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Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of the State of
California

Section two of Article ten, is amended as 10
read as follows: Aud it, at any time, two thirds of
the Senate and Assembly shall think ii necessary 10
revise and change this entire Constitution they shall
recommend To the electors at the next election for
members of the Legislature, TO voe for or against
Ii Convention. And II ii shall appear that majOri-
~ OF The electors, voting al such election, have voted
in favor Of cat{ng = Convention, the Legislature
shall. a its next on. provide, by law for calling
a Convention. 10 be holden within six months after
| the passage uf such law and such Convention shall
consist of "a number of members. not less than thai
OF both branches of The Legislature. The Constitution
that may have been agreed upon and adopted by such
Conv ehton, shall be submitted To the people, at
specnl election. To I've provided for by law, Tor their
ratification reIreliun each voter shall express his
opinion by depusting in the ballOtbox ticket,
wherein shall be written printed the words "For
the new Constitution" or Against the new ionst-
tuition " The returns such election shall In such
manner as the Convention shall di eC be certified to
the Executive of The Stale, who shall call To his
slsiance lhc Controller, Treasurer and Seer iary Of
state. and compare the votes certified to him. IT,
by such examination. il be nsctraincd that nuiOri-
~ of the whole number at Not cast nj such elect
ion be IN favor Of sueh new Constitution, the Exc
cuive of this state shull 10y his proclamation declare
such Constitution to be tie Constitution To ba The
Constitution OF the stale or California OCl6
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
u.CLaRAroRY NOTICE.

AvOTICE II HEREBY GlNEN-1hat |. Mary c.
~ Smith. wife at james NJ. smith. of the couny
of Butte. and State Of California, do hereby declare
that intend from and after this date, TO carry on
business in my own name and IN my own account
i'm said count, of Butte. and ihni said buslh.ss u
that Of fnrung. sing buying aId ssiliI Si''k 81
all kind and that will he individually responsible
ia my own name for all debts CT nlruclfd b! e, IN
account of NY said business. Ana further declare
/ ut the amount of capnal in,tsn' !, me III said
husni.ss does not exceed The sum of five tbousaDo
dollars
In tcstimon, whereof | have her unto sei my
hand and real, Ibis the eth d., OF elober. "A. ID
sJ6. her
MARY & u SMITH, L
marx.
Sworn and subscribed to bel' me this he riph Nh
~ Of ciob, r, A. h. 1886 SAAiEl. tt ASs.
ocIt3A Justice oi The Pence.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, /
Court Of Sessions.
BY NJ. n. DARRAcH, Deputy.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,i
ATOW this day il appearing to my satisfaction rs
~ presiding Judge Of the Court of Sessions IN and
for Butte Couny that the Board of Supervisors in.
and for said County, did on the twenty fourth day oi
September. d one thousand eight hundred dnd hly
six. declare Oroyie to he the County Seat Of Butte
County from and after the said twenty fourth day of
September, A . 1856 in pursuance ofan Act entitled
An Act to change and fix the County Seat Of Buue
County approved March 10Th, leJ6, and ii further
nppearng to my satisfaction that the present build.
ings in which The said Court has been held, and in
which the Records have been Kept in the town OF
Ridwe unsafe rs place of depository for said
Records and that the same rs liable 10 destruction by
fire. by reason their being constructed entirely of
wood. And il further appearing. that there is no
building in III, town of Bdw' II, suitable for holding
the terms of this Court aud 10 safely keep its Rec
orus from fire other caamity and II appearing that
the Town of Orovlle is III place to hold the terms
OF this Court AMI that a comm"diois and safe brick
buld ag in said town has been rendered the County
as county buildings.
1t is therefore ordered, adjndged and decreed that
the Clerk uf the Court of Sessions in and for Bue
County, forthwith remove his tfice and the Records
thereof to Orovie. in tn building selected by the
said Board Of Supervisors ns County iudipgs. and
that he 20 and the business of his said office
nj The town of urovie, as the county seaI'oi Butte
County.
Court from and after The said twenty fourth day of
September. II 1856 be held At the said town oi
Oroville. until otherwise ordered.
Aud it il further nrie'ed thn the Clerk oi the said
Court Of Sessions. IN and for Butte County. issue
or'eT under the seal OF said Court, in conformity
with this order.
And that The same be published in the Daily Rutie
Record. paper published in the town OF troyie
for the spS c. oi frty days from the date hereof
BY order of Court.
Attest the foregoing true copy Of the original
der now ON die in said court.
Nitne-s my hand and the sea uf said Courl
RI s / OF Sesscns affixed, this the twenty fourl.
day OF September. A u eih at RidwelI
All ES III iAPIS,
Clerk of i.onrt uf Sersions
Ry W ~ DAsR.cH, Deputy. oil
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
SNERTFr'S SALE.

