University of California, Hastings College of the Law UC Hastings Scholarship Repository Propositions California Ballot Propositions and Initiatives 1949 CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ADOPTION OF 1879 CONSTITUTION Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.uchastings.edu/ca_ballot_props Recommended Citation CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ADOPTION OF 1879 CONSTITUTION California Proposition 9 (1949). http://repository.uchastings.edu/ca_ballot_props/499 This Proposition is brought to you for free and open access by the California Ballot Propositions and Initiatives at UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Propositions by an authorized administrator of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. of the State to collect any unpaid taxes assessed under those provisions while they were in effect. Our Constitution should not be cluttered up with these obsolete provisions. A "YES" vote' is urged on Proposition 1'\0. 7. RICHARD J. DOLWIG Assemblyman, 27th Dist ment to Section 16, dealing with bank and corporation taxes, adopted June 27, 1933. This section has become obsolete with the passing of the effective date of January 1, 1935. Section 18 is added to Article XIII. This section provides that the repeal or deletion of any of these obsolete provisions will not affect the right CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION RELATING TO STATE FISCAL AFFAIRS. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 70. Of two similar sections, each designated as Section 22 of Article IV of Constitution, relating to State's fiscal affairs, repeals one, and amends the other to combine the provisions of both; also deletes inoperative provisions of amended section on subject of Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. 8 YES .~.--- NO (For full text of measure, see page 16, Part II) Argument in Favor of Assembly Constitu1. Remove a duplicate section on the same subject but which is not effective. tional Amendment No. 70 2. Remove the obsolete section on the PanamaThere are two sections in the Constitution havPacific International Exposition, held many yean; ing the same article and number, to wit: Article ago, and not now needed. IV, Section 22. At the general election in 1927 3. You increase the present power of the Lel!"these duplicate sections were both amended, and islatnre in the matter of granting aid to needy the one known as A. C. A. 31 has bel'n held out children, the aged and the blind, to include tht' effective because at that same election the one authority to grant aid t~ physically handicapped known ae .\. C. A. 21 received a larger vote of thc~ persons. people and is therefore the law. By voting YES you do not increase any taxes, This latter amendment contains obsolete proor spend any money, but you do help clear up our visions and carried along with it the establishConstitution in removing old laws no longer ment of the Panama-Pacific International Exponeeded. sition which was to be helll in 1915 and its This measure received a unanimous vote in the operation. Also contained therein is the law on Assembly and Senate, and is one of a serie~ of state aid to needy children, the aged, the blind and amendments which make no ~ubstantive change~ orphans. but does make for better government. By voting YES and approving the amendment RALPH 1\1. BROWN you do