Constitution of the State of California

ARTICLE IX.

EDUCATION,

SEC. 1. To he promoted.

2. Superintendent of public instruction.
3. Superintendent of schools.
4. School fund.
5. Common school system.
6. Kinds of schools-application of taxes.
7. State board-text books.
8. Sectarianism.
9. State University.

ARTICLE X.

STATE INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Ser: 1. State prison directors.

2. Powers and duties of board.
3. Wardens, clerks and officers of prisons.
4. Expenses of directors.
5. Duty of legislature.
6. Convict labor.

ARTICLE XI.

CITIES, COUNTIES AND TOWNS.
SEC. 1. Counties.

2. emoval county seats.
3. New counties.
4. County government, township organization.
5. County officers.
6. Municipal corporations.
7. Consolidated city and county governments.
8. City charters.
9. Salaries not to be increased, vor terms extended.
10. Taxes for state purposes.
11. Local regulations.
12. Legislature not to impose county or municipal taxes.
13. No special commissions.
14. No inspection officers.
15. Private property vot liable for public debts.
16. County and municipal taxes to be paid into treasury.
17. Unauthorized use of public money-felony.
18. Restrictions upou county and municipal indebted.

ness.
19.

Private persons and corporations may lay pipes in

cities,

ARTICLE XII,

CORPORATIONS,
SEC, 1. To be formed under general laws.

2. Dues to be secured.
3. Individual liability of stockholders-directora,

9. Mortgages, etc., not to be raised above face value.

2. Access to and public use of navigable waters.

CONTENTS

Sec. 4. Powers and privileges,

5. Danks and bank circulation. 6. Unused charters, franchises and privileges. 7. Extension of franchises and charters. 8. Eminent domain over property and franchises. 9. Business and real estate holdings. 10. Leasing and alienating franchises. 11. Stock and bonds. 12. Voting shares of stock-cumulating. 13. State loans and subscriptions. 14. Office and books. 15. Foreign corporations. 16. Where corporations to be sued. 17. Transportation companies - intersecting, connecting

and crossing railroads.
18. Officers and employees of railroad and canal com-

panies.
19. Free passes and discounts.
20. Combinutions-reduced rates.
21. Discriminations in charges and facilities.
22. Railroad commissioners.
23. Railroad districts.
24. Necessary laws to be passed.

ARTICLE XIII.

REVENUE AND TAXATION,
Sec. 1. Tax in proportion to value - taxable property.

2. Land and improvements separately assessed.
3. Assessment in sections and small tracts.
4. Mortgages and securities.
5. Contracts to pay mortgage tax.
6. Power of taxation not to be surrendered or suspended.
7 Tax may be paid in installinents.
8. Sworn statements required.
10. Assessment of railroads.
11. lucome tax may be levied.
12. Poll tax-who subject to-school fund.
13. Necessary legislation.

ARTICLE XIV.
WATER AND WATER RIGHTS.

SEC, 1. Public use-rates.

2. Right to collect rates, a franchise.

ARTICLE XV.
HARBOR FRONTAGE, ETC.

8pc. 1. Eminent domain over.

3. Tide lands, withheld from sale.

ARTICLE XVI.

STATE INDEBTEDNESS.

Sec. 1. Restrictions upon legislature as to.

ARTICLE XVII.

LAND AND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
SEC. 1. Legislature to protect from forced sale.

2. Niate policy against large incultivated tracts.
3. Cultivable lands for actual settlers.

ARTICLE XVIII. AMENDING AND REVISING THIS CONSTITUTION. Sec. 1. Proposing amendments-submission to the people.

2. Constitutional convention.

ARTICLE XIX,

CHINESE
SEC. 1. Protective regulations.

2. Corporations not to employ.
3. Not to be employed on public work.
4. Discouragement of immigration.

ARTICLE XX.

MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS.

SEC. 1. Seat of government.

2. Dueling.
3. Official oath.
4. Other offices and officers, how providerl.
5. Fiscal year.
6. Suits against the state.
7. No religious requirement for marriage contract.
8. Husband and wife, separate and community prop-

erty.
9. No perpetuities for eleemosynary purposes.
10. Bribery, disqualifies for office
11. Bribery, perjury, forgery, malfeasance in office, ex-

cludes froin suffrage and juries.
12. Absence on public business.
13. Plurality vote elects.
14. State board of health.

Mechanics' liens to be secured.
16. Terms of office-not exceeding four years-pleasure

of appointing power. 17. Eight hours labor, a day's work. 18. Sex no disqualification. 19. Expenses of constitutional convention. 20. Elections on even numbered years-commencement

of terms of office.

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