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Constitutional Convention Jan 1920

Constitutional Convention

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 10 amending Section 2, Article XVIII of Constitution. Declares that Legislatures, whenever recommended by two-thirds of each branch thereof and approved by majority at next general election, shall provide at next session for calling convention to frame new Constitution and for electing delegates thereto; prescribes number and qualifications of such delegates; requires submission of such Constitution to people for approval at special election, authorizing such convention to submit alternative proposals. If this amendment is adopted requires that Legislature shall at next session enact all measures necessary to the holding of such convention.

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Alien Poll Tax Jan 1920

Alien Poll Tax

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 amending Section 12, Article XIII of Constitution. Requires the Legislature to provide for the levy of an annual poll tax, and the collection thereof by assessors of not less than four dollars on every alien male inhabitant of this state over twenty-one and under sixty years of age, except paupers, idiots and insane persons, such tax to be paid into county school fund in county where collected.

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Community Property Jan 1920

Community Property

Propositions

Act submitted to electors by referendum. Amends Civil Code sections 1401 and 1402, adding thereto sections 1402a and 1271. Gives either spouse right to will half of community property to lineal descendants or other spouse, but not otherwise without latter’s written consent. In absence of testamentary disposition vests entire community property in surviving spouse except any portion reserved by judicial decree for wife’s support which, if not willed by her, vests in her heirs excluding husband. Excludes half of community property from inheritance taxes and in computing administration fees.

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Exempting Orphanages From Taxation Jan 1920

Exempting Orphanages From Taxation

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 40 adding Section 1 ½a to Article XIII of Constitution. Exempts from taxation all buildings and so much real property connected therewith as may be required for the occupation of institutions sheltering more than twenty orphan or half-orphan children receiving state aid, but provides that no building, or real or personal property, so used which may be rented and the rent received by the owner thereof shall be exempt from taxation.

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State Aid To Institutions Jan 1920

State Aid To Institutions

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 19. Amends Section 22 of Article IV of Constitution by adding thereto provisions authorizing Legislature to grant aid to institutional conducted for support and maintenance of children of a father who is incapacitated for gainful work by permanent physical disability or is suffering from tuberculosis in such a stage that he can not pursue a gainful occupation, and declaring that any county or municipality providing for support of such children shall receive same pro rata appropriations as are granted to such institutions.

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Chiropractic Jan 1920

Chiropractic

Initiatives

CHIROPRACTIC. Initiative act. Creates Board of Chiropractic Examiners appointed by Governor and paid from receipts under act; prescribes powers and duties thereof and prohibits practice of chiropractic without license therefrom; regulates issuance of such licenses; requires licensees to observe state and municipal regulations relating to control of contagious and infectious diseases and authorizes them to sign birth and death certificates and use natural agencies and manual and mechanical means and manipulations as auxiliaries in their practice; declares other methods of healing, and chiropractors licensed under other acts, not affected hereby; prescribes penalties and repeals all conflicting legislation.

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Prohibiting Compulsory Vaccination Jan 1920

Prohibiting Compulsory Vaccination

Initiatives

PROHIBITING COMPULSORY VACCINATION. Initiative measure adding Section 15 to Article IX of Constitution. Declares that no form of vaccination, inoculation or other medication shall hereafter be made a condition for admission to or attendance in any public school, college, university or other educational institution in this state, or for the employment of any person in any public office; and that the provisions of this section shall not be controlled or limited by any other provision of the Constitution.

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Prohibition Of Vivisection Jan 1920

Prohibition Of Vivisection

Initiatives

Vivisection. Initiative Act. Declares it unlawful to dissect, vivisect or torture any living person or living animal, or aid or abet therein, for purpose of experimental physiological or experimental pathological investigation in or at any university, school, society, college, hospital, institution or other place within California; declares nothing in act shall prohibit the dissection or vivisection, or aiding or abetting therein, of any living person when done with latter's consent, or prohibit surgical operations upon or rendering medical aid in case of physical injury, deformity or sickness of any person or animal; provides penalties and repeals conflicting acts.

