The Empire County argus., 1855-08-04

Mr. Ashley moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the above proposed amendment was lost Agreed
to- and the vote reconsidered and the amendment
again put upon its passage, with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Orringtou, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Brown of Contra Costa, Bufum, Cammet Cory CLAYTON
COMBS Cunningham of Ell Dorado Cunningham Of 81.
Floarnoy @ GaVer GayoTd Geer Gober Graves Gaeg.
Johnston of San Francisco Jones' Keys Kinney Lncon,
McCurdy, Melus, Meredith, Moreland, Oxley, Palmer
Quinn Rodgers Ryland Stevens, Sherrard Smith of Ma
rim, Taliaferro, Updegraf Watkins, Waite, Wells and
NoesSAdkson, Bogardus, Boles, Brewton, Brown of
Nevada Burke Covarrubias Farwel Ferrel Foster Fer
guson Hunt, johnson of Ell Dorado McCutchan, Murdock
Phelps, Rowe Sngey, Smith of Ell Dorado and Vineyard
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 2. Section of article is amended as
to read follows: Section The members of the AS
semby shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their
districts the first Wednesday of September thou
sand eight hundred and fyseven, unless otherwise
dered by the Legislature, and biennally thereafter; and
their term of Office shall be two years.
Upon the above cd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken, with the following result.
Ayes-Andrews, Amyx, Arlington, Ashley, Addison,
Bates Brown of Contra Costa Brown of Nevada Buums
Cammet Cory, Clayton, Coombs, Cunningham Of Ell Do
RADIO, Curtis Dana, Douglass Doughty Farwe Fournoy,
Gaver Gaylord Geler, Gober Graves, Gragg Hosmer
Johnston Of San Francisco Jones' Keys, Kinney Lincoln
McCurdy Mellus, Meredith, Moreland, Murdock Oxleyr
Palmer QUINN Rogers Rylanc, Stevens Sherrard Smith
of Marin, Taliaferro Updegraf Watkins, Waite, Wells
and Whitney-51.
Noes-Bogardus Brewton Burke Covarrubias, Ferrell,
Foster, Hunt McCutchan, Phelps Rowe Singley and
Vineyard-12
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT 8. Section of article is amended so as
to read follows Section s. Senators shall be chosen
for the term of four years. at the time and place as
members of the Assembly, and person shall be men,
ber of the Senate Assembly who has been citizen
nhabtan of the State two years. and of the county
or district for which he shall be chosen one year next pre-
ceding his election.
Upon the above Sd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken, with the following result
Ayes Andrews, Arlington, Ashley, Addison, Baker,
Beatty Buum If n Cr%me Cory oo sGOOmb Gun
Dana Douglass, Doughty, Edwards Farley Farwel
Fournoy Gaver Gaylord Geler, Gober, Graves Gragg,
Hosmer Johnston of San Francisco JONES' Keys Kinney
Lincoln, McCurdy Mellus, Meredith Moreand Murdock
Oxey Quinn Rogers Ryland Stevens, Sherrard, Talia
Noes-Bogardus Brewton, Brown of Nevada, Burke
Covarrubas, Foster, Hunt, McCuchan, Palmer, Phelps
Rowe, Singley, Smith of Marin and Vineyard-14
So the Sd amendment adopted.
AMENDMEN 4. Section of article is amended so as to
read follows: Section 6. The number of Senators shall
not be less than onehird than onehaf of that
of members of the Assembly, and at the first session of
the Legislature, after this amendment takes effect Sena-
tors shall be divided by lot equally may be into two
classes The seats of the Senators of the first class shall
be vacated at the expiration of two years. that oneha
as nearly may be, shall be chosen biennially
Upon the above 4th proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada, Buffum
Burke, Cammet, Cory Clayton Coombs, Cunningham of
Ell Dorado Cunningham of Sierra, Curtis Dana, Douglas
Doughty Edwards, Farwel Flournoy, Ferguson, Gaver
Gaylord Geler Gober, Graves, Gragg, Hosmer Johnston
of San Francisco Jones, Keys, Kinney Lincoln, McCur
dy Melus, Meredith, Moreland, Murdock Oxey, Palmer
QUINN Rogers Ryland Stevens Sherrard Stewart Tall
aferro, Updegraf, Watkins Waite, Wells, Whitney-55.
NoesBogardus Brewton, Covarrubias FerelI, Foster,
Hunt, Johnson of Ell Dorado, McCutchan, Phelps, Rowe,
Stevenson Singey, Vineyard-13.
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT 5. Section of article 10 is amended
to read as follows Section 2. And if at any time two
thirds of the Senate and Assembly shall think necessary
to revise and change this entire Constitution, they shall
recommend to the electors at the election for
bers of the Legislature to vote for against convenon
and if shall appear that majority of the electors voting
at such election have voted in favor of calling
tion the Legislature SHALL at its next session provide by
law for calling convention to be holden within six months
after the passage of such law and such convention shall
of number of members not less than that of both
branches of the Legislature. The Constitution that may
been agreed upon and adopted by such convention
shall be submitted to the people at special election to be
provided for by law, for their ratification rejection.
Each shall express his opinion by depositiDg in the
ballot box ticket whereon shall be written or printed the
words For the Constitution" or, Against the
Constitution The returns of such election SHALL in such
the convention shall direct be certified to the
Executive of this State, who shall call to his assistance
the Controller Treasurer and Secretary of State and
pare the votes certified to him. If by such examna
ton be ascertained that majority of the whole number
of such election be in favor of such Con-
sution the Executive of this State shall by his proca
nation declare such Constitution to be the COnstitu
| tion of the State of California.
Upon the above 9Th proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result:
Aves-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley Baker, Beatty
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada Bufum Burke
Cammet Cory, Clayton, Coombs Cunningham of FL Do
rado Curtis Dana, Douglas, Doughty, Edwards Farwel,
Flournoy, Ferguson, Geer, Gober Graves, Gragg Hos
mer Johnston of San Francisco, JONES' Keys, Kinney,
Lincoln, McCurdy Mellus, Meredith, MOreand, Murdock,
Oxey Palmer, Phelps, Quinn Rogers, Rowe, Ryand, Ste
vens, Sherrard Sngley. Stewart Taliaferro Updegraf,
Watkins, Wells Whitney and Mr.. Speaker-54.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Covarrubias Cunningham of
Sierra, Farley Fere Foster Gaylord, Hunt, johnson OF
Ell Dorado, McCuchan, Stevenson, Vneyard-l3.
| So the 9TH amendment adopted
The within (above) proposed amendments to the Con-
stution passed the Assembly this 18th day Of April 1856,
the vote being taken separately upon each amendment
]. M. ANDERSON,
Clerk of Assembly.