The Empire County argus., 1855-09-01

Mr. Ashley moved reconsideration of the vote by
which be above proposed amendment was lost. Agreed
TO- snd the vote reconsdered and the amendment
aeaa put upon passage, with the following result:
A5es- Andrevs orrington, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
0oomhs Cunt lgham of Ell Dorado, Cunningham Of ST.
ssra, Curtis Dana, Douglass Doughty Edwards Farley,
Johnston of San Francisco, Jones, Keys Kinney Lncon
McCurdy Mellus, Meredith, Moreand, Oxley, Palmer,
rim, Taliaerro, Updegraf, Watkins, Waite Wells and
~ Noes Addison, Bogardus, Boles, Brewton Brown of
Nevada Burke Covarrubias FarwelI Ferre Foster Fer
guson, Hunt johnson of Ell Dorado McCuchan Murdock
fheps Rowe, Singley Smith of Ell Dorado and Vineyard
so the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 2 Section of article is amended
to read as folows Section g. The members of the AS
sempy shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their
districts on the first Wednesday of September one thou
sand eight hundred and ftyseven unless otherwise Or
dered by the Legislature and benniay thereafter and
their term of Office shall be two years.
Upon the above I'd proposed amendment the aves and
noes were taken, with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Amyx, Arlington, Ashley. Addison.
Bates Brown of Contra Costa Brown of Nevada Buffum
Cammet Cory, Clayton, Coombs, Cunningham Of El Do
Gaver, Gaylord Geller, Gober Graves Grage Hosmer.
Johnston of San Francisco JONES' Keys Kinney Lincoln,
McCurdy, Mellus, Meredith Moreland, Murdock OxIey
Palmer Quinn Rogers Rylanc Stevens Sherrard Smith
of Marin, Taliafeno Updegraf Watkins, Waite, Wells
and Whitney-51.
NoesBogardus, Brewton, Burke Covarrubias Ferrell
Foster Hunt, McCutchan, Phelps, Rowe Singley and
Vneyard-12.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT g. Section of article is amended SO as
to read as 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,
Der OF the Senate or Assembly who has been citizen
Of tha
or district for which he shall be chosen year pre-
ceding his election
Upon the above Sd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken with the following result
- Aycs1,Andrews Arlington, Ashley, Addison, Baker,
BaaGy a n DCpado 0rmme Cory Clayton GoOmb Gun
Dana, Douglass, Doughty, Edwards, Farley, Farwell,
Fournoy Gaver, Gaylord Geer, Gober, Graves Gragg,
Lincoln, McCurdy, Mellus Meredith, Moreland Murdock
Oxley Quinn, Rogers Ryand Stevens, Sherrard, Talia-
ferro Updegraff, Watkins Waite, Wells, Whitney-5O.
=, NoesIBogardus, Brewton, Brown of Nevada Burke,
Covarrubias Foster, Hunt, McCutchan Palmer Phelps,
Rowe, singey, Smith of Marin and Vineyard-l4 0fO'
So the Sd amendment adopted.
AMENDMEN A. Section of article is amended so as to
read follows Section g. 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 as 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
nearly as may be- shall be chosen biennialy.
Upon the above 4th proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result:
r Ayes-Andrews Arlington, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Burke Cammet, Cory, Clayton, Coombs, Cunningham of
E Dorado Cunningham Of Sierra Curtis Dana Douglas,
Doughty, Edwards Farwell, Flournoy Ferguson Gaver
Gaylord, Geer, Gober Graves Gragg Hosmer Johnston
of San Francisco, Jones' Keys, Kinney, Lincoln McCur
dy Meus, Meredith, Moreland Murdoch, Oxley, Palmer
Oulnn Van1S Sbprra Stayo Tali.
aferro, Updegraf, Watkins, Waite, Wells Whitney-55.
NoesBogardus, BTewton, Covarrubas, Ferre, Foster,
Hunt, johnson of Ell Dorado, McCutchan Phelps Rowe,
Stevenson, Sngley Vneyard-13.
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT Section of article 10 is amended so as
to read as follows Section 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 next election for
bers of the Legislature vote for against convention
and if it shall appear that majority of the electors voting
at such election have voted in favor of calling
on 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
consist of number of members not less than that of both
branches of the Legislature The Constitution that may
have been agreed upon and adopted by such convention
shall be submitted to the people special election to be
provided for by law, for their ratification rejection
Each voter shall express his opinion by depostng in the
ballot box ticket whereOn shall be written 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 examine
tion it be asceraned that majority of the whole number
of votes cast at such election be in favor of such Con-
sttution the Executive of this State shall by his procla-
nation declare such new Constitution to be the COnstu-
tion of the State of California
Upon the above 5th 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,
Camme Cory, Clayton, Coombs Cunningham of Ell Do
rado Curtis, Dana Douglas, Doughty, Edwards Farwe,
Fournoy Ferguson, Geer, Gober, Graves, Gragg Hos
mer Johnston of San Francisco, JONES' Keys, Kinney,
Lincoln McCurdy Mellus Meredith, Moreand, Murdoch,
Oxey, Palmer Phelps, Quinn Rogers, Rowe, Ryand, Ste
vens Sherrard Singley, Stewart Taliaferro Updegra
Watkins, Wells, Whitney and Mr.. Speaker-54.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Covarrubias Cunningham Of
Sierra Farley Ferrel Foster Gaylord, Hunt johnson Of
Ell Dorado, McCutchan, Stevenson ViDeyard-la.
So the 5th amendment was adopted.
The within (above) proposed amendments to the Con-
situton passed the Assembly this 18th day of April 1855,
the vote being taken separately upon each amendment
j. NJ ANDERSON,
Clerk of Assembly.
NEWS FOR THE SICK.
DIR. j. II. DULIN,
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