The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-18

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
eQualiZe the assessment of the property
contained in said assessment roll, aud
make the assessment conform to the true
value IN money of he property contained
In said roll; prOUtded. 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. The
State Board of Equalization elected 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 AMEN DAfENr No l6-
resolution to propose to the people Of
the State OF California an amendment 10
article thirteen of the Constitution, Sec
zion one, in relation to revenue and taxa.
tion., >: -.
Section l. All property inthe State. not
exempt under the laws of the United
States. shall be taxed in proportion to. its
value, to be ascertalned 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, capable
of private ownership; foro9tded, 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 a deduction from
credits of debts due to bona fde residents
of this State.
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AAfENp AlENTNo 81.
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the State of California an amendmentto
section seven q of article nine QN}ot
the Constitution of the State of Caliior-
MIA, by increasing the number of mem
bers constituting ths Stale Board of Edu-
cation, Dy 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-
tion, and shall omDile, or caused to be-
compiled, and adopt, a uniform series of
textbooks for use in the common schools
the State. The Stats Board
may cause such textbooks. when adopted,
to be printed and published by the Super.
lntendent OF State Printing, aLthe State
Printing Office. and when SO printe and
published, to be distributed and sold at this
cost price OF printing, publishing. and dis
trl buiing the same The textbooks so
adopted shall continue in use not less than
four years; and said State. Board shall
perform such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by law. The Legislature shall
provide for a Board OF Education in each
county in the State. The County Superln-
tendents and the County Boards Of Educa-
ton shall have control OF the examination +
Of teachers and the granting of teachers
certificates within their respective juris-
1ictions.
AMENDMENT NUMBER. NINE.
SENATE Cons TETUTIoNAL AMENDMENT No 20. -
An 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. .'. L.
Section %. The members. of ths Legis- .
lature shall receive in full payment Tor =.
their services, the sum of one thousand j.
$4,000 dollars, and mileage not to exceed
ten cents per miet and for contingent exc
DenseS not TO exceed" twenty-five dollars.
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
house shall have been elected. and the pay
ot.no attache shall be Increased after he is
elected or appointed, -. ~
NOW, :THEREFORE, pursuant no the
of the Cons titution and an act
of the Legislature, entitled "An1act to pro. -.
vide for the SD omission of proposed amend :
ments to the Constitution of the State Of
California TO the. qualified electors for
their approval" approved March Z. AID.
1883. viz: =. g..
Section /. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment or amend-
ments to the Constitution of this State,
which 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 is =:
provided by law for the submission of such "
amendment or amendments to. the people
for their approval, it shall be the duty. of !:
the Governor to advertise such pFopOSed
or amendments in at least four
of general circulation in this
State, for three months next preceding the =.
next general election. One Of said news
papers must be published at. the city of
Sacramento and two at the. city of San r
francisco; and in issuing his proc amatfon
for an election at which any amendment or
amendments to the Constitution are to be
voted upon, he shall include such amend
ment or amendments therein, and he shall
designate them by mum bers, IN the order in
which they have been pro pos ed"
he SAID amendments are submitted to
be separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State. on
Tuesday, November 9Th, 4. D. 1894.
Each ballot used at such election muss
contain. printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Eight.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Fourteen: "
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Mum Der Seven. -:
Assembly Cons titntional Amend Yes.
ment Number Twelve.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seventeen. NJ
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seven. M
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen. No
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Thirty one. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Numb Der Twenty. NO.
Witness my hand ard the Great Seal OK
the State, affixed at Sacramento, the day
and year first above written.
GsEAL.1 81. H. MARKHAM,
Governor.
Attest. E. g. WAITE,
Secretary OF State.
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