Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-08-18
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rarad smith d warm Talafrrro, Updegfan Watkins,
W ate Wells and Wh:tney--is
| Noes-Ackiuson Bogardus. Boies, Brevton, brown
OF Nevada Burke. Gsvarrubia= Farwel Ferreil Foster
| Ferguson HUT, johnson Of Ldorado, hsu ,ichan
,fusdnck. Phelps Rowe Sngiey, smith OF II pofdao
/ and yinsyard-ap. Amendment was adopted
| AuESpuEsr . Section of Article IS
amended SO as to read as follows: Section 5.
The members Of the Assembly shall be chosen
hv the qualified electors of their respective
districts On the first Wednesday OF September,
one thousand eight hundred and hity-seven,
unless otherwise ordered by the legislature
and biennially thereafter; and thesr term Of
Office shall be two years.
Upon the above "a propose amendment. the
ayes and roes we're taken, with the following
result
| Ayes-Andrews. Amyx. Arlington, Ashley, Adkison,
Bates. Brown of Contra Costa. Brown of Nevada bu.
fun, Canrnei. Cory Clayton, Coumb-. Cunningham /
III Dorado Curtis Dana Douglass. Doughty, farwell,
Flournoy Gaver Gaylord Geler. Gober Graves Gragg,
ilosner Johnston oil San Francisco Jones' Keys KIN
nry. Lincoln. .cCHrdy, ieis Meredith, Moreiand,
Muriock oxley. Palmer, Dunn. Rogers Rylanc. Ste
veus Sherrari. smith of Narin. Taliaerro, UPdegraf
| Watkins waiie, Wells and Whiney-5l.
Noes-Bogariu. Breriuu. Burke, Covarrubias Fer
ren. Foster. Hunt McCuichan Phelps, Rowe, Sngley
| and Viasyard-ls
| So the amendment was adopted
AMENDMENT g. Section of Article 4 is
amended So as to read as follows Section
Senators shall be chosen fc, the tern Of four
| wears at the same time ana place as members
Of the Assembly: and no person shall be a
member Of the Senate or Assembly who has
not been a citizen and inhabtant of the State
two years, and Of the county or district for
which he shall be chosen one year next pre-
ceeding his election.
Upon the bovc 81 proposed amendment, the
ayes and noes were taken, with the fol owing:
/ Ayes-hndr VIZ Arlington, Ashley Adsison. Baker.
CLAYTON. toprbe. Gun
bingham of II Dorado. Cunningham of Sierra urtis,
Dana, Douglass, Doughty, Edwards. Farley. Farwel
tIonrroy Gaver Ga, lord Gelle Gober Graves GTagg,
iIosmcr Johnston Of San francisco, Jones' Keys, Kin
uoy Lincoln, Mct'urdy. Mcllus. Meredith Moreland,
MuTdock, 0xey Quinn. Rogers Ryiand, Stevens, sher-
! rRrd Taliaierro, Cpdegrnr, Watkins, Waite Wells,
| iVhitney-sO.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Brown of Nevada, Burke.
Coyarrahas, Foster unit Nc Iichan, Palmer, Phelps,
| Rowe Singley, Smith Of Marin and Vineyard-li
So the amendment was adopted
| AMENDMENT 4 Section G Of Article is
amended so as to read as follows Section 6
The number Of Senator's shall not be less than
one third, nor more than one-hGlf Of that Of
members of the Assembly; and at the first
session of the Legislature. after this amend
ment takes effect, Senators shall be divided by
lot MS equally as may be into two classes
The seats Of the Senators of the first class
shall be vacated at the expiration oftwo years,
so that one half, as nearly as may be, shall be
chosen biennially.
Upon the above 4th proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken with the follow
ing result:
Ayes Andrews, Arlington. Ashley, Baker. Beatty,
! b OF Contra Costa. Brown of Nevada. B,fuir,
Burke. Camlne', Tory, Clayton, Coomhs, Cunningham
o El Dorado, Cunningham Of Sierra Curtis. Dana.
