The weekly Placer herald., 1855-08-25
IN ASSEMBLY. April u. 1855.
Secretary of the Senate.

The following amendments proposed by the
I Senate to the Constitution OF the State of
California were taken up for consideration
and read Il third time.
AMENDMENT |. Section 2 of Article 4 is
amended so as to read as follows: Section g
The sessions of the Legislature are to he ben-
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
ayes and noes were taken with the following
result:
| Ayes-Audrews, Arlington, Ashley Baker,
Beatty. Bogardus, Butfum. Cammet, Cory,
| Clayton Coomhs. Covarrubias. Cunningham
of FL Dorado Curtis. Douglas. Doughty.
Farwell. Flournoy. Gaylord. Goher Graves,
Johnson Of San Francisco. Jones, Reyes. Kin
ney. Lincoln Mellus. Meredith. Moreland,
Palmer. Quinn. Ryland, Stevens Sherrard.
Talliaferro, Updegraf Watkins, Waite, and
Wells-39.
Noes-AmyX. Atkinson. Brewton, Brown of
Nevada. Burke. Dana. Farrell. Foster. Gellor,
Hosmer. Hunt. Johnson of Ell Dorado. Muir
dock Phelps. Singley, Smith of tldorado and
Nineyard-l7.
There not being majority of all the mem
berS elect. the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Ashley moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the above proposed amendment
was lost Agreed to. and the vote was re-
considered and the amendment 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. Cunningham
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,
Rodgers. Ryland, Stevens. Sherman. Sherrard.
Smith of Martin. Talaferro, Updegratf. Waite,
Wells and Whitney-.50.
Noes-Adkinson. Bogardus. Bowles. Brew
ton. Brown of Nevada. Burke. Covarrubias.
Farwell. Farrell. Foster Ferguson. Hunt.
Johnson of Ell Dorado, McCutchen. Murlock,
Phelps. Rowe. Singley. Smith of FL Dorado.
and Vineyard-20.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT ,. Section , of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section g.
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 ifty-seven
unless otherwise ordered by the Legislature,
and biennially 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 Butfum Cammet. Cory.
Clayton. Coomhs. Cunningham of Ell Dorado.
Curtis. Dana. Douglas. Doughty. Farwell.
Flournoy. Gaver. Gaylord. Geler Goher.
Graves. Gragg. Hosmer. Johnson of San Fran
cisco. Jones keyes. Kinney. Lincoln McCurdy,
Mellus. 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 Covarru-
has. Farrell. Foster. Hunt MuCutcheon.
Phelps. Rowe, Single yand vineyard-l2.
So the amendmen twas adopted.
AMENDMENT 3. Section of Article 4 is
amended so as to read as follows: Section d.
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 inhabtant 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 third proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken, with the follow
ing result:
Aycs-Andrews. Ashley, Arlington, Adkin
son. Baker. Beatty. Buffum. Cammett. Cory
Clayton Coombs Cunningham of Ell Dorado
Cunningham of Sierra. Curtis. Dana. Dou-
glass. Doughty. Edwards, Farley. Farwell,
Flournoy, Gayer. 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-
rard, Taliaferro. Updegraff, Watkins, Waite,
Wells Whitncy-50.
Noes-Bogardus. Brewton, Brown of Ne
vada. Burke. Covarrubias, Foster. Hunt. Nc
Cutchen, Palmer Phelps. Rowe. Singley.
Smith of Martin, and Vineyard-l4.
SO the third amendment was adopted.
= AMENDMENT 4. Section of Article 4 is
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
tha 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,
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