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Tax-Exempt Vessels Jan 1940

Tax-Exempt Vessels

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 36. Amends Constitution, Article XIII, section 4. Exempts from local taxes until January, 1955, all vessels except yachts of more than fifty tons burden documented at and operating from any port in this state.

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Sale Or Lease Of State Park Lands Containing Oil Or Gas Deposits Jan 1940

Sale Or Lease Of State Park Lands Containing Oil Or Gas Deposits

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 33. - Adds section 26 to Article XX of Constitution. Empowers Legislature to authorize sale of State park lands containing oil or gas deposits exceeding value of lands for recreational purposes. Empowers State Lands Commission with consent of State Park Commission, or such other State officer or agency as Legislature may provide, to execute leases, easements or contracts for extraction and removal of such deposits. Directs proceeds from sales, leases, easements or contracts be deposited in general fund subject to appropriation by Legislature for any purpose.

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Legislative Committees Jan 1940

Legislative Committees

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2. Adds section 37 to Article IV of Constitution. Authorizes either house of Legislature by resolution to appoint committees to ascertain facts and make recommendations as to subjects within legislative scope, joint committees for such purposes consisting of members of both houses to be created by concurrent resolutions; declares such resolutions may authorize such committees to act either during sessions or after final adjournment, and 'have such powers and duties as provided by resolutions creating them or by law or legislative rules. Declares committee members shall receive no additional compensation except expenses necessarily incurred.

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Apportionment Of Certain Moneys To Political Subdivisions For Local Purposes Jan 1940

Apportionment Of Certain Moneys To Political Subdivisions For Local Purposes

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 75. Adds section 31d to Article IV of Constitution. Empowers Legislature to apportion, by general and uniform laws, to cities, counties, and cities and counties, for local purposes, moneys derived under Chapter 362, Statutes 1935, as amended (act relating to licensing and taxing of vehicles, etc.,) and moneys derived under "Alcoholic Beverage Control Act" (Chapter 330, Statutes 1935, as amended) and acts amendatory or ~o supplemental to either of said statutes or substituted therefor.

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Gross Income Tax Jan 1940

Gross Income Tax

Initiatives

GROSS INCOME TAX. WARRANT CREDITS. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Provides for State a... local budgets. Imposes 3 percent gross income tax, payable monthly, for public expenditures, eliminating existing taxes, licenses and fees. Requires issuance weekly to certain persons fifty years old twenty $1.00 warrant redeemable annually in cash provided fifty-two two cent stamps, sold by State, affixed thereon; seven such warrants to certain unemployed persons and students. Declares money or value received from any source taxab... income; specifies exceptions including transactions consummated with warrants. Creates administrative board fr... from judicial interference; and State bank, capitalized with public funds, handling warrants.

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Pension Sweepstakes Jan 1940

Pension Sweepstakes

Initiatives

PENSION SWEEPSTAKES. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Creates Old Age Pension Board appointed by Governor with jurisdiction to conduct baseball and football sweepstakes to finance and pay pensions to aged persons. Prescribes its powers and duties and organization and qualification of members. Legalizes designated copyrighted systems of baseball and football lotteries. Prohibits other forms of lotteries and sweepstakes and betting on results of baseball and football games. Prescribes licenses for persons selling sweepstakes tickets. Authorizes $50.00 monthly pension to citizens 60 years old, declaring pension and other income shall not exceed $75.00 monthly. Prescribes qualifications of pensioners.

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Tax On Gross Receipts. Jan 1940

Tax On Gross Receipts.

Initiatives

Tax on Gross Receipts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Imposes gross receipts tax in lieu of existing taxes; repeals Section 34, Article IV, Section 12, Article XI, and Article XIII of Constitution and all conflicting laws excepting Unemployment Insurance Act and Use Tax Act. Creates Tax Board appointed by Governor empowered to fix tax rate and increase or decrease same. Declares taxes payable monthly; collectible by county tax collectors. Declares priority of tax lien. Taxes banks on different basis. Directs Tax Board to permit owners of existing tax delinquent property to pay amounts due without interest or penalties. Provides penalties for violations.

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Old Age Pensions Jan 1940

Old Age Pensions

Initiatives

OLD AGE PENSIONS. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Empowers Legislature to provide pension payments to aged citizens, and provide funds therefor by appropriate taxation. Declares State pensions shall be superseded by and to extent that Federal pensions are established. Declares neither financial ability of relatives, nor of pensioner, to extent permitted by Legislature, shall make recipient ineligible for pension. Declares pension receipt shall not be considered act of indigence or pauperism. Prohibits reduction or discontinuance of pension except after court hearing. Declares pensioner not indebted to State except in cases of fraud. Voids State liens on pensioner's property.

