The morning call., 1894-11-06
PROCLAMATION.

Boards may prescribe as to the county as
sessments. and under such rules of notes
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, 80 as to
eoGallZe the assessment of the property
contained in said assessment roll, and
make the assessment conform to the true
value In money OF the property contained
In said roll; prOUided, that no Board Of
EqnallZatlon shall raise any mortgage,
qeed OF trust, contract, CT other obligation
ny Wnlcb debt Is secured, money, OF SOL
vent credlts, 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. I6.
a resolution to propose to the people of
the State OF California an amendment to
article thirteen of the Constitution. sec
lion one, in relation to revenue and taxa
ton.
Section l. 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, fran chises, and all other matters and
things, real, personal and mixed, capable
OF private ownership; pr0uided, 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 fide 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 "a of article nine QA) of
the Constitution of the State of Califor-
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 T. The Governor, the Superin-
tendsnt 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 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.
intendent of State Printing, al the State
Printing Office. and when so prin ted and
published. to be distributed and sold at the
| cost price OF printing, publishing, and dis
tribusing 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-
dictinns.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 20.
Ar Act to submitto the people o. the 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 cents per mile. and for contingent eX-
| 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 lie is
elected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution and an act
| of the Legislature, entitled Gan act TO pro.
| vide for the submission Of proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of the State of
California to the qualified electors for
thsir approval" approved March 2. AID.
| 1888, 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 is
| provided by law for the submission of such
| amendment or amendments to the people
| for their approval, 1t 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 news
| papers must DO published at the city Of
| Sacramento and two at the city OF San
| Francisco: and in issuing his proclamation
for en- 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 nun bers. in the order in
which they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
! be separately voted upon by ballot by the
| qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November 9Th, 4. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election must
| contain. printed thereon. the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
| ment Number Eight. In
| Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
| Number Fourteen. (No--
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment NUMBER seven. tNo.
| Assembly Con stitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Twelve. M
Senate Constitutional Amendment YES.
Number Seventeen. tNo.
| Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seven. M
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen. mo.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Mum Der Thirty-one. No-
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty. NJ
Witness my hand ard the Great Seal Of
the State, affixed at Sacramento, the day
and year first above written.
| lsEAL.l d. d. MARKHAM,
Governor.
Attest: E. G. WAITE,
| Secretary of Stata