The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-01
VIM. A. CORNWALL,
Secretary of the Senate.
IN ASSEMBLY. April II, 1855.

! AMENDMENT l. SeCtOn OF AFJCle t Is
amended so as to read as follows: Section q
The sessions of the Legislature are to be bien-
NAL, and shall commence on the first Monday
of January. next ensuing the election of the
members unless the Governor Of the State,
shall in the interim convene the Legislature
! by proclamation.
! Upon the first proposed amendment the
aves and noes were taken with the following
result:
Aves-Audrews, Arring gton, Ashley Baker.
Beatty Bogardus. Bufum. Cammet, Cory,
Clayton. Coombs. Covarrubias Cunningham
of Ell Dorado. Curtis. Douglas. Doughty,
Farwell. Flournoy. Gaylord. Goher. Graves,
Johnson of San Francisco. Jones, Keyes. Kin
ney. Lincoln, Mellus. Meredith. Moreland,
Palmer. Quinn. Ryland. Stevens. Sherrard,
Talliaferro, Updegratf, Watkins, Waite. and
Wells-39.
Noes-Amyx. Atkinson. Brewton. Brown of
Nevada Burke. Dana. Farrell. Foster. Gellor,
Hosmer. Hunt. johnson of FL Dorado. Muir
dock. Phelps, Singey, Smith of kldorado, and
Ninpyard-l7.
There not being a majority of all the mem
berS elect. the amendment was lost.
Mr. Ashley moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the above proposed amendment
was lost. Agreed to. and the vote was re-
considered and the amendment a gain put upon
its passage. with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews. Arlington, Ashley. Baker.
/ Beatty Brown of Contra Costa. Butfum Cam
met. Cory. Clayton. Coombs. Cunning CHAM
of FL Dorado. Cunningham of Sierra. Curtis,
Dana. Douglass. Doughty. Edwards. Farley.
Flonrnoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Geller, Gober,
Graves. Gragg. Johnson of San Francisco.
Jones Keys. Kinney Lincoln. McCurdy. Mel
lus. Meredith Moreland, Oxley Palmer Quinn.
D., p,-l,
Smith of Martin. Taliaterro. Updegratf Waite.
Wells and Whitney-50
Noes-Adknson. Bogardus, Bowles. Brew
ton. Brown of Nevada. Burke. Covarrubias.
Farwell, Farrell. Foster. Ferguson. Hunt.
Johnson of FL Dorado. McCutchen. Muriock.
Phelps. Rowe. Sngley. Smith of FL Dorado,
and Nineyard-20
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT ,. Section of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 8.
The members of the Assembly shall be chosen
by the qualified electors of their respective
districts on the first Wednesday of September,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.
unless otherwise ordered by the Legislature,
and biennialy thereafter; and their term Of
office shall be two years.
Upon the above second proposed amend
ment. the ayes and noes were taken. with the
following result.
Ayes-Andrews. Amyx Arlington, Ashley.
Atkinson. Bates. Brown. of Contra Costa.
Brown of Nevada. Bufum. Cammet. Cory.
Clayton. CoOmhs. Cunningham of Ell Dorado.
Curtis Dana. Douglas. Doughty. Farwell
Flournoy. Gaver Gaylord. Geller. Goher
Graves Gragg. Hosmer, Johnson of San Fran
cisco. Jones Keyes. Kinney. Lincoln McCurdy
Melus Meredith. Moreland. Murlock. OXley,
Palmer Quinn. Rogers. Ryland. Stevens
Sherr ri. Smith. of Martin. Taliaferro. Upde
graft. Watkins Waite. Wells and Whitney-5l.
Noes-Bogarlus. Brewton. Burke. Coyarru-
bas Farrell. Foster, Hunt. MuCutcheon.
Phelps. Rowe. Single yand Vineyard-l2.
So the amandmen twas adopted
AMENDMENT 8. Section 5 of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 8.
Senators shall be chosen for the term Of four
years. at the same time and place as members
of the Assembly; and no person shall be
member of the Senate or Assembly who has
not been citizen and inhabitant of the State
two years: and of the county or district for
which he shall be chosen one year next pre-
cedng his election.
Upon the above third proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken, with the follow
ing result:
Aycs-Andrews Ashley, Arlington, Adkin-
SON Baker. Beatty. Butfum. Cammett. Cory.
CIaN ton. COOniS, cunningham Oh FL DOTdlo.
Cunningham of Sierra. Curtis. Dana. Dou-
glass. Doughty. Edwards, Farley. Farwel,
Flournoy. Gaver. Gaylord, Geller Gober.
Graves, Gragg. Hosmer. Johnston of San
Francisco. Jones. Keyes Kinney. Lincoln. Nc
Curdy, Mellus, Meredith Moreland. Murdock.
Oxley. Quinn. Rogers. Ryland. Stevens. Sher-
rarl, Taliaferro. Updegraf. Watkins, Waite,
Wells. Whitncy-50.
Noes-Bogardus. Brewton, Brown of Ne
vada. Burke. Covarrubias, Foster, Hunt. Nc
Cutchen, Palmer, Phelps. Rowe. Sngley.
Smith of Martin, and Vineyard-l4.
SO the third amendment was adopted
+, AMENDMENT 4. Section 6 of Article 4 is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 6.
The number of Senators shall not be less than
one third nor more than onc-half of that Of
members Of the Assembly; and at the first
session of the Legislature after the amend
ment takes effect. Senators shall be divided
by lot as equally as may be in two classes
The seats Of the Senators of the first class
shall be vacated at the expiration Of two
years so that one-half as nearly as may be-
shall be chosen biennially.
Upon the above fourth proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken with the follow
ing result:
Ayes Andrews. Arlington Ashley. Baker,
Beatty. Brown Of Contra Costa. Brown of Ne
vada, Butfum. Burke, Cammett, Cory, Clayton,
Coombs Cunningham of Ell Dorado, Cunning
ham of Sierra Curtis, Dana, Douglass, Dough-
ty, Edwards. Farley, Farwell. Flournoy Fer
guson, Gaver, Gaylord, Geller, Gober. Graves,
T1LD ~ Co, Lra anoIc