The weekly Placer herald., 1855-07-28
VIM. A. CORNWALL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
In ASSEMBLY. April II. 1855.

The following amendments proposed by the
Senate to the Constitution of the State of
California. were taken up for consideration
and read third time
AMENDMENT l. Section of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 2.
The sessions of the Legislature are to be bien-
nial, 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-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley Baker,
Beatty. Bogardus, Buffum. Cammet Cory,
Clayton. Coombs, Covarrubias, Cunningham
of Ell Dorado. Curtis, Douglas Doughty,
Farwell Flournoy Gaylord. Gober, Graves,
johnson of San Francisco Jones, keyes, Kin
ney, Lincoln, Melus Meredith, Moreland,
Palmer Quinn, Ryland Stevens, Sherrard.
Tallaferro, 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, Singley, Smith Of kldorado, and
Vineyard-17.
There not being majority of all the men,
UeTS eject. tue dIleHuIIlcHt WAS lOSI.
Mr.. Ashley moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the above proposed amendment
was lost. Agreed to, and the vote was re-
considered end the amendment again 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 Ell Dorado. Cunningham of Sierra. Curtis.
Dana Douglass. Doughty, Edwards, Farley,
Flournoy. Gaver, Gaylord, Geller. Gober,
Graves Gragg, Johnson of San Francisco.
Jones, Keys Kinney. Lincoln, McCurdy, Mel
lus. Meredith, Moreland Oxley. Palmer, Quinn,
Rod gers. Ryland, Stevens, Sherman. Sherrard.
Smith Of Martin, Taliaferro, Updegratf, Waite,
Wells and Whitney-5O.
Noes-Adknson. Bogardus. Bowles. Brew
ton. Brown of Nevada. Burke, Covarrubias,
Farwell, Farrell, Foster. Ferguson. Hunt.
Phelps Rowe. Singley, Smith of Ell Dorado,
and Vineyard-20.
So the amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 2. Section of Article 4 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 fifty-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. Buffum, Cammet, Cory
Clayton, Coombs Cunningham of Ell Dorado,
Curtis, Dana. Douglas, Doughty. Farwell.
oLo
Graves. Gragg. Hosmer. johnson of San Fran
cisco, Jones Keyes. Kinney. Lincoln McCurdy,
Mellus, Meredith, Moreland. Murdock, Oxley,
Palmer. Quinn, Rogers, Ryland, Stevens.
Sherr ,rd. Smith. of Martin, Taliaferro. Upde-
graft Watkins, Waite. Wells and Whitney-51.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewton, Burke Covarru-
bas. Farrell. Foster, Hunt. MuCutcheon.
Phelps, Rowe, Single yand Vineyard-l2.
So the amendmen twas adopted.
AMENDMENT 3. Section 5 of Article is
amended so as to read as follows: Section 6.
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 OF Assembly who has
not been citizen and inhabitant Of the State
two years; and of the county or district for
which be shall be chosen one year next pre-
ceding his election.
the ayes and noes were taken, with the follow
ing result:
Ayes-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 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-
rard, Taliaferro, Updegraf, Watkins, Waite,
Wells Whitney-50.
Noes--Bogardus. Brewton, Brown of Ne
vada, Burke. Covarrubias, Foster, Hunt, Nc
Cutchen, Palmer Phelps, Rowe. Singley.
Smith of Martin, and Vineyard-14.
So the third amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENT 4. Section 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 onehalf 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 Senator's 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, Bufum. Burke, Cammett, Cory, Clayton,
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