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element or misappropriation of public
money, and no person who shall not be
able to read the constitution in the Eng
lish language, and write his or her name,
shall ever exercise the privilege of an cleo
tor in this state; provided, that the pro-
visions of this amendment relative to an
educational qualification shall not apply to
any person prevented by physical dis
ABILITY from complying with its requisi-
lions, nor to any person who now has the
right to vote, nor to any person who
SEAL be sixty years of age and upward
at the time this amendment shall take
effect.
NOW, THEREFORE,, Pursuant to the
provisions of the constitution. and an act
OF the legislature entitled "An act to pro-
VIDE for the submission of certain proposed
amendments to the constitution of the
state OF California to the qualified electors
Tor their approval" approved March Z. A.
-. 1888. the said amendments as submit
ted to be separately voted upon by ballot
by the qualified electors of the state, on
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Tuesday, November Ihe Third, nd, 1896

The said amendments are respectively
designated
Amendment Number One.
Amendment Number Two.
Amendment Number Three.
Amendment Number -Four.
Amendment Number Five.
Amendment Number Six
Each ballot used at such election must
contain, written or printed thereon, the
words:
"For the Amendment Number One" and
Against the Amendment Number One"
For the Amendment Number Two, ana
Against the Amendment Number Two"
For the Amendment Number Three"
and Against the Amendment Number
Three"
For the Amendment Number Four"
and Against the Amendment Number
Four
"For the Amendment Number Five"
and Against the Amendment Number
Five.'
For the Amendment Number Six" and
Against the Amendment Number Six"
Witness my hand the great seal of the
state, the day and year first written.
JAMES Ii. BUDD,
Governor.
Attest: L H. BROWN, Secretary of
state.
(seaD BY w. T. sEsNoN, Deputy.
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LABOR CONGRESS
Nominations for Senator. AssembiyMen end
Observation-Disclosures Seated

Nominations for Senator. AssembIyu,en snd
upervisors-Delegates Seated
The labor congress met yesterday IN
Council of Labor hall.
The BARRIERS union and the Brick
makers union sent their delegates and
they were seated.
Nominations were received from the
various unions for state senator, three
assemblymen and three supervisors.
On motion, a conference committee or
nine were selected to place the nominees
of the labor congress before the various
political conventions. The committee
selected consists of A. Helander, e. r.
Shaffer, C. Z. Fisk, $. Il. Fulton, G. B.
Livengood, S. a. Waldron, j. r. Walker
and +. i. Colver.
The conference committee will meet
at 10 a. m. next Sunday and the labor
congress at . p. m.
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Collins, M. G. Marsh, II. G. Dockweiler,
Thomas Casey, r. ]. Cunningham, Joss
eph Mesmer, I. E. Dockweiler, j. P.
Montgomery, Fl. G. Limbrock, ]. f. Me-
Elheney, Robert Steere, John Kearney,
j. j. Rodriguez, Sylvester Grant. Thos.
Casey, Anthony Schwamm, John Alton.
DR.. A. j. Schol, f.. V. Maud. DR.. M. M.
Kannon, D. +. McGarry. p. j. Stack,
p. w. Croake, Frank Lindenfeld, Thos.
O'Connell, Thomas Collins, l.. A. Grant.
Reception Committee - Mesdames
Henry Kearney, Joseph Mesmer, ]. G.
Quinn, A. j. Scholl, J. j. Bergin ana
Messrs. John F. Francis, ID. M. Nc
Garry, Victor Ponet, ]. G. Kays. John
Kenealy, w. A. Ryan, J. c. Quinn. Rich
ard Dillon, Joseph Worrall. Frank Bros
sart, John O'Sullivan, Ed lyman, Geo.
Lindenfeld, D. A. McIsaac, DR.. A. q.
Nalla, j. j. Bergin.
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Junta Patriotica Mexicana

