The Constitution of the State of California: Adopted in Convention, at Sacramento, March 3, 1879; Ratified by a Vote of the People May 7, 1879 |
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... authority of an unconstitu- tional statute is void , and not subject to ratifi- cation . ( Phelan v . San Francisco , 6 Cal . 531. ) The legislature may refer to an unconstitu- tional act to indicate its will in respect to a ...
... authority of an unconstitu- tional statute is void , and not subject to ratifi- cation . ( Phelan v . San Francisco , 6 Cal . 531. ) The legislature may refer to an unconstitu- tional act to indicate its will in respect to a ...
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... Authority and duties of . § 3 . Power of appointment of employees . § 4 . Allowance for expenses . § 5 . Powers and duties to be regulated by law . § 6 . Convict labor to be regulated . L L ARTICLE XI . CITIES , COUNTIES , AND TOWNS ...
... Authority and duties of . § 3 . Power of appointment of employees . § 4 . Allowance for expenses . § 5 . Powers and duties to be regulated by law . § 6 . Convict labor to be regulated . L L ARTICLE XI . CITIES , COUNTIES , AND TOWNS ...
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... authority of law . When the citizen is compelled by the legislature to do any affirmative act , or to refrain from doing anything , merely because it violates a religious prin- ciple or observance , the act is unconstitutional . This ...
... authority of law . When the citizen is compelled by the legislature to do any affirmative act , or to refrain from doing anything , merely because it violates a religious prin- ciple or observance , the act is unconstitutional . This ...
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... authority to close a public street , the owner of adjoining property has an easement therein , of which he cannot be deprived without compensation . ( Bigelow v . Ballerino , 111 Cal . 559 , 44 Pac . 307. ) The right of the owner of a ...
... authority to close a public street , the owner of adjoining property has an easement therein , of which he cannot be deprived without compensation . ( Bigelow v . Ballerino , 111 Cal . 559 , 44 Pac . 307. ) The right of the owner of a ...
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... of the state . at the option of the local authority indicated by the legislature for that purpose . ( Amend- ment adopted November 4 , 1902. ) ARTICLE III . DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS . Section 1. The 67 CONSTITUTION OF 1879. Art . II , § 6.
... of the state . at the option of the local authority indicated by the legislature for that purpose . ( Amend- ment adopted November 4 , 1902. ) ARTICLE III . DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS . Section 1. The 67 CONSTITUTION OF 1879. Art . II , § 6.
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Page 452 - All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty ; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property ; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. SEC. 2. All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for the protection, security, and benefit of the people, and they have the right to alter or reform the same whenever the public good may require it.
Page 526 - Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of...
Page 104 - The General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say : Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace and of constables; For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors...
Page 470 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions, and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Page 208 - Judges of the Superior Courts shall be ineligible to any other office or public employment than a judicial office or employment during the term for which they shall have been elected. SEC. 19. Judges shall not charge juries with respect to matters of fact, but may state the testimony and declare the law.
Page 395 - All other officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, and all officers whose offices may hereafter be created by law, shall be elected by the people, or appointed, as the Legislature may direct.
Page 139 - He shall communicate by message to the Legislature, at every session, the condition of the State, and recommend such matters as he shall deem expedient.
Page 13 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 410 - property," as used in this article and section, is hereby declared to include moneys, credits, bonds, stocks, dues, franchises, and all other matters and things, real, personal, and mixed, capable of private ownership...
Page 382 - Shall this bill pass and ought the same to receive the sanction of the people ?" The legislature may, at any time after the approval of such law by the people, if no debt shall have been contracted in pursuance thereof, repeal the same...