The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-18


action of the State Board, to increase or
lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment contained therein. so as TO
equaliZe the assessment of the property
contained in said assessment roll, and
make the assessment conform TO the true
value in money of re property contained
in said roll; prOUtded, that no Board OF
Equalization shall raise any mortgage,
deed OF trust, contract, or other Obligation
by which debt is secured money, or SOL
vent credits, above its face value. This
State Board of Equalization elected in
eighteen hundred and Dinety-four shalt
continue in Office until their successors, as
herein provided for. shall be elected ana
shall qualify.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AAENDNENT No. IL.
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment TO
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec
tiCn one, in relation TO revenue and taxa
ton.
Section l. All property in the State. not
States, shall be taxed in proportion to it's
value, to be ascertained as provided by
law. The word property" as used in
this article and section, is hereby declared
to include moneys, credits. bonds, stocks,
dues, fran chises, and all other matters and
things, real. personal and mixed, capable
OF private ownership; prOUided, that prop
erty used Tor 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 TO any county or municipal corporation
within this State, shall be 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 to bona ide residents
of this State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AN EN- pMENr Nc 81
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment to
section seven ~ Of article nine QX) OF
the constitution or the State of Caiior-
MIA, by increasing the number of MEM
bers onstituting the State Board of Edu-
cation, by adding thereto the President
and Professor of PedagOgics of the Uni
versity 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, and shall compile, or caused to be
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.
20 be printed and published by the Supers
ntendent of State Printing, at the Stats
Printing Office and when SO printed and
cost price OF printing, publishing. and dis
ri buting the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use not less than
our years; and said State Board shall
'eriorm such other duties as may be pre-
cribed by law. The Legislature shall
provide for Board OF Education in each
county in the State. The County Superin-
endents and the County Boards of Educa-
ion shall have control OF the examination
f teachers aud The granting of teachers
lotions.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
ENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 20.
\ u Act to submit to the people os the State
or California an amendment to section
twenty-three of article four of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of California.
Section %. The men bers of the Legis-
allure shall receive, in iull payment Tor
heir services, tbs sum of one Thousand
$1,000 dollars, and mileage not to exceed
en- cents per mile, and for contingent ex-
OenseS not to exceed twenty-five dollars,
Tor each session, TO be paid out of the pub
lie treasury. No increase in compensation
)r mileage shall take effect during the
,erm for which the members of either
house shall have been elected, and the pay
Jf no attache shall be increased after he is
elected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE. pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution and an act
II the Legislature, entitled IAN act TO pro.
vide for the submission of proposed amend.
nents TO the Constitution of the State of
10 the qualified electors for
heir approval" approved March :, AID.
1858. viz:
Section /. Whenever the Legisstu
snail propose any amendment or amend
nents to the Constitution of this 5 ate,
which mendment or amendments shall
rave been passed in the manner and form
required by section one OF article eighteen
II the CONSTITUTION. and no other mode ls
PROVIDED by law for the submission of such
imendment or amendments TO the peOplS
or their approval, it shall be the duty OF
he Governor to advertise such proposed
or amendments in at least four
newspapers OF general circuatio in this
State, for three months next preceding tha
lext 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 his proc lamation
or an election at which any amendment or
TO the Constitution are 10 be
'oted upon, he shall include such amend-
nent or amendments therein, and he shall
designate them by mum bers IN the order in
which they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
"a separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November 9Th, 4. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election muse
ontain. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Mum Der Eight.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Fourteen.
Assembly Constitutional Amend YES
ment Number Seven. -
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Twelve.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seventeen
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
NUN Der 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
he State, affixed at Sacramento, the daY
Ind year trst beve written.
lSEAL"I Il. ii. MARKHAM,
49,. Governor
Attest: Z. G. WAITE,
Secretary of State.
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