th~ following: Assemblyman, 30th Dist CONST'TUT'ONAL PROV'S'ONS FOR ADOPT'ON OF 1879 CONST'TUT'ONO\ YES ~ 9 Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 71. Repeals Sections 4 to 9, indusive, of Article XXII of Constitution, relating to election upon question of adoption of Constitution of 1879. NO (For full text of measure, see page 17, Part II) Argument in Favor of Assembly Constit'uI following this procedure, these provisions ceased tiona I Amendment No. 71 to have any effect whatsoever and they are now Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Article XXII quite useless and merely clutter up the Constituof the Constitution of California pertain to the tion. This proposal passed the Legislature unanimethod that was prescribed for the submission of mously and since there is no known opposition a the proposed constitution so that the voters might "YES" vote is herewith recommended. pass upon it. Immediately npon adoption of the LAUGHLIN E. 'YATERS Constitution 9f' 1879 by the voters as a result of Assemblyman, 58th Dist. -;4.' .-).4·"! REPEAL OF SUSPENS'ON'pROV'S'ONo 10 Au.mb'y C,","'"H,"" Am,"'o\ YES ment No. 72. Repeals iNoperative Section 26a of Article I of Constitution, SU8pending the effective date' of prohibition amendment submitted at 1914 election, said prohibition amendment having been refused adoption. _ __ NO . (For full text of measure, see page 18, Part II) Argument in Favor of Assembly ConstituI at the general election of 1914. At that election tiona I Amendment N.o. 72 the proposed measures were ,-,ot approved by the voters, and, therefore, a provision is not needed to set their effective date. Thus, Section 26a of Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 72 Article I was never used and has never been is one of a series of proposed constitutional effective for any purpose. amendments to remove obsolete and inoperative . A YEl3 vote on this amendment will reThl( matter from the California State Constitution. Its purpose is to repeal Section 26a of AJ:ticle I. this unnecessary and useless section from t This section was originally enacted to desigConstitution. nate the effective date of two initiative measures THOMAS W. CALDECOTT which were proposed for adoption by the voters Assemblyman, 18th Dist. -8 a stage that he can 110t pursue a gainful occupation, or aged persons in indigent circumstances, or I1f'edy blind persons not inmates of an~; institution snpportsd in whole or in part by the State or by "'" of its political snlildivisions -;, or needy physically handicapped 'us not inmates of any institution under the supervision of the .•,artment of Mental Hygiene and supported in whole or in part by the State or by any institution supported in whole or part by any political subdivision of the State; such county, city and county, city, or town shall be entitled to receive the same pl'orata appropriations as may be grilllted to ::;uch institutions under chur<:h, or other control. An accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of public JnOI1E'ys shall be attached to and published with the laws at ever,' regular se~sion of the Legislature. , ~ !tewe¥e¥; _ ..... ~ :f*H'j7fffie It! .... ffiffig ffle tffillieft ~ .., be "*"'_ . . ~ ffi ~Wtffig; ffiiI:~ atTtl: s~ ffl +ite t't:f..y ~ .........,.. ... Salt ¥¥..... ;.;.'" ~ <>f G~ ftft ~ Ht "'""" ~ "'*"1'1<-,,,,,, e-! ~ ~ ~ Ie be _ . as tHe ~annlfta PaeiHe .f.BtETAat{enal ~ -tflt. ~ ~ e.f E~"alii.