EDY VIRTUE OF A DECRETAL ORDER IssGed
NJ out of the District Court Ninth judicial Dis
ict in and for the county OF Butte. and ste OF Cal
irurna, tn me directed ana delivered. commanding
me to make the sum six hundred and two thirty one
Que hun ireth dollars tS6o2 80 together Witq interest
thereon at the rate of two per ceht per month, from
The l4th day of Dec ember, A. ID. 1883, until paid II
being an amount due on certain mortgage. gwen
to II Smith, together with Ihe costs accrung on sud
order, wheeen q Sheppard is Plaintiff. and Vii
liam Marquis aud T.. b. Ford are the deiendeniS.
will sell nj public sale to the highest bidder for cash.
ON the fourth day of November. A. D. 1886, between
ihe hours prescribe b, law, the following described
mOrtgagcd property. To Wit: lying and being ia the
county of Butte and state of California. all that Ger
tain piece parcel of land siuated at Centreve on
Dry Creek between the towns of Uroviile aud Lynch
hurgh the opposite side OF the road from Central
Bar. and ihe LOT next adjoining, toward Orovile.-
Said lot being sN,y feet front by one hundred an'l
lhirty in depth together with the hereditmens and
nppertinances thereunto belonging, or in any wise
appertaining, Sale to take place al the court House
door in Oroye, county and state aforesaid
Z. FREER,
Sheriff of Butte county.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
SHERIFF SALE

EEY VIRTUE ef an execution issued out OF Jus
ID tices Court, W. ) Stafford, Iusilce OF the Peace
in and for Bidwell Township, County OF Butte aud
State of California. % me directed aud delivered
commanding me to make the sum of one hundred
and twenty nine dollars and fifty cents debt. and SIX
dollar, cost, of suit together with all the costs accrd-
ing ON said writ. wherein Joseph Gickaui Is Plhihl
aud Joey Howard is the Defendant, have levied
upon and will expose at Pubic sale TO the highest
bidder for cash. on the 25th day Of October A. d.
1856 between the hours prescribed by law, al OF The
above named Defendants right. little and Interest IN
and to the building situated ON Nh,er Street in the
town at BidweIl. Butte County California between
Louis Bergernles Hotel and the Chinese store, aud
formerly known as james Toner'S llouse-snid build
ing being about twenty by forty feet, and one story
high als small building or shed in he rear. to.
gether with the lot which The buildings are loca
tel Sale to take place in the town ef B'dwell, County
and state aforesaid in front Of Henry keeers )
Bankins and Exchange office.
Sheriff 5 Office, October 2. 1856.
2. FREFR, Sheriff Butte County.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County OF lutte.
NINTH il JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
" OW this day IL appearing n my satisfnc, inn as
" Judge Of the Niath Judicial District Court IN
and for Butte Cauny. that the Board ~ Supervisors
and tor said County, did. the -four ,ias
II September, \ u. one thousand cighl hundred aud
nity-six. declare Orovte To he the County s..t pt
Butte County from AMI after the snd tween, \. fourth
day Of September A. d. 1855 in pursuance uf IN Act
entitled An Act to Change and fix the County Seat
Rute County. approved March 10th 1856 aud IL far.
thcr appearing 20 my satisfaction that the present
buildings in which the said Court has been held and
in which the Records have been kept IN the town of
Bidwe, are unsafe rs place of depository fer said
Records. and that the same il liable 10 destruction
by fire by reason of their being constructed entirely
of wood And 1t further appearing, that there i no
building in the town of Bdwell suitable rnr holding
the terms of this aud Ia safely keep its Records
from fire other calamity, and ID appearing that the
town Oroville is fit place to hold the terms of this
Court, and that commodious and safe brick build.
ing IN said town has been rendered the county MS
cOItny buildings.
II is therefore ordered. adjudged and decreed that
the Cer of the Ninth judicial District Court in and
for Butte county forthwith remove his Office ad the
Records thereof To Oroville in The building selected
~ the said Board of supervisors County Buildings
and tnat he do and transact the business of his said
office at the town of Orovie, the County Seat of
Butte County And it is further ordered. that the
terms of said Court from and after the said twenty
fourth day of September. a. ID. lsi6 be held at the
said town OF 0rove. until otherwise ordered.
And II ~ further ordered that the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court in aud for Butte County, issue an order,
under the seal of said Court in conformity with this
order.
And that the same be published in the Daily Butte
RECORD, paper published in the town oi OroVllle,
Tor the space of forty days from tho dale hereof
Given under m, hand, this 24th day of september
A. d. 1856.
WIN. 2. DAiNGERFIELD. District Judge.
s29+Ot Ninth judicial District, Cal.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
DEcLARATORY NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that !, Ellen Carpenter,
~ wife of Dangerield Carpenter, OF the Couhty OF
Butte ind state of California. do hereby declare that
intend from and after Ibis date. 10 carry ON business
in ny own uume md on my own account. III sald
county Of Butte. and that said business is farming
raising. buying and selling OF Stock Of oil kinds; ana
that / will he individually responsible Ia III! own
name Tor all debts contract d by me on account ot
my said business. and further declare that the
amount of capital invested by me in said business
does not exceed he sum of five thousand dollars. IL
testimony whereof have htreunln set my hand and
SEAL this, the I'd day of October. A. d. 1886
ELEM CARPENTER. Seal
Sworn 10 aud subscribed before me This the I'd day
of Octol .r A. ID 1885, }. I ELLIOTT,
lustica "a tIip Peace
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
FHCHATE MOTTO,

