5. Table exhibiting the Names and Salaries of the Governors of each State, Capitals, Time of Elections, Meeting of Legislatures, etc. etc. NOTE.-Democrats in Roman; Republicans in Italics; Americans in SMALL CAPS. *The people of Oregon have formed and adopted a State Constitution, which has not yet been acted upon by Congress. An election for State Officers was held in May, 1858, at which John Whiteaker was elected Governor and L. F. Grover Member of Congress. + Except the year of the Presidential election, when the election takes place on the same day. XXIX-CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. On the 3d August, 1849, Gen. B. Riley, then acting Governor of California, issued a proclamation, in which, after setting forth the anomalous and unsettled position of the country, both in its local and general government, he requested the people, in certain specified districts, to return delegates to a Convention, to form a State Constitution, at Monterey, on the 1st September, 1849. The delegates elected, in accordance with this recommendation, met at Monterey, on the 1st September, 1849, and adjourned over until the fourth, when that body organized by the election of Dr. Robert Semple, President, and William G. Marcy, Secretary. The representation for each district in the Convention was apportioned as follows: San Diego, 2; Los Angeles, 7; Santa Barbara, 5; San Luis Obispo, 2; Monterey, 5; San José, 7; San Francisco, 9; Sonoma, 6; Sacramento, 15; San Joaquin, 15. Total, 73. Of this number but forty-eight were present during the sitting of the Convention, as follows: The following are the absentees elected and entitled to seats in the Convention: Los Angeles: Luis Rubideaux, Manuel Requerra. Santa Barbara: Amitasio Carillo, Manuel Imeno. Sonoma: R. Maupin, J. Clyman, L. W. Boggs. Sacramento: John Bidwell, John S. Fowler, James Queen, W. Blackburn, R. M. Jones, W. Lacy, Charles E. Pickett. San Joaquin: S. Haley, C. L. Peck, M. Fallon, B. Ogden, George A. Pendleton, Col. Jackson, Jeremiah Ford, B. L. Morgan, Walter Chapman. San Francisco: W. D. M. Howard. The Convention adjourned sine die, October 13th, 1849, after a session of forty-three days, during which time a work was consummated of great importance and responsibility, in a manner alike honorable to themselves and their constituents. The result of their labors was presented to the people to be acted upon, on the 13th day of November, 1849, and was almost unanimously adopted by them as the Constitution of the State. 1. TABLE stitution of California, the Districts represented by them, their Nativity, Exhibiting the Names of the Members of the Convention which formed the Con XXX.-STATE OFFICERS, From the Organization of the State Government, Dec. 1849, to 1859. OFFICERS. Term 1850-'51. Term 1852-53. 66 Term 1854-'55 Term 1856-'57. Term 1858-259. Governor. P. H. Burnett (a) John Bigler.. John Bigler. J.Neely Johnson John B. Weller.. Lieut. Gov'r J. McDougall () Samuel Purdy.. Samuel Purdy. R. M. Anderson Joseph Walkup.. Sec. of State W. Van Voorhies W. V.Voorhies (g) J. W. Denver (j) D. F. Douglass. Ferris Forman... Jas. W. Denver. C.H.Hempstead Controller.. John S. Houston. W. S. Pierce... Samuel Bell... G. W. Whitman A. R. Meloney (n) E. F. Burton (k)! Treasurer.. Richard Roman. Richard Roman. S. A. McMeans. Henry Bates. Thomas Findley. J. L. English (1) Att'y-Gen'l E.J.C. Kewen (c) S. C. Hastings...J.R. McConnell Wm. T. Wallace T. H. Williams.. J. A. McDougall 66 ... Surv'r Gen'l Chas. J. Whiting W. M. Eddy S. H. Marlette..J. H. Brewster. Horace A. Higley 66 66 .... .... Qr. Mr.Gen'l J.C.Moorhead (d) W.H. Richardson Wm. C. Kibbe. Wm. C. Kibbe. Wm. C. Kibbe... St'te Printer H.H. Robinson Translator.. J. H. Schull....W.E. P. Hartnell W.E.P.Hartnell Agustin Ainsa. (a) Resigned Jan. 8th, 1851. Was succeeded by John McDougal for remainder of the term. (b) David C. Broderick elected President of the Senate, made vacant by the accession of the Lieutenant-Governor. (c) Resigned 1850. James A. McDougall elected to vacancy. (d) Removed. William H. Richardson appointed to vacancy, April 26th, 1851. 