At a. meeting of the junta last night
r. j. Dominguez was elected to Off
ciate as president of the day, and the
following to speak: In English, Gen
eral Johnstone Jones, Hon. j. Marion
Brooks and Frank Dominguez. and in
Spanish, Hon. F. J. Del Pozo and Don
Cameron. The committee on literature
has also in view other well-known ora
tors who will take part in the celebra-
ton. The junta will meet Wednesday,
the Goth, ats p. M, at their regular
headquarters, 621 New High street.
Everybody Ia invited.
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Chatsworth Park-Leaves from and ar
rives at River Station, San Fernando ST.,
only.
Sundays excepted. ~ Sundays only.
*9* Saturdays only. **t* Saturdays and
Sundays.
THE INSIDE TRACK.
All s. p. Co.'S trains stop at First st.
Except the four San Francisco trains) and
Commercial ST. Except the 900 o'clock San
Francisco evening train), in business CEN
ter of the city, saving time and street car
fares to passengers.
Trains for sea beach points leave River
station 20 minutes earlier than from Ar
cade depot.
TICKET OFFICES-No. 229 S. Spring ST..
general office: Arcade depot. through and
local: River station, local; First ST., local {:
Comercial ST.. local: Maud Junction. local.
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Amendment Number Five
(Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 1877
ARTICLE XI.

(Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 1877
ARTICLE XI.
Section S1s. 1t shall be competent, in all
charters framed under the authority given
by section eight of article eleven of this
constitution, to provide, in addition to
those provisions allowable by this consti-
tuition and by the laws of the state, as fol-
lows:
/. Tor the constitution, regulation, gov
ernment. and jurisdiction of police courts,
and for the manner in which, the times at
which, and the terms for which the judges
OF such courts shall be elected or appoint
ed, and for the compensation of said
judges and of their clerks and attaches
2. For the manner in which. the times at
which, and the terms for which the men,
bers of boards of education shall be elected
or appointed. and the number which shall
constitute any one of such boards.
9. For the manner in which, the times
at which, and the terms for which the
members of the board of police commits
sioners shall be elected or appointed; ana
for the constitution, regulation, compen-
sation and government of such boards and
of the municipal police force.
A. For the manner in which, the times
at which, and the terms for which the
members Of all boards of election shall be
elected or appointed, and for the constitu-
ton. regulation. compensation and gov
ernmept of such boards, and of their
clerks Nnd attaches: and for all expenses
incident to the holding of any election.
Where a city and county government
has been merged and consolidated into one
municipal government, it shall also be
competent in any charter framed under
said section eight of said article eleven.
to provide for the manner in which, the
times at which, and the terms for which
the several county officers shall be elect
ed or appointed, for their compensation,
and for the number of deputies that each
shall have, and for the compensation pay
able to each Of such deputies.
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BASKET PICNIC
Catholic Parishes of the City and Vicinity
Unite for festivity

Catholic Parishes of the City and Vicinity
Unite for a festivity
"A grand basket picnic is to be given
by the Catholics of Los Angeles and
vicinity at Terminal Island on Thurs
day next.
A program has been arranged which
insures pleasant and enjoyable time
for all. There will be athletic games,
swimming, boating and good music.
1t Is to be the great event of the sum-
mer among all the parishes. The COM
mittees have been working for some
time and all arrangements are now per-
fected. The committees are as follows:
Committee on Arrangements-M. 7.
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Country Property

CHANCE FOR HOMES
For snle--Lots or acres in Colegrove,
Cahucnga valley. a western suburb OF
Los Angeles. on the Santa Monica cleo
trio road; location beautiful, excellent
soil. water, climate, scenery; unsurpassed
for productions, being frostless. No bet
ter opportunity for investment will ever
be offered. See for yourself. Take
Santa Monica electric car; fare ten cents.
Stop at Colegrove. Inquire for SEWARD
COLE. 10-l5
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Amendment Number Four

(Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 2o.)
ARTICLE XI.
Sec. 6. Corporations for municipal pur-
poses shall not be created by special laws;
but the Legislature, by general laws, shall
provide for the incorporation, organization
and classification, in proportion to popua-
tion, of cities and towns, which laws may
be altered, amended or repealed. Cities
and towns heretofore organized or incor-
porated may become organized under such
general laws whenever majority of the
electors voting at general election shall
so determine, and shall organize in con-
formity Herewith; and cities and towns
heretofore or hereafter organized, and all
charters thereof framed or adopted by au-
thority of this constitution, except in mu-
nicipal affairs, shall be subject to and con-
trolled by general laws.
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Business Property

FOR SALE-BUSINESS PROPERTY
The owner of 40 feet on Spring ST., be-
tween Second and Fifth. finds 1t neces-
sary to let 1t go; $4,000 cash to the owner
and balance on easy terms Will take 1t:
it's an opportunity hard to find in Los
Angeles: force of circumstances alone
makes 1t possible In this instance.
II you wish an interview with the own
SPRING STREET.
"a p. o. Box 416. City.
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PROCLAMATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
ExECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.,
SACRAMENTO, July 20, 1895.

