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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.

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Abolition of poll tax..

Deposit of public moneys..

City and county consolidation, and annexation with consent of annexed territory.
Consolidation of city and county, and limited annexation of contiguous territory.
Prohibition

Prohibition elections

Suspension of prohibition amendment..
Qualification of voters at bond elections_

Los Angeles state building----

University of California buildings..

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BONDING PROPOSITIONS SUBMITTED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.

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AMENDMENTS TO PENAL CODE SUBMITTED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Eight hour law---

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Art. XI, Sec. 82.

Art. XI, Sec. 82.
Art. XI, Sec. 13.

Art. XI, Sec. 132.

Art. XI, Sec. 162.

Art. XI, Sec. 18.
Art. XI, Sec. 19.
Art. XI, Sec. 20.
Art. XII, Sec. 23.
Art. XII, Sec. 23a.
Art. XIII, Sec. 1.
Art. XIII, Sec. 1a.
Art. XIII, Sec. 4.
Art. XIII, Sec. 82.
Art. XIII, Sec. 12.
Art. XVIII, Sec. 2.
Art. XX, Sec. 13.

Consolidation of city and county

Legislative control of irrigation, reclamation and drainage districts.

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Elections by plurality, preferential vote and primary-
Minimum wage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

A. C. R. 17. Calling convention for revision of constitution

Section 3932. Eight hour law.

Los Angeles state building..
Sacramento state buildings.
San Francisco state building.

Abatement of nuisances.
Drugless practice

Investment companies act...
Land title law----

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MANNER IN WHICH QUESTIONS, PROPOSITIONS, PROPOSED LAWS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS WILL BE DESIGNATED ON THE BALLOT.

CALLING CONVENTION FOR REVISION OF CONSTITUTION. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 17.

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Recommends that electors vote for or against a convention for YES revising the constitution; provides that if majority vote in favor thereof, the legislature shall at next session provide for election of delegates to such convention and the holding thereof at state capitol within three months from date of election calling the same, and that it shall continue in session until it has completed the work of revision and provided for submission thereof to electors.

PROHIBITION.

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Initiative amendment adding sections 26 and 27 to article I of constitution. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, gift, or transportation wholly within the YES state, of intoxicating liquor; permits any citizen to enjoin violations; makes the 2 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. EIGHT HOUR LAW. Initiative act adding section 393 to the Penal Code. Declares it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment in county jail or both, for any YES 3 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. ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES. Act submitted to electors by referendum. Declares nuisance any building or place where acts of lewdness, assignation or prostitution YES occur, and general reputation admissible to prove existence of nuisance; prescribes 4 procedure for abatement thereof; requires removal and sale of fixtures and movable property used in aid thereof, closing premises to any use for one year unless court releases same upon bond of owner; prescribes fees therefor, making same and all costs payable from proceeds of such sale, requiring sale of premises to satisfy any deficiency; makes fines lien upon interest in premises. INVESTMENT COMPANIES ACT. Submitted to electors by referendum. Creates state corporation department. Authorizes governor to appoint commissioner of corporations who shall employ necessary deputies, fix their compensation, have control YES over investment companies and investment brokers and power of examination thereof as in state banks; prohibits issuance of securities before investigation by 5 commissioner, regulates issuance and sale thereof, taking subscriptions therefor, ad

vertisements and circulars respecting same; creates und from official fees and declares salaries and expenses payable therefrom; provides for broker's permit and agent's certificate, reports by companies and brokers, appeal to court from commissioner's decision, and penalties for violations.

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WATER COMMISSION ACT. Submitted to electors by referendum. Creates state
water commission for control of appropriation and use of waters; defines rights in YES
6 riparian and unappropriated waters; prescribes procedure for investigation of waters
and water rights, appropriation thereof, apportionment of same between claimants,
issuance of licenses, and revocation thereof; declares present rights of municipal
corporations unaffected.

LOCAL TAXATION EXEMPTION.

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Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7 adding section 81⁄2 to article XIII of constitution. Authorizes any county or municipality to YES exempt from taxation for local purposes in whole or in part, any one or more of following classes of property; improvements in, on, or over land; shipping; household furniture; live stock; merchandise; machinery; tools; farming implements; vehicles; other personal property except franchises; provides that ordinance or reso- NO lution making such exemptions shall be subject to referendum; and requires that taxes upon property not exempt from taxation shall be uniform.

EXEMPTING VESSELS FROM TAXATION. Senate Constitutional Amendment 17 adding section 4 to article XIII of constitution. Exempts from taxation until and YES including January 1, 1935, except for state purposes, all vessels over 50 tons burden,

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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 9 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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ABOLITION OF POLL TAX. Initiative amendment to section 12 of article XIII of the YES 10 constitution. Provides that no poll or head tax for any purpose shall be levied or collected in this state. NO

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BUILDING BOND ACT. Initiative measure provid-YES
ing 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 Uni-
versity 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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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 88 amend

ing 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 re12 ceiving 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.

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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VOTING BY ABSENT ELECTORS.