• tilm sfiel!; ..... '"'" Ji; -el)'e<H' beg~ J..!;- ±, WH, ...... ..... ffleIt !iseftl )'e<H' ~ If> .!ttI ~ Hte IiseaI )'e<H' I>egHtaHtg .Htl;' ±, ±ll-!+, II*; estftllliolt; ...... Ie¥y fffiffi ftft !ttl ~!'Me ... ~ ... wlteft Ie¥ie4 _ ..II ffie ~ ~ Ht ~ State, ~ _1tHtg """ ~ ..... tleli"~ftene .. el>al! ~ ..... ffleIteffffiffi!iseftl~ .. 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Blffill l>&¥e <l>e _ t.. iIIl ell ~ _ f f i g M "*J'''''''' Ht ...... ....... fflffie;- 'l'Ite _ ............. ~ sfteIl.....;...., .... ~......... ftft<lsftellhel<!elflet>....t;!fffiffi~el>al!l>&¥ebeffi eIe.e<l ftft<l ~ IteHIe;!, &.itt ....... _mlfe.s ......... _ffisie<t el>al!beseket.tI _~~" ... ~ State, ftft<l~ _ _ _ ~ Blffill be """'" It;" ~ HteS_"""ffig Hte ftliffl+lt &f. ~.J..P.±+..!fh.e e€ltl'tftH.sSt6ft lt~ ~ sfl.tHi fl.e..¥e ~~~"""e_"'elI _ _ jlftitIH.t..~~ Pt>eiiie +..-14"",,1 ~"" .""", ...... ~ HH4lte¥; _ ~ J"e~ el>al! _ ..II laws ~ .., ettff7 .... ~ j>ffl'>'i- *" &<we._'" "*' si<>M ... tlHs ..,....,. ftft<l ~ HteItttIiHg ~ ......,. ftft<l ~ ~ Ht wItielt ftft<l _ wItielt _ _ el>al! be a-w.. ........ _ _ _ ...... _ ~ ffie_~t+;<""""""""'i-, el>al! be flletI.t .., _ ...... _ '*"'" ~ el>al! be """'" ... "*J' ...... ........ ~ Sft!e ... fHtj' ~ +e# el>al! be - . wIHtt "H,.i~e"a,a .... ~ ~ .... ~ ~ .... 'Oftotpo,tea It;''.,.;tI~'''''ffie_'''''''''~ .... '''''*J'~ ettieft M ~ ~ &f' iffiflPS effl:eRt eSRstpsetea. ~ sate ~ si.... fufI<I; ,-i><! .., j>I'6¥i<Ie .!&P ~ ~ .., ~ geHe1'<14 "'* ......... fflHtI ...."" 8t..te ... ~ ... ""'" ~ ......... ~ ~ IntePRati8f1s1 J.~ ~ tttHtSefb 'l'Ite ~ ftepeift ......te<l io ~ ...... tlii>eetetI '" iftflire Stteft fH"&f*'p t!-e!N¥aef wttfl. #te PaflB:lfl:8: PtleiHe IntePIHltieHtll ~ ~ It ,e. repolioH ~ it!ttIe¥ <l>e laws ... Il>. ~ ... ~.. 6ft ffie ~"""" <!tty ... MePelt; ~ ... wilt ffie Stitle ... ~ .., """"" fPorePlieftalelJ "'*It ~ eeffiPi.......... '" ~ ...... PaHO.HO Fa,ilie IHleea.li.Hal ~ Ht ""'*" ~_ ........ ~fieltIi.ttg ......Hl~i6ftIN~ei-!y"""~ ... Salt ~ CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ADOPTION OF 1879 CONSTITUTION. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 71. Repeals Sections 4 to 9, inclusive, of Article XXII of Constitution, relating to election upon question of adoption of Constitution of 1879. 9 (This proposed amendm~I1t expres~ly repeals existing sectiong ~Ht 1fleHo~"""""" ftft<l geHei'ft! ~ ......... cleffie!I l>efef.e ...... ~ of the Constitution. therefore, EXISTING SECTIONS proposed· ... be f!'i-t ... ~ MteeH tIeya _ See, &, 'l'Ite Stt~epjB\eftaeHI ... ~ ... <l>e ~ ... Gel+to be REPEALED are printed in WfRIKEOF'l' !f¥¥E.) ......... eI>el!; ... kfteI; ~ tIeya t",,- ...... ~ ........, ... be PROPOSEU A}1END)IE~T TO TIlE CONSTITVTION ~ etttl ~ te t.fte ~ M ee:eIt ~ ffi. ~ S+ttfe fl.ye See, 4, ~ S "rep:ftt'Holellt ... ~ ... <l>e &Me ... Geli......... oI!el!;'" ~ ~ tIeya l>efef.e ~ ...... WedHe""&;) Ht Mit;)'; /hl*;~~""" He 'HI) ftiBe, _ ... ee~"'<l>e St.aIe~. ~ Ht ~.!&Pm; eimj>ly ~""_ eepiee ... this Qe ..etil~'ioH'" tfteI'e...., ~ ........ itt this 8t..ter ftft<l -*eftee&F.t.fteJoeei ... ~~tttI<IPees ... ffleIt~ ~ ~ "*J' ~ ..... eeIled .!&P .... tIeya ....... ~ -'* ~ ~ eIIlee, aI!ioIIl>e ~ '" di"",;I.. li." I!y tI!e " ''!PfO! P ...",II8I ...... <l>e Stet<r. 'l'Ite ~ el>al! ....... I>io ~ :-. ~ ~ ei <l>e cleffie!I.!