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California Academy For The Blind Jan 1920

California Academy For The Blind

Initiatives

California Academy for the Blind. Initiative act establishing in City of Berkeley state school for the blind; transferring thereto from the California School for the Deaf and Blind the care of the blind and funds and equipment held by it for that purpose; authorizing state bonds for fourteen hundred thousand dollars to meet cost of site, buildings, equipment and other authorized expenditures; prescribing form, manner of issuance and sale of such bonds, and providing for payment thereof through annual state revenues and legislative appropriations.

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School System Jan 1920

School System

Initiatives

SCHOOL SYSTEM. Initiative Measure Amending Section 6, Article IX of Constitution. Adds kindergartens to public school system; requires addition to State School fund, and creation of State High School fund, from State revenues to provide elementary, secondary, and technical schools, respectively, with minimum of thirty dollars per pupil; requires county tax levies producing for elementary schools amount not less than State apportionment, and for secondary and technical schools amount at least twice State apportionment; requires school district tax levies for school purposes; applies State apportionment, and at least sixty per cent of county school taxes to teachers' salaries exclusively.

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Highway Bonds Jan 1920

Highway Bonds

Initiatives

HIGHWAY BONDS. Initiative measure adding Section 3 to Article XVI of Constitution. Creates State Highway Finance Board to serve without compensation. Directs cancellation of unsold forty thousand bonds authorized by Section 2 of same article; authorizes other bonds to same amount, to be issued as provided in said section, but at times and interest rate, not exceeding six per cent, determined by said board under then prevailing market conditions; makes provisions of said section otherwise govern said bonds and proceeds thereof. Beginning July 1, 1921, relieves counties from payments to state on account of highway construction.

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Prohibiting Compulsory Vaccination Jan 1920

Prohibiting Compulsory Vaccination

Propositions

Initiative measure adding Section 15 to Article IX of Constitution. Declares that no form of vaccination, inoculation or other medication shall hereafter be made a condition for admission to or attendance in any public school, college, university or other educational institution in this state, or for the employment of any person in any public office, and that the provisions of this section shall not be controlled or limited by any other provision of the Constitution.

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Salaries Of Justices Jan 1920

Salaries Of Justices

Propositions

Initiative measure amending section 17 of Article VI of Constitution. Increases the salary of each Justice of the Supreme Court from $8,000 a year to $10,000 a year, and of each Justice of the District Courts of Appeal from $7,000 a year to $9,000 a year.

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Prohibiting Vivisection Jan 1920

Prohibiting Vivisection

Propositions

Initiative act. Declares it unlawful to dissect, vivisect or torture any living person or living animal, or aid or abet therein for purpose of experimental physiological or experimental pathological investigation in or at any university, school, society, college, hospital, institution or other place within California; declares nothing in act shall prohibit the dissection or vivisection, or aiding or abetting therein, of any living person when done with latter’s consent, or prohibit surgical operations upon or rendering medical aid in case of physical injury, deformity or sickness of any person or animal, provides penalties and repeals conflicting acts.

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Prohibition Enforcement Act Jan 1920

Prohibition Enforcement Act

Propositions

PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT ACT. Submitted to electors by referendum. Defines intoxicating liquor as that containing over one-half of one per cent of alcohol; with certain exceptions relating to religious, medicinal and home use, prohibits the manufacture, possession, receiving, serving, gift and transportation thereof, and also the advertising and soliciting the sale thereof, for beverage purposes; declares nothing therein shall authorize anything prohibited by any act of Congress, nor limit the power of any city or county to prohibit the manufacture and sale of such liquor; regulates the dealing in intoxicating liquor for nonbeverage purposes; and prescribes penalties.

