November 6, 1906. Increased compensation to members of legislature-introduction of bills, etc.... Rejected 37,360 November 6, 1906. Acquisition of streets, parks, etc., by San Francisco. 57,785 95,145 311,175 .305 Rejected 35,649 58,042 93,691 66 .301 November 6, 1906. Permitting San Francisco and San Jose to amend their charters without submitting them to legislature Rejected 31,867 November 6, 1906. Repealing provision that debtor may not contract to pay tax on mortgages, etc... 58,254 90,121 66 .288 Adopted November 6, 1906. Sinking fund for debts con- 54,894 39,876 94,770 66 .304 etc..... Adopted 116,600 68,902 185,502 .479 November 3, 1908. Expense for legislative employees limited to $500 a day for regular sessions-$200 for special sessions November 3, 1908. Lotteries forbidden-contracts relating to stock speculation void November 3, 1908. Legislature required to enact direct primary law, which may be made man ...... datory ....... Adopted 152,853 46,772 199,625 66 .516 November 3, 1908. Relating to public school system-includes night schools in system November 3, 1908. Loans made by state to be repaid within 75 years-formerly 20 years ..... November 3, 1908. Separation of state and local taxation-corporate taxation Rejected 87,977 114,104 202,081 .449 .522 Adopted 31,471 11,568 43,039 218,634 .196 November, 1902. Eight-hour day in mines, smelters, etc...... Adopted 72,980 26,266 99,246 186,820 .531 November, 1902. Election and term of county judges. ..... Adopted 44,856 25,326 70,182 .375 November, 1902. Qualification of voters-United States citizenship required. November, 1902. Permitting counties to exempt personal property and improvements on land from taxation. .... Rejected 31,527 69,741 101,268 66 .542 November, 1902. Term and organization of county commissioners.. Adopted 49,646 26,559 76,205 .407 November, 1902. Term, salary, etc., of county November, 1902. Justices of the peace and constables-term, etc..... November, 1902. Home rule for cities-city and November, 1904. Supreme court-reorganization of judicial system.... Adopted .... .... 244,030 November, 1904. Uniform taxation-exemption of $200 of personal property-taxation of irrigation ditches and canals ...... ....... November, 1906. Permitting use of voting machines Adopted .... 184,096 .... November, 1908. Increasing salaries of gover Rejected 16,088 37,753 53,841 247,730 .217 November, 1908. Permitting state to borrow money in order to fund debt.. over fixing of salaries and fees-local salaries not required to be paid from fees.. October, 1901. State officers to be elected by plurality rather than by majority vote ..... Adopted 49,887 14,196 64,083 180,744 .354 October, 1901. Senatorial reapportionment, and increase in number of senators ..... Adopted 42,804 17,811 60,615 180,744 .335 June, 1902. Proposed constitution ... Rejected 10,320 21,291 31,611 159,913 .197 October, 1905. Election of town officers may be either annual or biennial November, 1900. Senatorial districts-temporary increase in house of representatives when new county created. ........ Adopted 5,947 4,184 10,131 36,120 .280 November, 1900. General laws required for chartering of private corporations November, 1900. County commissioners to be elected by people, not appointed by governor. .270 Adopted 8,243 3,408 November, 1900. State seal-state flag adopted. November, 1902. Increase of members of supreme court-may sit in two divisions. Adopted 5,088 3,819 8,907 66 .246 Adopted 5,515 3,147 8,662 16,428 .527 |