The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11
CALIFORNIA; CONVENTION.
rhe vain Provisions Of the New s"nsH-
tu,ion Just Adopted by the Fe0-
ME of California.

the existing, olls it'st, ttn yaara 1890 and
amended soineWhae ~ Vao 'os'-'
1871: ,,,in+, of interest In this pro-
One 81 liz n.9g ~ -, Iraatnnnt If the tjhi-
posed ancu,ls,tuu III ,nn,,a s,n this e1,biect we
nese. Inc llll1n. I i hi ~ RIGHTS Here
find IN tle p J. IN inherit hold and
the flgne VI ~ .lssast, 10 eynressiv confined
transtnlt ~, ~ iits race or of African de-
scent, eiel9le W ;,,nai Hi f riphts made no
States. Tue o,is n" i,,,t annlisd tn ali for
such wv b 81 enhancement in lib
elgnefs . ~ ". ,o,ra bave brought forth
eIaliey en ,tie1e an suffrage denies citizenship
Next, the alIi . ~ - rhns and esnfars suf-
W any noso Wv Finally a sneciaI ar
tIage on c,eizeaH s devntad tn the Chinese
Lice VI ,uui s. thasa abso,tely prohibits cor
ne seconI ~, e,,9u niar the laws The I,epis,-
poratlohs ~, w ain,,ote oil needed poyer 10
iathIe 10 alsp ~ 49, ,,neve f1hiuese from their
oo hem tn desunatad quarters
iln III ~ - lifts
Will 1 d1a eaetions designed to correct
!, ! ~ I'VE ~ n,porations form n highly Inn
lfie a'u7es =, - 10 ,,ranosed constitution In
pollag t thea - ravisions follow those adopted
genera aiaae ,a,,rnnse In several Mississippi
Iof l,e stat nd also nartiaIIy In PenDsVl-
Nh'iey ~ ~ oI,a,yhere If Ia provided that cor
,,aratnns must be formed under general aws
poIatlon.s Ute ond tho state never made a
noe ~, tek holder. that trustees and d.
col ii f, a,bazzlad rnnnev. that
ltep's e ia,I moi he watered nor stock or
s e,.a is,'ad eave for maneV or uropertv re-
po'i''s issu -, &c s,,na. thot hneineses shall no
ee. ',a ~ ,naetings held and accounts kept
coi ''' -, '.o,t :, snaritied WAYS
oiry ~ -, eamnanies are forbidden to
dsati,nin,te in their charges for feig1t or
u .'t.an'a,ss h,,t excursion and communication
paasslasis bai i,s,,ed at snerial rates i'm 81 r.
tlehels ~ II th nhnraea must lac ,intforInjv
el ieslet fasr 1;,tanao Tbe railroad comnis
" ~ 49, ho,,lv nerenns holding offices
sleiIs h,o ,sn,sf;t =, be State to whom free
passts ~ - " ao,n,any ieaunu free nasses the
.9 ,,,l,e forfeituIe of the takers
aeasp.s'.Ie ~, an aveaIient nrovision. so are
oehon, ,i,nd i Ct ,yhaels within Wheels and
osnsas h ,nas fnrbiddinp officers ar. ems
l,gs wi'f ~ a.s,n,,,, from heinu nereona1
poyees % se Gop pniabine il viii Win sppes
- - heina engaged In the business of common
VI usans 1Ysas rai,raad ouea p,,ts down ita
ut atn .o' "a, The sal,a II comnefiton with mn
la,es ~, .l'a ean n,,i ~, i eonnot mi them
u.'i1 T. ,, uJ ,yii bamt The consent af the
ny ,,s ag an ea,a ,nisaonars nrnvaion da
lil.,o1.a a,,aa a. trok ~ IraaLins, DOWN
ill., ate on,nnetitinn nv tremendns sanri
g. ~ ..''a I'D than when nonnnolv il aao.rad
nnt1ing m rates higher than ever. The rail,
p p,ad ea,n nmissaparS aro In have enormous
.th r. iny oil rates far freigbt and r,aa
an,.ar. axa ,ninna anaonnta Eearjnp and
deniI,nv oomnIaints and having many nowers
~ aa,,rts ~ Teeara 4 eo,nnan hreakinu nr
~ onad;ns tbeir rapn,ationa ID to no finad Son
An nfI ar
,anre ,nonnv than the estahlished rate is r.
- ri.anoa fnr . ttna mi nvcecdinu n ,oar
and fined a sum not exceeding S5UU1. White
THE iepisIation in Some "details poeg to the
optranen Ianuth m granperisrn IL uenaral II
i; oapnand F., a ygbeIaaona spirit n nrntaat
inc The peone against The grasp Of rornora-
ti9nr and the stock holders ~ cornnratione
against their own official thieves and de.
snnilers
fThs ravon,,e and taxation svatem ID n third
subject in which vast and momentnus changes
have been made. In general IL NAV be said
TINT the n,,rnnse and effect of the new nro-
visiona ara to make taxation hear moro hoo vi
Iv than ever on capitai. presumably with a
view tn Tightening the burden mon labor
Church propsrtv il swent bodily into the
IN vahla noni Mi nronertv Ia To ha yed ar-
eeut, growing crops. and city. State United
States and school property Mortgages are
tavad with aome details worth the eva nina
fiou If thosa interested in California mort
paues Railroad property is TO he assessed
Nv q State board of eouaIization and then
apuortioned to the counties and towns through
which the road he'd passes. Income taxes
nav he collected nv laws hereafter to he
made from nersons eornoratiOns Joint stock
ASSOCIATIONS. or COMPANIES resident or doing
business In the State. To these NAV be- added
the provisions putting telegraphs. gas. stor-
aye and wharfage. so far as concerns "a NIB
lie use" of them under Legislative rates for
their 1,se: and again the nrovisions direct
ing the Legislature to regulate stock iobbinp
of ali sorts with the exDress condition that
'talI contracts for the sale of shares Of the
capital stock Of any corporation or assocja-
ton or margin or to no delivered at a f,,tIra
day shall be void" and the money maid en-
them recoverahle III en,trt e' =
Besides these. there are MANY remarkahIe
changes in matters more strictly local In in
tcresT for Tho nronoaed conetit,,tion is /. Inn,,
and olaborate docnment Among these h g we VIZ
may note that sslobbyjng is hereby declared q
feIonv" and as srnh rs be eeverelv T,unishad.