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From this it will be seen that there is a
rapid decline from 1874 to 1884 at which time
1t remained fairly stationary to 1891. when
another period oil decline set in at the rate
or about l per cent in every ten years.
The director of the mint estimates that
the total production of gold for the present
year will be S220 900, 90. and possibly more.
1891, $3.50 $50 000 of 1892, sli6, Sl5 1905 of 1893.
$I5l 81 ,6uJ; of 1884 S0,626, lOO and of 1895
S203, 900, 900
Tea was first introduced into this coun-
try in exchange for ginseng root This
herb was at first bartered weight for weight
for, silver. Then silver gave way TO tea,
and at least two old Philadelphia families
made large fortunes In the trade Then
Americans paid So a pound for tea which
toady they get for so cents. Tea Is said to
In the nieteenth century a Japanese beggar
stole some of the seed and conveyed IT to ia
pan.and the temple which was built at Osa-
ka in his honor is still to be seen by the tour
ist AS a medicine is spread to Persia.
Tartary and Russia. TO which last country
is was carried across the desert on camel
back. Then in the sixteenth century the
Dutch brought ii home with them, and
a present to an English nobleman resulted
in its being boiled and served with the
roast as vegetable. Just before the in
vention of the steamship prizes to the value
of $4,000 were offered by Enbslish import
ers for the first ship to arrive every season
with the new crop. and lookouts were
placed at the More to hurry the news by
courier to London.
According to the opinions of the best in.
formed lard men in the trade there is but
one condition which is likely to stop the
steady decline in pure lard. This product
seems to have no bottom. 1t has been on
the downward path for several months
past. and the trade now have abandoned
every hope that the production will be cur
tailed. As was explained in recent issue
lard is a by-gone product. Hogs are killed
for hams bacon ETC. and the residue IS
made into lard. AS long as the demand for
hams and bacon continue lard will nee
essarily be made. no matter what the
price. The condition which the trade ex-
poets to shortly cause a cessation in the
declines is that the low prices of pure
lard are crowding the compound product
and all other substitutes out Of the market
which it will then have to supply itself.
These products are nearly out now. because
it does not paw the dealer to handle them
with pure lard so cheap. There are some
stocks of these substitutes still on hand.
AS soon as they are gone. little more if any,
VIII be bought, and then larN will practi-
cally have the market TO itself When
the burden of supplying the whole demand
comes upon it. the present enormous sup,
ply will be to = great extent absorbed. and
the market will naturally be stiffened. The
present depression in lard has been ahso-
lutely unprecedented. Never in is his
tory has this product been so low before,
and the bottom has not been reached yet
Philadelphia Grocery World.
The herald., 1896-08-05

box, .9ocds1.oo; sultana, seedless. per box.
e0cfiSl 100; 3-crown loose muscats. per box,
60u70c; 2-crown loose muscats. per box, 500
65c; ordinary loose, per box. 45n55c 2
crown loose, in sacks. per Id. 2i5M2Ac; g.
crown loose. in sacks, per lb, 2l5M2a4c;
4-crown, per Id. S1244c; Sultana, seedless,
fancy bleached, per Id, 6a6lac; Sultana.
seedless, choice. per lib. 3lau4c. Fractions:
Half boxes, 25c; quarter boxes. soc, per box
higher than wholes.
F'IGS-California white. per lb. 4G5c:
California black. per h. 4n4isc: California
fancy, per ID, 75aS5c; imported Smyrna,
10M11c.
BAGS-(Net cashl-Calcutta. 515iac; po-
tato bags. &c; dried fruit sacks. 100 lbs, GlA
@71ac: bean sacks, &C; walnut bags. 14ul6c;
BEANS AND DRIED PEAs-Pink. 800
Mi.2O: Lima. s2.9GuS.00; Lady Washington,
sl.50a1.6O; white. small, $1.75G200; garvan-
cos, small. s2.00d2.5O; garvancos, large,
SO. 00G3.50; green field peas, s.. 50a300; black
eyed beans, S2.25U2.50: lentils, imported,
s7.0OaS.OO; lentils. California, $300a3.50.
GRAIN-Wheat $110u120; corn, 90d9c;
feed barley. 75c; oats. sl10Q1.25; all per 100
lbs.
POTAToEs-Per 100 lbs.-New early rose.
choice to fancy, 9jcM .o5: fair to good, and
all other varieties, $4,000; sweet pota-
toes, &c.
The herald., 1896-08-05
AVAILABLE WI EAT

