The morning call., 1894-09-20


action OF the State Board, to increase or
lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment con tanned therein, 80 as to
eQunIiZe the assessment OF the property
contained in said assessment roll, aud
make the assessment conform to the true
value in money Of he property contained
in said roll; pr9Uided. 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. 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. Is.
a resolution to propose TO the people OF
the State of California an amendment to
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec.
Iion enc, 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
law The word property" as used ia
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; pr01ided, that prop
erty used for 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 10 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.
A resolution to propose to the people ef
the State of California an amendment to
section seven CD of article nine IX) of
the Constitution of the State of Califor-
mia, by increasing the number of mem.
bers cons tituting 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 Prest-
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 10 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, al the Stats
Printing Office. and when so printed and
published, to be distributed and sold at the
cost price OF printing, publishing, and dis
tributng 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 pre-
scribed by law. The Legislature shall
provide for Board of Education IN each
county in the State, The County Superin-
teDdents 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,
n Act to submit to the people o. the Stats
of California an amendment to section
twenty-three of article four of the COnst-
tuition of the State of California.
Section %. The mem bers of the Legis-
latuTe shall receive, in full payment Tor
their services, the sum of one thousand
$4,000 dollars, and mileage not to exceed
ten cents per mile. and for contingent ex-
Denses not to exceed twenty-five dollars,
for each session, to be paid out of the pub
lie treasury. No increase in compensation
or mileage shalt take effect during the
term for which the members of either
house shall have been elected, and the pay
of no attRche shall be increased after he is
elected or appoiD ted.
NOW, THEREFORE. pursuant to the
provisions OF the Constitution and an acs
of the Legislature, entitled IAN act to pro.
vide for the su omission 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 1. 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 IL
provided by law for the submission of such
a amendment or amendments to the people
for their approval, it 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 naws-
papers must be published at the city of
sacramento and two at the city of San
francisco; and IN issuing bis 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 tho order in
which they have been proposed"
me said amendments are submitted TO
be separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November Glib, 4. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election NINA,
contain. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend IVA.
ment Mum Der Eight.
senate Constitutional Amendment Va
Number Fourteen.
Assembly Constitutions Amend. { Y"s
ment Number Seven.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yss
ment Number Twelve. 80
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
Number Seventeen.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seven.
Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen. 80
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Mum Der Thirty-one.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty.
Witness my hand and the Great Ssal Of
me state, atnxed at Sacramento the daV
Ind year first above written
lsEALl FL. Fl. MARKHAM,
AGO.. Governor.
Attest' Il. G. WAITE,
Secretary of State.