Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-10-01

habitants either with gaslight or other illumnat-
Ing light, or with fresh water for domestic ard all
municipal government shall have the right 10
regulate the charges thereof.
And notice is hereby further given, that at the
same session two-thlrds 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. 9.
"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
10 be compiled, and adopt uniform series Of
textbooks for use In the common schools
throughout the state. The State Board may
cause such textbooks, 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 DO distributed
and sold at the cost price Of printing, publishing
and distributing the Same. The text books 80
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
Superntendents and the County Boards OF Edu-
cation shall have control OF the examination Of
tunShcie anu titc tutiHk VI tthcntTS
within their respective Jurisdictions"
And notice Is hereby firther given, that the
Legislature Of the State OF California, at its
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. s.
SECTION 0. State Board Of Equalization,
consisting Of one member from each Congress
siona 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 10 be held
In the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty six, and at each gubernstorial election
thereafter, whose term Of office shall be for four
years; whose duty 1t shall be to equaize the val
uation Of the taxable property In the several
counties Of the State for the purposes Of taxation.
The Controller Of State shall be ex .of1clo 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 equaize the valua
ton OF the taxable property In the county for
County Boards Of Equalization are hereby au-
thorized and empowered. under such rules Of no.
tice ~ the County Boards may prescribe, as to
the county assessments, and under such rules Of
notice as the State Beard 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
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; prov ided. that no Board Of
Equalization shall raise any mortgage, deed of
trust, contract, or other obligation by which a