The morning call., 1894-08-04
PROCLAMATION.


of private ownership; prouided. that prop
erty used for free public libraries ana Tree
museums, growing crops. property used
exclusively for public schools, ana snch 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 hde 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 20
section seven ~ of article nine (IAl Oh
the Constitution of the State OF CallI0r-
MIA, by increasing the number of mem
bers constituting the Stale Board OF Edu-
cation, Dy adding thereto the President
and Professor of Psdagogics 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-
tioD, 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 and 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 the
cost price of printing, publishing, and dis
tributng the same. The textbooks 80
adopted shall continue in use not less than
four years; and said State Board shall
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 Ednca-
ton shall have control OF the examination
of teachers and the granting OF teachers
certificates within their respective ]urls-
dictions.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENpMENT No ~.
An act to submit to the people o. the State
of California an amendment to section
twenty-three of article four of the Consti-
tuition of the State OF California.
Section %. The mem bers of the Legis-
lature shall receive. in 1ull payment Tor
their services, the sum of one thousand
$4,000 dollars, and mileage not TO exceed
ten cents per mile. and for ntingent eX-
penses not to exceed twenty-five 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 act
of the Legislature, entitled can 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 L AID.
1888. viz:
sSection 1. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment or ameud-
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 or amendments 10 the people
for their approval, 1t 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 tbs 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
for 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
be separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November 9Th, A. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election must
contain, printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Eight. (N0.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Fourteen. tNO.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Seven. mo.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Twelve. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seventeen. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
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