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Mr.. Ashley moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the above proposed amendment was lost Agreed
and the vote was reconsidered and the amendment
again put upon its passage with the following result
Ayes.Andrews orriPRgtSu, Pgga,, Ashley Baker Beatty,
Coombs, Cunningham Of Ell Dorado Cunningham Of 81.
Dana RSugag
Johnston of San Francisco Jones' Keys Kinney Lncoln
McCnrdy Mellus H MeIedh, Morshland oxley Palmer
rim, Taiaferro Updegraf, Watkins, Waite Wells and
NoesyyAdiison, Bogardus, Boles, Brewton, Brown Of
Nevada Burke Covarrubas, Farwel Ferre Foster Fer.
guson Hunt johnson of Ell Dorado McCutchan Murdock
Phelps Rowe Singley Smith of Ell Dorado and Vineyard
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT g. Section of article is amended so as
to read follows Section g. The members of the As.
semby shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their
districts the first Wednesday of September one thou
sand eie hit hundred and yseven unless otherwise or
dered by the Legislature and bennaly thereafter and
their term of office shall be two years.
Upon the above I'd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result:
f Amyc . arlington Ashley Adkson,
Camne Cory Clayton, Coombs, Cunnin CHAM Of Ell Do
rado Curtis Dana Douglass Doughty Farwel Flournoy,
aSve " 5 G9e G09 ne Kgg
McCurdy, Meus, Meredith Moreland, Murdoch, Oxley,
Palmer o@nn Rogers Rans Stevens sheTrard Smith
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and Whtney-51.
Noes-Bogardus Brewton, Burke Covarrubias, Ferrel,
Foster Hunt, McCutchan, Phelps, Rowe, Sngley and
Vneyard-12.
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT 8. Section of article is amended as
to read follows Section g. Senators shall be chosen
for the term of four years. at the time and place
members of the Assembly: and person shall be-
ber of the Senate Assembly who has been citizen
and inhabant of the State two years. and of the county
dctr;o he he
cedng his election.
Upon the above Sd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken, with the following result
Ayes1,Andrews, Arlington Ashley, Adkison Baker,
Dana, Douglass, Doughty Edwards, Farley, Farwel,
Hosmer Johnston of San Francisco JONES' Keys Kinney
Lincoln, McCurdy, Meus, Meredith, Moreland Murdock
0xley Quinn Rogsrs RyaTd Stevens % shsrrard Talia
Noes Bogardus, Brewton, Brown of Nevada, Burke,
Covarrubas, Foster Hunt, McCutchan, Palmer, Phelps
Rowe Singley, Smith of Marin and Vneyard-14.
So the Sd amendment adopted.
AMENDMEN 4. Section of article amended so as to
read follows: Section g. The number of Senators shall
not be less than one-thrd, 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
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Upon the above 4th proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken with the following result
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada, Bufum
Burke, Cammet, Cory, Clayton Coombs, Cunningham of
Doughty, Edwards Farwel Flournoy, Ferguson, Gaver
Gaylord, Geler Gober Graves, Gragg Hosmer Johnston
of San Francisco Jones' Keys Kinney, Lincoln, McCur-
dy, Meus, Meredith Moreand, Murdock, Oxley Palmer
QUINN Rogers Ryland Stevens, Sherrard Stewart Tall
aferro, Updegraf, Watkins Waite, Wells, Whney-55.
in Ferrell Foster
Hunt Johnson of Ell Dorado, McCuchan, Phelps, Rowe,
Stevenson, Singey, Vineyard-13
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 5. Section of article 10 is amended
TO read 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 next election for
bers of the Legislature TO vote for against convenon
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 session provide by
law for calling convention be holden within six months
after the passage of such law and such convention shall
consist of number of members 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 deposting in the
ballot box ticket whereon shall be written printed the
words For the Constitution" or, against the new
Constitution The returns of such election SHALL in such
the convention shall direct be certified 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-
on be ascerained that majority of the whole number
of votes such election be favor of such Con-
ution the Executive of this State shall by his procla-
nation declare such Constitution to be the Constu-
tion of the State of California
Upon the above 9TH proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Cammet, Cory, Clayton Coombs, Cunningham of Ell Do
Flournoy Ferguson, Geer Gober, Graves, Gragg, Hos
mer Johnston of San Francisco Jones, Keys, Kinney,
Lincoln McCurdy Mellu Meredith Moreland, Murdock,
Oxey Palmer Phelps, Quinn, Rogers Rowe, Ryand, Ste
vens, Sherrard, Sngley Stewart Taiaferro Updegraf
Watkins, Wells, Whitney and Mr.. Speaker-54.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton Covarrubias, Cunningham of
Sierra Farley Ferre Foster Gaylord Hunt johnson of
Ell Dorado, McCutchan, Stevenson, Viueyard-l3.
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.
]. NJ ANDERSON,
Clerk of Assembly.
NEWS FOR THE SICK.
DIR. J. II. DULIN,