Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-10-03
AMENDMENT NO. l.

| SECTION 49, In any city where there are nc
| public works owned and controlled by the mn
ncipality for supplying the same with water or ar
| tiHcial light, any Individual or any company duly
| Incorporated for such purpose under and by au
thority Of the laws OF this State, shall, under the
direction Of the Superintendent Of Streets, or
| other officer In control thereof, and under such
general regulations as the municipality may pre-
scribe for damages, and indemnity for damages.
| have the privilege Of using the public streets
and tborouahfares thereof. and Of laying down
pipes and conduts therein, and connections
Herewith, so far as may be necessary for intro
ducing into and supplying such city and Its In
habtants either with gaslight or other illuminat.
Ing light, or with fresh water for domestic and sl
other purposes, upon the condition that he
municipal government shall have the right to
regulate the charges thereof.
And notice is hereby further given, that at the
same session two-thirds 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 30 as to read as
follows.
AMENDMENT NO. Q.
"section 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 compiled, and adopt uniform series Of
textbooks for use In the common schools
throughout the state. The State Board may
cause such text books, when adopted, 10 be
printed and published by the Superintendent Of
State Printing at the State Printing Office. and
when so printed and published, to be distributed
and sold At the cost price OF printing, publishing
and distributing the same. The text so
adopted shall continue in use not less than four
years; and said State Board shall perform such
other. duties as may be prescribed by law. The
legislature shall provide for a Board Of Educa-
slon In each county N ne state; Ihe County
cation shall have control Of the examination Of
teachers and the granting OF teachers certificates
within their respective Jurisdictions
And notice In hereby hIrlher pivep that thu
legislature Of the state OF California. At its
TWENTY NTH 10 xtra) session commencino on the
twenty fourth day Of March. A D. 1884. two
thirds Of ali the members elected 10 zach ~ the
two houses of said Legislature voting in favor
thereof. proposed that Section 0 OF Article Xiii
Of the Constitution Of the State Of California be
amended 40 "a to read as follows.
AMENDMENT NO. g.
SECTION o. A State Board Of Equalization.
consisting Of one member from each Congress.
slonal District In this state, a. 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
L. the year one thousand eight hundred s. and
eighty.six, and a. oach guoernatorial election
thereafter, whose term OF ONCE shall be for four
years; whose duty It shall be to equalize the val.
uation Of the taxable property In the several
counties OF the State Tor the purposes OF taxation
The Controller Of State shall be ex-officlo mem.
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 he to equalize 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, ana under such rules OF