The morning call., 1894-09-12
pRocLAMATIoN.

Boards may prescribe as to the county as.
sessments. and under such rules OF notles
as the State Board may preScrlDo as 10 the
action of the State Board TO increase or
lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment contained therein, so as TO
eaualiZe the assessment OF the properly
contained in said assessment roll, ana
make the assessment conform to the true
value in money Of he property contalue6
in said roll; prOUided. that no Board OF
Equalization shall raise any mortgage
deed OF trust. contract, or other obiigatoR
by which debt is secured, money, or SOL
vent credits. bove its face value. Tbs
State Board of Equalization elected In
eighteen hundred and ninety-four shalh
continue IN Office until their successors, as
herein provided for, shall be elected ana
shall qualify.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 1Ss
A resolution to prop pose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment TO
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec
lien one, in relation to revenue ard taxa
ton.
Section l. All property in the State. not
exempt under the laws of the United
States, shall be taxed in proportion to It's
value, to be ascertained as provided by
law The word property" as used in
TINS article and section. is hereby declared
to include moneys, credits. bends, stocks,
dues, fran chises. and all other matters and
things. real. personal and mixed, capable
of private ownership; prOvided, 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 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 ANESDMENTN No 5A
a resolution to propose to the people OF
the State of California an amendment to
section seven C) of article nine QX) OF
the Constitution OF the State of Califor-
MIA, by increasing the number of mems
bers constituting the State Board of Edu-
cation, by adding thereto the President
and Professor of Pedagogics of the Unis
Versity of California.
Section z. The Governor, the Supsrin.
tendent 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-
tion, 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, whom adopted.
TO be printed and published by the Super
intendent of State Printing, at the State
Printing Once, and when SO printed and
published, so be distributed and sold at tbs
cost price o. printing, publishing, and dis
tri ributing the same. The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use not less than
four years; ana said State Board shall
perfsrm such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by laF. The Legislature shall
provide for 29ard of Education in each
county in the 4tSte, The County Superin-
tendents and ia,, County Boards of Educa-
tion shall EaVN control of the examination
of teachers and the granting of teachers
certificates within their respective juriss
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 mem bers 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
OF n o attacbe shall be increased after he is
elected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE. pursuant to the "
provisions of the Constitution and an act
of the Legislature, entitled "An act to pro.
vide for the So admission of proposed amend.
ments to the Constitution of the State OF
California 70 the qualified electors for
their approval" approved March Z, A.D.
1SS3 viz:
Section 1. Whenever the Legislature
snail propose any amendment or amend~
ments to the Constitution of this State.
Wnlcn 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 il
provided by law for the submission of such
amendment or amendments to the people
10r 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 tha
papers must be published at the CITY OF
Sacramento and two st the city of San
Francisco; and in issuing his proclamation
for an election at which any amendment or
to the Constitution are to bo
voted upon, he shall include such amend
ment or amendments therein, and be shalF
designate them by numbers. in the order ia
which they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted ko
be separately voted upon by ballot By tAe
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November 9th, 4. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election musa
contain. printed thereon, the words:
nssSnpIY SOnsLllutlOnal Amend Yes
ment Mum ber Eight.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
Number Fourteen.
Assembly Constitutional Amead. Yes.
ment Number Seven.
Assembly Constitutional Amsnd- W.
ment Number Twelve.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Vss
Number Seventeen.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Numb Seven.
Number Sixteen.
Assembly Con stitutional Amend Vs.
ment Numb Thirty.one.
Senate Constitutional Amendment YSs.
Number Twenty.
witness my hand ard the Great Seal ef
-ue state amxeo at Sacramento the day
ana year first abovs written.
isEALJ II. II. MARKHAM,
At,o... Governor.
ATTEST; E. G. WAITE,
Secretary of Skata