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Early Correspondence National Tax Association, November 1935 To August 1941, Roger J. Traynor Jan 1935

Early Correspondence National Tax Association, November 1935 To August 1941, Roger J. Traynor

Taxation & Traynor

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The Model Real Property Tax Collection Law, Roger J. Traynor Jan 1935

The Model Real Property Tax Collection Law, Roger J. Traynor

Published Scholarship

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School Teachers Aug 1934

School Teachers

Initiatives

SCHOOL TEACHERS. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Prohibits dismissal, except for cause, of teachers or certificated employees of school district having eight hundred fifty average daily attendance (unless Legislature specifies lesser number), after serving satisfactory probation period fixed by Legislature not exceeding three years. Prohibits classifying persons, except as classroom teachers, in administrative or supervisory positions requiring certification qualifications, except in districts where municipal charter otherwise provides. Authorizes Legislative provision for dismissal and settling disputes by trial board, commission or courts, and review of decisions thereof; continuing School Code provisions governing classification and dismissal of permanent employees pending such legislation.

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Teachers Tenure Aug 1934

Teachers Tenure

Initiatives

TEACHERS TENURE, Initiative. Amends School Code Sections 5,402, 5.510, 5.680, eliminating permanent employee provisions. Repeals Sections 5.500 to 5.504 inclusive, 5.650 to 5.665 inclusive, 5.710 to 5.713 inclusive, relating to classification, dismissal and decrease of permanent employees. Classifies permanent employees as probationary subject to School Code. Declares governing board by unanimous vote, or majority vote with approval of School Superintendent, may dismiss any certificated employee at end of school year.

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California Bar Association Jul 1934

California Bar Association

Initiatives

CALIFORNIA BAR ASSOCIATION. Initiative Act. Repeals State Bar Act. Creates California Bar Association, comprising those admitted to practice law in California, with seven directors elected at convention of county chapter delegates. Provides for examination and disciplinary committees, each having seven members, three appointed by directors, four by Judicial Council. Prescribes qualifications for admission to bar, differentiating between those who heretofore failed in two or more examinations and other applicants. Requires Judicial Council determine from disciplinary committee findings whether disbarment proceedings be instituted in court. Permits administrative rule making by directors and committees; subjects committees' rules to Judicial Council's approval.

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Attorney General Jul 1934

Attorney General

Initiatives

ATTORNEY GENERAL. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Declares Attorney General, State's chief law officer, shall see all State laws enforced, directly supervise district attorneys, sheriffs and other enforcement officers designated by law, and require from them written reports concerning criminal matters. Empowers him to prosecute, with District Attorney's powers, violations within Superior Court's jurisdiction; assist district attorneys when public interest or governor requires, and perform other duties prescribed by law; Governor and Controller allowing his necessary expenses from general fund. Makes his salary same as Supreme Court Associate Justice, prohibiting him from private practice, and requiring his entire time in State service.

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Operation Of The State Sales Tax, Roger J. Traynor Feb 1934

Operation Of The State Sales Tax, Roger J. Traynor

Taxation & Traynor

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State Civil Service Jan 1934

State Civil Service

Initiatives

STATE CIVIL SERVICE. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Prohibits permanent appointments and promotion in state civil service except on merit, efficiency and fitness, ascertained by competitive examination. Provides for State Personnel Board, ultimately appointed by Governor with Senate's consent, to administer state civil service laws. Enumerates classes of officers and employees included in such service. Prohibits temporary appointments unless eligible list unavailable, or for longer than six months, limiting such appointee to six months total service in calendar year. Until changed by Board continues regulations, classes and grades heretofore adopted, and all persons, except temporary appointees, in classes or grades heretofore acquired.

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Selection Of Judges Jan 1934

Selection Of Judges

Propositions

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Declares Supreme or Appellate Court Justice may declare candidacy to succeed himself, otherwise Governor shall nominate candidate; candidate being only one on ballot for such office, and electors voting for or against him; if defeated, or vacancy occurs, Governor appointing until next general election, but defeated person ineligible for appointment Governor's nominations or appointments ineffective unless approved by commission comprising Chief Justice, presiding Appellate Court Justice and Attorney General. Requires retirement system. Provisions inapplicable to superior court judges until adopted by counties in manner provided by Legislature. Makes Constitutional removal and recall provisions applicable.

