SEC. 8. At the general election aforesaid, viz: the thirteenth day of November next, there shall be elected a Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, members of the Legislature and also two members of Congress. SEC. 9. If this Constitution shall be ratified by the people of California, the Legislature shall assemble at the seat of government on the fifteenth day of December next; and in order to complete the organization of that body, the Senate shall elect a President pro tempore until the LieutenantGovernor shall be installed into office. SEC. 10. On the organization of the Legislature, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to lay before each House a copy of the abstract made by the Board of Canvassers, and, if called for. the original returns of election, in order that each house may judge of the correctness of the report of said Board of Canvassers. SEC. 11. The Legislature, at its first session, shall elect such officers as may be ordered by this Constitution to be elected by that body, and, within four days after its organization, proceed to elect two Senators to the Congress of the United States. But no law passed by this Legislature shall take effect until signed by the Governor after his installation into office." SEC. 12. The Senators and Representatives of the Congress of the United States, elected by the Legislature and people of California, as herein directed, shall be furnished with certified copies of this Constitution, when ratified, which they shall lay before the Congress of the United States, requesting, in the name of the people of California, the admission of the State of California into the American Union. SEC. 13. All officers of this State, other than members of the Legislature, shall be installed into office on the fifteenth day of December next, or as soon thereafter as practicable. SEC. 14. Until the Legislature shall divide the State into counties and Senatorial and Assembly Districts, as directed by this Constitution, the following shall be the apportionment of the two houses of the Legislature, viz: The Districts of San Diego and Los Angeles shall jointly elect two Senators; the Districts of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo shall jointly elect one Senator; the District of Monterey, one Senator; the District of San José, one Senator; the District of San Francisco, two Senators; the District of Sonoma, one Senator; the District of Sacramento, four Senators; and the District of San Joaquin, four Senators. And the District of San Diego shall elect one member of the Assembly; the District of Los Angeles, two members of Assembly; the District of Santa Barbara, two members of Assembly; the District of San Luis Obispo, one member of Assembly; the District of Monterey, two members of Assembly; the District of San José, three members of Assembly; the District of San Francisco, five members of Assembly; the District of Sonoma, two members of Assembly; the District of Sacramento, nine members of Assembly; and the District of San Joaquin, nine members of Assembly. SEC. 15. Until the Legislature shall otherwise direct, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, the salary of the Governor shall be ten thousand dollars per annum; and the salary of the Lieutenant-Governor shall be double the pay of a State Senator; and the pay of members of the Legislature shall be sixteen dollars per diem while in attendance, and sixteen dollars for every twenty miles traveled by the usual route from their residences to the place of holding the session of the Legislature, and in returning therefrom. And the Legislature shall fix the salaries of all officers other than those elected by the people at the first election. SEC. 16. The limitation of the powers of the Legislature contained in Article Eighth of this Constitution shall not extend to the first Legislature elected under the same, which is hereby authorized to negotiate for such amount as may be necessary to pay the expenses of the State Government. R. SEMPLE, President, and Delegate from Benicia. BENJ. F. MOORE, RODMAN M. PRICE, MIGUEL D. PEDRORENA, M. M. McCARVER, ANTONIO MA. PICO, JACINTO RODRIGUEZ, HUGH REID. J. A. SUTTER, JACOB R. SNYDER, WINFIELD SCOTT SHERWOOD, WILLIAM E. SHANNON, ABEL STEARNS, P. SANSEVAIN, M. G. VALLEJO, 0. M. WOZENCRAFT. BENJ. S. LIPPINCOTT, STATUTES OF CALIFORNIA, PASSED AT THE SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE. CHAPTER I. An Act to provide for purchasing Postage Stamps and Express Envelops for Members and Officers of the Legislature. [Approved December 18, 1867.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and postage and SECTION 1. The sum of thirty-one hundred and fifty dollars Appropriais hereby appropriated out of the General Fund for the purchase tions for of postage stamps, envelop wrappers and express envelops expressage. for the use of the Lieutenant-Governor, Senators and members of the Assembly, Secretary of the Senate, Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the Assembly, and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly. SEC. 2. Each of the persons named in section one of this Act shall be entitled to receive, during the present session of the Legislature, such an amount of postage stamps, envelops and wrappers, and express envelops, as he may require, not exceeding twenty-five dollars. draw war rants. SEC. 3. The Controller of State is hereby authorized and Controller required to draw his warrants from time to time in favor of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant[-at-Arms] of the Assembly for such sums as they may require, respectively, under the provisions of this Act, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of ten hundred and seventy-five dollars in favor of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and two thousand and seventy-five dollars in favor of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly; provided, that the warrants drawn on the Treasurer under the provisions of this Act shall be paid in legal tenders, |
