The record-union., 1895-01-17

Invention OF citizen of California, if of
equal merit.
An amendment to Section 7, Article r
providing that the trial by Jury shall be
| secured to all except as otherwise pro-
vided; twelve men TO constitute jury in
all cases, unless a less number be agreed
on or a jury waived; in all cases, civil or
criminal three-fourths of the jury to find
| a verdict; the death or incapacity of a
juror not to preclude verdict as long as
| three-tourths OF the original number still
remain in the box; in cases of misde-
| meanor jury may be dispensed with if
the court so direct; in civil cases the
mum ber of peremp ptory challenges limited
to four on each side, and In criminal cases
| to five on each side.
BY Hattield-To amend Section 7, Arti-
| Gle VI. 1t provides that when any Supe-
flor Court outside Of San Francisco falls
more than two months in arrears in the
| nearing OF cases, the Presiding Judge
shall notify the Governor of such fact,
ana that IL Is necessary that one or more
Judges be temporarily provided for such
court; and that thereupon the Governor
shall appoint one or more Superior
Judges in some county which is not ma
| terIally IN arrears to proceed to the county
requiring such assistance, and the Prs
siding Judge, having established the
needed additional departments, shall pre-
side as if regular Judges Of the court, re-
ceiving their actual expenses.
! BY Barker-T0 amend ArJicles XIII.
| One section provides that the Legislature
may hereafter accept mortgages, deeds of
trust and contracts, or other obligations.
! to secure debts and the property eucum.
| bered by them from any system of taxa
! tiOn different from that now in vogue
that it may adopt, until such obligations
are satisfied. 1t also provides for the as
| sessInent OF the franchises of railroads
| operated in more than one county in ad-
! dItlon TO their roadbeds, ETC., by Sthe
! State Board OF Equalization.
! 10 amend Section l3, Article l., defin-
ing property subject TO taxation.
| To amend Section l3, Article XII, to
read as follows: The levying of taxes by
the poll being grievous and oppressive.
! is prohibited.
TO amend Section l, Article II.,Ipro-
yiding for female suffrage
10 amend Section IL, Article Nj of
! the Constitution, providing that auy
city, city and county, town or township,
may make and enforce all local polico
and sanitary regulations, rules, laws, or
| ordinances, as are not in conflict with
general laws, provided that such laws or
! regulations be declared necessary by
vote OF the qualified electors OF such
| community.
An amendment providing that Acts of
! the Legislature shall not go into effect
until sixty days after the final adjourn
ment of that body.
| TO amend Section l of Article ". Of
| the Constitution, providing that when the
| Governor shall receive a petition signed
| by 70 per cent OF the legal voters of the
| state, or by 20 per cent. OF the memb
| OF Ihe Legislature, asking that certain
| laws be passed, he shall, by proclama-
! ton, submit such proposed law to the
electors in the State at the next general
election.
To amend Section l of Article XVIII.
| OF ths constitution, providing that upon
tWo-thlrds vote OF the LegislatUrs anv
constitutional amendment Shall be sub-
mltled 10 the people in the usual manner,
anu tnat upon majority Of the votes
polled being in favor of such amendment
II shall be at once declared a law
BY Pendleton-PrOviding that Sections
| and OF Article NIII. be amended so
that all property in the State not exelupt
| by the laws of the United States shall 6o
taxed IN proportion to its value, to be
ascertaIneu as provided by law The
| word property is to mean all things cana
! Die OF private ownership; provided, tilt
growing crops, mortgages, deeds public
schools and property belonging 10 the
| United States be exempt
An amendment was introduced by
| Staley similar in every particular 10 the
preceding one by Pondleton.
BY W Nade-IO amend Section , of Articla
~. OF the Constitution, SO that the ,ep-
lSIature shall provide Tor the election or
appointment OF county officers, and shall
prescribe their duties fix their terms of
office and their salaries in Drouorti0n tn
| their duties. For that purpose il shall
classify the counties by population into
| not more than twelve classes. and the
| compensation and fees OF such officers
shall be uniform in tho several classes
The Legislature shall provide for a strict
accounting Of such officers for fees col
leCted by them.
Betshaw introduced the following Joint
resolution:
WHEREAs, The Central Pacific. West
L iJ.E
dld receive substantial aid for their con-
SLructlOn from the Government of the
! United States by the issue OF bonds: and.
whereas the payment Of these bonds was.
guaranteed TO the Government of the
! United States by mortgages on said rail-
roads, which mortgages arc about to fall
uue; ana, whereas, there is now under
/ consideration before Congress a bill
| known as the REILLY Funding Bill" the
| object OF which is to refund the above
! mentioned bonds for fifty years, thereby
| entaIIlng further and unjust tax on the
people OF the State of California, and per-
IhlLIiug the above mentioned railroads to
escape the payment OF their lust debts to
| Inc Government; therefore be it
ReSOt0ed, by the Assembly, the Senate
concurrlng, that a memorial be sent to
Doth dou5eS OF Congress from the Leris-
!ature OF the State of California, protest
ing against the passage OF any and ali
1uhQlhg 0llls" relative to :he above
mentioned indebtedness, and that our
representatives in Congress be required
and our Senators instructed to use all
honorable means to prevent the passage
OF any and all such "funding bills" and
10 provide Tor the collection OF the above
mentioned Indebtedness to the Govern
ment OF the United States. or the fore
| closure OF the aforementioned mort
cages, to the end that the Government of
the \ nlted States shall own and operate
the aforementioned railroads
referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations.
FOR THE POMOLOGISTS.
Cutter offered a resolution tenderinr
the use OF the Assembly chamber to the
American POmolOgical Association tor
Io-nlghI, and directing the Chief Clerk 10
notlIy the officers OF the association of
'he action OF the Assembly. Adopted.
MORE ATTACHES.
Brusie offered resolution for the an
polntment of y. Dumas Jones as Assist
ant BlI Clerk, ana Thomas offered one
lor the appointment of Joe Brooks as
Assistant Clerk. Referred to the Com
mlttee on Attaches.
Ire Speaker announced the Assembly
committee on Inaugural Ball to consist
OF Powers, Gutter and Reid.
Al $40 p. NJ, on motion of Iaupenour.
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