WHEREAS, THE LEGISLATURE OF
w the estate of California.at its thirty-first
session, beginning on the seventh day OF
January. A. ID. 1895, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each of the two houses
OF said legislature voting in favor thereof,
proposed the following described amend
ments to the constitution of the state of
California, to wit:
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FOR FAST DRIVING
Arrested on Figueroa Street and Taken to
Police Headquarters

Harry Slotterbeck, the well-known
North Main street business man, was
arrested last evening at the corner of
Figueroa and Adams streets by Officer
Shields on charge of fast driving. In
company with another party Slotter-
beck was driving along Fgueroa street
at furious pace. yelling so that he
could be heard several blocks. The off,
Ger heard the racket and ran down two
blocks, reaching the corner as the men
drove past.
He halted the rig and placed Slotter-
beck, who was driving, under arrest.
then climbed into the buggy and the rig
was driven to the station. There the
prisoner gave the name of w. c. Smith
and deposited $40 cash bail to insure
his appearance in court today to ans
wer.
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Amendment Number Three
(Assembly Constitutional Amendment No.
49,
ARTICLE XII.

Section g. The liability of stockholders
of corporations or joint-stock associations
shall be limited by the face value of the
shares of the subscribed capital stock or
shares of such corporation or association;
and whenever any shares have been fully
paid up. the holder of such shares shall not
be further liable to such corporation or as
sociation, or the creditors thereof, on that
account. Each stockholder of a corpora
ton or joint-stock association, whose cap
ital stock is not fully paid up. shall be in
dividually and personally liable for such
proportion of all it's debts and liabilities
contracted or incurred during the time he
was stockholder or shareholder, as the
amount unpaid upon the stock or shares
owned by him bears the whole amount un-
paid upon the subscribed capital stock
or shares of the corporation or association.
The directors or trustees of corporations
and joint-stock associations shall be joint
ly and severally liable to the creditors and
stockholders for all moneys embezzled or
misappropriated by the officers of such
corporation or joint-stock association, dur
ing the term of Office of such director or
trustee.
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FOR SALE-FROM ONE ACRE TO 80
acres close to city, southwest. good buys;
8 acres " mile of city. southwest, for $780,
half cash and time; 10 acres on two clean
corners. southwest worth $500. can sell
for s2500. Some fine lemon and orange
groves at Ontario cheap. EDWARD
FRASER, 216 s. Broadway. "a
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For Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain cures wind collie and Is the best rem
edy for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents q
bottle.
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Amendment Number Six
ARTICLE II.

(Assembly Constitutional Amendment No.
H.
ARTICLE II.
Section !. Every native citizen of the
United States, every person who shall
have acquired the rights of citizenship
under or by virtue of the treaty of Quere-
taro and every naturalized citizen there
of, who shall have become such ninety
days prior to any election, of the age of
twenty-one years, who shall have been
resident of the state one year next pre-.
ceding the election, and of the county In
which he or she claims to vote ninety DAYS.
and in the election precinct thirty days,
shall be entitled to vote at all elections
which are now or may hereafter be au-
thorized by law; provided, no native OF
China. no idiot, insane person. or person
convicted Of any infamous crime, and no
person hereafter convicted Of the embex-
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IoUNT LOWE RAILWAY.
TIME CARD
In Effect August 18th, 1896.

