Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-29
PROCLAMATION.

STATE OF CALIFyRNIA,
ExEcUTIvE DEPARTMEKTsf
SACRAMENTO, August q, 1897.
w HRREAs, THE LEGISLATURE CT THE
w State OF California, at It's twenty ninth
session, besanning on the fifth day OF January,
A. d. 1891. two-lhirds & all the members
elected to each OF the two houses OF SAID Lekis-
lature vo.ing IN fayer thereof, proposed the
following dc scribed amcnhments 10 the Const-
tuition OF tn State of siifor- Ia, to"it;
Amendment Number One.
Senate Constitutions Il Amend ment No. 10l
ARTICLE w.
Section Q. The sessions OF the legislature
shall commence at IL O'Clock n on the first
Monday after the fl SC day OF January next sue,
ceedng the election of its members, and snail
be bienrial, unless the Governor shall in the
interim convene the Legislature by proclama-
tion. Moray shall b. allowed to members tor
a longer period thsn one hundred days, and no
bill shall be introduced in either house AIeer
the expiration of sixty days from the com
mencement of each session, without the con-
sent of two-thirds of the members thereof
Amendment Number Two.
rAssembly Constitutional Amendment No. ~
ARTICLE XII
SECTION 1S. No county, city, town, town
ship, Board of Education, or school dlsirlct
shall incur any Indebtedness or Liability "a
any manner, or for any purpose, exceeding IN
any year the income and revenue PROVIDED ior
it ior such year, without the assent of two
at an election to be held for that purpose, nor
unless, before or at the time of incurring such
Indebtedness, provision sh II be made for the
collection oil an annual tax sufficient to pay the
interest { n such indebtedness as it falls que,
and also provision to constitute sinking fund
for the payment OF the principal thereof on or
before maturity, which shall not exceed forty
years from the time of contracting the same
ANY indebtedness or liability incurred contra
ry 10 this provision shall be void.
Amendment Number Three.
Isenate Constitutional Amendment No. Ill
ARTICLE V.
Section Is. A Lieutenant Governor shall be
| elected at the same time and place and in the
| same manner as the Governor, and his term OF
ONCE and his qualifications OF eligibility snall
also be the same. ne snail De rfesldeae @ o. tne
| in. He shall also, when the Senate is not in
ssion, visit all the State instit utions PRISONS
| reformatory schools, asylums, and other insti-
tutions, supported in whole or III part by the
| State, ana make careful examinations OF the
| manner in which the appropriations Tor the
support of such institutions and for permanent
| Improvements. have been expended, and re-
| port the result of his examinations tothe Gov.
| eruor, to the Legislature, and to any other
officer or Board Of Off ers, that the Legislature
may direct provided, that in case the office of
| Lieutenant Governor becoming vacant, or in
| the case of the functions of Governor devolv-
| ing upJn him, the President pro tenn OF the
| Senate or his successor, shall perform the
| duties and receive the enolumeats of said
| Lieutenant Governor, during the term OF such
| vacancy, or the time he is performing such
| functions of Governor. The Legislature may
| by law prescribe the time aud manner that such
examinations shall be made. If. during va
| cancy in the Office OF Governor. the Lieuten-
ant Governor shall be impeached, displaced,
| resign, die, or becon incapable of performing
state, the President pro tenn Of the Senate shall
| act as Governor until the vacancy be flied or
| disability shall cease. The Lieuieuant-5ov-
| ernor shall be disqualified from holding any
office aXCeDt SnpciA1lV nfOVidp0 tli
| Constitution, during the term for " hi Ii he
| shall have been elected.
| Section 49, Governor Lieutenant Governor
| Secret ry of State, Controller Treasurer, At
| torney- General, Surveyer-Gener shall, at
| stated tim during their continuance in office
| receive for their services a compensation.
| which shall MT be increased or dininished
during the term, which compensation is hereby
fixed for the following officers for the two terms
| next ensuin the adoption of this Colsfitut on,
| as foil lsws: Governor, six thousand (S6 600;
| dollars per annum; the Attorney General,
| three thous. nd t$3,e0o) dollars per annum; the
Sc retary of stale, Controller, Treasurer, three
| Thousand (S30u0) dollars each per annum; (;
| surveyor General, three Thousand IS ',00O) dol
lar per anuum; and for the following officer
| for the fractional term and for the two terms
next ensuing the fourth day of November, A.
| d. eighteen hundred and ninety two, as fol-
| lows Lieutenant-Governor, four thousand
| t$4 ,0O0) dollars per apnum, and travelling ex-
| penses when he may be employed in visiting
| and examining State institutions. Such COM
ensst on to be in full for all services by them,
| respectively, rendered, in any official capacity
| or employment whatsoever, during their re-
spective terms of office; provided, however, that
! the Legislature, after the expiration OF their
| terms hereinbefore mentioned, may, by law,
diminish the compensation of any or all such
officers, but in no case shall have the power to
| incre ase the same above the suns hereby fixed
| by this Constitution. The Legislature may, in
| its discretion abo ish the Office of Surveyor
G neral, and none of the officers hereinbefsre
named shall receive fo' their own use any fees
or perquisites for the performance OF any of
| fetal duty.
Amendment Number Four.