Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-09-24

SECTION 10. In any city whore there are n,
public works owned and controlled BY the nu
niclpanty iof supplying the same with water or az
Incorporated for such purpose under and by All
thority OF the laws Of this State SHALL under In,
| direction OF the Superintendent Of Streets. OF
other officer In control thereof, and under sucI
general regulations as the municipality may pre-
scribe for damages, and indemnity for damages
have the privilege Of using the public streoti
and thoroughfares thereof, and Of laying down
| pipes and c0nduits therein, and connections
| Herewith so far as may be necessary for intro
ducing into and supplying such city and Its In
habitants either with gaslight or other illuminat-
ing light, or with fresh water for domestic and all
other purposes, upon the condition that tho
municipal government shall have the right 10
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
tion 7 OF Article TX Of the Constitution Of the
State Of California be amended SO as to read as
follows.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
"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
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
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 textbooks 90
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 Board Of Educa-
ton In each county in the State The County
Superintendent and the County Boards Of Edu-
teachers and the granting Of teachers certificates
within their respective Jurisdictions"
And notice Is hereby fursher given, that the
Legislature Of the State Of California, at It's
twenty NTH (extra) session. 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 30 as to read as follows:
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
SECTION 0. A State Board OF Equalization.
consisting Of one member from each Congress
sional 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
Ia the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-six, and at each gubernatorial election
thereafter, whose term Of office shall be for four
years; whose duty it shall be to equalize 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-offcio men,
Der Of the Board. The Boards Of Supervisors Of
the several counties Of the State shall constitute
Boards Of Equalization for their respective conn
ties. whose duty 1t shall be to equaize 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 as 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, 80 as to equalize the assess
ment Of the property contained in said assess
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
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, as 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. II
For the Amendment No. 3" or the words
Against the Amendment No. q" "for the
Amendment No. 8" or the words Against the
Amendment No. g." written or printed thereon
Sacramento, July "a. 1884.
GEORGE SLOVENIAN,
Governor
Attest:
THos. L. THOMPSON,