&P tI!e ~ .... ~ ... .'" C.....i ••• i ..., "*~~ tleyal>efef.etl!e...;a ...... We .... e.a&;) Oitftee tI!e ..~ ... ~ ~ J.el!ete .!&P ...;a cleffie!I _ "".... Ht ...... ~ ............ wit!t tI!e ........ ~ ~~<l>e_ Q.H.til~tieft," He el>al! likewise .......... I>e"" ~ftft<l~t.."""'GlerltsMe Oitftee<l>eftlHlll>eto ... ~ ~ halI<>te ........... eleetieIl tI>et; tfteI'e _ ........ itt ...... .....,..... fltefe _ a....~wit!ttl!e ........ ~~~W ..... Getl- ~'I'l>e~ ... S!ete"'heffi>;'~&&d~ ... ~ tI!e S"l'el'iiotenaeBt'" 8t..te PPiHtiIlg .. ~ ~ ... ~ I>el!eI; 1"'J'Oi'l- _1>IlIl<I; t.e eet'\'Y ..... tI!e ~ ... this .....-. 'I'l>e QeNe ei <l>e ~ ~ itt tI!e S!ete eI>el!; ... tleyal>efef.e ""'" eIeeOieH, .......... be ~ t.. tI!e l&epee- See, 6, ei~.-~ftft<l .. eB~ Hi.. e,"""<l>e~"'Sttj>eP ~ ...... eitl!e~ ........... el>al! ....... """'~, •• I.....Mi.H ... be...w ....... ei ~ ... eMIt eleetieIl ~ .... ~ j>Iaee itt ~ -17 - _ ~""""""lffiiffil>le~ffi;f*'llbeel,.,"""""'~_4 .... -'~ ... w~~_~;" ..... ~ g<tfe, _lle _ tifttes ~ ....... w ~ ... ¥eteffi;" w Sfti.j ~ ~ 6P f"'Ilffig j>Iftees, ~ "'....... 6' >lle ~ '" _ ..... frI >lle PPe.iae"ti.1 eleclHffl ;" >lle ;'eiH" eigItffieH ~ _ .. ~j* <ffiil.Il Be_ """ hasffi ... f<>l' tl;is _ W ""Ie.tl_ ~f!gB"""""'-;~_W"""";"tl;is_w~ BPeHeH ~_wGIe.k"'t#e_tWe~ shall,;"w ~_c.-1j'''' s....li'o....eisee;lle~! I;;r w Registl'... 61 ¥effioA f<>l'.fti<I eity _ ~ ~ See-,:;" "..,..,f<>l'_..w.e... ... em.... ... w ~ 8ffl!.e., _f<>l'>lle~ .... ~ ... ~ See-, 8-, et>l#letl £.;' ffiw .. w~/;';"tl;is£.tat.e,<ffiil.Ill>e~W tl;isC8",tit"ti'fi. ef!iee.es ... Hle S€¥ei'ft! e&ffitIies sf tl;is ~ ""'_ _ _ >lle _ _ >lle I ",,,1_. ~ffi ~ w ttf>!H all w . - ...., ... Hteii>~~66we!1",,"'W~ _ ~ sf s.... ~ffie", shall ...... frI >lle.......-l Mtg f<>l' _ _ _ 6ft W fu.;H; ~ ,t#eP ...... eleeH-. ff; frI >lle...-... _ _ _..... ;" w w t.ffite ... j>lsees"'_ ~ _ w ~;" _eiwfu.,.. ttf>!H +Ite ."""tt<\ ~ ....... ...... eIeelieft; wl!ett t#~ <ffiil.Il_effi ffi ffiftlte ..... " " _ ... w ~ ""'" f<>l' _ ~ W...,.. Ce",tit"ti." , "",,!i,e ~ ...... Beeffis <ffiil.Illle >lle _ '" tlteHe ~ I"" !ike Beeffis >lle ........ "" ~ f<>l' ~"""" ~ >lle _I.H6ft ......... - . ,Ite ...... .g~ sl>&!1 ~;' ~ >lle ........... _ • ...-.;" >lle.......-l fe¥ffi; ffi >lle ~ ... >lle 8ffi!.e ... G~ See-, g, ~ ~ ... >lle 8""" ... ~ sltft!l; as _ as >lle ...-... ......... ~ sl>&!1 lle ffeei-¥ed I;;r - . "" wi,tl;;" ~<ffi;'S"""'flftitl~;">lle _ _ wit!>>lle~, ... >lle~ ~_ ~ ... £.tat.e,"I""'--"l"*eall>lle _ _ ... _ ..... f<>l'_~>lle_ ~i+in;_WHt-.ffi~ ~~ ¥ _ l m i i+ all w ' - f l - . _1tea;~w_'"_'lle~"fu,,'f_tH_ffit.ffite CSHstitlftiel1. H-; b7 EH:tclt e.:aHlillatioR fHHl esmj3l:lhl:tisH, H ts ~, ~ _"~ ... tlte wlt#le~."'_"'" f r I _ effi;- HeR is;"....,..,.. ... _ h€W GIH~ >lle ~ ... tl;is 8ffi!.e sltsI!, I;;r IHR ~ •• el"'".ti81l. ~ _ fleW C-~ ffi lle w ee....tiHtlifflt ... >lle 8ffi!.e ... _ _ i+ eI>ft!I ti>l<e e4¥eet ~ f*'lls W€P€ "I""'ed fl-.Itea; ~ >lle Be&4 ....... tl;eo IH!4lle;" ~_w <ffi;'S~ ~ REPEAL OF SUSPENSION PROVISION. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 72, Repeals inoperative Section 26a of Article I of Constitution, suspending the effective date of prohibition amendment submitted at 1914 election, said prohibition amendment having been refused adoption. 