Debates and Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of California, Convened at the City of Sacramento, Saturday, September 28, 1878, Volume 3State Office, J.D. Young, Superintendent State printing, 1881 - 1578 pages |
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4th District adopted Alameda Angeles assessed Ayers ayes and noes Barbour Beerstecher believe Biggs Blackmer Boucher Burt Caples Chair Committee concurring Constitution Convention corporations demanded by Messrs Dowling Dudley election ESTEE Evey favor Filcher Garvey gentleman from San Glascock Gorman Hager Heiskell Herrington Hilborn Hitchcock hope Howard Huestis Hughey hundred Inman Judge Laine Lampson land Larkin Larue Lavigne Legislature Lindow Los Angeles Mariposa MCCALLUM McComas McConnell McFarland ment Moreland motion Nason Neunaber noes were demanded O'Sullivan offer an amendment Ohleyer President previous question proposed proposition railroad REMARKS Reynolds Ringgold Rolfe roll was called salary San Francisco Santa Clara Santa Cruz Schell Schomp SECRETARY read Secretary will read Shafter Shurtleff Smith Solano Stedman strike Supreme Court Sweasey Swenson taxation Tehama thousand dollars Tinnin tion Tully Tuolumne Vacquerel Van Voorhies vote Weller Wellin Whole Wilson Winans word
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Page 1390 - ... before or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof, within twenty years from the time of contracting the same.
Page 1210 - ... In all elections for directors or managers of corporations every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares of stock owned by him for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected, or to cumulate said shares and give one candidate as many votes as the number of directors multiplied by the number of his shares of stock shall equal, or to distribute them, on the same principle, among as many candidates as he shall think fit; and such...
Page 1162 - I do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will support the constitution of the United States,, and the constitution of the State of California; and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of according to the best of my ability.
Page 1341 - The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction in all cases in equity, except such as arise in Justices' Courts ; also, in all cases at law which involve the title or possession of real estate, or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine...
Page 1342 - The Superior Court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity, and in all cases at law which involve the title or possession of real property, or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine...
Page 1271 - Every act shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Page 1186 - Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation having been first made to, or paid into Court for, the owner...
Page 1205 - ... be authorized by law for some single object or work to be distinctly specified therein, which law shall provide ways and means, exclusive of loans, for the payment of the interest of such debt or liability as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal of such debt or liability within twenty years of the time of the contracting thereof...
Page 1272 - The General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say : Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace and of constables; For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors...
Page 1205 - The Legislature shall not in any manner create any debt or debts, liability or liabilities, which shall, singly or in the aggregate, with any previous debts or liabilities, exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, except in case of war, to repel invasion or suppress insurrection...