The morning call., 1894-09-14

as the State Board may prescribe as to the
action of the State Board. to Increase or
lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment contained therein. 30 rs to
eQuaiize 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
in said roll; provided, that no Board Of
Equalization shall raise any mortgage,
deed of trust, contract. or other obligatop
by which debt is secured, money, or SOL
vent credits. above 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.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. ie,
a resolution to propose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment to
article thirteen of the Constitution. sec.
tion one, in relation to revenue and taxa
tion.
Section 1. All property in the State no.
exempt under the laws of the United
States, shall be taxed in proportion TO irs
value, TO be ascertalned as provided he
law The word property" as used m
tnis article and section. is hereby dsclared
to include moneys, credits, bonds. stocks
dues. franchises. and all other matters and
things. real. personal and mixed, canabls
OF private ownership; prO3ided that Dron.
erty used for free public libraries and free
museums, growing crops, property used
exclusively for public schools, and such az
may belong to the United States, this State
or to'any county or municipal eorporation
Within this State, shall hs 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 6de residents
or this Stale.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 81
resolution TO propose tn the people Of
the State of California an amendment to
section seven (7) of article nine QX) of
the Constitution of the State of Califor-
Mia, by increasing the number of MEM
0ers constituting the State Board of Edu-
cation, by adding thereto the President
versity OF California.
Section Z. The Governor, the Superln.
tendent of Public instruction, the Pres-
dent of the University of California. and
the Professor of Pedagogy therein. and
the Principals of the State Normal Schools,
shau constitute the State Board OF Educa-
tlon, 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 teXtbo ks. when adopted.
to be nrinted and published by the Super
vi OLdlt IlUlluk, AZ Tile 0LALS
Printing Office, and when so printed and
published, to be distributed and sold at ths
cost price OF printing, publishing, and dis
tri buting the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use notices. than
four years; anu 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 Educa-
tion shall have control OF the examination
of teachers and the granting of teachers
certificates within their respective juris-
dictions.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
SENATE CoNsTITUTIoSAL AMENDMENT No. 20.
An Act to submitt to the people os the State
OF California an amendment to section
twenty-three of article four of the Const-
tuition of the State Of California.
Section %. The men. bers of the Legis-
lature shall receive. in lull payment Tor
their services, the sum of one thousand
ten cents per mile. and for contingent ex-
Denses not TO exceed twenty i've dollars,
for each session, 10 be paid out of the pub
lie treasury. No increase in compensation
or mileage snail take effect during the
term for which the members of either
house shall have been elected, and the paw
Of no attache shall be increased after he is
slected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE. pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution and an act
Of the Legislature, entitled "An act TO pro.
vide for the submission of proposed amend.
nents to the Constitution of the State Of
California 10 the qualified electors for
their approval" approved March 7, A.D.
1883. viz:
Section 1. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment OF amend.
nents to the Consultation OF this State,
which amendment or amendments shall
lave been passed in the manner and form
required by section one of article eighteen
>f the Constitution, and no other mode IS
provided by law for The submission of such
amendment or amendments to ths peOple
.or their approval, IL shall be the duty of
he Governor to advertise such proposed
or amendments in at least four
newspapers Of general circulation in this
state, for three months next preceding the
lexL general election. One OF said news
papers must be published at the city Of
and two at the city of San
and in issuing his ocamation
or an election at which any amendment or
amendments to the Constitution are 10 ba
'oted upon, he shall include such amend
nent or amendments therein, aud be shall
designate them by numbers, IN the order in
which they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
IA separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State. on
IueS0ay, november bin, A. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election must
contain. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Eight.
senate Constitutional Amendment Vas
Number Fourteen. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Seven. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
menr Number Twelve. g
senate Constitutional Amendment Y~s
Oo, SeVehtesn' No.
senate Con stItutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seven.
senate Constitutional Amendmant Yes
Oh 'oon' No.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Thirty-one. NJ
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty. Ne
witness my haud and the Great Seal Of
ne State, sflixed at Sacramento, the day
md year first above written.
lsEALJ H. II. MARKHAM,
Governor.
Attest: E. G.. WAITE.
Secretary Of State.