The morning call., 1894-09-13

lower the entire assessment roll. or any
| assessment contained therein, so as to
eQuaiize the assessment of the property
contained IN said assessment roll, and
! maze the assessment con form to the true
value ID money OF he property contained
I Iu sato roll; prOUlded, that no Board OF
| EquallZau0n shall raise any mortgage,
ueeo OF trust, contract, or other Obligation
! oy wnlch debt is secured, money or SOL
| vent credits. a bove its face value The
state Board of Equalization elected in
eighteen hundred and ninsty-four shall
commune 10 otnce until their successors as
herein provided for, shall be elected and
shall qualify.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. lB,
a resolution to pro pose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment to
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec
tlcn one. In relation to revenue and taxa
ti0n.
Section 1. All property in the State. not
exempt under the laws of the United
States, shall be taxed in proportion to its
value, to be ascertained as provided by
law The word property" as used III
tnis article and section, is hereby declared
TO include moneys, credits. bonds, stocks,
cues, franchises. and all other matters and
things, real. personal and mixed, capable
or private ownership; pro3ided, that prop
erty used Tor 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 NAV proyide-
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.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 81
A resolution TO propose to the people Of
the State OF California an amendment to
section seven G) of article nine QX Of
the Constitution OF the State of Califor-
MIA, by increasing the number of men,
Oers constituting the State Board of Edu-
cation, Dy adding thereto the President
and Professor of Pedagogics of the Uni
Versity of California.
Section T. 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-
ton, and shall compile, or caused TO he
compiled, and adopt, uniform series Of
teXtoooks for use IN the common schools
throughout the State. The State Board
may cause such textbooks, whsu 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 tina
cost price OF printing, publishing, and dis
tri ibuting 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-
tendepts 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.
An Act to submit to the people et tho State
OF California an amendment to section
twenty-three of article four of the Consti-
tuition of the State of California.
Section %. The members of the Legis-
lature shall receive, in full payment Tor
their services, the sum of one thousand
$4,000 dollars, and mileage not to exceed
ten GEMS per mile. and for contingent 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 sither
house shall have been elected. and the pay
OF no attache shall be increased after he 10
elected or appointed.
NOW. THEREFORE, pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution and an acs
OF the Legislature. entitled can act to pro.
vide Tor the su omission of proposed amend
ments to tho Constitution Of the State of
their approval. approved March Z, AID.
1883. viz:
Section /. 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
or the Constitution. and no other mode 10
provided by law for the submission of such
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 circun ton in this
State, for threa months 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 amend ment or
amendments TO the Constitution are 10 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 tAe
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday. November 9Th, A. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election must
contaln. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Numbe Eight.
SENATE constitutional Amendment Yes
Number Fourteen. -
Assembly Constitutional Amend. Yes.
ment Number Seven. -
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Twelve.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yss
Number Seventeen.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Mum Der Seeen. -
Senate Constitutional Amsndmant vs.
Number Sixteen. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend- Yes.
ment Number Thirty-one, ~
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty. n
Witness my hand and the Great Seal Of
the State, ahxed at Sacramento, the day
and year first above written.
lSEAL.I II. II. MARKHAM
Governor.
Attest: E. G. WAITE,
Secretary of State.