NEW YORK. Aug Especial telegraph
and cable advices to Bradstreets cover
ing principal points of accumulation indi-
cate the following changes in available
supplies of wheat last Saturday as COM
pared with the preceding Saturday: Wheat.
United States and Canada, east of the
Rockies. decrease, $4,000 bushels: afoat
for and in Europe. decrease. $500. 900 BUSH
els, Total decrease worlds available, 3.172.-
90 bushels. Corn. United States and Can
ada east of the Rockies. increase, 1900. 600
bushels Oats United States and Canada.
east of the Rockies. decrease. 257, O0O the
more important decreases in available
stocks of wheat last week, not covered in
the official visible supply statement. in
clude 575. 900 bushels in northwestern inter-
Tor elevators, 1O7, 900 at Nashville and e2,ooo
al Cleveland.
Corresponding increases include 113, 00G
bushels at pointssof accumulation in Mani
toba; 50. 900 In Chicago private elevators and
81 900 a. Kingston
Stocks of available wheat at points of a.
emulation on the Pacific coast remain
practically unchanged on August !, as COM
pared with July I this year. having de-
creased only 10000 bushels.
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element or misappropriation of public
money, and no person who shall not be
able 20 read the constitution in the Eng
lisk language, and write his or her name.
snail 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
shall 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
for their approval" approved March z, A.
ID. 1883, the said amendments as submit
ted, to be separately voted upon by ballot
by the qualified electors of the state, on
The herald., 1896-08-05

Butter is very firm, the lightest weight
fair quality dairy bringing 30 cents; EGGS
cheaper. There are a few changes in the
fresh fruit, and vegetable lists. ,o
EGGs-Choice California ranch, 17G1sc;
northern, 14Gl15c.
BUTrER-rancy local creamery, per 2
III. square, 45n4Il2c; fancy coast creamery.
e6oce ro Hua ght %egh soasee o dairy
fancy, lib. roll. 35@3712: dairy. fancy per l$s
per 2-!b. roll, s5@3Il2; dairy. fancy per las-
Id. roll. S2la@S5c; tub, choice TO fancy. per
" V1iEGisTABI.Es-Artichokcs. per doz;.
=: asparagus, per lb,, =: beets. per 100
d. DO. -: cabbage, per iOO lbs. 75c; carrots.
do, Soc cnills. ory. per string. soc; Next
can. per h., l5c: green, per h., 4c: cucnm-
garlic, do, 7lisc; leeks. per doz. 15c; let
luce. do l5c; green corn, per sack, soc; on
ions. green. per dog. punches. 2OGtiOc; 90.
656t 75c; yellow. G5m76c; .parsely, per
box. soc; parsnips., per 100 lbs. 75c; green
peas n Sc per b I neT a91 beamg
h.. &c: tomatoes, per box, 15c; trunips,
per 100 lbs, 75c; watercress. per doz
lunches, :: wax beans cans 2c; summer
GREEN FRUITs-New apples, SIPS per
box; strawberries, cso o. nlTvo SC; choice to
bananas. $225@25O per bunch; crab
55Rplefb Pfe Pc per crate o aprcos per
III: currents. per box. -; gooseber-
ries. per h., -; raspberries, per box Sc;
peaches, per box, 5ocMasl'o 90; plums, jer box,
6Cc: watermelons, per doz. 81 0om2oO; musk
melons. per doZ., 60cG$1. so: pears, Bartletts.
per box. 75dsOc; nectarines. per crate, $l.OO
CITRUS FRUITs-oranges, valencias,
50. 25MS.5O; Mediteranean sweets, -;
ka, si75G20O: Eureka and Lisbon, $l.75G
HONEY AND BEEsWAX-Honey-
comb. loMl2c. per ID; strained. 4laa6c; bees
o ss 49, bTo,IpT per 8. d9 9S
s sS"e Old Rosters 5000 20; ducks, ss.SSa
I'll MgAY-Wheat, slo, O6ail 90; barley. ,ssae;
wheat and oat, SO, o04ll0o; alfalfa h. baled
'MI1TfL1IsTTFFs- Flour. Los Angeles So so
Stockton brands, $4.l5: Oregon 50. IS; east
ern $50; bran per ton LOCAL cal, $l5S CO.
northern, $500; rolled barley, per ton;
$500; cracked corn. per cwt.. 95c: feed
'n SHES RS5 ' TTRUSf IFS sun dried
ated fancy. 6n7c: apricots, fancy. 10c
ehoee s sc fa a Ghooe
! 6Q7c; pears, fancy evaporated,, 1850; plumss
pItted. choice. 7g9c: prunes. choice. boxed
ium soft. 10c; softshell Los Nietos. fancy
| l4Q15c: almonds. softsheii, 10c paper SHELF
lee, hard shell. &c; pecans. lSq151ac; FL
HIDES AND WOOL-New hide list: Dry
| sound, 1O1ac; kip 9; calf, is; culls, l-3 less
bulk, s. sheep pelts: 2lk@4asc;, wool, spring
clip, good, 4d5c: inferior. SQ3lac.
LIVE sTOCK-All per Ib-Beeves. 2AN
PIC; calves. ,2N@ShcS;, sheep, sA@SAc;
la PRhSsG aB'' M hfEs Sgssfi per
4ls@4%c; veal, 5q5lac; mutton, 4c; lamb
c CITED MEATs-Eagle hams, lie; Rex
| lice: av., =: fancy. special breakfas
bacon. (wrapped, l2sc; Special, plair
fast bacon backs. pc: Rex homeless ham N
Rex dried beef (sets). 10a4c: Rex dried beef
smoked tongues per ID. l5c; light medium
bacon, 61sc; medium BACON. &C.: dr. dry IS sal Al
clears, 35Q40; av. 81; dry. salt clear backs
| size; Rex pure leaf lard. tierces, 512c; lvoi'.
tierces, basis, sc; .Cottolene, tierces, &c
RHfsfNsN eFSss 1 Clusters, Us: 4-crowr
! L L clusters. s1.l0g1.25; ;-crown L l.. pei
The herald., 1896-08-05
Amend ment Number Five
(Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 49,
ARTICLE XI.