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Poison Act Jan 1920

Poison Act

Propositions

Submitted to electors by referendum. Amends act regulating sale and use of poisons, exempting therefrom preparation of United States pharmacopoeia and national formulary and other established remedies, except paregoric which may be sold only upon physician’s prescription. Regulates amount of opium, morphine, cocaine and heroin which licenses physician may prescribe for habitual user thereof, but excepts cases of incurable disease, ailment or injury, and requires report thereon to state pharmacy board; regulates sale, gift and possession of hypodermic syringes and needles, requiring written order of physician, dentist, veterinarian, or osteopath therefor; and prescribes penalties.

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School System Jan 1920

School System

Propositions

Initiative measure amending Section 6, Article IX of Constitution. Adds kindergartens to public school system; requires addition to state school fund, and creation of state high school fund, from state revenues to provide elementary, secondary and technical school, respectively, with minimum of thirty dollars per pupil; requires county tax levies producing for elementary schools amount not less that state apportionment, and for secondary and technical schools amount at least twice state apportionment; requires school district tax levies for school purposes; applies state apportionment, and at least sixty per cent of county school taxes to teachers’ salaries exclusively.

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Alien Land Law Jan 1920

Alien Land Law

Propositions

ALIEN LAND LAW. Initiative act. Permits acquisition and transfer of real property by aliens eligible to citizenship, to same extent as citizens except as otherwise provided by law; permits other aliens, and companies, associations and corporations in which they hold majority interest, to acquire and transfer real property only as prescribed by treaty, but prohibiting appoint thereof as guardians of estates of minors consisting wholly or partially of real property or shares in such corporations; provides for escheats in certain cases: requires reports of property holdings to facilitate enforcement of act; prescribes penalties and repeals conflicting acts.

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Irrigation District Act Jan 1920

Irrigation District Act

Propositions

Submitted to electors by referendum. Amends Sections 1, 2, and 9 of act approved March 31, 1897 as subsequently amended, providing for organization of irrigation districts. Permits organization of an irrigation district by majority vote of electors instead of by two-thirds vote thereof, as now provided. Rearranges existing provisions relating to petition for formation of an irrigation district and duties of State Engineer and board of supervisors in connection therewith.

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Land Values Taxation Jan 1920

Land Values Taxation

Propositions

Initiative Measure adding Section 15 to Article XIII of Constitution. Beginning January 1, 1921, exempts from taxation personal property, planted trees, vines and crops; improvements appertaining to land being taxed at not exceeding preceding year's amount until exempted January 1, 1923, and other county, municipal and district revenues collected from land values. Beginning January 1, 1924, requires all public revenues be raised by taxing land values exclusive of• improvements, repealing Section 14 in same article. Declares war veteran, church and college exemptions, and privately owned public utilities using highways, unaffected hereby.

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Initiative Jan 1920

Initiative

Propositions

Initiative measure amending Article IV, Section 1 of Constitution. Inserts proviso therein increasing the number of signatures of qualified electors necessary to initiative petition presented to Secretary of State under that section when such petition relates to assessment or collection of taxes, or provides for modification or repeal of this proviso; requires such number to be twenty-five per center of all votes case for all gubernatorial candidates at least preceding election at which Governor was elected, instead of eight per cent thereof as now required. Makes no other substantial change in section.

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Chiropractic Jan 1920

Chiropractic

Propositions

Initiative Act. Creates Board of Chiropractic Examiner appointed by Governor and paid from receipts under act; prescribes powers and duties thereof and prohibits practice of chiropractic without license therefrom; regulates issuance of such licenses; requires licensees to observe state and municipal regulations relating to control of contagious and infectious diseases and authorizes them to sign birth and death certificates and use natural agencies and manual and mechanical means and manipulators as auxiliaries in their practice; declares other methods of healing, and chiropractors licensed under other acts, not affected hereby; prescribes penalties and repeals all conflicting legislation.