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= Cotr tt .IinttH-- btNlht. CT u. ttsb
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teb,+o tltItis. Lnzittil Ath'nfINnt Il = cay
htdu IctI u le titd Intile t'.t, Toying
thuI HE viii ol tn. Il tiity. d,ctsed. /, t,Bjl-
ted To- Pioiale rId el'bis. a ,"'t Wiz u ide
w. .fdd l,titt ttIS. sjtltnItT..,I -. - cay
ut Beial tr. ,Tdttut lti nit1tiiu ,'silC lifa.
iirnle Iui.Ish,d 10 ~ "1fIl! ttt' Es'tft."a
i,wsIaIcr ULIsh,d H. uiie to'ii.. ior osIite Of
we've db!s.
Nome !, il,r,f,r, piN.H t. MI VIII my con.
e,rniinttls r,ts ,i stId will viii !, lttid 81 The
LiroG.y 80 AtNtuitt Al 1'!t. d '''si A.
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Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Butte.
Probate Court

N-OW this day, IL appearing Ia my satisfaction as
~ Judge of the Probate Court. IN and fnr Butte
County that the Board Of supervisors, and for said
County did on the twenty fourth day OF september
A ID one Thousand eight hundred and ifly six declare
Orcyiiie to- he the County Seat OF Butte Co. from aud
after the said twenty fourth day of September, ID
1856, in pursuance of an Act entitled An Act TO
change aud fix the County Seat of Bnte County, aP-
proved Mach 10lh. ls5f, and II further appearing
my satisfaction that the present buildings IN which
the said Court has been held. and in which the Rec
Ords have been kept In the town OF Bbiwe. are un-
safe as place of depository for sud Records, and
that the is liable to destruction by fire, by rea-
son Of their being constructed entirely OF wood
And IL further appearing that there IL no building
in the town of idwel suitable for holding the terms
OF this and to safely keep lis Records from hre
Other calamity and 1t appearing that The town OF
Oroville is fit place to hold the terms OF This Court
and that commodiOus and safe BRICK building III
said twn has been rendered to the county as county
buildings.
II Is therefore ordered. adjudged and decreed that
the Clerk of Tho Probate Court. ir and for Butte
County. forthwith remove his office and the Records
thereof to 0rovie. in the building selected by the
said Board OF Supervisors as county buildings. and
that he do and transact the business OF his said oce
at the town OF Oroyle, as the County Seat of Butte
County
And il is further ordered that the terms of said
court from and after the said twentyourh day of
September. 1856. be held at the said town Of
Orovillp. until otherwise ordered
And il is further ordered that the Clerk Ofhe Pro
bate Court in aud for Butte County. issue order,
under seal OF said Court in conformity with this or
der
And that the same be published in the Daily But e
Record. paper published in the town of 0roville,
for the space off forty da! from the date hereof.
BY or Ter Of Court
Attest the foregoing true copy OF the original or
der now Gle in my court.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Pro-
r. 81 bate Cour affixed this the 2ith day of Sep
tember A ID leJ6. at Bidwell.
MILES CHAPLIN, Probate Clerk.
Ry DARRACH. Deputy.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
INSOLVENCY NOTICE.
STATE 60 OF &c CAk'p~RNAi' W. FORM ,ss.
COUNTY COUET-AT CHAMBERS,


