The morning call., 1894-10-18
PROCLAMATION.

SeSSmcnts, and uDQeT Sucu EuicS VI HotiCo
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. so as TO
eauaiiZe the assessment OF the properly
contained in said assessment roll, ana
value in money of Tie property contained
in said roll. proUided. that no Board OF
Equalization shall raise any mortgage,
deed OF trust. contract, or other oDllgatoo
by which a debt is secured, money, oil SOL
vent credits, above its face value. The
State Board of Equalization elected III
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. TO-
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment 10
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec
tion one, IN relation TO revenue and taxa
ton.
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 ascertalned as provided by
law The word property" as used IN
tins article and section, is hereby declared
to include moneys, credits. bonds, stocks.
dues, fran nchises, and all other matters and
things. real. personal and mixed, capable
or private ownership; pfOUided tnat 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 may provide.
| except in case of credits secured by mort
| gage or trust deed, for q deduction from
| credits of debts due to bona fde residents
| of this State.
| AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT
| ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMEST No 81
| A resolution to propose To the people Of
the State of California an amendment to
section seven ca of article nine QX) of
| the Constitution OF the Sta te of Callfor-
MIA. by increasing the number of men,
bers constituting the State Board of Edu-
cation. by adding thereto the President
| and Professor of Pedagogics Of the Uni
versity Of California.
Section T. The Governor, the Superiu-
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.
| shall constitute the State Board OF Educa-
ton, and shall compile or caused to be
| compiled, and adopt, uniform series of
| textbooks for use in the common schuols
throughout the State. The State Board
may cause such textbooks, when adopted,
to be printed and published by the Super
| intendent of State Printing, at the State
Printing Office. and when SO printed and
published, to be distributed and sold at the
cost price of printing, publishing. and dis
| tributing 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-
tendents 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-
dicti0ns.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
! SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 20.
An Act to submit to the people ot the State
of California nm amendment to section
twenty-,hree of article four of the Cons t.
tuition of the State OF California
Section %. The members of the Legis-
lature shall receive, in Iull payment iOI
their services, the sum of one thousand
(S10C0) dollars. and mileage not to exceed
ten cents ger 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 tht
term for which the members of eithel
house shall have been elected, and the pay
of no attache shall De increased after lie i:
elected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE. pursuant to the
provisions of the Cons titution and an ac
of the Legislature, entitled Gan act TO pro
vide for the submission of proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of the State O
California TO the qualified electors fo
their approval" approved March Z, A. ID
1885, viz:
Section l. 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 i
provided by law for the submission of sucl
amendment OF amendments TO the peopl
for their approval, ii shall be the duty o
the Governor to advertise such proposed
amendment or amendments Ia at least fOG
. newspapers Of general circula tiOn in TIN
! State, for three III onths next preceding TIL
next general election. One OF said news
papers must be published at the city o
Sacramento and two at the city of Sal
Francisco; a1d in issuing his proc iamatiol
, for an election at which any amendment o
amendments to the Constitution are 10 b.
voted upon, he shall nclnde such amend
] ment or amendments therein. and he shall
designate them by numbers, in the order il
5 which they have been proposed"
, The SAID amendments are submitted Il
be separately voted upon by ballot by tn
qualified electors of the State. On
Tuesday, November 9Th, A. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election mus
=. contain. printed thereon, the words
Assembly Cons 'tuiional Amend Yes
ment Number Eight.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Y rs
! Number Fourteen. "
Assembly Constitutional Amend. Yes
: ment Number Seven. n
} Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Twelve. n
! Senate Constitutional Amendment | Y-s
: Number Seventeen. NJ
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
, Mum Der Seven.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
, Number Sixteen. n
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
, ment Number Thirty-one. "
f Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
, Number Twenty. n
Witness nv hand ard the Great Seal q
, the State, affixed AT Sacramento. the ds
AMI veaf first abovs written
SEAL II. II. MARKHAM.
Governor.
I Attest: +. G. WAITE