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Initiative And Referendum Jan 1915

Initiative And Referendum

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 22, a resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the constitution of said state, by amending section one of article four thereof, relating to legislative powers, and reserving to the people of the State of California the power to propose laws, statutes and amendments to the constitution and to enact the same at the polls independent of the legislature and also reserving to the people at the State of California the power to approve or reject at the poll any act or section or part of any act of …

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Taxation Jan 1915

Taxation

Propositions

Senate Amendment 38. Amends constitution article XIII, sections 1 and 9, repeals sections 10 and 14 thereof. Declares legislature shall provide by general law for taxation, classify subjects thereof, designate classes wholly or partly taxable for state, county, municipal and district revenues, same class being uniformly taxed within territory of taxing authority; may make tax in lieu of other taxes or licenses; tax commission to administer state taxation. Defines exemptions. Declares completed assessments not affected by section. Continues in office present board of equalization members until January 1919 and present duties thereof and existing law until changed.

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Form Of Ballot Law Jan 1915

Form Of Ballot Law

Propositions

Submitted to electors by referendum. Provides for the size, form and manner of printing of baIIots to be used at general elections, including gubernatorial and presidential elections, for the determination of the order in which state, district and county offices shall appear thereon for the preparation of ballot titles for measures submitted to the electors, and for the manner in which such titles, offices and names of candidates therefor, and instructions to voters shall be printed upon such ballots.

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Term Of Judges Filling Vacancies Jan 1915

Term Of Judges Filling Vacancies

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 11 adding sections 10 ½ to article VI of constitution providing that when term of office of judge of supreme court, district court of appeal or superior court expires on first Monday in January following general election person appointed by governor to fill vacancy therein shall hold for the remainder of unexpired term for which such judge was elected or appointed.

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Exempting Property From Taxation Jan 1915

Exempting Property From Taxation

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 15 amending section 1 ½ of article XIII of constitution. In addition to exemption of church property under present section, exempts from taxation all buildings and so much real property on which same are situated as may be required for convenient use and occupation of said buildings when same are used solely and exclusively for social purposes for the benefit of the organized religious body using said property for such purposes; provides that exemption shall not extend to building so used rented for religious purposes and rent received by owner therefor.

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City And County Consolidation Sep 1914

City And County Consolidation

Initiatives

CITY AND COUNTY CONSOLIDATION, AND ANNEXATION WITH CONSENT OF ANNEXED TERRITORY. Initiative amendment to section 8 1/2 of Article XI of Constitution. Present section unchanged except to authorize chartered cities to establish municipal courts and control appointments, qualifications and tenure of municipal officers and employees; authorizes cities exceeding 175,000 population to consolidate under charter and to annex any contiguous territory, but only upon consent of such territory and of county from which such territory is taken; prescribes procedure for consolidation and annexation.

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Prohibition Elections Sep 1914

Prohibition Elections

Initiatives

PROHIBITION ELECTIONS. Initiative amendment adding Section 1 1/2 to Article IV of Constitution. Prohibits, for eight years after this election, State election on question of prohibiting or permitting transportation of intoxicating liquors and any election on question of prohibiting or permitting the manufacture or sale thereof; prohibits State election or election under local option law or charter upon latter question within sight years of like election thereon; declares majority vote in each municipality or district at this election upon prohibition amendment to Article I of Constitution, and at any State-wide prohibition election hereafter, makes same license or non-license territory.

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Regulating Investment Companies Sep 1914

Regulating Investment Companies

Initiatives

REGULATING INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Initiative act authorizing governor to appoint auditor of investments empowered to employ deputies and fix their compensation, defining investment companies, authorizing examination thereof by auditor and judicial investigation of their practices, defining securities and prohibiting sale thereof to public, or taking subscriptions therefor, by such companies before filing with auditor their financial statement and description of security, excepting from act certain companies and individuals, securities thereof and certain installment securities, regulating advertisements and circulars regarding securities, creating fund from official fees for salaries and expenses under act; repeals all laws on subject adopted heretofore or concurrently herewith.

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Qualification Of Voters At Bond Elections Sep 1914

Qualification Of Voters At Bond Elections

Initiatives

QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS AT BOND ELECTIONS. Initiative Amendment adding Section 7 to Article II of Constitution. Provides that no elector may vote on question of incurring bonded indebtedness of State or political subdivision thereof, unless he is owner of property taxable for payment of such indebtedness and assessed to him on last assessment roll.

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University Of California Building Bond Act Sep 1914

University Of California Building Bond Act

Initiatives

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BUILDING BOND ACT. Initiative measure providing for the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of $1,800.000. to create a fund for the completion and construction of buildings on the grounds of the University of California in the City of Berkeley, said bonds to bear interest at four and one half per cent and to mature at different periods until January 5, 1965.