COUNTY oF RrTTE.
COUNTY COUET-AT CHAMBERS,
URovILlE, Ocluior II le56.
Nm THE NATTER OF H. RACE RENAOLDS
u an lnsolvent Debtor
In pursuance of an order, made on the 2lst day OF
Octuber, 1856 in ihe County Court OF sad county. by
the Judge thereof the Hon J \. LEWIS,
Notice is hereby gwen. To the creditors oi the said
insolvrDt debtor Horace Reynolds. 10 he and appear
before the Judge of the COUNTY tou III and tor said
touuty The Hon !. T.. n. L'wi>. at the COur house.
AT Oroviile in said county. on Monday lho 2lh day
of No ember. A. h. 1856. at 20 o'clock. A. NJ, the
same being The tiSst day OF the N"Neinhcr term OF
said (olrt then and there to show cause. II any,
why the rayer of sad iusolvent debtor should not
5e granted. al nm assignment Of his estate be made
and he be discharged from his debts and Liabilities
as un Iusoveni debtor.
" illness my hand and the Seal of said Court
affixed, this HE 2lst day ot Oct, ber, A. ID.
,l,.. '''' MILES cuArIx, County c,,f.,
- BY NJ II DARnAtR. Deputy.
tr"ville ucob,r n. ls5o. o2l.id
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
WEEKLY BUTTE RECORD.

For cirenlaliGn in the mining and agricultural dis
ircts of the county, viii contain the local and general
news the week. iaterspersPd with Interesting mis-
crlaneous readlng matter. # will contain twenty
Eight columns of reading matter. md will lie one -f
the largesl and cheapest Weekly Newspapers In the
Siaic. Published every Saturday. TTrms--s3 per
Annum; six months. 81; three months. 81.
ADVERTISEMENTS. per square ot ten lines or less
G,st insertion $500
Each s,l,a.o,,ent Insertion. | 50
rg" A libera deduction will be made In favor OF
those who advertise by the year
ExS- Business cards inserted on reasonableterms.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
NOTICE,

, UJl l. - hereby vitp lat TIE nhcerst liz :
Wi! urpi, H. ne h,nd q supervisors. IN ah'
rPtdn OGnty. - IS Noytr t'r TERN, a. ~ r
- -tNn " Gitr in pltita1on can ot h'i,'
r q ,rr'gc and Ferry License i'fr"ss sottn ehAti
iyer, ~ 'fGt,-ri snisto.. riih' N"rfh r.
,.iher River 10 fHlw,li iov nshIp - "a cc''n1y
ROBEHTT. VAN NnRnfN.
LnSI I y. LIWlSk CO
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
PROsATE NOTICE.

A II. persons holding claims against the estate o'
- James Hughee. deceased, late Of Butte cOun-
w. are horeh- notified to present them with proper
vouchers TO the undersigned within ten months frou,
this date, or they will be forever barred.
n. HORART.
Public Administrator Butte Co.
Bidwell, Oct ID, 1855. o4-3w
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
By DARRACH, Deputy.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
puntv Court.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Butte. County Court,
NOV this day ii appearing to my satisfaction as
~ Judge of the County Court. in and for But.e
County, that the Board IF Supervisors in aad for said
County. did. on the 2ith day OF September. A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and fny.sx. deoare OroviIie
to be he Coun seat of Butte County from and after
the said twenty foarth day of September p, D. 1-56,
in pursuance OF an act entitled An Act TO change and
fix the Conny Seat of Butte County, approved March
10TH 1856; and il further appearing TO my satisfaction
that the present buildings IL which the said Court has
been held, aud in which the Records have been kept
in the town of Bidwell. are unsafe a place of de-
posory for said Records aud that the same is liable
to de truction by fire. by of their being con-
struced entire Of wood. And it further appearing
that there is no bu,idng in the town Of Bidwe suit
able for holding the terms of This Court and To sat k
keep its Records from fire or other calanit y, and il
appearing that the town of Oro"tle Is u nj paHe 10
hold the of this Court. and that safe and com
modions brick building inIaid Town has been ten
dered hecouQiy as county buildings
1t Is therefore ordfed, GdS ,dged and decreed that
the Clerk ct the County Court. in aud fer Butte
County, forthwith remove his office and the Records
thereof. TO Orove, in The building selected by the
said Board of Supervisors as County Buildings and
that he do and ansact the business OF ms SAID Office,
AT the town of Ornvle, the County Seat of Butte
County. And il is further ordered, that the terms OF
said Court from and after the said twenty fourth day
of September ID 1853, be held ut the said town of
0rnvilic anlil otherwise ordered.
Ana it is further ordered that the Clerk of the
Coul ty Court in ard for Butte County, issue order
under the seal of said Court, in conformity with this
order.
And that the same be published in the Daily Butte
Record, paper published in the town o. Oroyille,
for the space of forty days from The date hereof
by order OF the Court.
Attest the foregoing a true copy of the original or
der now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and the seal OF said Court
H. s affixed this the oath day OF September, A. ID.
1856, at Bdwe
MILES CHAPLIN.
Clerk of County Court.
By NJ n. DARRAcH, DEPUTY.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
DISSOLUTION.