Section So. 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:
/. For the constitution. regulation, gov
eminent, 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.
g For the manner in which, the times al
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.
g. 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.
4. 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 tho constitu-
ton, regulation. compensation and gov
eminent of such boards, and of their
clerks and 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.
The herald., 1896-08-05
r cal Estate Transfers

TUESDAY, Aug. 4. 1896.
Peter Chronis to Mary T. MorseCLot A:
Goldsworthy & Chronis sub of Clement
i S Rosenberger to William D. Rosenber-
Aeneas and Addie Hurlbut to David Rem
ick-Blocks and $. Happy Go Lucky tract;
81 of NWls Of SWA section 49, st g.; A. ex-
&. ii. and Olive NJ. Peck to Phillip Lee
Lot /, Pecks sub of block 30, san PEDRO;
Manzana Colony to Lucy Winston-Lot
. block 3, Manzana Colony lands; $3.50
Josephus and Emma fHcklin to Freder-
ick X. Adams-Lots and D, HicklinS SUP.
of 81. Hicklin tract; $500.
l.. n W. Conger to II. I. and Elma B. Stu
art-Lots II and II, DR.. Conger Home tract
Il. e. and Katie c. Memory to William
r. Waterson-Lot 1902, j. Marion Brooks
sub: $500.
Margaret McFarlane and Christina Tom
linson to Geor. S. Dobinson-I.ot g. block 4.
Ocean View tract, No. /; $l5qO.
*. A. Danielsen to George L. Hines-Lot
isaac Rose to s. r. r. R. company-Rel
from damages to property fronting on
White ave Pomona, by reason Of railroad
Frank NJ. kelsey. administrator. to Ed
mund Smith--Part of lot and strip 272
chains wide off east side of lot 10, l. Heyman
j. G. Willmon to Sylvester ans FORA w:
Dively-Lots. 6 and Z. block 4, Highland
Rosa and Julius J.. Haas to Lizzie Rhein-
gans-Lot p, bloc block g. and lot 3D. block =.
S. and Mary Harwood to Minnie 8: Run
els-Lot rs. Lankershim rancho; $4,000.
William and Reese Ilewellyn, jr.. to Min
ME s Runels-Iots Z and g. block IT,
Brooklyn tract: $1,000.
Lizzie f. and Julia A. Bittle to William
Croak..I.ot 20, block 1, George Danton. ST.,
tract; $500.
SUMMARY.
Nominal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Il
1OlHl .S-N'olL
The herald., 1896-08-05
MARKETS OF THE WORLD
Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
The Cheapest Lard in the History of the
Hog
Tea and 1t, Distribution In History--GoId Pro-
duction of the World-Insnrance Div,-
bends for Twenty Years

