The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-13

IN said counties.
mat the city of Sacramento is now, and
Tor more than twenty years last passed
las LAS neeh, the seat OF government of the
oIdte OF california, and by reason of the
terms OF Section l of Article XXX of the
constitution of the State of California,
tltle miscellaneous Subjects" in words
and figures as follows:
he city of Sacramento is hereby de-
CARED to be the seat of government of
tnls STATE, and shall SO remain. until
changed by law; but 40 law changing the
seat OF government shall be valid or bind
ing unless the same be approved and rati-
Aeu py majority OF the qualified electors
oi tne state voting therefor at general
STATE election, under such regulations
ana provisions as the Legislature, by a
tWG-lhlrds vote of each house, may pro-
woe submitting the question of change
to the people,"
Inc CITY OF Sacramento is declared TO
be the seat of government until changed
py law, and that no law changing the
seat OF government shall be valid or bind
ing unless the same shall be approved
ana fatlned by majority OF the qualified
electorS OF the State, voting therefor at
general State election under such regula-
tlons and provisions as the Legislature,
by two-thirds vote of each house. shall
PROVIDE, submitting such question of
change to the people of said State.
4ndI no law was ever at any time
enacted by the people of the State of Cali
Iorhla, represented in Senate and AS
semDly, by which the people of said
state were authorized and permitted to
vote IN any manner touching the cues
ton OF removal or change of said seat of
government from said city OF Sacra-
Inento 10 any other place in the State of
California.
mat no resolution was ever at any
TIME adopted by the Legislature of the
state OF California by which the people
Oh salu state were authorized or per-
United to vote i'll any manner touching
the question OF removal or change of said
seat OF government from said city of Sac
mento 10 any other place in said State of
California.
mat Notwithstanding the provisions of
me constitution constituting the CITY of
sacramento the seat OF government of
the oIale OF California, and that no law
ndu ever at any time been enacted by
winch the question of changing the loca-
lion OF the seat of government from said
Guy OF sacramento had been submitted to
lhe voters OF said State for the popular
VoIe' ana notwithstanding the fact that
no resolution had ever been adopted by
the Legislature OF said State of California
Dy winch the question of changing the
location OF the seat of government from
sald city of Sacramento had been sub
Hllleu 10 the voters of said State for the
popular vote, and Notwithstanding the
lacI mat no law or resolution providing
Tor the removal of the seat of govern
ment OF the State from said city of Sacra-
mento had ever been voted upon by the
quaIlhed electors OF the said State OF
California, the Hon. f. c. Seymour. Sem
ator from the Thirty-ninth Senatorial
District, member of the Thirtieth SEES
sion OF the Legislature of the State of
California, on the llth day of March,
1873, at the evening session of said 18th
day Of March, and after the hour of 10
o'clock in the afternoon of said day. re-
quested the Secretary Of the Senate to
read what he designated as Senate Con-
stltutional Amendment, No. 49," in words
and figures following:
SENATE Constitutional Amendment
No. 70, submitting to the people of the
state OF California an amendment to the
Constitution, amending Section l Oh
Article NX. of the Constitution of the
State OF California, relative to changing
the seat OF government from the city Of
Sacramento to the city of San Jose. The
Legislature of the State of California. at
us thirtleth session, commencing on the
I'd day Of January, a. D. 1898, twO-thirds
OF all the members elected to each house
OF said Legislature voting in favor
thereof, hereby proposes that Section /
of the Constitution of the State OF Cali
tornia be amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Section l. The city of San Jose is
hereby declared to be the seat of govern
ment lof this State, and shall so remain
until changed by law, but no law
changing the seat of government shall
be valid or binding unless the same be
approved and ratified by majority of the
qualified electors of the State voting
therefor at general State election, under
such regulations and provisions as the
Legislature, by two-thirds vote of each
house, may provide, submitting the
question OF change to the people; pro-
vlded, that the State shall receive dona-
ton OF site of not less than ten acres
and 100000 before such removal shall
be had. The Governor [thel, Secretary of
State and the Attornev-Genera are
hereby authorized to approve said site.
and upon the approval thereof and the
payment of 81 ,000,0 600 into the State Treas
ury the Legislature shall provide for the
erection OF the necessary building and
the removal of the seat of government
[NoTE.-The words in brackets did not
appear in the resolution as passed by the
Senate, but were afterward inserted bv
some one in the Assembly.-EDs.R RECORD
UNIoN.l
1udI SdAu Soy INCUR; to0udIOr as 21Ore-
said, moved the adoption thereof by the
said Senate as and for an amendment to
the Constitution of the State of California,
which motion was seconded by mem
Der of said Senate; and thereupon the
roll OF Senators was called to vote upon
the adoption or rejection of said alleged
Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
%. That the Secretary of said Senate, in
charge of the roll-call, announced that
the following Senators voted "aye'' as
each name was called, viz: Messrs.
Bailey, Berry, Broderick, Burke, Camp
bell, Denison, Dunn, Earl, Fay, Flint.
Ford, Gesford, Harp, Hart, Hoyt, Meal
lister, McGowan, Mahoney, Mathews,
Mitchell, Orr, Ragsdale, Seymour, Simp-
son, Streeter, VOORHEES,, Whitehurst and
Williams; and that the following Sena-
tors voted no" viz: Arms, Carpenter,
Langford, Maher, Martin, Shippee and
Wilson.
That thereupon and Immediately after
the announcement of the votes, Hon. Il.
c. VOORHEES,, Senator from the Fourteenth
Senatorial District, moved that the Senate
then adjourn: and thereupon, upon such
motion to adjourn, the roll was called,
nineteen Senators voting in favor of adj
Journment and seven Senators voting
against adjournment, whereupon the
President of the Senate declared the Sem
ate adjourned.
mat IN truth ana IN TACT the Hon. Il.
c. VOORHEES, did not vote AYE" upon the
question of the adoption or rejection of
said alleged Constitutional Amendment
No. 23, but that by reason of the an
nouncement of the Secretary that all the
Senators, other than Hon. Z. c. Hart,
Senator from the Thirteenth District,
named as voting AYE on said PROPOSE
ton, had so voted. the said Senator Hart,
who had in fact voted mo" relying upon
the announcement of the Secretarv of the
Senate in charge of the roll-call. changed
his vote from MOI to "aye''; that he
made such change for the sole and only
purpose of giving notice of and making