Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-10-02

And notice is hereby further given, that at the
same session twothirds OF all the members
elected to each Of the two Houses voting In favor
thereof, the said Legislature proposed that Sec
ton Of Article TX Of the Constitution Of the
State Of California be amended SO as to read as
follows.
AMENDMENT NO. z.
"Sec,ion 7. The Governor. Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, and the Principals Of the |
State Normal Schools shall constitute the State |
Board Of Education, and shall compile, or cause |
to be complied, and adopt a uniform series Of |
textbooks for use In the common schools |
throughout the state The State Board may |
cause such text books, when adopted, to be |
printed and published by the Superintendent Of
when SO printed and published, to be distributed |
and sold at the cost price Of printing, publishing
and distributing the same. The textbooks 50 |
adopted shall continue In use not less than four |
other duties as may be prescribed by law. The |
Legislature shall provide for Board Of Educa |
ton In each county In the State. The County |
Superintendent and the County Boards Of Edu |
cation shall have control Of the examination Of
teachers and the granting of teachers certificates
within their respective Jurisdictions.
And notice Is hereby further given, that the |
Legislature of the State OF California, at its |
twenty -uItn kextfaJ SehSlOn, commencing on the |
twenty-fourth day Of March, A D. 1884, two |
thirds Of all the members elected TO each Of the
two houses Of said Legislature voting In favor |
thereof, proposed that Section Of Article XIII |
Of the Constitution Of the State Of California be
amended so as to read as follows:
AMENDMENT NO. s.
SECTION o. State Board Of Equalization,
consisting Of one member from each Congress
sonal District In this State as the same existed
In eighteen hundred and seventy nine, shall be |
elected by the qualified electors Of their respect
i've Districts. at the general election to be held |
In the year one thousand eight hundred and |
elghty-six, and at each gubernstorial election |
thereafter, whose term Of office shall be for four
years; whose duty it shall be to equslize the val
uation Of the taxable property in the several |
COMMITTEES OF the State for the purposes OF taxation
The Controller OF State shall be ex-of6clo men,
Der OF the Board. The Boards Of Supervisors OF |
the several counties Of the State shall constitute
Boards Of Equalization for their respective coun-
ties whose duty it shall be to equaIize the valua-
ton Of the taxable property In the county for |
the purpose OF taxation; provided, such State and
County Boards Of Equalization are hereby au- |
thorized and empowered. under such rules Of no. |
tice as the County Boards may prescribe, as to |
the county assessments, and under such rules Of |
notice the State Board may prescribe as TO the
action Of the State Board, to increase or lower |
the entire assessment roll, or any assessment |
contained therein, 50 as to equalize the assess |
mcht VI thc pIoPtiel cOHtaincu III saiu dbst5e- |
ment roll, and make the assessment conform to |
the true value In money OF the property con |
tanned in said roll; provided. that no Board Of |
Equalization shall raise any mortgage deed Of |
trrst, contract, or other obligation by which a |
debt Is secured, money, or solvent credits, above
its face value. The present State Board Of Equal
ization shall continue In office until their success
sors, herein provided for, shall be elected and
shall qualify. The Legislature shall have power |
to re-district the State into four districts as |
nearly equal in population as practical, and to |
provide for the elections Of members Of said Board
Of Equalization.
Each amendment shall be voted upon sepa- |
rately from the others, by ballot, at the |
next general election, to be holden on |
Tuesday, the fourth day Of November, A. d. |
1884. The ballots used at such election shall |
contain the words "For the Amendment No l." |
or the words Against the Amendment No. Il" |
For the Amendment No. 2" or the words |
Against the Amendment No. 81 "For the |
Amendment No. 81 or the words Against the |
Amendment No. s." written or printed thereon. |
Sacramento, July "a, 1884,
GEORGE SLOVENIAN,
Governor.
Attest:
THos. L. THOMPSON,
no ~ Fat