The herald., 1894-09-19

Caiifornla, at It's thiriieth session. beginning
on tho second day of January. A. d. 1893, two
thirds of all the members elected to each of tue
houses OF said legislature voting in favor tn 9re
OF, proposed the following described amend.
mens to the constitution of the state OF Caiifor-
MIA to-wit
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENr NO. u
A resolution to propose to the people Of the
state OF California an amendment TO the Con
stitution of the state, amending Section Ons
of Article Two thereof, relative TO the rightof
suffrage.
Section l. Every native male citizen of the
have acquired the rights of citizenship under
or by virtue of the treaty OF QueIetsro, ano
every male naturalfzed citizen thereof, VINO
shall have become such ninety days prior 70
any election, OF the age OF twanty-one years.
who rhalI have been resident OF the state Que
year next preceding the election, ana OF tas
county in which he claims his vote ninety
days. and in the election precinct thirty days,
shall be entitled to vote at all elections whicn
are now or msy hetesfter be anthoriseo oy daw; wi
Eane person. no person convicted OF any imam
GUS crime no person hereafter convicted oil the
money. and no person who shall not be able to
read the Constitution IA the English language
and write his name, shall ever exercise the
privileges of an elector In this state; propade6,
that the provisions Of this amendment relative
to an educational qualification shall not apply
to any person prevented by . physical disable
fty from complying with its requisItions, nor 20
any person who now has the right to vote, nor
to any person who shall bs sixty years OF age
and upwards at the time this amendment shall
take effect.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No, IL
A resolution proposing to the people OF the
state of California an amendment to sec
tion three OF article eleven OF the consttu-
at tkA IA At
the formation Of new counties.
Section 3. The legislature, BY. general and
uniform laws, may provide for the formation
Of naw countica: provided, however, tnat NO
new county shall b. established which shall re.
duce any county to population Of less than
eight thousand; nor shall new county Dc
formed containing q less population than nve
thousand; nor shall any line thereof pass
county proposed to be divided Every county
which shall oe enlarged or created from terri
tory taken from any other county or counties
shall be liable for inst proportion Of the ex-
isting debts and liabilities OK the county cs
counties from which such territory shall bs
taken.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 4.
4 resolution proposing an amendment to tho
constitution OF the stats of California, BY
aiding new section TO article thirteen OF
the said constitution, to bo numbered sec
ing to revenue and taxation.
Section 123l. Fruit and nut. bearing trees nm
der the age o. four years from the time OF plant
ing in orchard form, and grapevines under tn .
age of three years from the time OF planting In
vineyard forH shall be exempt from taxation:
and nothing in this article shall be construed
as subjecting such trees and grapevines to tax
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