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Pleading Guilty Before Committing Magistrate Jan 1934

Pleading Guilty Before Committing Magistrate

Propositions

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Requires defendant, charged with felony, be immediately taken before magistrate of court where sworn complaint was filed, who shall deliver him copy thereof and allow him time to procure counsel; if such felony is not punishable with death, magistrate and district attorney consenting thereto and defendant's counsel being present, defendant may plead guilty to offense charged or any offense included therein; thereupon magistrate shall commit defendant to sheriff and certify the case to superior court where proceedings shall be had as if defendant had pleaded guilty in such court.

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Permitting Comment On Evidence And Failure Of Defendant To Testify In Criminal Cases Jan 1934

Permitting Comment On Evidence And Failure Of Defendant To Testify In Criminal Cases

Propositions

Amends section 13 of Article I, and section 19 of Article VI, of Constitution. Declares in any criminal case, whether defendant testifies or not, court and counsel may comment on his failure to explain or deny any evidence against him. Declares court may instruct jury regarding law applicable to facts of case, and comment on evidence, testimony and credibility of any witness. Requires court inform jury in all cases that jurors are exclusive judges of all questions of fact submitted to them and of credibility of witnesses.

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Municipal Courts Jan 1934

Municipal Courts

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 35. Amends Constitution. Article VI, section 11. Declares Legislature shall provide for establishing a municipal court in any chartered city or city and county of over forty thousand inhabitants, and for the procedure, jurisdiction, number, term and qualifications of judges and attaches thereof; upon establishment thereof directs transfer thereto of all pending business, records, judges and attaches of Inferior courts; prohibits all other courts inferior to superior court within such city or city and county unless established by Legislature. Requires Legislature fix compensation of justices and judges of all courts of record.

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Naturopathic Act Jan 1934

Naturopathic Act

Propositions

Initiative. Creates Naturopathic Association of California, a public corporation; provides for its organization, government, membership and powers; regulates practice and licensing of naturopathy; provides for investigation and approval of naturopathic colleges; fixes educational requirements and other qualifications for licensees; fixes license fees; provides for issuance, suspension and revocation of licenses; provides licensees shall have in practice of their profession all rights and privileges of practicing physicians of any school or class in treatment of diseases, injuries and other mental or physical conditions; gives licensees equal rights with physicians in institutions supported by public funds; provides penalties for violations.

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Water Resources Jan 1934

Water Resources

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 18. Authorizes legislation regulating use, acquisition and development of water and water resources, including electric energy, and disposition thereof, by State or State, agencies; permits incurring State indebtedness therefor as provided by Constitution, payable within seventy years, provided contracts be first made to sell projects water and electric power sufficient to repay cost within seventy years; grants eminent domain rights. Requires Legislature provide ad valorem tax on nonexempt property within State agency to meet State's liability on any defaulted obligation of such agency, making tax lien prior to other tax liens.

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Eminent Domain Jan 1934

Eminent Domain

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 48. Amends Constitution, Article I, section 14. Declares no right of way, or lands to be used for reservoir purposes, shall be appropriated to use of any corporation until full compensation therefor is first made in money or paid into court for owner; provided that the State, counties, municipal corporations, and other public corporations of character therein stated, may in eminent domain proceedings take immediate possession of such rights of way or such lands upon depositing such money as court directs to secure to owner immediate payment of just compensation for such taking.

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Naturopathic Act Jan 1934

Naturopathic Act

Initiatives

NATUROPATHIC ACT--Initiative Creates Naturopathic Association of California, a public corporation; provides for its organization, government, membership and powers; regulates practice and licensing of naturopathy; provides for investigation and approval of naturopathic colleges; fixes educational requirements and other qualifications for licensees; fixes license fees; provides for issuance, suspension and revocation of licenses; provides licensees shall have in practice of their profession all rights and privileges of practicing physicians of any school or class in treatment of diseases, injuries and other mental or physical conditions; gives licensees equal rights with physicians in institutions supported by public funds; provides penalties for violations.

