The herald., 1898-10-27
PROCLAMATION

nor the president pro tempore Of the senate
shali succeed to the powers and duties oS
governor. then the powers and duties OK
such Office shall devolve upon the speaker
OF the assembly. until the office Of governor
shall be filled at such general election.
Amendment Number Six
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
resolution m ment proNo:s NO: 2 = the ,.oD,e o,
the state of California an amendment to
section six, article nine, of the Constitution
OF the state OF California relating to gram.
mar schools. by which II is proposed TO
amend said section TO read as follows:
Section 6. The public school system shall
such high schools. evening schools, normal
schools and technical schools as may be es-
tablished by the legislature or by municipal
or district authority, but the entire rev.
enue derived from the state school fund,
and the state school tax. shall be applied
exclusively to the support of primary and
ncSde schools organized in a school dis
trict. or union of schoo! districts, having
more than one thousand inhabitants. in
which course OF study shall be taught
which will prepare pupils to enter the ag-
ricultural. mining or scientific departments
OF the University of California.
Amendment Number Seven
(Bsing Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 34)
resolution to propose to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment to
section two OF article four of the Consti-
tution, In relation to sessions OF the legisia::
said section to read as follows:
Section 2. The sessions Of the legislature
shall commenSe at twelve o'clock meridian
on the first Monday after the first day OF
January next succeeding the election Of the
members, and shall be biennial unless the
governor shall in the interim convene tho
legislature by proclamation. The legsla.
ture shall then remain in session for twen-
ty-fivs days, after which 1t must adjourn to
some date not less than thirty nor moro
than sixty days from the time Of adjourn
ment. If the two houses fall to agree upon
a time at which they will resume their ses-
sion, the governor shall. by proclamation,
f1x date for such reconvening. which shall
be within the limits above prescribed. Upon
reassembling the legislature shall complete
members for a longer period than seventy.
five days, and no bills shall be introduced
in either house except at the first twenty
M nve Gays or me e;h session, without the con.
NOW. THEREFORE. Pursuant to tho
provisions of the Constitution. and an act
Of the legislature of the state Of California.
entitled IAN act to provide for the subms-
sion Of proposed arsendments to the Con-.
qualified electors for their approval" APP
proved March 7. A D. 1883 the above de-
scr!bed proposed amendments are hereby
published and advertised to be voted upon.
by ballot, by the qualified electors of the
state, at the election to be held throughout
this state on
Tuesday, November 8, A. d. 1898.
The said proposed amendments ar. to BE-
separately voted upon in manner and form
as follows:
Each ballot used at such election must
contain written or printed thereon the fol.
lowing words, whereupon the voter may
Amendment Number One. being Sen
ate Constitutional Amendment No.
Al. (exempting certain claims against
the city and county of San Francisco VI.
and the existing indebtedness Of the
city of Vallejo for the construction -
OF its water works from the proyis-
ions of the Constitution requiring M
such claims to be paid from the in
come and revenues of the year In
which they were incurred.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Two. being SEN
ate Constitutional Amendment No. Va,
10 (providing for framing local coun- -
ty government acts. by inhabitants M
Of counties for their government0
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Three. being Sem
ate Constitutional Amendment No
a (providing for the creation or a
court of claims to determine claims Yes
against the state. ara 10 consst OF
three superior judges designated by No
the governor, to serve without extra
Compensatory
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Four. being As
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 81 (exempting consolidated cit VI.
les and counties. organized or to be 20
organized. or holding a charter un- N.
der the Constitution. from certain ~
legislation in relation to counties.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number rive. being AS
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No Sc (relating to off-e Of governor, Va.
proyldng for succession thereto In ~
certain cases and removing diSab-1 NJ
ity of lieutenant governor from hold
ing other office during term.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Six, being As-)
sembly Constitutional Amendment Yes
No. So Telatingto and defining gram -
mar schoolssl Nc
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Seven, being As-l
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. "a (proHding for adjournment OF w.
legislature for not less than thirty fes
nor more tlan sixty days during each NJ
session.) I ~
For the amendment?