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One Day Of Rest In Seven Sep 1914

One Day Of Rest In Seven

Initiatives

ONE DAY OF REST IN SEVEN. Initiative Act prohibiting, except in cases of urgent emergency, the working for wages, or requiring or employing any person to work, more than six days or forty-eight hours a week, the keeping open or operating certain places of business or selling property on Sunday; declares Sunday provisions of Act inapplicable to works of necessity, or to member of religious society which observes another day as day of worship and who on such day keeps his place of business closed and does not work for gain; declares violation of act misdemeanor and prescribes penalties.

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Deposit Of Public Moneys Sep 1914

Deposit Of Public Moneys

Initiatives

DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC MONEYS. Initiative amendment to section 16 1/2 of Article XI of Constitution. Present section unchanged except in following particulars: Authorizes banks in which public moneys are deposited to furnish, as security, bonds of districts within municipalities, or of a corporation qualified to act as sole surety on bonds or undertakings, to an amount in value, or with a penalty, of at least ten per cent over amount of deposit; provides that no deposit under section shall exceed at any time fifty per cent of paid up capital and surplus of depository bank.

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Drugless Practice Sep 1914

Drugless Practice

Initiatives

That the said initiative petition, so filed as aforesaid, is entitled as follows, to wit: An act for the regulation of the practice of drugless systems or methods of treating sick or afflicted human beings; regulating the examination of applicants for license; regulating registration of applicants; allowing those licensed to treat diseases, injuries, deformities, or other physical or mental conditions of human beings by drugless methods; to establish a board of examiners for drugless physicians, to provide for their appointment and formation and prescribe their powers and duties; making violations of its provisions a misdemeanor; and repealing all parts of …

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Los Angeles State Building Bonds Jul 1914

Los Angeles State Building Bonds

Initiatives

LOS ANGELES STATE BUILDING BONDS. Initiative Act providing for the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of $1,250,000. to create a fund for the acquisition of a site in the City of Los Angeles, for the construction thereon of a state building and for equipment thereof to be used by the officers and departments of the State maintaining offices in said city, said bonds to bear interest at four per cent and to mature at different periods until July 2, 1965.

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Prize Fights Feb 1914

Prize Fights

Initiatives

PRIZE FIGHTS. Initiative act amending Penal Code. Prohibits the engaging in or furthering in any way prize fights or remunerative boxing exhibitions, training therefor, or betting thereon; the conducting, participating in or witnessing any boxing exhibitions on Memorial Day or Sunday; authorizes regulated four round amateur boxing exhibitions unless prohibited by ordinance; provides for arrest of persons about to promote or participate in prohibited contests and requires bond against committing offense; declares self-incrimination no disqualification of witness; prohibits his prosecution for offense disclosed; authorizes conviction upon accomplice's uncorroborated testimony; prescribes penalties.

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Land Title Law Feb 1914

Land Title Law

Initiatives

LAND TITLE LAW. Initiative Act amending act for certification of land titles. Constitutes county recorders registrars of title; prescribes procedure for obtaining decree establishing title and ordering registration; provides for issuance of certificates of title, method of effecting transfers, notation of liens, encumbrances and charges, correction of register and certificates, protection of bona fide purchasers, registration fees, and penalties for fraud and forgeries; regulates transactions respecting registered land; creates title assurance fund held by State Treasurer from portion of registration fees to indemnify persons for loss of any interest in land through operation of Act.

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Prohibition Feb 1914

Prohibition

Initiatives

PROHIBITION. Initiative Amendment adding Sections 26 and 27 to Article I of Constitution. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, gift, or transportation wholly within the State, of intoxicating liquor; permits any citizen to enjoin violations; makes the showing that the manufacture, use, sale, gift or transportation was for medicinal, scientific, mechanical or sacramental purposes, a defense to civil and criminal actions, and requires regulation by law of such acts for said purposes; prohibits transportation into this State of intoxicating liquor, unless shown to be for such purposes, subject, however, to United States laws; prescribes and authorizes penalties.

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Abolition Of Poll Tax Jan 1914

Abolition Of Poll Tax

Initiatives

ABOLITION OF POLL TAX. Initiative amendment to Section 12 of Article XIII of the Constitution. Provides that no poll or head tax for any purpose shall be levied or collected in this State.

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Eight Hour Law Jan 1914

Eight Hour Law

Initiatives

EIGHT HOUR LAW. Initiative Act adding Section 393 1/2 to the Penal Code. Declares it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment in County Jail or both, for any employer to require or permit, or to suffer or permit his overseer, superintendent, foreman or other agent to require or permit, any person in his employ to work more than eight hours in one day, or more than forty-eight hours in one week, except in case of extraordinary emergency caused by fire, flood, or danger to life or property.