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Gross Receipts Tax Jan 1934

Gross Receipts Tax

Initiatives

GROSS RECEIPTS TAX. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Provides for taxing all money and value received, including the value of commodities when produced and/or processed, at a percentage thereof sufficient to balance state and local budgets, excepting therefrom bank deposits and principal of loans. Requires public utilities pay State tax plus average of all local taxes on gross receipts. Prohibits all other state and local taxes. Limits budget increases to five per cent annually. Prohibits exemptions. Provides for elective State Administration Board and elective County Administrators. Authorizes enforcement legislation; prescribes penalties for violation.

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Cooperatives Jan 1934

Cooperatives

Initiatives

"COOPERATIVES. Initiative Act to be presented to the Legislature. Declares it the duty of the State Relief Administrator to establish State Exchange Depots for disposition or exchange of surplus articles, and/or articles produced by cooperative groups operating under Act, control present cooperative self help groups, provide credit, factories, equipment and facilities for cooperative activity, undertake public work projects, employing thereon labor from such groups, and purchase commodities for distribution. Requires Administrator's cooperative activities be primarily toward production for consumption within cooperative groups. Declares such groups State Institutions and members thereof State employees exempt from civil service. Provides for appropriations."

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Store Licenses Jan 1934

Store Licenses

Initiatives

STORE LICENSES. Initiative measure to be presented to Legislature. Defines store as one or more stores, mercantile establishments, gasoline or oil stations, theatres, or vehicles retailing articles and/or commodities for public consumption, under same ownership, operation, maintenance or control, wherein goods, wares or merchandise, are sold at retail. Prohibits opening, operating or maintaining such store without license from Secretary of State. Limits hours of labor in such stores. Fixes amount of annual license fee according to number of stores of licensee. Exempts manufacturer, gardener, farmer, vineyardist or horticulturist, who sells his products where manufactured or produced.

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Permitting Comment On Evidence And Failure Of Defendant To Testify In Criminal Cases Jan 1934

Permitting Comment On Evidence And Failure Of Defendant To Testify In Criminal Cases

Initiatives

PERMITTING COMMENT ON EVIDENCE AND FAILURE OF DEFENDANT TO TESTIFY IN CRIMINAL CASES. Amends Section 13 of Article I, and Section 19 of Article VI, of Constitution. Declares in any criminal case, whether defendant testifies or not, court and counsel may comment on his failure to explain or deny any evidence against him. Declares Court may instruct jury regarding law applicable to facts of case, and comment on evidence, testimony and credibility of any witness. Requires Court inform jury in all cases that jurors are exclusive judges of all questions of fact submitted to them and of credibility of witnesses.

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Making State Board Of Education Elective Jan 1934

Making State Board Of Education Elective

Initiatives

MAKING STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIVE; ABOLISHING SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. Initiative. Repeals Section 2, amends Section 7, Article IX of Constitution. Abolishes office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Declares State Board of Education shall consist of ten members, each elected from a district for ten year term, each district comprising two congressional districts. Prescribes rotation in office. Empowers Board to fill membership vacancies, appointee holding until next general election. Requires Board appoint Director of Education, removable at pleasure, and fix his salary; Superintendent of Public Instruction continuing in office until appointed Director qualifies.

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Pleading Guilty Before Committing Magistrate Jan 1934

Pleading Guilty Before Committing Magistrate

Initiatives

PLEADING GUILTY BEFORE COMMITTING MAGISTRATE. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Requires defendant, charged with felony, be immediately taken before magistrate of court where sworn complaint was filed, who shall deliver him copy thereof and allow him time to procure counsel; if such felony is not punishable with death, magistrate and district attorney consenting thereto and defendant's counsel being present, defendant may plead guilty to offense charged or any offense included therein; thereupon magistrate shall commit defendant to sheriff and certify the case to Superior Court where proceedings shall be had as if defendant had pleaded guilty in such court.

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Chiropractic Act Jan 1934

Chiropractic Act

Initiatives

CHIROPRACTIC ACT. Initiative. Amends Chiropractic Act. Creates State Chiropractors Association; provides for organization, government, membership, powers and duties thereof; defines chiropractic and physical therapy; and regulates practice thereof; provides for investigation and approval of chiropractic and physical therapy schools and colleges; establishes qualifications and educational requirements for licensees; provides for issuance of chiropractic and physical therapy licenses; revocation and reinstatement of licenses; entitles licensees, in practice of their profession, to practice in public institutions and to qualify with other professional licensees under Workmen's Compensation Act, prescribes penalties for violations; repeals all conflicting acts.