Initiative act providing for issuance of certificate of identification and ballot to voters who will be absent from home precincts on election day; provides that upon presentation by elector of such certificate and ballot

14 in sealed envelope to judge of election on election day at polls in any precinct more than ten miles from polls where registered, such elector may mark said ballot in secret, judge to mail same to county clerk where voter registered; prescribes form of certificate and canvass of ballots; authorizes elector to vote at home precinct upon surrender of certificate and ballot.

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DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC MONEYS. Initiative amendment to section 161⁄2 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. CONDEMNATION FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. 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 16 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.

EXPOSITION CONTRIBUTION BY ALAMEDA COUNTY. Senate Constitutional Amendment 34 amending section 18 of article XI of constitution. 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 17 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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NON-SALE OF GAME. Act amending Penal Code section 626k, submitted to electors by referendum. Declares the buying, selling, shipping, offering or exposing for YES sale, trade or shipment, of any wild game, bird, or animal (except rabbits and wild

18 geese), protected by law and mentioned in part I, title XV, chapter I of Penal Code, or the dead body of the same, or any part thereof, a misdemeanor; prescribes punishment therefor; and declares section does not prohibit sale of wild duck from November 1st to December 1st of same year.

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CONSOLIDATION OF CITY AND COUNTY, AND LIMITED ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY. Initiative amendment to section 81⁄2 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 50,000 population to consolidate and annex only contiguous territory included within county from which annexing territory was formed on consolidation, or concurrently or subsequently added to territory excluded from original consolidated territory; requires consent of annexed territory and of county from which taken; prescribes procedure for consolidation and annexation.

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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 box-YES ing exhibitions on Memorial Day or Sunday; authorizes regulated four-round ama20 teur 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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CITY AND COUNTY CONSOLIDATION, AND ANNEXATION WITH CONSENT OF ANNEXED TERRITORY. Initiative amendment to section 8% of article XI of con- YES stitution. Present section unchanged except to authorize chartered cities to establish 21 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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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 from certain fees, paid on original registration, title assurance fund held by state treasurer to indemnify persons for loss of any interest in land through operation of act.

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ELECTIONS BY PLURALITY, PREFERENTIAL VOTE AND PRIMARY. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 19 amending section 13 of article XX of constitution. Declares plurality of votes at any primary or election constitutes choice unless constitution otherwise provides; permits charters framed under constitution for counties 23 or municipalities and general laws for other counties and municipalities to provide otherwise, or for nomination or election, or both, of all or any portion of candidates at a primary, or for preferential system of voting at any county or municipal primary or other election; authorizes general laws providing preferential system of voting at any other primary.

ASSEMBLY PAY ROLL EXPENSES.

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 23 amending section 23a of article IV of constitution. Increases the amount allowed for the 24 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. ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF MUNICIPAL CHARTERS. 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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LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OF IRRIGATION, RECLAMATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 47 amending section 13 of article XI Present section unchanged but proviso added authorizing legislature 26 of constitution. to provide for supervision, regulation and conduct, in such manner as it may determine, of affairs of irrigation, reclamation or drainage districts, organized or existing under laws of this state.

COUNTY CHARTERS.

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Assembly Constitutional Amendment 60 amending section 72 of article XI of constitution. Present section unchanged except in following particulars: Authorizes county charter framed thereunder to relate to any matters authorized by constitution, and adds paragraph 4% authorizing such charter to provide for discharge by county officers of certain municipal functions of any municipality within said county incorporated under general laws which so authorize, or of any municipality therein whose charter framed under section 8 of article XI so authorizes.

REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 62 amending section 23 of article XII of constitution. Present section unchanged except in following particulars: Railroad commission given exclusive power to fix public utility rates in all incorporated municipalities; such municipalities, by vote of electors thereof, may retain that control over public utilities which relates to local, 28 police, sanitary, and other regulations only, or surrender same to railroad commission; omits provision authorizing such municipalities to reinvest themselves with powers so surrendered; declares right of incorporated municipalities to grant public utility franchises not affected by section.

INCORPORATION OF MUNICIPALITIES.

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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 YES 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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IRRIGATION DISTRICTS CONTROLLING INTERNATIONAL WATER SYSTEMS. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 84 amending section 31 of article IV. section unchanged, but proviso added authorizing irrigation districts, for purpose of

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States and partly in foreign country, and necessary for its use and purposes, to acquire, in manner authorized by law, the stock of any foreign corporation which owns or holds title to the part thereof situated in a foreign country. VALUATION OF CONDEMNED PUBLIC UTILITIES BY RAILROAD COMMISSION. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 87 adding section 23a to article XII of constitution. Authorizes railroad commission to exercise such power as shall be conferred YES 31 upon it by legislature to fix compensation paid for property of public utility condemned by state, county, municipality or municipal water district; declares right of legislature to confer such powers upon railroad commission to be plenary and unlimited by any constitutional provision; and confirms all acts of legislature in accordance herewith heretofore adopted.

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