Cars for Echo Mountain and Alpine Tav-
ern leave Los Angeles via Pasadena AMI
Los Angeles Electric Railway as follows:
500 am. 900 am. 100 pm. 800 pm.
Returning, arrive at Los Angeles:
11:00 am. 400 pm. 6:S0p.m.
Via Los Angeles Terminal Railway, leave
Los Angeles at:
$3.50 am. $3.50 p.m.
Returning, arrive at;
1:16 am. 6:15 pm.
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FOR SALE-SAN GABRIEL-ONLY A
few and l0-acre blocks left: water right.
Now is the time to buy If you have any
thing to sell or trade see l.. X ALEX
ANDER. 1872 s. Broadway. II
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Btween East San Pedro and Long Beach
10 minutes.
CATALINA.
Steamer for Avalon connects with 1:10
p. m. train daily. except Sundays. S:15 a.
m. Sundays
Trains, connecting at Altadena for all
points on Mount Lowe railway, leave Los
Angeles daily at 9:30 and a $3.50 p. m.
Fine pavilion and hotel. Grand scenery.
Telescope and searchlight.
a-Daily. b-Daiy except Sunday. c.
Sundays only. d-Saturdays only
Special rates to excursion and picnic
parties
ney avenue bridges.
City ticket office, Greenwald's cigar
store, corner Second and Spring streets,
and Magnus ticket Office South Spring
street
General Offices, First street depot.
w. WINCUP, General Passenger Agent.
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All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. S24 South Spring street.
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FOR S.ALE-LIVE STOCK

FOR SALE-BIG AUCTION; GOLDEN
Gate stables, Also ST., Saturday, Aug.
29th, 1896. commencing at 10 am. 30 head
or more of fine horses just arrived from
Iianford. California, consisting of fine
driving and work horses. One pair of
AL 2400-lb. young mules, one fine 3-minute
or less standard bred trotting mare 5
years old, kind. gentle. sire has record
2:15. dam 2:l9. Now is your time to buy
animal sold for just what it will bring
and guaranteed as represented: private
sales made before balance sold day OF
must be sold. JOE d. BIDDLE. 20
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Section l. All property in the state not
exempt under the laws of the United
states, or this constitution, shall be taxed
in proportion to its value. to be ascer-
tanned as provided by law. The word
property" as used in this article and Sec
tion, Is hereby declared to include moneys,
credits, bonds. stocks, dues, franchises,
and all other matter and things, real, per-
sonal, and mixed, capable of private own
ership: provided. that property used for
free public libraries and free public muse :
ums. growing crops, mortgages, trust
deeds, property used exclusively for public
schools. and such as may belong to the
United States, this state, or to any county
or municipal corporation within this state,
shall be exempt from taxation. The leg
islature may provide for reduction from
credits of debts due bona tide residents of
this state.
Sec. q Section four of article thirteen
of this constitution is hereby repealed.
Sec 3. Section five of article thirteen
of this constitution is hereby repealed.
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FOR SALE-WE HAVE AN ELEGAN1
horse. harness and trap. one of the f1neS
In the city; we took same for debt. ana
will sell cheap for cash or on payments
II you want a gentle family horse and d
modern city turnout for little money see
this bargain. c., box So. Herald. 26
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FOR SALE-A GOOD FAMILY HORSE
Weighing about 1890 lbs: bay, years old.
sound and no tricks: good traveller iv6
w. Twepty-eighth st. II
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My prices for wallpaper beat all the city
A. A. Eckstron, 324 South Spring street.
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LINES OF IRA VEL

IN EFFECT JUNE 2OTH, 1896.
Los Angeles Depots: East end First street
and DOWney avenue bridges.
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SALE-A GOOD PONY WITH SAD
die. $3.50. 1850 w. Seventh st. 2i
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Amendment Number One
ARTICLE XIII.

(Assombly Constitutional Amendment No.
29)
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Gold paper. &c. sas s. sprins.
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Amendment Number Two
(Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 81
ARTICLE II.
Section 5. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot or by such other method
as may be prescribed by law; provided,
that secrecy in voting be preserved.
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PALMTSTRY

CHICARI. JUST FROM THE ORIENT,
and pronounced by all the crowned heads
of Europe as the greatest living palmist:
has the original Hindoo crystal for ex-
amining hands, which proves beyond a
doubt that the hand is indeed the book of
life, as 1t reveals your whole life, past,
present and future without mistake; gives
valuable advice on all matters. Parlors
us Temple st. 1-15-97
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Southern Cali
fornia Railway
Trains leave and arrive
at La Grande Sta
ton as follows:

Trains via Pasadena
arrive at Downey-ave.
station 7 min. earlier
westbound and leave 7
min. later eastbounnd.
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PERSONAL - PALMISTRY; HAND
read free; every hidden mystery revealed :
life read from cradle to grave without a
mistake; 10 q. m. to p. m. 1111a w. Third
1871 as
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''KNOW THYSELF," A SUCCESS GUAR
anteed: failure unknown; S. Frances
Crandall gives the most correct pelmistry
reading of your life and character OF any
palmist in the city; reveals past, present
and future events; these readings are
given verbally and in charts, with all the
candor and faithfulness of confidential
communication. No. 3551a S. Spring St,
9 q. m. to p. m. 81
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(Assembly Constitutional Amendment No.
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LINES OE TRAVEL
Leave for
Destination Ar. from

2:05 PMS. Fran, Sac'm'to ?:30
300 pm & East, via Ogden 80
800 pm Portland, Ore. 1:30
2:30 pm Ell Ppso and East 100
The morning times., 1896-06-09
baltimore Markets.

