An Act Relating to Woman Suffrage

Relating to Woman Suffrage.

An Act providing for the constitutional amendment conferring the elective franchise on women.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington:

Section 1. It is proposed to amend article VI of the constitution of the State of Washington by adding a section to be called section 9, so as to confer the elective franchise on women: Section 9. The elective franchise shall never be denied any person on account of sex, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this constitution.

Sec. 2. The secretary of state shall cause the foregoing amendment ot be published for three months next preceding said election to be held in Novemver, 1898, in some weekly newspaper in every county within this state wherein a newspaper is published.

Sec. 3. That at the general election to be held in November, 1898, the amendment hereinbefore mentioned in section 1 shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Washington for their approval, and there shall be printed on all the ballots provided for said election the words: "For the proposed amendment to article VI of the constitution, conferring the elective franchise on women," "Against the proposed amendment to article VI of the constitution, conferring the elective franchise on women."

Passed the Senate Februay 25, 1897.

Passed the House March 10, 1897.

Approved by the Governor March 11, 1897.