The morning call., 1894-09-08


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
| equnlize the assessment OF the property
contained in said assessment Toll, ana
make the assessment conform to the true
Value in money of The property contained
In Said roll; prOUided, that no Board or
EquallZatlOn shall raise any mortgage,
DEED OIL trust, contract. or other obllgatlon
! oy whlch debt Is secured, money. or SOL
/ vent credits, above its Ease value. The
| state Board of Equalization elected in
eighteen hundred and ninety-four shalt
continue In office until their successors, as
heTeln provided for, shall bs elected and
! shall qualify,
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENpMENc No lB.
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the Stale OF California an amendment TO
! article thirteen of the Constitution, Sec
tiGn one, IN relation to revenue and taxa
tion.
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 ascertaned 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, capab!e
OF private ownership; DrOvided, tnat prom
erty used for free public libraries and free
museums, growing crops. property used
exclusively for public schools. and such az
may belong to the United States, this State.
or to any county or municipal corporation
within this State, shall he 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 ide residents
of this State.
AMENDMENT NTJMRER EIGHT
AssEAB BLY, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 81
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment to
section seven G) of article niue (IN) OF
the Constitution OF tho State of CaliIor-
mia, by increasing the number of MEM
bers cons nstitutiDg the State Board of Edu.
cation, by adding thereto the President
and Professor Of Pedagogics of the UNI
versty of California.
Section z. The Governor, the Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, the Presi-
dent OF the University of California, aud
the Professor of Pedagogy therein, and
the Principals OF the State Normal Schools,
shall constitute the State Board OF Eduea-
tion, and shall compile, or caused to he
compiled, and adopt, q uniform series Of
textbooks for use in the common schuOls
throughout the State. The State Board
may cause such textbooks, when adopted,
10 be printed and published by the Super.
lntendent OF State Printing, at the Stats
Printing Office. and when so prin ted and
published, to be distributed and sold at this
cost price OF printing, publishing. and dis
trlbuung the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use not less than
Tour years; ana said State Board shall
perform such other duties as may be pre-
scrlbed by law. The Legislature shall
provide for Board of Education in each
county in the State. The County Snperin-
tendents and the County Boards Of Eduea-
ton shall have control OF the examination
of teachers and ihe granting of teachers
certificates within their respective juriS-
dictiOns.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No, 20.
An Act to submit to the people OF the Stats
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 snail receive, in iull payment Tor
their services, the sum of one thousand
(S1O00) dollars, and mileage not to exceed
ten GEMS per mile. and for contingent ex-
DeDssS not TO exceed twenty-five dollars,
for each session, to be paid ont of the pub
lie treasury. 40 Increase in compensation
or mileage shalt take effect during the
term for which the members of either
house shall have heen elected, and the paw
OF no attache shall be increased after he il
elected or appointed.
NOW. THEREFORE. pursuant to the
PROVISIONS OF the Constitution and an acE J
OF the Legislature, entitled IAN act to nr15.
VIDE for the submission of proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of the State OF
California 10 the qualified electors for
their approval" approved March Z, AID.
1888 viz.
Section l. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment or ame",j.
mentS 10 the Constitution OF this Sac,
whIch amendment or amendments shall
have been passed in ths manner and form
required by section one OF article eighteen
OF the Constitution. and no other mode -
provided by law for the submission of such
amendment or amendments TO the people
IHr tnelr 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 three months next preceding the
next general election. One of said naws-
papers must be published at the CITY of
Sacramento and two at the city of San
francisco; and IN issuing his proclamation
Tor an election at which any amendment 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 mum ters. 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 Glib, 4. D. 1894
Each ballot used at such election must
contalr. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yea
ment Number Eight.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yas
Number Fourteen.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Seven.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yss
ment Number Twelve.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yrs.
Number Seventeen. -
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Mum ber Seven.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen.
Assembly Constitution Amend Yes.
ment Number Thirty-one. NJ
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty.
Witness my hand ard the Great Seal Of
the State, affixed at Sacramento, the day
and year first above written.
IsEAL.I 81. II. MARKHAM,
Governor.
Attest: E. G. WAITE,
Secretary of State.