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respect to matters OF fact, but they may state
the testimony and declare the law.
SEC Y. The style oil all process shall be
"Tbe People OF the state of California" and
ali prosecutions shall be conducted in their
name and by their authority.
SEC. 2S The Supreme Court now in exist
ence Is continued until the first Monday In
January, eighteen hundred and seventy.nine;
but after the first Monday i'm January eighteen
hundred and seventy-eight, its power shall
only extend to the determination of such
cases or proceedings pending therein as may
have been submitted for decision prior to that
time.
SEC. 20. The Justices of said Court in COM
mission at the time these amendments take
effect may hold their offices as Justices there
OF until the first Monday in January eighteen
hundred and seventy-nine.
SEC. 20. IfaI.J Justice of said Court is elect
ed a Justice of the Su preme Court created by
this Article, his office as Justice OF the SUI
preme Court now in existence shall become
vacant on the first Monday in January, eight
cen hundred and seventy-eight, and the Gov
ernor shall, by appointment, fill the vacancy.
Article VIII is amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE VIII.
TAXATION AND FINANCE.
SECTION l. Taxation shall he equal and uni
form upon the same class of subjects within
the territorial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and t. Ses shall be levied and col
ject to taxation shall be listed for that purpose
ut its cash value, to be ascertained as provided
by statute. Nj things, and chooses in action,
subject TO o nership, sale, devise, descent,d dis,
tr1butiOn or assignment, shall be deemed
property, for purposes of taxation. Property
owned by the United States, by this State, or
by municipal corporation under the laws OF
this state, shall be exempt from taxation.
SEC. 2. The present bonded debt of the State
Is valid, and the Legislature shall provide by
statute for the payment thereof.
SIC. .. The Legislature shall not, in any
manner, create any debt or debts, liability or
liabilities, which shall singly, or in the aggre-
gate, with all previous debts and liabilities,
exceed the sum Of three hundred thousand
sion Or suppress insurreotion, or for the pur-
poses OF carrying out general system of irri-
CATION, or to provide the means of payment,
II It becomes necessary to condemn to the use
OF the State the railroads within its limits.
SEC. 1. The Governor, Controller
and Treasurer shall, jointly, during
the first week after the organization
of the Legislature, exhibit to the AS
sembly detailed estimates of the sums
OF money necessary to be raised and
expended during the two years next
after the first day of July of that year.
SEC. s. The Controller shall deter
mine, and publish, when the limit of
the public debt, allowed by this Con-
stitution, has been reached, and all
other or further obligations of the
State shall be void.
SEC. 6. Neither the credit of the
State, nor of any municipal corpora
tion authorized under the laws there
of, shall be pledged or loaned to any
individual, company, corporation or
association; nor shall the State, or any
municipal corporation, become joint
owner of or Stockholder in any COM
pany, association or corporations; nor
shall the State, or any municipal cor
poration, become bound to pay any
bond, or interest on any bond, or other
obligation, of any individual, associa-
tion or corporation; and no county, or
other municipal corporation under the
laws of this State, shall incur any OBJ
legation to raise money for the con-
structi0n Of any work not exclusively
under the cOntlol of public officers.
SEC. Z. The Legislature must, by
statute, provide for State Board of
Equalization, and fix its powers and
duties.
Amend said Constitution by insert
ing therein new Article, to be known
as Article TX, and to read as follows:
ARTICLE IN.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.
SECTION /. Municipal corporations
under the laws of this State are:
!. Counties;
9. Cities; and,
5. Consolidated cities and counties.
SEC. 2. The Legislature shall estab-
lish system of county and city gov
ernments, which shall be as nearly
uniform as practicable.
SEC. 3. The boundaries of counties
shall be established by statute, and no
statute shall be passed changing q
county boundary until it be shown to
the Legislature that notice was pub
lished in some newspaper of general
circulation in the counties to be affect
ed by such change,at least thirty days
before the last general election, stating
that application would be made to the
Legislature for such change.
SEC. 4. The compensation of county
officers shall be regulated by law. Sal
aries of county officers and pay allowed
by law shall not be increased or di-
minished during the time for which
they shall be elected.
SEC. 3. The Legislature shall pro-
vide by statute for strict accOunta-
bility Of all county, township and city
officers for all public moneys coming
into their hands.
Sec. 6, Township officers are JUS
tices of the Peace and Constables, and
each shall have such power and be
subject to such duties and obligations
as are prescribed in this Constitution
or by statute.
SEC. Z. The Legislature shall pro-
vide by statute for such offices as may
be necessary in administering the af-
fairs of school districts, road districts,
swamp land districts,or other division
created by statute.
SEC. 3. Cities with charters already
given shall remain such under their
present charters, subject to amend
ment, or shall become incorporate
under general laws.
Sec q No debt shall he incurred bv