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Instructors Jan 1934

Instructors

Initiatives

INSTRUCTORS' TENURE. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Creates State Tenure Board of three members, each elected from a district, boundaries of which are defined. Prescribes their qualifications, terms, salary, powers and duties. Specifies instructors affected by amendment. Provides two year probationary period therefor excepting those having permanent tenure. Specifies causes of dismissal of instructors. Vests State Tenure Board and local school boards with jurisdiction to hear and decide charges against instructors, prescribing procedure therefor, permitting instructors to appear and defend, and empowering State Tenure Board to sustain or overrule such decisions of local school board.

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Local Option Jan 1934

Local Option

Initiatives

LOCAL OPTION. Initiative. Adds Section 23 to Article XX of Constitution. Provides that upon initiative petition the legislative body of any city or county shall submit to qualified electors thereof, or of one or more precincts therein, question of prohibiting therein traffic in beverages containing more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol. Declares if majority voting on said question vote affirmatively it shall be unlawful, thirty days thereafter, to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, transport or possess therein such beverages, unless question be again similarly submitted at subsequent election and majority voting thereon vote in the negative.

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Intoxicating Liquors Jan 1934

Intoxicating Liquors

Propositions

Initiative. Amends Constitution, Article XX, section 22. Prohibits consumption, sale, or disposition for consumption on premises, of intoxicating liquors, except beer, in public saloons or barrooms; permits possession, sale, consumption or disposition of all liquors in bona fide hotels, restaurants, public eating places, and in bona fide clubs after one year's lawful operation; fixes license fees therefor, giving Board of Equalization exclusive power to change same, issue liquor licenses, collect license fees and occupation taxes requiring Legislature apportion proceeds therefrom between State, counties, and cities. Continues State Liquor Control Act provisions, consistent herewith, until Legislature provides otherwise.

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State Civil Service Jan 1934

State Civil Service

Propositions

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Prohibits permanent appointments and promotion in State civil service except on merit, efficiency and fitness, ascertained by competitive examination. Provides for State Personnel Board, ultimately appointed by Governor with Senate's consent, to administer State civil service laws. Enumerates classes of officers and employees included in such service. Prohibits temporary appointments unless eligible list unavailable, or for longer than six months, limiting such appointee to six months total service in calendar year. Until changed by board continues regulations, classes and grades heretofore adopted, and all persons, except temporary appointees, in classes or grades heretofore acquired.

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Claims And Budgets Jan 1934

Claims And Budgets

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 21. Adds section 1a to Article IV of Constitution. Provides that notwithstanding any constitutional limitations or restrictions every State office, department, institution, board, commission, bureau, or other State agency, created by initiative act or otherwise, shall be subject to regulations and requirements with respect to filing of claims with State Controller and submission, approval and enforcement of budgets prescribed by law.

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Interest Rates Jan 1934

Interest Rates

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 79. Prescribes seven per cent per annum as interest rate upon loan or forbearance of money, goods or things in action, accounts after demand and judgments; permits written contract for rate not exceeding ten per cent per annum, but forbids any charges whereby borrower pays over ten per cent. Exempts from such restrictions building and loan associations, industrial loan companies, credit unions, pawnbrokers, personal property brokers, banks, and various nonprofit cooperative associations, and others, of character therein mentioned. Permits Legislature regulate said exempted classes, prescribe their maximum Interest rate per annum and regulate their charges on loans.

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Attorney General Jan 1934

Attorney General

Propositions

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Declares Attorney General. State's chief law officer, shall see all State laws enforced, directly supervise district attorneys, sheriffs and other enforcement officers designated by law, and require from them written reports concerning criminal matters. Empowers him to prosecute, with district attorney's powers, violations within superior court's jurisdiction; assist district attorneys when public interest or Governor requires, and perform other duties prescribed by law; Governor and Controller allowing his necessary expenses from general fund. Makes his salary same as Supreme Court Associate Justice, prohibiting him from private practice, and requiring his entire time in State service.

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