10 (This proposed amendment expressly repeals an existing sec· tion of the Constitution, therefore, the EXISTING SECTION pro~ posed to be REPEALED is printed in g'PRIKEOF'l' w ~ ~ ~ t6 PROPOSED AMEl"D)IENT TO THE ~~ ~ Bit ftFt.eflement CO~STITrTJON te ffl.e. Geffit1iffitfflH ef +fie Stafe "'~I;;r s4dMtgffi~' " - _ seettt- ffi lle ~ ely eeeHeH lW ftfi<l BPeHeH ;;'1-; ee ~ I;;r Hti+iftti¥e f'cliHeR #Ie4 wit!> _ ~ ffi >lle ~ ttl' &tfrI€; arrtl i'eleHHg ffi .e.~ eeli _~, tit.. i+ slt&li lHwe fttll f....ee _ l~f<>l' ~frI ~~ ... >lle 8ffi!.e"'~"'* >lle f....ee _ ef!eet ~ eI>ft!Ille _ _ ttf>!H Ja.tt, i-; W'" wffiffi tttHe ffi:td:t H'l8:p..afaetHPe f:tftd tFftHSp3ptatisR tHse sft.tH..I. wft&. , ...... _.,.. _ ....".. 8fti4 a- ...... eeeHeH lW slteH ffi all fl-. ffill f....ee _ ~ ~ 11 PROVISIONS proposed to be DELETED or REPEALED ,re printed in ~TRIKEOUT !!'¥l2E and NEW PROVISIONS proposed to be INSERTED are printed in BLACK-FACED TYPE.) First. That Section 3 of Article IV thereof be amended to read: Sec. 3. Members of the Assembly shoJI be elected;" w yefti' ~~ftfi<l.e e.. tj "i"e,atwt.ffite_ffiw"""""", HeW j>l'e¥i4e<l I;;r ..-. ~ ......... eIeew... ... ~ ... w ~ ....... HIe ~ ... tl;is C." ..it.li ... eI>ft!Il>e eft HIe fu.;H; ~"""'HlellPot~ffi~~~<H><l ~ ~ ...-... ... HIe ~ eI>ft!I lle eIte8ett biennially, and their term of office shall be two years; and each election shall be on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novemb~t. \Unless othP.rwjSf'; -nr'dered by the Legislature. YES xo Second. That Section 5 of Article IV thereof be amended to read: Sec. 5. ThE' Senate shall consist of forty members; and the Assembly of eighty members, to be elected by di~tricts, numbered as hereinaftf'r provided. !f.fie settts e.f. t-he t.weMy- ~ eJeet.etl ffi HIe yefti' eigoMeeH IHtt>4re4 _ _ w 6d4 ~ PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION .,;¥eet tlte lHRHl:l:faet He tHtd tp(lH JpepttltieH e-f Htt~ CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING STATE OFFICERS, LEGISLATORS AND JUDGES, Assembly Constitutional Amendment No, 73, Repeals or amends various sections of Articles IV, Y, VI, IX, XX and XXII of Constitution. Deletes provisions relating to terms of legislators and constitutional officers elected following adoption of 1879 Constitution and relating to abolished office of Surveyor General. Deletes salary provisions formerly applicahle to State constitutional officers and judges, Eliminates language formerly applicable to supreme rourt commissioners. Deletes special provision for time of election of Superintendent of Public Instructior. (This proposeG amendment exprE-ssly rE-peals and amr'nus exisiing provisions of the Constitution, therefore, EXIS'I NG I ~O I iHtB.rieatiag' ~ he t'itttet·ffi ftf t-fte ~ ~fu.44M~. J.; -H4+, t#,... f....ee _ ef!eet ... % eI>ft!Il>e _ _ ttf>!H HI>, ±i>; W±i>; ffi _ ~.) lns~ ~ ~ eI>ft!Ille ¥fteftIe4 frI HIe ~ ... HIe ......... yet»; . . thfrI ~ One·half of the Senators shall be elected every two years; th""e from the odd-numbered districts being elected when the number of the year is divisible by four. ~ thfrI all w 8eft- . eIeete4 at HIe fu.;H; eIeew... ....a..- tl;is C....til.. ti ... eI>ft!I ~ ..m..,f<>l'HIe_"'~_ Third, That Section 18 of Article IV thereof be amended to read: Sec. 18. The Governor, IJieutenant Governo ... , Secretar; State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, ~ ~ Chief Ju&tice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, judges -18- -oJ '
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