legal Voters of the State of Washington for Their Approval or Rejection at the GEN- ERAL ELECTION to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1 '1 '1 Compiled and Issued by J. GRANT HINKLE, Under and by Anthori Laws of 191T r % .I. , 4 -, CONTENTS Page Amending Sec. 22. Pfrticle 1 of Constitution ....................... 24 Amending Sec. 4; Article 8 of Constitution ....................... 25 Amending Sec. 23. Article 2 of Constitution ....................... 26 Argument against Initiative Measure No . 46 ....................... 10 Argument against Referendum Measure No . 12 .................... 13 Argument for Initiative Measure No . 46 .......................... 7-8 Index to pamphlet ............................................ 27 Initiative Measure No . 40 ...................................... 3 Initiative Measure No . 46 ...................................... 4 Referendum Measure No . 12 ................................... 11 Referendum Measure No . 13 ................................... 14 Referendum Measure No . 14 ................................... 15 Referendum Measure No . 15 ................................... 19 Initiative Measure No. 40 BALLOT. TITLE "Ax ACT providing for the repeal of chapter 174, Laws of 1921, relating to the collection of a poll tax." Ax ACT providing for the repeal of 1921 Session Laws of the State of chapter 174 of 1921 Session Washington entitled "An Act provid- Laws of State of Washington ing for the levy and collection of an relating to collection of an an- annual poll or capitation tax, and nual poll or capitation tax. providing penalties, and declaring Be it 6nacted by the People of the that this act shall take effect im- State of Washington: mediately," be and the same is here- SECTIOS1. That Chapter 174 of by repealed. STATE OF WASHINGTON-ss. Filed in the office of Secretary of State January 18, 1922. J. GRANT IIINKLE, Secretary of State. LIBRARY LY Initiative Measure No. 46 BALLOT TITLE "Ax ACT providing for a current state school fund suBcient to produce $30.00 for each child of school age; for the distribution of state and county school funds to school districts upon the equal basis of attendance and teachers employed; and fixing the maximum annual tax levy of school districts, except for bonded indebtedness, at 1.7 per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property thereof." AN ACT relating to the colIection and by this section shall be known as distribution of state and county the current state school fund. school funds, fixing length of SEC. 2. That Section 5066 of schooI year, amending sections Pierce's Washington Code be amend- 5066, 5068, 5076, 5103 and 5105 of Pierce's Washington Code, ed to read as follows: and repealing certain laws. Section 5066. The Superintend- ent of Public Instruction shaU appor- Be it enacted by the People of the tion to the several counties of the Btatn of Washington: state on or before the 20th day of July, October, January, April, May SECTION1. That section 5103 of and June of each year such current Pierce's Washington Code be amend- state school funds as have been cer- ed to read as iollows: tified by the state auditor to be in Section 5103. The interest ac- the hands of the state and county crning on said permanent school treasurers, excepting only that be- fund, together with all rentals and fore each such apportionment is other revenues derived therefrom, made there may be deducted out of and from lands and other property the portion of such fund in the hands devoted to the common school fund, of the state treasurer a sum not to shall be exclusively applied to the exceed ten thousand dollars, as the current use of the common schools. State Board of Education and the In addition thereto it shall be the Superintendent of Public Instruction duty of the State Board of Equaliza- shall determine to be necessary for tion, annually, at the time of levying the purpose of adjusting extreme in- taxes for state purposes, to levy a equalities among the school districts tax sufficient to produce a sum of the state. Said sum so deducted which, when added to the amount shall be used by said Superintendent of money derived from interest and of Public Instruction for the purpose other income from the state perma- aforesaid, under the supervision and nent school fund during the preced- direction of the State Board of Edu- ing school year, shall equal thirty cation. dollars for each child of school age residing in the state as shown by SEC. 3. That section 5068 of the last reports of the several county Pierce's Washington Code be amend- superintendents to the Superintend- ed to read as follows: ent of Public Instruction. School Section 5068. At each apportion- age, for the purpose of determining ment of the current state school fund the amount of state and county one-half of the fund available for levies, shall be from four to twsnty- such purpose shall be apportioned ts one years in school districts of the each county upon the basis of the flrst and second classes and from five aggregate number of days of attend- to twenty-one years in all other ance of all of the pupils in the sev- school districts. The fund provided eral districts of the county, to be de- Ilzitiative Measure No. 46 termined pursuant to the followtng shall compute the attendance during p~ovisions: such period upon the basis of the 1. Calculations as to attendance average daily attendance in such shall be based upon the last annual school on those days of such school reports of the several county super- year as school was open. tntendents filed in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. SEC.4. At each apportionment of 2. Any district of any class the current state school fund one- shall be entitled to be accredited half of the fund available for such with its actual attendance based up- purpose shall be apportioned to each en a school year up to but not ex- county upon the basis of the number ceeding one hundred ninety school of teachers employed for a full year days in length: Provided, however, of at least nine months in the several 1, 1924, districts of the county, subject to that no district after July such regulations in regard to the shall be accredited with any attend- number of teachers allowable to any ance whatsoever for attendance at district for purgoses of apportion- any school which shall not have been ment as may be provided by the maintained for a school year of at State Board of Education. Where a least one hundred sixty school days. teacher is employed for less than 3. The attendance of pupils in nine months the county shall, sub- high schools shall be counted as one ject to regulations provided as afore- and one-half times the actual at- said, receive one-nineth of the tendance. amount of the apportionment for a 4. The attendance of pupils in full year's employment, for each parental schools where board and month such teacher was actually lodging are furnished the pupils employed; Provided, That no district shall be counted as three times the after July 1, 1924, shall be accred- actual attendance. ited with the employment of any 5. The attendance of pupils in teacher whatsoever unless it shall schools for defectives shall be have maintained school in such counted as five times the actual at- school year for at least one hundred tendance. sixty days. Calculations as to such 6. A day's attendance of not less than two hours of a pupil in a employment shall be based upon the kindergarten authorized by the laws last annual reports of the several of this state shall be counted as a county superintendents flled in the half day's attendance. office of the Superintendent of Pub- 7. The attendance of a ~uailat lic Instruction. an evening of night school -a;thor- SEC. 5. That section 5105 of ized by the laws of this state shall Pierce's Washington Code be amend- be counted as a half day's attend- ed to read as follows: ance without maximum age limit. Section 5105. The county cons- 8. When the school board of missioners of the several counties of any district is obliged to close a the State of Washington shall an- school by order of a board of health nually, at the time of making the or of health officers, on account of tax levy for county purposes, levy a the prevalence of any infectious or tax on all property subject to taxa- contagious disease, or, when it is im- tion in their county, sufficient to possible to maintain a school on ac- produce the sum of ten dollars for count of any circumstances over each child of school age therein, as which the school board has no con- is shown by the certificate of the trol, the Superintendent of Public county superintendent hereinafter Instruction shall allow such district mentioned.