Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-13

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and overhauling at the hands Of
California voters in the near fu-
ture.
In addition to amendments quail
flied for the ballot by initiative
petitions, ID constitutional amend
ments, proposed by the State Legis-
lature, will be submitted for voter
ratification Or rejection at the
general election this year. Three
of the amendments originated in
the Senate and IL in the more
prolific Assembly.
Reminiscent of the spectacular
Upton Sinclair Frank Merriam gov
ernorship campaign, which turned
up charges that thousands of dead
voters-and other thousands of ex-
Californians, who had moved to
other States-Were still carried on
the registration rolls, an amend
ment (SCA u will appear on the
ballot to grant the Legislature full
authority to amend or repeal pro-
visions of the Permanent Regis
tration Law. A new registration
is now in progress, incidentally,
under a legislative amendment re-
Gently sustained in the courts.
Another proposed amendment to
the Constitution (SCA 49,, occa-
stoned by clogging of the appellate
courts with criminal cases, would
create a Court of Criminal Appeals
to supplement the District Courts
of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Still another amendment (SCA
2D touching on the crime prob
lem would authorize the Legisla-
ture to exercise full control over
the California Prison for Women
at Tehachapi, which is now under
jurisdiction of the State Board of
Prison Directors.
Other constitutional amendments
to be submitted to the voters are
as follows:
| AGA s. Authorizes consolidation
of city and county governments in
any county regardless of size.
AGA 2O-Authorizes Legislature
to provide for refunding or ad-
justment of special assessment in
debtedness through use of public
funds.
AGA 80 = Authorizes amendment
to Los Angeles city charter pro-
viding for use of city and school
district property and city streets
by Pacific Exposition to commem-
crate completion of Boulder Dam.
AGA 33-Authorizes Los Angeles
County to issue $5,000,000 in bonds
to finance Pacific Exposition with
consent of tWo-thirds of county, S
voters.
AGA 39-Authorizes treasurer of
any political subdivision to make
temporary transfers from funds in
his custody to pay interest and re-
demption of bonds outstanding;
authorizes water districts to buy
stock in water companies.
AGA 42-Provides taxes on rights
to possession of land or improve
ments locate don tax exempt land
(mountain cabins on government
land, etc. shall be measured by
using preceding years tax rates,
in same manner as other unsecured
personal property is now taxed.
AGA SO - Establishes alternate
methods of creating city or county
charters. authorizing governing
boards to prepare and submit pro-
posed charters to the voters; al
present a board Of freeholders must
be elected for this purpose.
AGA 62 - Authorizes Legislature
or governing board of any publicly
owned museum to contract with
any non-profit organization fol
control Or management OF such
museums or art galleries.
AGA Exchanges name OF State
Railroad Commission to State Pub
lie Service Commission,
AGA 77-Extends right OF emil
nent domain to corporations op-
Grating any exposition or fair sup
ported in part out of public tunoS
designed presumably to aid Pa
cific Exposition).
AGA Sc Authorizes Legislature
to expend not in excess OF Sl0,OoO
for compiling, indexing ana oiS-
tributing legislative printing 1ol-
lowing final adjournment.
Seeking to fill the gap in the
farm recovery program causeu ny
the recent invalidation of process
ing taxes and production control
features of the Agricultural Ao-
mstment Act, the nations leadlne
farm organizations will undoupt-
edlv take the initiative In SUD-
mitting a new program TO CON
eress to facilitate the control OF
crop surpluses.
The National Cooperative Coun-
ell. representing the countrys ma
ior farm cooperatives, already mas
taken action looking to a new STAB
ilization program, and other out
standing farm organizations are
expected to join hands in finding
a solution of the problem accept
able to both agriculture and the
government.
Out of the present confusion
occasioned by the Supreme Court
decision, it is quite probable there
will emerge new method fol-
handling crop surpluses more ac-
ceptable to the farming industry
than the invalidated AAA setup-
a program which will permit eacf
farmer to plant what he likes
in whatever volume he likes, with
out governmental interference