The morning call., 1894-09-09
PROCLAMATION.

seSSments, and under such rules OF notieo
as the State Board may prescribe as TO thS
action of the State Board, to increase or
lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment contained therein, so as 70
eQualiZe the assessment of the property
contained in said assessment roll. and
make ths assessment conform to the true
value in money of the property contained
in said roll; provided. that no Board OF
Equalization shall raise any mortgage,
deed OF trust, contract, or other obiIgatlon
by which debt is secured, money, or SOL
vent credits. above its face value. Tbs
State Board of Equalization elected in
eighteen hundred and Dinety-fOur shalt
continue in Office until their successors, as
herein provided for, shall be elected and
shall qualify.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 16.
A resolution to propose to the people of
the State of California an amendment to
article thirteen of the Constitution. Sec
JiOn 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 ascertained as provided by
law. The word property" as used IN
this article and section, is hereby declared
to include moneys, credits. bonds. stocks.
dues, franchises, and all other matters and
things, real. personal and mixed, capable
of private ownership; pT05tded, 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 TO 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 deduction from
credits of debts due to bona fde residents
of this State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AN ENDMENT No 81
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment to
section seven CD of article nine QNl of
the Constitution OF the State of Callfor-
mia, by increasing the number of mem-
bers constituting the State Board OF Edu-
cation, Dy 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 Presl-
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
ntendent OF State Printing. al the State
Printing Office, and when so prin ted and
published, to be distributed and sold at thS
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 a Board of Education in each
county in the State. The County Superin-
teDdents and the County Boards Of Educa-
L
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 o. the Stats
OF California an amendment to section
twenty three Of article four of the Consti-
tuition of the State of California.
SECTION %. The mem bers of thu Legis-
lature shall receive, in full payment Tor
their services, the sum of one thousand
$4,000 dollars, and mileage rot to exceed
ten cents 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 either
house shall have been elected, and the pay
of no attache shall be increased after he 10
eIecSe9 OF a ,SPP0l3teGa p 4E9G6Dr thea
n1E
provisions of the Constitution and an
of the Legislature, entitled ''An act to pA,,-
vide for the submission of proposed ameHd-
ments to the Constitution of the state OF
California TO the qualified electors for
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 tho manner and form
required by section one of article eighteen
of the Constitution, and no other mode Is
provided by law for the submission of such
amendment or amendments TO the people
for their approval, IL 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 threa months next preceding the
next general election. One of said news
papers must be published at the city OF
Sacramento aud two at the city of San
francisco; and in issuing his proclamation
for an election a which any amendment or
amendments to the Constitution are to ba
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"
Jhe SAID amendments are submitted to
be separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November 6th, 4. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election mnss
contain. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Cons titutionaI Amend Yes.
ment Mum ber Eight.
Senate Constitutional Amendment V@s
Number Fourteen. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Seven. ~
Assembly Constitutional Amend YES
ment Number Twelve.
Senate Con stitutional Amendmnnt vs.
Number Seventeen. "
Senate Con stitutiohal Amendment Yes.
Mum ber Seven. -
Senate Constitutional Amendmept Yes
Number Sixteen. -
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Thirty-one. n
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty. n
Witness my hand and the Great Seal oS
the State. affixed at Sacramento. the day
and year first above written.
SEAL. 81. I'll. MARKHAM,
Governor.
Attest: E. c.. WAITE.
Secretary of State
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