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Local Liquor Control Jan 1940

Local Liquor Control

Initiatives

LOCAL LIQUOR CONTROL. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Repeals section 22 of Article XX of Constitution. Provides that no license to manufacture or sell alcoholic beverages shall be issued or renewed in contravention of any ordinance of the city, city and county or county wherein the premises for which application for such liquor license or renewal is made are situated.

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Releasing Obligations, Encumbrances And Agreements Taken As Security For State Aid To Aged Persons Jan 1940

Releasing Obligations, Encumbrances And Agreements Taken As Security For State Aid To Aged Persons

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6. Adds section 13 to Article XVI of Constitution. Releases all liens, mortgages and other encumbrances heretofore taken by counties as security for aid granted aged persons, and all claims of State, counties and State agencies against them or their properties based thereon or on agreements not to transfer or encumber real property without consent of board of supervisors, and cancels all such agreements. Requires counties execute and record appropriate instruments of release.

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Court Review Of Acts Of Administrative Officers, Boards And Commissions Jan 1940

Court Review Of Acts Of Administrative Officers, Boards And Commissions

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 9. Adds section 5a to Article VI of Constitution. Empowers Legislature to provide methods for superior court review of rulings of administrative officers, boards and commissions. Declares superior court determination subject to appeal. Declares amendment shall not limit the jurisdiction of courts or the power to provide for review of rulings of Railroad Commission.

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Fish And Game Commission Jan 1940

Fish And Game Commission

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 45. Amends Constitution, Article IV, section 25 ½. Creates Fish and Game Commission of five members, appointed by Governor subject to confirmation by Senate, with six year terms, removable by majority vote of Legislature; rotates terms by requiring terms of those first appointed shall expire one each year. Empowers Legislature to delegate to Commission powers relating to protection, propagation and preservation of fish and game.

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Proceedings For Public Improvements Or Acquisition Of Property For Public Use Jan 1940

Proceedings For Public Improvements Or Acquisition Of Property For Public Use

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 79. Adds section 17 to Article XIII of Constitution. Declares proceedings undertaken by chartered cities, counties, and cities and counties for construction of public improvement, or acquisition of property for public use, or both, where cost thereof to be paid wholly or partially by special assessment or other special assessment taxes upon property, shall be only in accordance with the provisions referred to in said constitutional amendment.

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Release Of Encumbrances Given As Security For Old Age Aid Jan 1940

Release Of Encumbrances Given As Security For Old Age Aid

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1. Adds section 12 to Article XVI of Constitution, Releases all liens, mortgages and other encumbrances taken by counties as security for aid granted to aged persons under Old Age Security Act or Old Age Security Law. Directs county boards of supervisors to execute and record appropriate instruments releasing such liens, mortgages and encumbrances.

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Legislature, Budgets, Governor Jan 1940

Legislature, Budgets, Governor

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 29. Amends Constitution, Article IV, sections 2, 23, 34, 34a; repeals Article V, section 4; adds section 4.5 thereto. Provides annual sixty day session of Legislature. Regulates passage of bills. Increases authority of Legislature at extraordinary sessions. Allows legislators' expenses during attendance at sessions. Requires budget be prepared annually; regulates submission and passage of budget bill. Limits increase of general fund appropriations except school appropriations to five percent of preceding year; limits property taxes. Empowers Legislature to regulate election returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor: ratifies act of Fifty-third Session relating thereto.

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State Taxation And The Commerce Clause In The Supreme Court, 1938 Term, Roger J. Traynor Jan 1940

State Taxation And The Commerce Clause In The Supreme Court, 1938 Term, Roger J. Traynor

Published Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Election Returns For Governor And Lieutenant Governor Jan 1940

Election Returns For Governor And Lieutenant Governor

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 27. Repeals section 4 of Article V and adds section 4.5 to Article V of Constitution. Declares Legislature may regulate by law the manner of making returns of elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Ratifies legislation enacted at Fifty-third Session of Legislature regulating manner of making returns of elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

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Appellate Courts Jan 1940

Appellate Courts

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 32. Amends Constitution, Article VI, sections 1a to 4c, inclusive, 5, 11, 15, 17, 21, 25 and 26; adds section 4d. Increases supervisory powers of judicial council. Prohibits temporary assignment of trial judges to appellate courts. Limits jurisdiction of Supreme Court. Increases jurisdiction of district courts of appeal and authorizes Legislature to provide additional divisions and districts thereof. Permits transfer of cases by Supreme Court. Permits certification of questions by superior courts and district courts of appeal to Supreme Court. Guarantees oral argument.

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Permitting State To Own Shares In Mutual Water Companies Jan 1940

Permitting State To Own Shares In Mutual Water Companies

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 71. Adds section 31d to Article IV of Constitution. Declares State may hold and hereafter acquire shares of stock in mutual water companies when incident to ownership of land heretofore or hereafter acquired by State or necessary to secure water supply required by State institution, department or agency. Declares State, when holding such stock, entitled to rights, powers and privileges and subject to obligations and liabilities conferred or imposed by law upon other stockholders in same company.

