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of the citizens of the said State of California.
Witness my hand and the Great Seal
of the State at the City of Sacramento,
LIS this the 31st day of May, 1855.
49, JOHN BIGLER.
Attest j. w DENVER, Secretary of State.
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the
State of California.
The LEGISLATURE of the State of California at its sixth
session commenced on the first day of January A. ID.
1866, propose amendments to the present oonsuton
of this State the following:
AMENDMENT l. Section of article 4, is amended SO as
to read as follows Section The sessions of the Legis
lature shall be biennial and shall commence on the first
Monday of January next ensuing the election OF its MEM
bers unless the Governor of the State shall in the interim
convene the Legislature by proclamation.
In SENATE, March 90, 1865
Upon the above proposed amendment to the Consti-
uton the question taken by ayes and noes with the
following result:
Ayes-Messrs Burton, Colby Crenshaw Day, Hawks,
Heintzleman, Hook Lippincott Mahoney Vaudeville,
McCoun, McGary, Mcneil, Moore, Norman feck ana
Whiting-17.
Noes-Messrs. Flint, French, Cove Hall, Keene, May,
Stebbins and Tuttle-8
AMENDMENT 2. 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
respective districts the first Wednesday of September
one thousand eight hundred and ysrven, unless other
wise ordered by the Legislature and bienniay thereafter
and their term of office shall be two years.
In SENATE, March 90, 1855.
Upon the above cd proposed amendment to the Consti
uton the question was taken by ayes and noes with the
following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Burton Colby, Crenshaw, Day, Cove,
Aawks Heintzleman, Hook Lppncott, Mahoney, Mande-
vile, McCoun McGarry, Mcneil Moore Norman, Peck,
Rust and Whtng-l9.
Noes-Messrs. Flint, Hail. Keene May, Stebbins and
Tuttle-6.
AMENDMENTS Section 5 of article is amended
to read as follows: Section 5. Senators shall be chosen
for the of four years. at the time and place as
members of the Assembly, and person shall be men,
Der of the Senate Assembly who has not been citizen
and nhabant of the State two years. and of the county
or district for which he shall be chosen year next pre-
ceding his election.
In SENATE, March 90, 1855.
Upon the above Sd proposed amendment to the Consti
tuon the question taken by ayes and noes with the
following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Burton, Colby, Crenshaw, Day, Cove
Hawks Heintzleman, Hook Lppncott, Mahoney, Mande-
vlle McCoun, McGary, Mcneil, Moore, Norman, Peck
Rust and Whiting-19.
Noes-Messrs. Flint Keene May, Sebbins and Tutle
-5.
AMENDMENT A. Section of article 4 is amended as
to read follows: Section 6. The number of Senators
shall not be less than onehird than one-haf of
that of members of the Assembly, and at the first session
OF tne Legislature ater eHeCb,
Senators shall be divided by lot equally may be into
two classes The seats of the Senators of the first class
shall be vacated the expiration of two years, that
one-haf as nearly may be, shall be chosen bennialy
In SENATE, March 90, 1866.
Upon the above 4th proposed amendment to the Const
tuition the question taken by ayes and noes with the
following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Burton, Colby, Crenshaw, Day, Cove,
Hawks Heintzeman Hook, Lppincott, Mahoney, Mande-
vlle McCoun, McGarry, Mcneil, Moore, Norman, Peck,
Rust and Whiting-l9.
Noes-Messrs. Flint, Hail. Keene, May, Stebbins and
Tute-6.
AMENDMENT s. Section of article 10 is amended so as
to read as follows: Section g. And if at any time two
thirds of the Senate and Assembly shall think
ry 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 convention
and if it 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 conven-
ton shall consist of number of members not less than
that of both branches of the Legislature The Constitu
ton that have 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 voter shall express his opinion by depos
itng in the baotbox 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 di
rect be certified to the Executive of this State who shall
call to his assistance the Controller Treasurer and Secre
tary of State and compare the votes certified to him.
If by such examination it be ascertained that majority
of the whole number of votes such election be in
favor of such Constitution, the Executive of this
State shall by his proclamation declare such Consti-
tuition to be the Constitution of the State of California.
In SENATE, March 90, 1855.
Upon the above 9TH proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition the question taken by the ayes and noes with
the following result:
Ayes-Messrs Burton, Crenshaw Day, Cove, Hall,
Hawks Heintzleman, Hook Keene Leake, Lippincott,
Mapdeviel May McGarry, Mcneil Moore Norman, Peck,
Rust Scellen, Stebbins, futile and Whiting-24.
Noes-Mr Flint.
The within (above) proposed amendments to the Consti
tuition passed the Senate this goth day of March, 1885,
by ayes and noe the vote being taken separately each
amendment.
VIM. A. CORNWALL,
Secretary of Senate
In ASSEMBLY, April 12, 1855
The following amendments, proposed by the Senate to
the Constitution of the State of California taken up
for consideration and read third time:
AMENDMENT l. Section of article d. is amended so as
read olows Section 2. The sessions of the Legis-
ature shall be biennial and shall commence on the first
Monday of January next ensuing the election of its