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Mr.. Ashley moved a reconsideration of the vote by
which the above proposed amendment lost Agreed
to- and the reconsidered and the amendment
again put upon its passage, with the following results
Ayes-Andrews, Orringou, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Brown of Contra Costa BIffum, Cammet Cory Clavton
Coombs Cunningham of Ell Dorado Cunningham Of Si.
erra Curtis Dana, Douglass, Doughty, Edwards Farley
Flournoy Gaver Gaylord, Geer, Gober Graves, Graeg
Johnston of San Francisco JONES' Keys Kinney LincoS
McCurdy, Mellus, Meredith, Moreland Oxley, Palmer,
Quinn, Rodgers Ryland, Stevens, Sherrard Smith of Ma,
rim, Taliaerro Updegraf, Watkins, Waite, Wells and
NoesHAdkison, Bogardus, Boles, Brewton, Brown of
guson, Hunt johnson of FL Dorado McCuchan Murdock
Phelps, Rowe, Sngey Smith of Ell Dorado and Vineyard
20.
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT 2. Section of article 4 is amended so Al.
to read as follows: Section g. The members of the As.
semby shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their
districts the first Wednesday of September one thou
sand eight hundred and ftyseven, unless otherwise or
dered by the Legislature, and benniay thereafter and
their term of Office shall be two years.
Upon the above I'd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken, with the following result:
AyesnAndrews, Amyx, Arlington, Ashley, Adkison.
Bates, Brown of Contra Costa Brown of Nevada Buf1m
Cammet, Cory, Clayton, Coombs Cunningham of El Do-
rado Curtis Dana, Douglass Doughty, Farwe Fournoy,
Gaver, Gaylord, Geer, Gober, Graves, Grage Hosmer
Johnston of San Francisco, Jones' Keys Kinney Lincoln
McCurdy, Mellus, Meredith, Moreland, Murdcck. Oxley
Fl pme n o%nn Rogers Eyans Stevens Wss Smith
and Whitney-51.
Noes-Bogardus, Brewon Burke Covarrubas, Ferrell,
Foster, Hunt, McCuchan, Phelps Rowe, Singley and
Vineyard-12.
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT g. Section 5 of article is amended so as
to read follows Section g. Senators shall be chosen
for the term of four years. at the time and place as
members of the Assembly, and person shall be mem.
ber of the Senate Assembly who has not been citizen
and nhabant of the State two years. and of the county
district for which he shall be chosen year next pre-
cedng his election.
Upon the above Sd proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken, with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley Addison. Baker.
Beatty, Bufnm, Cammet, Cory, Clayton Coombs Gun,
ningham of Ell Dorado, Cunningham of Sierra, Curtis.
Flournoy, Gaver Gaylord, Geer, Gober Graves Gragg
Hosmer Johnston Of San Francisco Jones' Keys Kinney
Lincoln, McCurdy, Mellus Meredith, Moreland Murdock
Oxley Quinn, Rogers, Ryand, Stevens, Sherrard Tails
ferro, Updegrai Watkins Waite, Wells, Whitney so
Noes Bogardus, Brewton, Brown of Nevada Burke,
Covarrubias, Foster Hunt McCu,cban Palmer Phelps
Rowe Singley, Smith of Marin and Vineyard-l4.
So the I'd amendment adopted.
AMENDMEN 4. Section of article is amended so as TO
read follows Section 6. The number of Senators shall
not be less than one-third than oneaf Of that
of members of the Assembly; and the session of
the Legislature, after this amendment takes effect Sena-
tors shall be divided by lot equally may be into two
classes The seats of the Senators of the first class shall
be vacated at the expiration of two years. that oneha
nearly may be- shall be chosen bienniay
Upon the above 4h proposed amendment the ayes and
noes taken with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews, Arlington, Ashley Baker Beatty.
Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Nevada, Buffun,
Burke, Cammet Cory Clay ton, Coonbs, Cunningham of
FL Dorado Cunningham of Sierra, Curtis Dana Douglas
Doughty Edwards, Farwell, FouInoy, Ferguson Gaver
GAYLORD, Geler, Gober Graves GIagg Hosmer Johnston
dy, Mellus, Meredith Moeland Murdock Oxley Palmer
Quinn, Rogers Ryland Stevens Shelrard, Stewart, Tall
aero, Updegaf, Watkins, Waite, Wells, Whiney-55-
NoesBogardus Brewion, Covarubias FerrelI, Foster,
Hunt, Johnson of E Dorado, McCutchan, Phelps, Rowe
Stevenson, Singley, Vineyard-l3.
So the amendment adopted.
AMENDMENT s. Section of article 10 is amended so as
to read as follows: Section 9. And if any time two
thirds of the Senate and Assembly shall think necessary
to revise and change this entire Constitution they shall
recommend to the electors the election for
bers of the Legislature to vote for against aconvenon
and 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 convention sha
consist number of members less than that Of both
branches of the Legislature The Constitution that may
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 or reieccn
Each shall express his opinion by deposng in the
ballot box ticket whereon shall be written printed the
wods For the Constitution, or, Against the
Constitution" The returns of such election sha in such
manner as the shall direct be certified to the
Executive of this State who shall call TO his assistance
the Controller Treasurer and Secretary of State ana COM
pare the votes certified to him. If by such examina
ton it be ascertaned that majority of the whole number
of votes cast at such election be favor of such Con-
suton, the Executive of this State shall by his proca-
nation declare such Constitution to be the Constu-
tion of the State of California.
Upon the above 5th proposed amendment the ayes and
noes were taken with the following result:
Ayes-Andrews Arlington, Ashley, Baker, Beatty,
Brown of Contra Costa Brown of Nevada Bufum Burke;
Cammet, Cory, Clayton, Coombs, Cunningham of Ell o-
rado, Curtis Dana Douglas, Doughty, Edwards Farweil
Flournoy, Ferguson, Geer, Gober Graves Gragg Hos
mer. Johnston of San Francisco, JONES' Keys Kinney,
Lincoln, McCurdy, Mellus Meredith, Moreland Murdock,
Oxley Palmer Phelps Quinn, Rogers Rowe, Ryand, Ste
vens, Sherrard, Sngey Stewart Taliaferro, Updegraf
Watkins, Wells, Whitney and Mr. Speaker-54
Noes-Bogardus Brewon, Covarrubias, Cunningham of
Sierra, Farley Ferrel Foster, Gaylord Hunt johnson of
FL Dorado, McCutchan, Stevenson, Vineyard-l3.
So the 9TH amendment adopted. l.-
The within (above) proposed amendments to the Con-
sttuton passed the Assembly this 18th day of April 1856
the vote being taken separately upon each amendment
J. NJ. ANDERSON,
Clerk of Assembly.