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Transfer Of Funds By City Treasurer Jan 1940

Transfer Of Funds By City Treasurer

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 24. Amends Constitution, Article IV, section 31. Limits power of city treasurer to make temporary transfer of funds necessary to meet obligations of city or city and county incurred for maintenance by authorizing such transfer only from funds in his custody other than those designated for payment of principal and interest on indebtedness incurred by or on behalf of any municipally owned or operated public utility.

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Personal Liability Insurance For Officers, Agents And Employees Of State And Political Subdivisions Jan 1940

Personal Liability Insurance For Officers, Agents And Employees Of State And Political Subdivisions

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 42. Adds section 32a to Article IV of Constitution. Declares Legislature may authorize the State and counties, cities, cities and counties, school districts and other political subdivisions of State, to purchase insurance against personal liability of all officers, agents and employees thereof incurred while acting in connection with their offices, agencies or employment.

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Tax Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of The United States, 1938 Term, Roger J. Traynor Oct 1939

Tax Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of The United States, 1938 Term, Roger J. Traynor

Taxation & Traynor

No abstract provided.

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The Traynor Proposals - Some Considerations, E. Barrett Prettyman Jul 1939

The Traynor Proposals - Some Considerations, E. Barrett Prettyman

Taxation & Traynor

No abstract provided.

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The Traynor Plan - What It Is, Stanley S. Surrey Jul 1939

The Traynor Plan - What It Is, Stanley S. Surrey

Taxation & Traynor

No abstract provided.

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Proposed Radical Changes In Federal Tax Machinery, Aaron G. Youngquist Apr 1939

Proposed Radical Changes In Federal Tax Machinery, Aaron G. Youngquist

Taxation & Traynor

No abstract provided.

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Section 820 Of The Revenue Act Of 1938, John M. Maguire, Stanley S. Surrey, Roger J. Traynor Feb 1939

Section 820 Of The Revenue Act Of 1938, John M. Maguire, Stanley S. Surrey, Roger J. Traynor

Taxation & Traynor

No abstract provided.

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Chiropractors Jan 1939

Chiropractors

Propositions

Initiative. Amends title and certain sections of Chiropractic Act; provides Secretary of Chiropractic Board shall devote full time to duties and increases his salary; increases powers of board; increases educational requirements of applicant for license; permits licensees to diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, deformities or other physical or mental conditions of human beings, without using drugs or severing any tissues of human body; specifies grounds of and proceedings for suspension or revocation of license; specifies annual renewal license fee and method of reinstating forfeited license; declares licensees shall report communicable diseases and sign birth and death certificates.

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Personal Property Brokers Jan 1939

Personal Property Brokers

Propositions

Referendum of Legislative Act. (Chapter 1044, Statutes 1939.) Act amends "Personal Property Brokers Act." Regulates business of brokers and personal property brokers and requires licensing thereof. Regulates loans of three hundred dollars or less, charges thereon, and collateral agreements relating thereto. Exempts specified businesses including those conducted under laws relating to banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, industrial loan companies, credit unions or licensed pawnbrokers. Provides for administration by Corporation Commissioner, authorizing him to issue, suspend and revoke licenses, collect fees, conduct investigations and make regulations. Prescribes penalties for violations.

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Personal Property Brokers Jan 1939

Personal Property Brokers

Propositions

Referendum of Legislative Act. (Chapter 952, Statutes 1939.) Act amends "Personal Property Brokers Act." Regulates business of brokers and personal property brokers, requiring licensing thereof. Regulates loans of three hundred dollars or less, charges thereon, and collateral agreements relating thereto. Exempts specified businesses including those conducted under laws relating to banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, industrial loan companies, credit unions or licensed pawnbrokers. Provides for administration by Corporation Commissioner, appropriating for enforcement all fees collected thereunder, authorizing him to issue and revoke licenses, conduct investigations and make regulations. Prescribes penalties for violations.

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Retirement Warrants Jan 1939

Retirement Warrants

Propositions

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Requires State issue weekly at least thirty $1.00 warrants for life to electors fifty years old, neither employer nor employee, redeemable annually in cash, provided stamps sold by State affixed thereon weekly; warrants receivable for all obligations due State or political subdivisions, and some due therefrom. Incorporates Sales, Use Tax Acts. Enacts 3% gross income tax. Creates State bank to handle warrants; made sole depository for all public funds; requires $20,000,000 bond issue for initial capital. Permits Administrator propose amendments, calling elections thereon. Creates Economics Board. Prohibits courts interfering with administration.

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