1854, and B. B. Redding elected by the (g) (e) Resigned September 24th, 1850. William H. (i) Richardson appointed to vacancy. (f) H. H. Robinson resigned May 4th, 1850. J. Winchester appointed same date, who also resigned March 28th, 1851. Eugene Casserly was elected by the Legislature, May 1st, 1851, and continued in office until the contract system of 1852 was carried into effect. Contract awarded to G. K. Fiteh and V. E. Geiger June, 1852, who transferred the same, by consent of the Legislature, to George Kerr & Co., February 3d, 1853. Contract system repealed May 1st, () (k) (7) (m) (n) James W. Secretary of Appointed February, 1857, vice George W. Appointed February, 1857, vice Henry Bates Term commenced January 1st, 1857. Term of office, three years. Elected September, 1858. XXXI.-JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT,* From the Organization of the State H. P. Hepburn... . H. P. Hepburn... . B. C. Whitman....B. C. Whitman... Harvey Lee.. (a) Resigned Oct. 1851. H. C. Murray appointed to vacancy; elected Nov. 1852, for unex- Bryan appointed to vacancy, and continued until Sept. 1855, when David S. Terry was elected for the unexpired term. Elected Sept. 1851, as successor of Judge Hastings, for the term of six years from Jan. 1, 1852. Resigned Jan. 13, 1857. Peter H. Burnett appointed to vacancy. Joseph G. Baldwin elected Oct. 1858, for remainder of term, to 1862. *For terms and salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court see p. 90. XXXII.-LEGISLATURE OF CALIFORNIA.* SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, SACRAMENTO. MEMBERS OF THE Legislature.—The Constitution of California provides that the number of Members of the Assembly shall not exceed eighty, and that of the Senators shall not be less than one-third nor more than one-half of the Assembly. The term of the Senators is two years, one-half of which expire each year; of the Members of Assembly, one year. FIRST SESSION.-Organized Dec. 15, 1849, at San José, and adjourned, after a session of one hundred and twenty-nine days, on the 22d of April, 1850. Number of members: Senate, 16; Assembly, 36; total, 52. SECOND SESSION.—Organized at San José, January 6, 1851, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and sixteen days, on the 1st of May, 1851. Number of members: Senate, 16; Assembly, 36; total, 52. THIRD SESSION.-Organized at Vallejo, January 5, 1852; removed to Sacramento, January 12, 1852, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and twenty-one days, on the 4th of May, 1852. Number of members: Senate, 27; Assembly, 62; total, 89. FOURTH SESSION.-Organized at Vallejo, January 3, 1853; removed to Benicia, February 4, 1853, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and thirty-seven days, on the 19th of May, 1853. Number of members: Senate, 27: Assembly, 63; total, 90. FIFTH SESSION.-Organized at Benicia, January 2, 1854; removed to Sacramento February 25th, 1854, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and thirty-four days, on the 15th of May, 1854. Number of members: Senate, 34;† Assembly, 80; total, 114. SIXTH SESSION.-Organized at Sacramento, January 1, 1855, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and twenty-seven days, on the 7th of May, 1855. Number of members: Senate, 33; Assembly, 80; total, 113. SEVENTH SESSION.-Organized at Sacramento, January 7, 1856, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and six days, on the 21st of April, 1856. Number of members: Senate, 33; Assembly, 80; total, 113. EIGHTH SESSION.—Organized at Sacramento, January 5, 1857, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and thirteen days, on the 30th of April, 1857. Number of members; Senate, 33; Assembly, 80; total, 113. NINTH SESSION.-Organized at Sacramento, January 4th, 1858, and adjourned after a session of one hundred and twelve days, on the 26th of April, 1858. Number of members: Senate, 35; Assembly, 80; total, 115. * For Officers of the State Legislature, etc., see pp. 82-88. See Constitution of the State, Art. IV, p. 69. + The first Senatorial District was represented in the Senate of 1854 by two members: making the number of Senators of that session one more than is provided for by the apportionment of 1853. |