uE Co Pannershp heretofore existing beiwtel
Mrs. Peterson & Kelly known n k.ily's Place
/. this day Dissolved by mutual consent.
JULIA y PETERSON.
orovills, oct. u, 1885,. marx
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03
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Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-11-03

Attest, DAVID +. DOsGLAss.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-29
Apportionment Of the State.

In looking over the returns of the late
election, we find that there is a most extra
ordinary inequality in relation TO representa-
ton in the Legislature. Thus, Santa Barba-
ra and San Luis Obispo, with an aggregate
vote of SIS, have one Senator, while AIame-
da and Santa Clara, with a vote of 1926
Siskiyou, Humboldt, Klamath and Trinity,
with vote of 7l0O-have only an equal
representation. The same Inequality is OBJ
servable in almost every county in the State.
There is no sound reason why 500 or 600
people in the southern part of the State
should be equal to 5000 or 1000 in the cen
trail counties, or 1000 or 5000 iu the extreme
North. The Census Of 1850 is the basis of
Senatorial representation, and it is not at all
necessary for us to say that there have been
considerable changes in California since then.
We also find that Tuolumne and Stanislaus
counties, with an aggregate vote of G664,
have two Senators and San Francisco and
San Mateo, with vote of IL, $50, have four
Senators, while the Twelfth Senatorial Dis
trct, composed of Siskiyou, Trinity, Hum
bolt and klamath, with vote of ZOO, as
above stated, have only one. But, though
very great inequality is observable in the
Senatorial apportionment it is much more
glaring in the lower House. Thus, San Luis
Obspo, with 206 votes, has one represen
tative, Siskiyou, with 1927 votes, has only
one also. Klamath, with 191 votes, has one
representative, while the adjoining county of
Trinity, with 20S4, Yields only equal
influence in the Lower House. Santa Bar
bara, with 369 votes, has one representative
and that is all that is allowed to Alameda,
though at the late election 1868 votes were
polled in the latter county. We can 90 thro'
a whole column with instances ofsimilar in
equalties but think that the above will be
sufficient to convey an idea of how the matter
stands. In fact there is no such thing as an
equality of representation throughout the
whole State 1t stands upon no intelligent
basis. 1t is all wrong. A fair apportionment
would be one Senator for 5000 voters and
one representative to every 1900 There are
33 Senators, and allowing one Senator
to each 5000 voters the aggregate would be
$4,000 votes, which approximate to the vote
of the State. The result would be similar
in the case Of the representatives, of whom
there are So Under this rule, San Fran
cisco would be entitle to 4 Senators and 10
representatives, instead of 8; Butte, l Sen
tor and 4 representatives instead of l; Siski-
you to a Senauor and 4 representatives, in
stead of |; Trinity county to l Senator and
2 representatives instead of land San
Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San
Bernardno and Los Angeles to l Senator
and 2 representatives,, instead of 2 Senators
and representatives, as now. 1t is to be
hoped that the next Legislator will take some
action on this subject. 1t is one of the ut
most importance. Every citizen in the State
is interested in having an equal adjustment
of the rights as we'll as the duties enjoyed and
imposed by the Government under which we
live.