The herald., 1894-09-26
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTHEHT,
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SACRAMENTO, August A.. 1s9iS /
WHEREAS, The legislature of tho state os
Caliiornis, at ite thirtieth session, Deeinnhs
on the second day OF January, 4. u. 1888, twcs
thirds of all the members elected to ench OF ths
houses OF said legislature voting in favor thsre-
OF, proposed the following described amend
ments to the constitution OF thestate OF Caiiiof'
AfR, to-wit
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
AsarmRry CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. Q.
A resolution to propose to tue people OF the
state OF California en- amendment to the Con
stituiion of the state, amending Section one
of Article Two thereof, relative to the right Oh
suffrage.
Section /. Every native male citizen of the
United State,, every male person who snsl
have acquired the rights of eitizeneh,p unuer
or by virtue of the treaty OF QasIetaro ha mha
shall have become sucn ninety days prior 70
any election. OF the aae of twenty-one yehfs,
who hall have been resident OF the stnta ore
year next preceding the election, ana OF thc
county in which he claims his vote ninety
days, and in the election precinct thirty dsys,
shall be entitled to vote 1T all elections whlcn
are now or may hereafter be authorized by law;
prOuidsd, no native of China, no loiots no IN
sane gefson, no person conyicted OF any inf,in m IN,
embezzlement or miAhppropriaiion oi Pup.c
money, and no person'wno shall not be ab TO
read the Constitution III the Erglsh language
and write his name, shall ever exercise the
privileges of an eeBtor in this state; pr0Vtdeo'
that the PROVISIONS OF this amendment Ieta'lIo
to an educational qua 'ihcstion shall not apply
to any person prevented by physical disable
ity from complying with its requis tiona, nor to
any person who now has tho right TO vote, nor
to any person who shall be sixty years OF age
and up W ards at the time this amendment shall
take effect.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
erNArH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. ID
4 resolution proposing to the people OF the
state OF California nu amendment 10 sec
ton thres OF article eleven OF the constitu-
ton OF the state OF California, relating 20
the formation OF new counties
Section 8. Tho Legislature, BY general ana
Uniform laws, may provide Ior tne IoIMaion
Of new counties: provided, however, that no
new county shall b. established which shall re.
uuoe any county to population OF lets IMAM
eight Thousand; nor shall new county Do
formed containing a less population tnaa nVo
thousand; nor shall any line thereof pass
within FIVE inilel OF the county seat OF any
county propoyed 10 be divided. Every eouaty
which shall OF enlarged or created from terri-
tory taken from any other county or connusss
shall be Liable for just proportion OF the ex-
istng debts and liabilities OF the county 0g
counties from which such territory shall bo
taken.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No T.
A resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution OF the state of California, by
adding 1. new section to article thirteen OF
the said constitution, TO DO numbered sec
tion twelve and throe-fourths (lZ91l, relaS-
ing TO revenue and ttXAtlon.
Section 1873. Ffuit and nut bearinz trees nu-
der tho age ot four years fIom che time OF plant
ing in orchard form, and grapeyiues under the
ago of three years from the Ame OF planting In
viaeyard form, sh all b9 exempt from taxation.
and nothing iu -tlhA article shall be construed
az subiecting such trees and grapsyines to tax
alton.