Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-02
LATEST NEWS AND NOTES OF LOCAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

by Judge Conrey and he advises all
voters to defeat it. As it prohibits the
sale of such stock at places only that
are "under the control of any corpora :
ton or association it does not forbid
the sale at other places and by other
persons. Its probable effect will be TO
throw open the doors to stock specuia-
ton and gambling throughout the
state.
Vote-NO.
Assembly Amendment No. 3-This
amendment provides for the direct pri-
maries.
Vote-YES.
Assembly Amendment No. This
amendment directs that the legislature
shall provide for the election or ap-
pointment' in the several counties of
county officers and officers of town
ships, municipalities las public con-
venience may require" and shall pre-
scribe their duties and fix their terms
of office and regulate and fix their
compensation.
1t is to be noticed that the official
ballot refers to this amendment as ire
lating to the compensation of grand
and trial jurors" whereas under its
provisions the Legislature may appoint"
the board of supervisors, sheriffs,
county clerks. district attorneys and
or municipality in the state without
and Independent of the vote Of the peo~
pie living in such localities. The de-
scription of the amendment on the Of
fetal ballot is intended to conceal its
real purpose. 1t is intended to take
from the people the right to regulate
their own affairs and place them at the
mercy of the legislature.
1t is one of the most wicked and vi
osa ~, bo xx-bn lot nnH Ghn1l6
ceive an emphatic NO.
Assembly Amendment No. S-This
provides for a school system of "day
and evening schools and such other
secondary schools, technical and nor
NAL, and such others as may be estab-
iished by municipal or district author
ity. The revenue from the state school
fund and the general state school tax
shall be applied exclusively" to the
support of day and evening element
ary'' schools, but authorizes the legisla-
ture to levy a tax for the support of
day and evening secondary schools
and technical and normal schools.
AS the school system seems to be
getting along very nicely upon the pres
ent classification and the distribution
of the funds seems to be satisfactory,
and no good reason is apparent why
this change should be made, the inter
ests of the people ofg the state should
indicate that this amendment should
be defeated.
Assembly Amendment No. 24.-This
amendment changes the membership of
the state board Of education, plunges
it into politics, and has been condemned
by every educator of prominence
throughout the state and by nearly all
the newspapers of the state.
Vote-NO.
Assembly Amendment No. 2S.-This
amendment provides that the governor
shall approve or reject all bills passed
by the legislature within ten days after
the same have been presented to him,
If the legislature is in session, other
wise within thirty days, and, If not
disapproved within the time specified,
they shall become laws.
1t also gives the governor power to
veto anw item, or any number of items
in an appropriation bill, while APPROX
ing the remainder of the bill.
Vote-YES.
Senate Bill No. S5O.-This bill pro-
vides for changing the seat of govern
ment from Sacramanto to Berkeley.
AS the change would cost several mil
lion dollars and no corresponding bene
fit to the people is shown the amend
ment should be defeated.
Vote-NO.
Senate Bill No. 461.-This is an act
providing for the issuing of bonds to
the amount of 81, 900 for the purpose
of providing "wharves, piers, seawalis,
state railroads, spurs and appurten-
ances" for the Improvement to the har
Dor of San Francisco.
1t should not be adopted.
Vote-NO.
Senate Bill No. This bill provides
for raising $1.000,000 by bonds for the
purpose of buying certain designated
lands, known as the Indian Basin"
lands, at the mouth of Islais creek in
San Francisco harbor, and consisting
of about sixty blocks and improving
the same for harbor purposes.
Vote-NO.