The length of railways in India in opera
ton last spring was 1858 miles. There are
now, however, under construction or pro-
Jected 1883. This expansion-nearly 20 per
ing cheapness Of money.
Under the title Interest Rates and Life
insurance Companies. American Invest
ments for July presents some interesting
hgures, showing the gradual decline of in
terest returns from 1874 to 1926 inclusive.
The basis of the reduction is the report of
life insurance companies doing business in
Connecticut in 1895. The following is the
table which exhibits the gross rate of in
The herald., 1896-08-05
Amendment Number Three
ASSEMBLY Constitutional Amendment No.
49,
ARTICLE MI.

Section 3. 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;
ana whenever any shares have been fully
paid up, the holder of such shares shall not
be further liable to such corporation or as
ISOLATION, or the creditors thereof, on that
account. Each stakeholder of Il corpora
ton or joint-stock association whose cap
ital stock is net fully paid up. shall be i'll
dividually and personally liable for such
proportion of all it's debts and liabilities
contracted or incurred during the time he
was stakeholder 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 OF
trustee.
The herald., 1896-08-05
Tuesday, November Ine Third, AID, 1895

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 Ana ndment Number One" and
Against the Amendment Number One"
For the Amendment Number Two, and
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. II. BROWN, Secretary of
state.
(SeaD BY w. T. SEsNON. Deputy.
The herald., 1896-08-05
FRUIT AT AUCTION

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The Earl Fruit
company sold today:
Prunes-Gros, 1:70a2oo per half rate:
German, 100 Pums-Quackenbos 1.15m
As per half crate: Columbias. 1.1061.25
Washington, 95@1lo; Jefferson, 9o9I 70:
Bradshaw, 1.O5Ml35; Burbank. 1.45a2 40;
suma, 1.2O Pears-Bartlett, 1.70a1.75 per
box.
CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-The Earl;Fruit COM
Pr P'irIunesNTragedy. 1.2oa1.35 per half crate:
German. 40; eros, 125G1.50. Plums-
enbos. 40: Columbia, 11Oq1.2O: egg, 1000
] is: purple Duane, 12O01.35 Pears-Bart-
lett 30d1.50 per box. Peaches-Foster.
Co. Grapes Fontainbleau, 1.55 per half
crate
The herald., 1896-08-05
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE.


Feed and MISUNDERSTANDING, $500
1890; bran, 1850 400.
Hay-New crop, wheat. 7OO@1o0O; wheat
4.J0u7.50; alfalfa, 55on6..00: new, 5.50ll650;
clover 6.0Oq1.5O; stock, 6.O0Q7.5O; straw go
Observation-Disclosures. Garnet Chiles,
50060 per GENITAL; Early Rose, S5Q45; river.
Burbanks. 40n50; Salinas and bay Bur-
banks, 7ynS sweet potatoes, 2q4c; onions,
yellow. 40U60.
Various-River tomatoes, 4Oa6o; Vaca-
vile do, 5000. green okra, 604 70; garlic,1ie
az green Pep PSsPIPeeGrs 3o459 large 6oIes as
as; bay squash. la %: egg plant. 40d6o:
Alameda green corn. 1.50Q175: Berkeley
do; l5nl 25: from Other llg points, 5oal;o9
common, large boxes, 30d40; crab apples.
25d4O.
Berrles-Longw worth Strawberries, ASSOC
90: common do, 1.25Q3.00 raspberries, per
chest .3.5Oa50o; blackberries, per chest.
F'iga-Black, single layers. 5Od75; do
double 750l.50.
Peaches-l5nS5 per box; 25aS5 per basket;
do in bulk. 15.0001I00 per ton.
Pears-Per box, 25d46 Bartletts, per box,
30dG0; do in bulk. 10.00@20.00.
Plums-I.arEe. per crate, 2545o; per b box,
Citrus Fruit-Mexican lines, 6.50d7.G0;
California lemons, 2.00M2.50 do extras.
S.olaS5o; do fancy. 3.75040o;
Tropical Fruit-Bananas. 1.00m200: pine
apples. 2.c0N400: Persian dates, 5Q51a: nut
meg melons per box, 1.0001.50: canteloupes,
2Uu01.uU. WaterlnelOnS, per nunureo, onU
1880: Fontainbleau grapes. 25M40 per box;
nectarnes. white, 15M25 per box; do, red,
50Mg5.
Butter-Fancy creamery. 1920 do Sec
onds 17l96t1Si2; fancy dairy, l74lS; do Sec
Cheese-Fancy mild. new, skds fair TO
| good. 7nS; Young America, 9410 eastern.
12n14.
Eggs-store, 15n1S; ranch, 1929 duck,
1CG17
Poultry-Live turkey gobblers. 13d14; do
| hens, lob ROSTERS, old 4.00G4.50: do
| young. 5000 40: brollers small. 150Q2.00;
| do large. 2.50d3.00: fryers, 300d3.50 hens.
3.50G 30: ducks. old, 2.50d3.0O; do young.
| 259a4,0O; geese, per pair, 1.oOal 30; pigeons,
w Waterm 'eiIo ,0otai2 O0 Der hundred.
The herald., 1896-08-05

