The morning call., 1894-10-16
PROCLAMATION.


as the State Board NAV prescribe as TO the
action of the State Board, to increase or
lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment contained therein, 90 as to
eQuailze the assessment OF the property
contained In said assessment roll, and
make the assessment conform to the true
value in money of The property contained
In said roll; prOUlded, that no Board CT
EQUALIZATION shall raise any mortgage,
deed OF trust, contract. or other Obligation
Vent credits, a bova its face value. The
State Board of Equalization elected in
eighteen hundred and ninety-four shall
continue in Office until their successors, as
herein provided for, shall be elected and
shall qualify.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
oENArE CONSTITUTIONAL AHENpMsNr No. 1e.
a resolution to propose to the people Of
the Stale of California an amendment 10
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec
ticn one, in relation to revenue ard taxa
ton.
Section 1. All property in the State. not
exempt under the laws of the United
naaaes' naa.' shaii De taxed in proportion to its
value, to be ascertained as provided by
law The word property" as used in
LUIS article and section. is hereby declared
w ihciude moneys, credits. bonds, stocks,
cues, franchises, and all other matters and
Things. real. personal and mixed, capabis
OF private ownership; pro0ided, that prop.
cry USED ior Tree public libraries and free
museums. growing crops. property used
exclusively for public schools, and such as
may belong to the United States. this State,
OF 10 any county or municipal corporation
within this State, shall ba exempt from
taxation. The Legislature may provide.
except IN case of credits secured by mort.
gage or trust deed, for a deduction from
credits of debts due 10 bona fde residents
of this State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMEN NDAENT No 81
resolution to propose to the people of
the State OF California an amendment to
section seven 7) Of article nine UN) of
tie Constitution of the State of Califor-
Ma, by increasing the number of mem.
oers constituting the State Board nf Edu.
cation. by adding thereto the President
and Professor of Pe0agogics of the UNI.
versity of California.
Section Z. The Governor, the Supe7in-
tendent of Public Instruction, the Presi-
dent OF the University of California, and
the Professor of Pedagogy therein. aud
the Principals Of the State Normal Schools,
shall constitute the State Board of Educa-
tion, and shall compile, or caused TO he
compiled. and adopt, 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 the Stats
Printing Office. and when SO prin ted and
published, TO be distributed and sold at ths
cost price OF printing, publishing. and dis
trlbutng the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use not less than
four years; and said State Board sh ali
perform such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by law. The Legislature shall
provide for Board of Education in each
county in the State. The County Snperin-
tendents and the County Boards of Ednca-
ton shall have control OF the examination
OF teachers aud the granting OF teachers
certificates within their respective juris-
dictiuns.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
An Act TO submit to the people os the State
OF California an amendment to section
twenty-;hree of article four of the Consti.
tuition of the State of California.
Section %. The mem bers 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 cents per mile. and for contingent ex-
pensee not to exceed twenty-five dollars,
for earh session, to be paid out of the pub
lie .reaSury. No increase in compensation
or mileage shall take effect during the
house shall have heen elected, and the pay
of no attache shall be increased after he is
elected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE,, pursuant to the
of the Legislature. entitled "An act to pro.
vide for the submission of proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of the State of
California 10 the qualified electors for
their approval" approved March z, AID.
1888. viz:
Section /. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment or amend.
ments TO the Constitution of this State.
which amendment or amendments shall
nave been passed In the manner and form
hty Iafa as.r ,
OF the Constitution. and no other mGde 10
provided by law for the submission of such
amendment OF amendments 10 the people
Tor their approval, Ii shall be the duty OF
the Governor to advertise such proposed
amendment or amendments in at least four
newspapers Of general circulation in this
State, for three months next preceding tbs
next general election. One Of said naws-
papers must be published at the city of
Sacramento and two at the city of San
francisco; and IN issuing his pr roc iamation
for an election at which any amendment or
amendments to the Constitution are 70 bs
voted upon, he shall include such amend
ment or amendments therein, and he shall
des!gnate them by numbers. IN the order ia
which they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
be separately voted upon by ballot by tas
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November Glib, 4. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election musa
contain. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Mum ber Eight. w.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Fourteen. "
Assembly Constitutions Amend. Yes.
ment Number Seven. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Nun her Twelve. ~
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yrs.
Number Seventeen. "
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Numb Seven. "
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Mum Der Thirty -one. ~
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty.
Witness my hand ard the Great Seal Of
the State, affixed at Sacramento, the day
and year first above written.
lSEAL II. II. MARKHAM.
Governor
Attest: Z. G. WAITE,
Secretary of Stata-