The morning call., 1894-09-24

lower the entire assessment roll. or any
assessment contained therein, so as to
eQualiZe the assessment of the property
contained in said assessment roll, aud
make the assessment con form to the true
value in money of he property contained
in said roll; pr0Uided, that no Board of
Equalization shall raise any mortgage,
deed OF trust. contract. or other Obligation
by which debt is secured, money, or SOL
vent credits. above its face value. This
State Board of EQUALIZATION AIectad in
eighteen hundred and ninety-four shall
continue in Office until their successors, as
herein provided for, shall be elected ana
shall qualify.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. H.
A resolution to prop to the people OF
the Stale of California an amendment to
article thirteen of the Constitution, sec
tioD 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 ia proportion to it's
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, franchises, and all other matters and
things, real. personal and mixed, capabls
of private ownership; frovided, that prop
erty used for free public libraries and free
museums, growing crops. property used
exclusively for public schools. and such as
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 a 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 @ Of article nine QX) of
the Constitution of the State of Califor-
MIA, by increasing the number of mem.
bers constituting the State Board of Edu.
cation, by adding thereto the President
and Professor of Pedagogics of the Uni.
versity OF California.
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.
ton, and shall compile, or caused TO he
compiled, and adopt, q uniform series ~
textbooks for use in the common schools
throughout the State. The State Board
may cause such textbooks, when adopted
to be printed and published by the Sinner.
lntendent OF State Printing, at the Stats
Printing Office, and when so printed md
published, TO be distributed aud sold at tbs
cost price OF printing, pn blishipg, and dis
trlbutlDg the same. The textbooks so
four years; and said State Board shall
perform such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by law. The Legisla ture shall
provide for Board of Education in each
county in the State. The County Superin-
and the County Boards Of Educa-
ton shall have control OF the examination
of teachers aud the granting of teachers
certificates within their respective juris-
1ictiOns.
AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No 20.
An Act to submitto the people OF the State
or California an amendment to section
twenty-three of article four of the Consti.
tuition OF the State of California.
Section %. The meWb ers of the LeSis-
ature shall receive. in full payment Tor
heir services, the sum of one thousand
$1,000 dollars, and mileage not to exceed
0enses NOS to exceed twenty-five dollars,
Tor each session, to be paid out OF the pub
ic treasury. No increase in compensation
IT mileage shall take effect during the
ERIN for which the members of either
house shall have been elected, and the pay
II no attache shall be increased after he is
elected or appointed.
NOW. THEREFORE. pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution and an acs
# the Legislature, entitled IAN act to pro.
TIDE for the So omission of proposed amend
nents to the Constitution of the State of
California TO the qualified electors for
heir approval" approved March 7. AID.
6S3 viz:
Section /. Whenever the Legislature
hall propose any amendment or amend
nents to the Constitution of this State,
which amendment or amendments shall
lave been passed in the manner and form
eQuired by section one of article eighteen
Il the Constitution. and no other mode Is
provided by law for the submission of such
amendment or amendments to the people
or their approval, it shall be the duty of
lIOT6rl0r aHVnrtiaA
mendment or amendments in at least four
newspapers Of general circulation in this
tate, for three IN tbs next preceding the
ext general election. One of said news
,acramento and two at the city of San
francisco; and in issuing his proclamation
or an election at which any amendment or
to the Constitution are 10 be-
oted upon, he shall include such amend
lent or amendments therein. and he shall
esignate them by numbers, In the order in
Ihich they have been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
"A separately voted upon by ballot by tha
uslifie electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November 9Th, 1. D. 1894
Each ballot used at such election mpst
ontaIn. printed thereon, the words:
Issembly Constitutional Amend Va.
nen' y unoel his"': mo.
N"lNei Oui 'een. mo.
ssembly Constitutional Amend. Yss
ment Number Seven.
assembly, Constitutional Amend YSs
ment Number Twelve.
enats Constitutional Amendment
Number Seventeen.
enate Constitutional Amendment We.
Mum Der Seven.
enate Constitutional Ameudmsnt w.
Number Sixteen.
.ssembly Constitutional Amend W.
ment Mum Der Thirty-one.
enate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty
witness my hand ard the Great Seal Of
le otale, aInxeo at Sacramento. the dag
nd year first above written.
lsEALJ II. ii. MARKHAM.
A,. Governor.
Attest: Z. G. WAITE,
Secretary of State.
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