Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-16

| laiatufc OF t0t CtttC OF Oalliufnlhs euti-
lied AN Act to provide for the submission Of
proposed amendments TO the Constitution Of the
State Of alifrnis to the qualified electors for
their approval" approved March Ith, 1885, no.
tice hereby given that the Legislature OF the
st't Of California, at Its twenty-fifth session,
commencing on the first Monday after tho first
day OF January, A. d. 1888, two-thiris Of all the
members elected to esch Of the two Houses Of
aid Legislature voting in favor thereof, proposed
| that Section y OF Article XII OF the Consti-
| tuition Of the State Of California be amended 80
as to read as follows:
AMENDMENT NO. 1.
SEcrroS 10. In any city where there are no
public works owned and controlled by the mu.
nicipslity 70 supplying the same with water or ar
tihcial light, any Individual or any company duly
iDcotpnrated for such purpose under and BY au-
thoriy Of II o laws Of this state, shall. under the
direction OF the Superintendent Of Streets, or
other officer 10 control thereof, and under such
general regulations as the municipality may pro
scribe for damages. and indemnity for damages,
have the privilege of using the public streets
and thoroughfares thereof, and OF laying down
pipes and conduts therein, and connections
Herewith, 30 far as may be necessary for intro
duciDg into and supplying such city and Its in
habitants either with gasiight or other illuminat
Ing ght. or with fresh water for domestic and all
other purposes. upon the condition that the
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 so as to read as
follows.
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
''secion 7. The Governor, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction and tie 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 ,oks, when adopted to be
printed and published by the Superintendent Of
state Printing at the State Printing Office. and
when so printed and publi-h to be distributed
and sold at the cost price Of printing, publishing
.nd distr buting the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue In use not less than four
years; and said state Board shall perform sucn
9th 4 duties as may be prescribed by law. The
legislature shall ,ovide for a Board Of Educa-
tion In each county In the State. The County
SUI erintendent. and the County Boards Of Edu-
cation snail have control OF the examination of
teachers aud the granting Of teachers certificates
within their respective jurisdictions"
ana not'oe ~ nefeDy turner gwen, tnht the
lie is.ture Of the state OF California, at It's
ta enty 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 Q Of Article XIII
Of the Constitution Of the state Of California be
amended 20 ss to read ~ follows:
AMENDMENT NO. g.
svcrrox q A State ro.rd ~ EcuaI,,t,o,
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 70 be held
In the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty six, and at each gubernatorial election
thereafter, whose term Of once shall be for four
years; whose duty 1t shall be to equalize the val
ustion of the taxable property in the several
counties OF the State for the purposes Of taxation
The Controller of State shall be ex-officio men,
Der Of tho Board. The Boards OF supervisors Of
the several counties OF the State shall constitute
Boards Of EquRiiz ation for their respective
es. whose duty 1t snail he TO equalize the valua
tion Of the taxable property In the county Tor
the purpoee OF taxation; provided, such State and
County Boards OF Equalization are hereby au-
thorized and empowered. uLder sucn rules Of no.
tice as the county Boards msy prescribe, as to
the count, assessments, and under such rules Of
notice as the State board may prescribe NJ to the
action Of the St.ie Board, TO increa-e or lower
the entire assessment roll, or any assessment
contained therein, to equalize the assess
ment OF the prop, rty contained in said ASSESS
ment roll and make the assessment conform to
the true value iu money Of the property con
tained in sail roll pro, ided. 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 ccntinu 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 a.
nearly equal in population as practical, and to
provide for the ,ections OF members Of said Board
Of Equalization.
Each amendment shall be voted upon sepa-
ratsly from the others, by ballot, at the
next general election, to be holden on
Tuesday, the fourth dayo Of November, A. d.
1854 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. q" "For the
Amendment No. g." or the words Against the
Amendment No. g." written or printed thereon.
Sacramento, July "a. 1885,.
GEORGE sTONEMAN,
Governor.
Attest
THos. L. THOMPSON,
aug2 nov4 Secretary Of State.