The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-28


lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment con tanned therein, so as to
equaliZe the assessment OF the property
contained in said assessment roll, and
make the assessment conform to the true
value in money of Tie property contained
in said roll; provided, that no Board of
shall raise any mortgage,
deed of trust, contract. or other Obligation
by which debt is secured, money. OF SOL
vent credits, above its face value. The
State Board of Equalization elected in
eighteen hundred and ninety-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. Is.
A resolution to propose to the people of
the State OF California an amendment to
article thirteen of the Constitution, Sec
tion 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 ascertaiDed as provided by
this article and section, is hereby declared
to include moneys, credits. bonds, stocks
dues. franc hses, and all other matters and
things. real, personal and mixed, capable
Of private ownership; provided, that prom
erty used for free public libraries and free
exclusively for public schools, and such "a
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 bv mort.
gage or trust deed, for a deduction from
credits of debts due to bona fde 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 G) of article nine GX) Of
the Constitution of the State of Califor.
MIA, by increasing the number of MEM
0ers constituting the State Board of Edu.
cation, by 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 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-
Ion, and shall com pile, or caused to be-
compiled, and adopt, uniform series of
extbooks for use in the common schools
throughout the State. The State Board
nay cause such textbooks, when adopted.
o be printed and published by the Super
ntendent of State Printing. at the Stats
'rlntlng Ofhce, and when so pTin ted and
published, TO be distributed and sold at tbs
ost price OF printing, publishing, and dis
RI ting the same. The textbooks so
dopted shall continue in use not less than
our years; and said State Board shall
'erform such other duties as may be pre-
eribed by law. The Legislature shall
rovide for a Board Of Education in each
ounty In the State. The County Superin-
endents and the County Boards of Educa-
ion shall have control OF the examination
f teachers aud the granting of teachers
srtifcateS within their respective juris-
lotions.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
ENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 20.
n Act to submit TO 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 mem bers of the LegIs-
ature shall receive, in full payment Tor
heir services, the sum of one thousand
$1,000 dollars, and mileage not to exceed
en- GEMS per mile, and for contingent ex-
lenses not to exceed twenty-five dollars,
or each session, to be paid out of the pub
c treasury. No increase in compensation
+ mileage shall take effect during tbs
erm for which the members of either
louse shall have been elected, and the pay
f no attache shall be increased after he is
lPcted or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to tha.
rOvlsions of the Constitution and an act
f the Legislature, entitled "An act to pro.
ide for the submission of proposed amend
1ents to the Constitution of the State of
california TO the qualified electors for
heir approval" approved March Z, AID.
SS3. viz:
Section l. Whenever the Legislature
hall propose any amendment or amend
lents to the Constitution of this State,
which amendment or amendments shall
ave been passed in the manner and form
PONTPn nv RRPflnn n arfinfa n
/ the Constitution. and no other mode Is
provided by law for the submission Of such
mendmenC or amendments to the people
or their approval, 1t shall be the duty of
be Governor to advertise such proposed
mendment or amendments in at least four
newspapers of general circulation in this
state, for three months next preceding the
IexJ general election. One OF said news
'apers must be published at the city OF
sacramento and two at the city of San
francisco; and In issuing his proclamation
or an election al which any amendment or
TO the Constitution are to be
oted upon, he shall include such amend
nent or amendments therein. and he shall
designate them by numbers. IN the order in
which they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
IL separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November Glib, A. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election must
Ontaln. printed thereon, the words:
Assemb bly, Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Eight.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes
Number Fourteen.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Seven.
Constitutional Amend Yes
ment Number Twelve.
senate Constitutional Amendment va.
Number Seventeen
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Mum Der Seven.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Thirty-one.
senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty.
Witness my hand ard the Great Seal Of
ne State, af1ixed at Sacramento, the dRy
md year first above written.
lSEAL"J II. II. MARKHAM
A.. Governor.
Attest: E. G. WAITE,
SECRETARY of Skzte