The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-11
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX.

SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 2.
A resolution to propose to the people of the
State of California an amendment 10 the con.
stitution of the state, amending section nine
of article thirteen thereof, relative to the
election of a state board of equalization.
Section o. A state board of equalization, con-
sisting OF one Der from each congressional
district in this htate, shall be elected by the
qualified electors OF their respective districts,
at the first general election TO be held after the
adoption OF this amendment, and at each gen
eral election every four years, whose term of
office shall be for four years, whose duty it
shall be to equalize the valuation of the tax
able property in the several counties of the
state fol, the purposes OF tsxation. The con,
the board. The boards of supervisors OF the
several counties of the state shall constitute
boards of equalization foc their respective
counties. whose duty 1t shall be to equalize the
valuation of the taxable property in The county
for the purpose of TAXATION; prorided, such
state and county boards of equailzalion are
hereby authorized and empowered under such
rules of notice as the county boards may pre-
scribe as to the county assess ments. AMI under
such rules OF notice as the state board may pre-
scribe to the action of the state board. 10 in
crease or lower the entire assessment roll, or
any assessment contained therein, so as to
equalize the assessment of the property con-
tanned In said assessment roll, and make the
assessment conform to the true value in money
of the property contained in said 10. pr0uided,
that no board of equalization shall raise any
mortgage, deed OF trust, contract. or other obll
CATION by which debt is secured, money, or
board of equalization elected III eighteen hun
dred and ninety -four all continue in Office
until their successors, as herein provided for.
shall be elected and shall quality.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 16.
resolution to propose TO the people of the
state of California an amendment to article
thirteen OF the constitution, section one, IN
relation to revenue and taxation.
empt under the laws of the United States, shall
be taxed in proportion to It's value, to be ascer-
tanned as provided by law. The word proper-
ty,' as used in this article and section, is here
by de clared to include moneys, credits, bonds,
stocks, dues, franchises and all other matters
and things real, personal and mixed, capable
OF private ownership propided, that property
used for free public libraries and free museum,
growing crops, property used exclusively for
public schools, and such as may belong TO the
United States, this state. or to any county mu-
nicipal corporation within this state. shall be
exempt from taxation. The Legislature may
provide, except in case of credits secured by
mortgage or trust deed, for a deduction from
credits o. debts due to bona fds residents of
this state.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 81
resolution to propose TO the people of the
State OF Uallfornia an amendment 10 section
seven 70 OF article nine (IXj of the constitu-
ton oil the stnte OF California by increasing
the number of members constituting the state
board of education, by adding thereto the
president and professor OF pedagogics of the
University of California.
Section z. The Governor the supcrintend.
ent OF Public Instruction. the President 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 Education, and shall compil or cause
TO be compiled, ana adopt, uniform series of
textbooks for use in the common schools
throughout the state. The State Board may
cause such xtbooks. when adopted, TO be
printed and published by The Superintendent
OF State Printing, at the state printing office,
and when SO printed and published, to be dis
trlbuted and sold at the cost price OF printing
publishing and distributing the same. The
text-books so adopted shall continue in use not
leas than four years and said State Board shall
perform such other duties as may be preseribed