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Local Taxation Exemption Jan 1914

Local Taxation Exemption

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7 adding section 8 ½ to article XIII of constitution. Authorizes any county or municipality to exempt from taxation for local purposes in whole or part, anyone or more of following classes of property: improvements in, on, or over land: shipping; household furniture: livestock: merchandise: machinery: tools: farming implements: vehicles; other personal property except franchises; provides that ordinance or resolution making such exemptions shall be subject to referendum; and requires that taxes upon property not exempt from taxation shall be uniform.

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Place Of Payment Of Bonds And Interest Jan 1914

Place Of Payment Of Bonds And Interest

Propositions

Authorizes any county, municipality, irrigation district or other public corporation, issuing bonds under the law of the state, to make same and interest thereon payable at any place or places within or outside of United States, and in domestic or foreign money designated therein.

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Extra Sessions Of District Courts Of Appeal Jan 1914

Extra Sessions Of District Courts Of Appeal

Propositions

A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California, an amendment to the constitution amending article VI thereof, by inserting therein a new section to be known as section 4a, providing for the holding of extra sessions of the district courts of appeal, and the selection, designation and appointment of members of any court of appeal or judges of any superior court, to act pro-tempore as justices of said district courts of appeal to hold such extra sessions, thereof.

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Adoption And Amendment Of Municipal Charters Jan 1914

Adoption And Amendment Of Municipal Charters

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 25 amending section 8 of article XI of constitution. Authorizes cities of more than thirty-five hundred population to adopt charters; prescribes method therefor, and time for preparation thereof by freeholders; requires but one Publication thereof, copies furnished upon application; provides for approval by legislature, method and time for amendment. and that of several conflicting concurrent amendments one receiving highest vote shall prevail: authorizes charter to confer on municipality all powers over municipal affairs, to establish boroughs and confer thereon general and special municipal powers.

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Taxation Of Public Property Jan 1914

Taxation Of Public Property

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 amending section 1 of article XIII of constitution. Present section unchanged but proviso added declaring taxable all lands and improvements thereon owned beyond its limits by a county or municipal corporation, if taxable at the time acquired by it: exempting improvements constructed by such owner upon any of its lands; and declaring all such taxable property assessable by assessor of county or municipal corporation where situated, subject to review and adjustment by state board of equalization.

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Condemnation For Public Purposes Jan 1914

Condemnation For Public Purposes

Propositions

Senate Constitutional Amendment 16 adding section 20 to article XI of constitution. Authorizes state, county or municipality to condemn neighboring property within its limits additional to that actually intended for proposed improvement; declares same taken for public use defines estate therein and manner of dealing therewith to further such improvement; permits county or municipality to condemn lands within ten miles beyond its boundaries for certain public purposes, with consent of other county or municipality if such lands lie therein; requires terms of condemnation, lease or disposal of such additional property to be prescribed by law.

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Exposition Contribution By Alameda County Jan 1914

Exposition Contribution By Alameda County

Propositions

Present section unchanged but proviso added authorizing Alameda county, at election therefor, to incur bonded indebtedness not exceeding $1,000,000, bearing interest not exceeding five per cent, bonds redeemable within forty years and salable at not less than par, proceeds payable on terms fixed by supervisors to Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company for exposition in San Francisco; authorizing special tax upon all taxable property in Alameda county to pay interest and create sinking fund for payment of said bonds.

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Assembly Payroll Expenses Jan 1914

Assembly Payroll Expenses

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 23 amending section 23a of article IV of constitution. Increases the amount allowed for the total expense for officers, employees and attachés of assembly at any regular or biennial session of legislature from present amount of five hundred dollars per day to six hundred dollars per day; makes no other change in operation of present section.

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Incorporation Of Municipalities Jan 1914

Incorporation Of Municipalities

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 81 amending section 6 of article XI of constitution. Present section unchanged except in following particulars: Legislature may provide that county officers shall perform municipal functions of municipalities incorporated under general laws when electors thereof so determine; municipalities hereafter organized under charters, and those heretofore so organized, when empowered by charter amendment, may legislate respecting municipal affairs, subject only to charter restrictions: in other matters they are subject to general laws; municipal charters may require county officers to perform municipal functions whenever general laws or county charter authorize such performance.

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Constitutional Conventions Jan 1914

Constitutional Conventions

Propositions

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 89 amending section 2 of article XVIII of constitution. Present section unchanged except in following particulars: provides that delegates to constitutional conventions shall be nominated at non-partisan primary election as prescribed by legislature, those receiving majority vote thereat being elected, otherwise two highest candidates (or more if tied) being only candidates at further election; authorizes legislature to submit for adoption by electors other plans for selecting delegates: provides that convention shall meet within nine months after election, and may submit new constitution or amendments or revisions of that existing, as alternative propositions or otherwise.

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Sacramento State Building Bonds Jan 1914

Sacramento State Building Bonds

Propositions

FOR THE STATE'S BUILDINGS BONDS. This act provides for the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of $3,000,000 for additional state building in Sacramento, payable in thirty years, and bearing interest at four per cent.

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