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Highway Bonds Jan 1920

Highway Bonds

Propositions

Initiative measure adding Section 3 to Article XVI of Constitution. Creates State Highway Finance Board to serve without compensation. Directs cancelation of unsold forty thousand bonds authorized by Section 2 of same article; authorizes other bonds to same amount, to be issued as provided in said section, but at times and interest rate not exceeding six per cent, determined by said board under then prevailing market conditions; makes provisions of said section otherwise govern said bonds and proceeds thereof. Beginning July 1, 1921, relieves counties from payments to state on account of highway construction.

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State University Tax Jan 1920

State University Tax

Propositions

Initiative measure adding Section 15 to Article XIII of Constitution. Levies ad valorem tax for State University, of one and two-tenths mills per dollar upon property taxable for general county purposes, collectible each year, beginning July 1, 1921, in manner required by laws in force November 7, 1910, for state and county taxes unless law hereafter otherwise provides. Requires payment thereof into "State University Fund" subject to draft by University Regents. Until such taxes become available continues provisions of Section 14, same article, giving State University appropriations preference over other governmental expenses.

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Absent Voters Jan 1920

Absent Voters

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 10 adding proviso to Section 1, Article II of Constitution. Authorizes legislative provision permitting registered voters, absent from their voting precincts at any primary or general election because of occupation requiring travel or military or naval service other than in United States regular army or navy, to vote in home precinct prior to election, or in any municipality within state on election day, and those in such service wherever in United States at least fifty thereof are stationed on election day; and provides for counting such votes by such methods as legislature may prescribe.

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Land Values Taxation Aug 1918

Land Values Taxation

Initiatives

LAND VALUES TAXATION. Initiative measure adding Section 15 to Article XIII of Constitution. On and after January 1, 1919, requires all public revenues, state, county, municipal and direct, to be raised by taxation of value of land irrespective of improvements thereon; declaring war veteran, college and church exemptions in Sections 1 1/4, 1 1/2 and 1a of same Article not affected hereby; asserts intent of amendment to prevend holding land out of use for speculation and to apply to community purposes land values which community creates. Repeals all constitutional provisions and laws conflicting herewith.

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County And School Tax Limitations Jul 1918

County And School Tax Limitations

Initiatives

COUNTY AND SCHOOL TAX LIMITATIONS. INITIATIVE ACT. Creates State Board of Authorization; requires each county officer to file financial statements with governing body of county which shall submit same with budget to such State Board before making tax levy; limits yearly increase in amounts raised thereby to five per cent of amount produced preceding year, unless greater amount authorized by such Board or electors; makes special provisions for school matters, regulating such five per cent increase by average daily attendance; declares governing body of any political subdivision may subject same to provisions hereof; authorizes legislature to amend or repeal act.

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Deposit Of Public Moneys Jan 1918

Deposit Of Public Moneys

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 34. Amends Section 16 ½ Article XI of Constitution/ Authorizes state, county or municipality to deposit moneys in national banks within state, or banks organized under laws thereof, as permitted by any law adopted by initiative or by two-thirds vote of each house of legislature approved by governor and subject to referendum, and, when issuing bonds, in banks outside state to pay principal or interest thereof where payable; eliminates provisions requiring security for deposits, interest thereon and limiting amounts thereof, continuing present laws governing deposits until amended or repealed.

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Taxation Exemptions Jan 1918

Taxation Exemptions

Propositions

A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California to amend the constitution of said state by adding a new section to article XIII thereof to be numbered 1b, relating to the exemption from taxation of Young Men's Christian Association and Young Women's Christian Association properties used for association purposes.

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State Budget Board Jan 1918

State Budget Board

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 15. Amends section 34 of Article IV of constitution. Creates state budget board, consisting of board of control, state controller, lieutenant governor, to ascertain needs of state offices, departments, and institutions for each biannual period and report to legislature budget thereof to be introduced in general appropriation bill and in omnibus appropriation bill carrying special items for improvements and betterments; budget board member to sit with each house of legislature when considering same; any other bill appropriating money to contain but one appropriation item and for single and certain purposes expressed therein.

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