N. B. To the extent that this book may be of service to its Legislature, the rights
reserved by the above copyright have been assigned to the State of California.

CLIFTON E. BROOKS.

INTRODUCTION.

A rough skeleton of this book was originally prepared for the use of the Assistant Minute Clerks, but it was suggested that it would be of value to the other attaches and to the members of the legislature as well, if put into shape suitable for their use. There has been no thought in undertaking this task to compete with any of the standard works on this subject but to supplement these and bridge a gap which is all too apparent to those who have undertaken to find assistance in this direction.

The chief object has been to visualize or illustrate in concrete form the practical application of the rules of the two houses of the California Legislature with the addition of a few of the more important constitutional provisions. It is also intended to standardize the language of the Journals. Furthermore, all attaches who prepare matter which is to be printed in the Journals, can have a readily available guide. Finally many of the little things which count are gathered together for the assistance of those who undertake the task of bill drafting.

It has been the object to do all of these things as thoroughly and as completely as is possible and in keeping with the traditional parliamentary usages and customs.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA,

February 27, 1915.

CLIFTON E. BROOKS,

Senate Minute Clerk.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

This little book would be very incomplete without an acknowledg

ment of the painstaking and kindly assistance of Edwin F. Smith. Secretary of the Senate, whose experience and extensive knowledge of legislative matters has been ever at my disposal.

CLIFTON E. BROOKS.