The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-12


lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment con tained therein, so as 10
eQualiZe the assessment OF the property
contained in said assessment roll, and
make the assessment conform to the true
value in money of he property contained
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. The
State Board of Equalization elected Ill
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.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 10.
A resolution to pro pose to the people of
the Stale of California an amendment 10
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec
tion one, in relation to revenue and taxa
ton.
Section /. All property in the State. not
exempt under the laws of the United
States. shall be taxed in proportion to its
value, to be aScertalned as provided by
law. The word property" as used in
this article and section. is hereby declared
to include moneys, credits. bonds, stocks.
dues, franchises, and all other matters and
things, real, personal and mixed, capable
of private ownership; ;1r00ided. that prop
erty used for free public libraries and Tree
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 fde residents
of this State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 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 OF the State of CalifOT-
mia, by increasing the number Of menu
bers constituting 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-
tendeDt of Rublic 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 bduca-
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,
to be printed aud published by the Super
intendent of State Printing, at the State
Printing Office, and when so prin ted and
published, TO be distributed and sold at tbs
cost price OF printing, publishing, and dis
tributing the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use not less than
four years; and said State Board shall
perform such other duties as may be prc-
scribed by law. The Legislature shall
provide for Board of Education in each
county in the State. The County SuDeTin-
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 juriS-
dictions.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 20.
An Act to submit to the people o. the State
of California an amendment to section
twelty-three of article four of the COnsti-
tuition of the State of California.
Section 90. The members of the Legis-
lature shall receive, in iull payment Tor
their services, the sum of one thousand
$4,000 dollars, and mileage not TO exceed
ten cents per mile, and for 0ntingent eX-
Denses not TO exceed twenty 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 attache shall be increased after he is
elected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE. pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution and an acE
of the Legislature, entitled Gan act to 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.
1883, viz:
"Section /. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment or amend
ments to the Constitution of this State.
which amendment or amendments shall
have been passed in the manner and form
required by section one OF article eighteen
| OF the Constitution. and no other mode IS
provided by law for the submission OF such
amendment OF amendments TO the people
| for their approval, il 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 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 his proclamation
| Tor an election at which any amendment or
! amendments TO the Constitution are to be
voted upon, he shall include such amend
ment or amendments therein, and he shall
! designate them by numbers. In the order in
/ which they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
! ba 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 INNS,
contain. printed thereon, the words:
| Assembly Constitutional Amend Yss
ment Number Eight.
Senate Constitutional Amendment YES
! Number Fourteen.
Assembly Constitutional Amend. Va.
ment Number Seven.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Twelve.
Senate, Constitutional Amendment YES
N""De, o0soh'esn' tNo.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
Number Seven.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
Number Sixteen. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend ( Yes
ment Number Thirty-one. No
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
Number Twenty. NJ
witness my hand ard the Great Seal OF
the otate, afnxed at Sacramento, the daJ
ana year hrst above written.
| lsEAL.I III. H. MARKHAM,
Governor.
Attest: e. G. WAITE,
I Secretary of Stata