Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-30
BY AUTHORITY .

nSiey. Palmer q Rodgers. RylanG. stevens Siier-
rrsd. smith Of fiaTin Taliaefro, UpegTai. " akin,
Waite Wells and WhitneY-i9.
Noes Adain=9sl. BogsrIHs, Boles. Brew'on Brown
OF Nevada Bres, . vsrrl bias FarwelL Terrell Poster
Ferguson. Iuff. johnson Of Eidor@do, AdCuicGsn
Masdock- fhe p. Rowe Singey, Smith Of II Dorado
AMI Yileysra--, Amendment was adopied.
AMETuM . Section of Article Is
| amended 50 a TO read as follows: Section
The members # the Assembly shall be chosen
| hy the qnahf j electors of their respective
/ districts or the first Wednesday of September,
one thousand eight hundred and flty-seven,
unless otherwise ordered by the Legislature,
/ ri bienmaily thereafter and their term Vi
/ flee SHAH be TWO years.
Upon the above u propose amendment. the
/ ayes aud noes were taken, with the following
/ result:
/ Andrews. Anyx, Arlington Ashley, Adki-on
! Bs-s. Grosa II Contra Costa Brown Of Nevada But
! fun. Csmnei. Coy Clayton roombs Cunningham f
/ Il D1raio- Curtis Dana. Douglass. Doughty. Farwei
sogruuy. tssser. LAY 1r. Geer. Gub-r. Graves 6rgg
liossner. Johnston Of san fiaari-cO. Jones Keys Kin
| Hey, Lincoln. s.H,Irls, !ellis Meredith. Mureand
MURDOCH nxlsy Palmer, Q IN, Eeeers- Ryanc. Ste
vris. s5.Tard. smith Of Marin Fsliaf-rr0, pdcgrah
/ Watkin-, wai =, ellis ana Whiiney--5l.
| Aoe--ioc rus. Brewlcn. Burke, Goyarrgbas FIR
re.l. Foster Hunt. AccHichan. Phelps, Rowe, s!nsey
So the amendment WAS adopted
AAESpMENT 8. Section 5 Of Article 1 j.
amended 50 As 10 read as follows Section )
Senators Shall be chosen for the term OF four
years at The same tigie and place as members
Of the Assembly: and no person shall be a
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 lie shall &c chosen one year next pre-
ceeding his election.
If,cT ~. b,va 2 ; ,,-oros,d oroo, j,,a,4 tho
| r. - -
/ Ayes-AnGr arlington. Ashley Ads isof. Bakcr.
Beatty, RuaEm Cunneti Cory, Clayton. CDombs. Gun
nnshain oil ~ borado mammalian OF sierra uiii,'
d IA, LonPiass, Daagh!3, td"aTiS farles. fer" ell
.ioUI'9 pI'c " y tSE4 .'t'i' 'O1ef ora "FaAS.
n,s'igt ., n finC co s"',s ne! nm
TrSek. Oxey oitinn RoreI. Rvlsai. .s,'vrn@ b~r
rl,., Taliaferro, UpdegrlG, Watkins Waite, Wells,
WhiineyG5o.
49, lev, nrD"n o. oeraoS nnTke
Rove Sjagry SIaith Of Marin ana VinvarIl4
So the amendment vas adopted
ANtENDNxHr 4 Section s of Article 4 is
amended so AZ to read as follows: Section
The number Of Senators shall not be less than
one third. nor moro than one-half 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 rs equally as nay be into two classes
The seats OF the Senators OF the first class
shall be ac'ted at the expiration oftwo years
so mat one an, as nearly as may be, Shall be
CHOSEN olehhiailF
Cp9h the aooVe fth proposed amendment
Tue hyes anu noe' were taken Win the ioho"-
ing result ,
~ =, r, ..,,, 'amiet; naker' nehts
Rurke. Cnmurr. Cory cIayton. Coombs Tnnni ngha,1
OF FL Dorado, Cunningham OF Sierra Curtis, Dana.
Douglas Doughty Edwards Farley Farwell Flournoy-
erHuoh; uaser' "ayI"ru, reigr' nooer' Graves heys
,nh ynrdr OH p,i,nsr 0aiu' e,eoh MORE
stevens, shrrrarl siewarf. Taiiafero Updegfaf Wat
kins- Waite, Wells and Whiiney-55.
ORE w. on OoV"f,auolis; ftrreLtos
Rove. stevenson, sineley and yineyard
AMENDMENT 5. Section 2 Article 10 is
amen led so as TO read as follows: Section
And if at any time two.thirds of the Senate
and Assembly shall think it necessary to re-
wise and change this entire constitution they
shall recommend to the electors at the next
election for members of the Legislature to
I vote for or against convention: and if il
shall appear that majority of the electors
voting Mt such election hive voted in favor NJ
| LIE. = .-.; ~, " :" va Vi
c"it"o WI 0"'i0" INC neS .ai'ttuie Emil, III
Its next session provide by law for calling n
convention to be holden within six months
ofter tho n,ssaga of sncb law. and .roL o,
-, III IL an" sum ooH
Ventl0n snail consist OF d number of members
not less than that of both branches of rho
m, - "oheo VI Tue
Leglshture: Inc constitution that may have
been agreed upon and adopted by such con-
vention. shall be submitted 70 the neonIa q, y
snecial election to 10 nrov;ded for by t. e..
their ratification or rejection F3cl nota,.
shall cypress his onin;on bv Innos;,inr =, ~ :.
ballot box a ticket wherein shall he writtan
or printed the words For the new Ccnsti. n
ton" or Against the new Constitution The
returns of such election shall, in such manner
~ the Cons ention 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 him. Ii by such examination it
he ascertain. d that majority of the whole
number Of votes cast at such election be in
favor Of such new constitution, the Executive
# this State shall by his proclamation de-
care such new constitution TO be the constitu.
ton OF the State Of California.
Upon the above 18th proposed arer,mant
the tyss and noes were taten ~ tha foI
flowing result:
Ayes Andrews. Arlington. Ashley. Daksr. IA t,y
Brown OF C''nlra Costa, Brown of Nevada. run IN
sure, Canmet tory Clayton coombs, Cunningham
~ eio,-, t1, . p""sis bought Edwards
t.raeg iiossner Johnston of San Francisco To,es ~
kinney. Lincoln Mccurdy, slelus Meredith More
shl' 'qsio.h, OK ~ fAiIaer Phelps Q nn, Rodgers
TaIJa RIO. TSecrafr Wafkins VII sy, stewart;
Nr saeaker-54 @'''-
Noes-bngar'ins, Brewion Covurrubins Cunningham
o. 81 r,s' Te1ra, tostsr Gaylord Hunt John
So the STU amendment ,ra nd nJnn, .,les
j The witLip (abovaN n-opo,ad 80
tn the C,nstitntion nasted ~ ,aab'.
), 12th dav of Aur;l 1s55 +ba 49, 80. ,ii9