The morning call., 1894-10-03

action of the State Board, to increase or
lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment con tanned therein. so as TO
equaliZe the assessment o. tue properly
contained in said assessment rolIs and
make the assessment conform to the true
value in money of The property contained
in said roll; provided. that no Board or
EQUALIZATION shall raise any mortgage,
deed OF trust, contract, or other oollgat'om
by which debt is secured, money, or SOL
vent credits, above its face Vaine. me
State Board of Equalization elected III
eighteen hundred and nlnety-1our shaIi
continue in Office until their successors, az
herein provided for. shall be elected and
shall qualify.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT NO. 10.
A resolution TO propose to the people or
the State of California an amendment 10
article thirteen Of the Constitution. Sec
ton one, in relation to revenue ana TAXA
ton.
Section 1. All property in the State. not
exempt under the laws of the United
ties, shall be taxed in proportion to It's
value, to be aScertained as provided oy
law. The word property" as used ID
this article and section, is hereby declared
to include moneys, credits. bonds. stocks.
dues, franchises, and all other matters ana
things. real. personal and mixed. capaoie
OF private ownership; pr0clded. that prop
erty used for free public libraries and free
museums, growing crops, property USED
exclusively for public schools. and such as
may belong to the United States. this State.
or 10 any county or municipal corporation
within this State, shall be exempt from
t9xatlon. The Legislature may provide.
except in case of credits secured by mort
gage or trust deed, for a deduction from
credits of debts due to bona fide residents
OF this State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AM EN- DMENT No 81
a In tn ha
the State of California an amendment to
section seven ~ of article nine QN) of
me Constitution OF the State of CallfOr-
MA, by increasing the number OF mem.
Ders constituting the State Board of Edu-
cation. Dy adding thereto the President
and Professor of Pedagogics of the UNI.
verslty of California.
Section z. The Governor, the Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction, the Presi-
dent of the University of California, and
| the Professor of Pedagogy therein. and
the PRINCIPALS of the State Normal Schools.
shall constitute the State Board of Educa-
ton, ana snail compile, or caused 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 textbooks, when adopted.
to be printed aud published by the Super
! lntendent OF State Printing, at tho State
Printing Office. and when so prin ted and
| published. TO be distributed and sold at this
cost price OF printing, publishing, and dis
rlbusing the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use not less than
| four years; and said State Board all
perform such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by law. The Legislature shall
| provide for a Board of Education in each
| county in the State. The County Superin-
| tendents and the County Boards of Educa-
! ton shall have control of the examination
OF teachers and the granting of teachers
! certificates within. their respective juTlS-
dlctlons.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
| SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 20.
An Act to submit to the people OF the State
OF California an amendment to section
| twentY-three of article four of the Consti-
tuition of the State OF. California.
/ Section %. The men, ers of the LeGis-
lature shall receive. in full payment Tor
| their services, the sum OF one thousand
/ $4,000 dollars. and mileage not to exceed
ten GEMS per mile. and for contingent ex-
Densss not TO exceed tive Eve dollars,
for each session, to be paid out of the pub
lie treasury. No increase IN compensation
| or mileage. shall take effect during the
term for which the members of either
house shall have been elected. and the pay
| OF no attacbe shall be increased after he is
elected or appointed.
NOW. THEREFORE,. pursuant to the
tsprov1sions of tile Cons iitution and an acc
of the Legislature. entitled "An act 10 pro-
vide for the Submission of proposed amend
ments TO the Constitution of the State of
California TO the qualified electors for
their approval, approved March z, AID.
! 1888. viz:
section /. Whenever the Legislature
i shall propose any amendment or amend
meDts to. the Constitution of this State,
which amendment or amendments shall
have been passed in the manner and forn
required by section one OF article eighteen
of the Constitution. and no other mode -
! provided by law for the su omission of such
| amendment or amendments to the people
for their approval, 1t shall be the duty of
! the Governor to advertise such proposed
amendment or amendments 10 at least four
! newspapers Of general circulation in this
| State, for three months next preceding the
next general election One of said news
papers must be published at the city of
! Sacramento and two at the city of San
francisco: and in issuing hie proclamation
! for an election al which any amendment or
! amendments TO the Constitution are TO be
4 voted upon, his shall include such amend
meni or amendments therein. and he shall
designate them by nun eers. In the order in
| which they have been proposed"
! The SAID amendments are submitted to
be separately vatsd upon. by ballot by the
qualified electors Of the State. on
:. Tuesday; November 9Th, 4. D. 1894
f: Each. hallot:useds at such election mps.
.eontaln. printed: thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
.menr Number Eight. - ~
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
f. Number Fourteen. NJ
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
! rient Number Seven ~
/ Assembly: CONSTITUTIONAL. Amend Yes.
| ment Mum ber Twelve, -
Senate, Constitutional Amendment Yes.
:! Number Seventeen ~
! Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Yes.
:. N NUN uni per 9ese - No.
1 SeInate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Yes.
# - Nil 10 Der Sixteen.
Assembly. CONSTITUTIONS al Amend Yes.
men. Nnmbar ThlrtY-one. NJ
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
f.: Number Twenty, u
Witness my :hand.ard the Great Seal OF
4 the State, affixed. ar Sacramento, the day
and. year: FIRST bove written.
T. .lsEAInJ H. "a. MARKHAM,
i g: Governor.
Attest: s E. G. WAITE