Chatsworth Park-Leaves from and ar
only.
Sundays excepted. .. Sundays only.
**@ Saturdays only. a++* Saturdays and
Sundays.
THE INSIDE TRACK.
All S. p. Co.'S trains stop at First ST.
Except the four San Francisco trans) 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 22s S. Spring St.
general office; Arcade depot. through and
local: River station. local. First St, local.
ComerCial St, local: Maud Junction. local
The herald., 1896-08-05
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices OF Cereals and Shipments
Received

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.-Wheat, in
active: December, 979s; barley, inactive;
December, 6S.
Flour-Family extras. 3.60G3.70; bakers
extras, 3.40d3.5O; superfine, 2S5a3.00
Wheat-No. ! shipping, 95: choice, 96iz:
milling. 1.0Oa110.
Barley-Feed, fair to good. 621aQ65; choice,
Ga; nevS brewing, 72lsG7S3.
Oats-Milling, S5a90; surprise, 95G1 02is;
fancy feed, 9Oa921a; good to choice, s21a@
S7la; poor to fair. 7212a77i4; gray, SOas334.
Corn-large yellow, 90dg5.
Bran-l2 5041400.
Receipts Flour quarter sacks 1910: do
Washington, $3.50: wheat. centals, 1888; do
Washington, 1880; barley, centals, 1854 oats,
Washington centals no. beans, sacks.
70; potatoes, sacks, 3476 onions sacks, 440;
bran, sacks, 1850 middlings. sacks, $50;
han, tons, 46l; straw, tons. 20; hops, bales.
IS; wool, bales. 80; shorts, sacks, 1855:
wine, gallons, So 100; hides, number 321.
The herald., 1896-08-05
Amendment Number Six
ARTICLE IL.

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 embez-
The herald., 1896-08-05

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Native beef steers
are now selling ON the basis of 3.25Q35O for
common dressed beef stock up to 4.25G4.59
for choicc.A the best shipping and export
cattle with the bulk of the sales al 1000
4.35. Stockers and feeders, 26043.60; fancy
heifers, 3.90dI4.0O; calves, 3.25q5.4o: western
rangers sold mostly at low prices. being
thin in flesh. Very few cattle from Mon
tana, wyoming and the Dakotas sell as
high as 800 Heavy hogs, 2.7543.50: medi-
UNI weights; S05GS; 80: lights, S;2 0: 81.
for good to choice fiocks, sales being large
ly at 2.9Od315 for natives and at 2.5003.00
for culls, up to S.5O@S.75 for choice lots.
The herald., 1896-08-05
MONEY QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Money on call
firmer at 2@3 per cent; last loan, 2; closed
per cent prime mercantile paper, 6laN
T15 per cent: sterling exchange. strong,
with actual business in bankers bills at
4S9G4 S914 for demand and 4;Ss44; SS14 for
sixty days; posted rates; 4.SslsM4.s9 and
certificates, 6Ss4069
LONDON. Aug. 4-Consos, 113 9-16
The herald., 1896-08-05
Amendment Number Four
Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 25.)
ARTICLE Nj.

Sec. g. 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 popula-
ton. 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 a majority of the
electors voting at a 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-
troled by general laws.