Baltimore. Md, June s. Flour dull, firm
at advance ID to 20 centS-NeSterD super.
/ .95a2 20; do. extra, 2.50a3.10; family,
z 4Oa3 70: winter wheat patent 3.SOa4 90;
spring do 3.1Oa4; spring wheat straight,
q 45a3 65-receipts.S 8, 81 barrels; shipments
400 barrels: sales. 600 barrels. Wheat I'M
settled-spot and month, 81 l. 2a67 3-4;
July and August, sc Lass 3-4; Septem-
her. sc 80 asked-receipts, S15 bushels;
shipments. none; stock, AT ,T63 bushels;
sales 1O,OOO-Southern wheat by sample,
67a6S: do. on grade. 63a66. Corn steady
SPOT and month, 32 s 4a33; July, 80 3Sa
Az .; steamer mi&ed,i l 1-2a31 Sd
receipts, 1868 bushels; shipments, none;
stock, 100, 637 bushels; sales, 1000 bushels
Southern white and yellow corn, "a 1-2.
Oats stcady-No. Owhite Western. 25a
20 IL; No mixed, do, % 1-2a24-re-
ceipts 21,S26 BUSHELS stock, 252, lo2
bushels. Rye inactive NJ. 2, 30 nearby
receipts. A, 103 bushels; stock, S,34S BUSH
els. Hay firmer-d hoice timothy, SIT.
Grain freights quiet-steam to Liverpool
per bushel, 2 I'D. TO 2 sd: July; Cors
for orders. per quarterl Is. 90. June. Sugar
steady-g ranulated, S5.1 per 100 lbs.
Butter steady fancy creamery. 16 to 16 1-2:
do. imitation. 10 to I'd; do. ladle, IL; good
ladle, 10a11; store packed, Sa10. Eggs
frm-fresh, 2 IL. OChaese steady-fancy
New York. so pounds Ctieddars, SaS la
do. 35 pounds. flats Sl1-4aS IL; do. 2s
pounds. picnics, 8 3,44a9. Whisky, 30a
81 per gallon for Efinishe goods in car
loads; 1.31a1.32 per gallon for jobbihg
lots.
The morning times., 1896-06-09
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Equity Court. No. ] Justice Cox-Larner
vs.. Gideon: auditors report confirmed and
distribution ordered York VS.. Speed: leave
to amend bill granted Holiday vs.. Martin:
time to take testimony limited to A ugust l.
1896. Stout VS.. Clarke: pro confeSso VS.
certain defendants granted Perkins VS.
Morrill: 4 H. Fell appointed guardian ad
htem, appearance ofsahsent defendant or
dcrcd Ernest W.. Ernest: testimony before
". w MILAN. examiner. ordered taken
Equity Court No. 2. Justice Haguer-
TompKns vs.. Cooper; demurrer sustained
with leave TO amend. Robertson vs. Reid
order finally ratifying sale. Forest VS.
Forest: time to take testimony limited to
sixteen days. Sweeney VS.. Hartford: decree
substituting william H Saunders trustee
Morgan vs. Morgan: order to pay defendant
S46 .3S out OF registry Of court. In re estate
of John O'Ncill: order confirming proceed
lDgS n orphans court.
Circuit Court No ! Justice Bradley
O'Brcn vs.. District OF Columbia: Judgment
IN certlorari. WorSter vs.. District OF Column
bia: do Focrsch VS. NetZerott ct al: mo-
ton for leave TO amend declaration granted
American Security ana Trust Company VS.
District of Columbia: judgment in certiorari
Estate of Joseph Holt: on trial
Circuit Court No. 2. Justice McComaS-
Dudley vs. Wood verdict for plaintiff for
possession