Douglas Doughty, I'D wards F-rley. Farwe Fiournoy.
Fergu-on Gayer Gaylord, Geller, GOber Graves, Keys
Kinney Lincoln, McCurdy, Me.lus, Meredith, Nore-
land Murdock Oslcy. Palmer Quinn Rodgers, Reland,
Stevens. h rrird, Sewari, Talaferre, Updegraf, Wat
kins Waite. Wells and Whney-55.
Noes-Boyardus, Brewtcn Covarraubias. Terrell Fos-
ter Hunt. Johns Of FL Dorado, McCuchan, Phelps.
Rove Stevenson Singey and Vineyard l3.
AMENDMENT 5. Section : Article 10 is
amen ed so rs TO read as follows: Section
| AMI if at any ,ime two-thirds of the Senate
and Assembly shall think it necessary to re
wise and charge this entire constitution they
shall recommend to the electors az the next
election for members of the Legislature to
vote for or against convention and if II,
/ shall appear that majority Of the electors
voting at such election have voted in favor OF
! calling n convention the Legislature shall, at
its next session provide by law for calling a
! convention TO be holden within eix months
after tile passage of such law and such CON
/ yention shall consist of n 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 con
vention, shall be submitted TO the people at
special election to be provided for by law, for
their ratification or rejection. Each voter
shall express his opinion by Geposiing in the
ballot box a ticket wherein shall be written
or printed the words For the new Consti. u
ton, or Against the new Constitution The
returns of such election shall, in such manner
as 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 compare the votes so
certified to him. Ii by such examination it
be ascertained that majority of the whole
number Of votes cast at such election be in
favor Of such new constitution, the Executive
of this State shall by his proclamation de-
clare such new constitution to be the constitu-
ton of the State Of California.
Upon the above 5th proposed amendment
the ayes and noes were taken, with the fol-
lowing result:
Ayes Andrews, Arlington Ashley. Baker, Be. tty.
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown Of Nevada, Bufnm
Burke, Cammet, Cory Clayton Coombs, Cunningham
of FL Dorado Curtis Dana Douglas bought Edwards
Farwell, Fouraoy. Ferguson. Geller Gober Graves
Greg Hosiner Joasion OF san francisco ZONES, Keys
Kinney. Lincoln. McCdrdy, Mellus Meredith. More
land lock, ox'ey, Palmer, Phelps QIiun Rodgcr.
Rowe Rslard Stevens. sherrard. Sngiey. Stewart
Taiaftrro Updegraf, Watkins, Wells, @hitaey and
Mr. Speaker-54
Noes-Bogardus. Hrewton, Covarrubins Cunningham
Of sierra Far1, ferrll Foster. Gaylord Hunt, John
son Of Ell Dorado, Nc, utchan stevenson Vneyart-lS
So the 9Th amendment adopted
The within (nbove) proposed amendments
tn the Constitution passed the Assembly this
18th day of April 1866, the vote being taken
separately upon each amendment.
J. NJ. ANDERSON
jel6tsep4 Clerk of assembly.
IL SENATE, }
Sacramento, April oath 1856 {
On leave, Senator futile offered the follow
ing amendment to the constitution of the State
ARTICLE II. The Legislature of the State
of California at its sixth annual session, con-
vcned on rne nrst any % January i g. io5o
propose an amendment to the present Consti.
tuition Of this State the following:
AMENDMENT LIST Section three of Article
XI of the Constitution of the State of Cali
forna, is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows.
Section 3. Members Of the Legislature
and all off 'ers elected or appointed, shall. be-
fore they enter the duties of their respec-
tive Offices, take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation: | do
solemnly swear, that will faithfully discharge
and perform ali the duties incumbent on me
rs -, sgreoablyto the Constitution Of the
Untel STATES and Of this State, and that since
the adoption Of this amendment to the Consti-
ton, have not fought a duel with deadly
We pous within this State or out of it, nor
have sent accepted challenge to fight
duel with deadly weapons. or aided or advised
II assisted any person thus offeniing, help