Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-24
Legislative Bills.

The time allowed the Governor in which
to sign bills passed at the recent session of
the Legislature expired at noon yesterday.
The bills signed since our report, published
on Saturday, were the following Assembly
bills;
/ No 35-Amending the insurance laws so
Jas to place benevolent associations and GER
tain socieie; out from under control of
Insurance Commissioner.
No 312-The bill concerning Court Re
portcrs' fees.
4 No 4S1-Exceptipg Islais creek from the
list of navigable streams Of the State.
BILLS ExEcUTIvELY KILLED
The list of bills which failed to meet the
lapproval of the Governor, and are thereto e
| killed for want of his signature, is as fol-
| lows
| Senate Bill No. 33-To prohibit the use
of opium. This was not signed, for the rea-
son that it is so prohibitory that it is doubt
full whether opium could be used in any
medicinal preparation unless formally pres
cribed by physician.
| Senate Bill No. 108-Amending the Code
in regard to appeals in certain divorce cases,
etc. extending the list Of cases III which
tappeals may be taken.
4 Assembly Bill No. 7-Relating to the in
vestment Of capital stock of insurance cor
porations. 1t would change the present
law very materially, and the question was
| whether the law as it now stands is not
safer and better.
Assembly Bill No 264-Under this bill
each county that desired to hold fair
could draw $500 from the State, and it is
stated the number of appointments under
| it, should all the counties apply, would be
| about 400, and that this would add so much
| to the present work of the Executive Office
I as to necessitate an additional clerk
| No 573-To authorize the submission of
| the proposed constitutional amendments to
a vote of the people at a special election.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
1t will be noticed that the bill which pro-
yided for a special election on June 9Th for
the purpose of the people deciding upon
the proposed: constitutional amendments
concerning railroad taxation and the tax
alton OF wines, fruit trees, etc, is among
those which failed to receive the sanction
of the Executive. An examination of the
section of the Constitution upon the sub
ject of submitting proposed amendments
to the people will show, however, that the
bill does not require Executive approval,
and that the fixing of the time for submit
lul8 proposed amendments 10 De NOteu
upon is exclusively in the power of the
Legislature, and over which the Governor
has no control or authority. Section of
Article XVIII. of the Constitution says:
Any amendment or amendments to this Con
stitution may be proposed i'll the Senate or AS
sembly, and if two-thirds of all the members
elected to each Of the two houses shall vote in
favor thereof, such proposed amendment or
amendments shall be entered in the Journals
with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and it
shall be the duty Of the Legislature to submit such
proposed amendment amendments to The people ia
such manner and at such time and after Sach pub
Ecqtioa as mag be deemed erpedieIa.
From this clause upon the subject it will
he seen that it is made the duty of the
Legislature to submit the amendments to
the people, and not the Executive, nor by
the approval of the Executive. The APP
proval Of the bill by the Governor would
therefore be superfluous and OF no effect.
The Constitution requires the Legislature to
fix the time when the amendments shall
be voted upon. 1t has done so by both
houses passing Assembly Bill No. 573,
which specifies the 9Th of June next, and
there is no authority existing to affect or
change that date. A special election will
therefore be held of necessity on June
9th for the approval or rejection of the pro-
posed constitutional amendments.