The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-12
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS.

! LII SdlOI.
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS.
Treasures of Interest introduced Into
the House Yesterday.
Among measures introduced in the
Assembly yesterday were some of nota-
BILE interest A few of these are briefly
touched upon.
Mr.. Cutter presented quite a radical
Act to reduce the expenses of the gov
eminent of the State which reads as
follows:
From and after the first day of July,
1887, the compensation of the various
officers, attaches and employees of each
and every State institution, whether
penal, reformatory, charitable or ed
ucational, shall be 70 per cent. of the
amount now allowed and paid.
OF three constitutional amendments
offered by Mr.. Cutter, one is city
by which Section would read like this !:
| Any city may be consolidated with
the county in which the same is sit
uated, where the population of such
city exceeds 100000 by the latest Fed
cral census. The consolidation thus
formed shall be termed city and
county" and shall be effected in ac-
cordance with a general law. The pro-
visions OF this Constitution with refer
ersce to cities and to counties shall
not be applicable to a city and coun-
ty," but the Legislature in each in
stance of such consolidation, shall en-
act special charter of government
therefor, which shall be paramount to
| all general laws. The legislative au-
thority Of any city and county consol-
| idated may, by a majority vote, sub
! NIT to the qualified electors thereof, at
any general election, or at a special
election to be called for THE purpose by
said legislative authority any amend
ment or amendments to its charter,
and said amendment or amend
ments, if ratified by two thirds
of the votes cast for and against
the same at such election, shall
thereafter become and form part of
said charter. The territory embraced
within the boundaries of what is known
as the city and county of San Francisco
| S'lidll CONSTITUTE d city anu county COLI
solidated as defined herein, and the Leg
islature shall, at its first session after
this section becomes a part of the Con-
stitution. enact a special charter there
for, which, when enacted, shall super
sede the then existing government
thereof.
With reference 10 local legislation,
Mr.. Cutter introduced the following:
The Legislature may, by a concur
renee of three-fourths of all the mem
bers elected to each house respectively,
the vote to be taken by yeas and nays
and entered upon the journals, pass a
| special or local law or make an excep-
ton or exceptions to the operation of a
| general law. Where exception is made
to the operation of a general law the
| Governor may disapprove of the ex-
ception while approving the general
law: and such disapproval, and his dis
approval Of any special or local law
| passed in pursuance of this section,
shall be final action thereon.
The much-mooted question of COM
pensation of county officers is provided
for by Mr.. Cutters third amendment,
in the following clause:
The Legislature, by general and uni
form laws, shall provide for the election
or appointment in the several counties
of Boards of Supervisors, Sheriffs.
County Clerks. District Attorneys and
such other county, township and NUM-
cipal officers as public convenience may
require and shall prescribe their duties,
and fix their terms of office The I.egis-
F.! lature may regulate the compensation
Of all such officers and prescribe the
number and compensation of their depu-
/ ties. or may either wholly or in part
/ delegate that power to any or all the
Boards of Supervisors or municipal au-
thorities. 1t shall provide for the strict
( accountability of county and township
I officers for all fees which may be col
/ lected by them. and for all public and
municipal moneys which may be paid to
/ them, or officially come into their pos
session.
Assembly Bill, No. 164, presented by
! North of Alameda, provides that one
| bicycle may be included in the luggage
which. by statute, a traveller may take
with him without extra expense
| 1hyioNeth pieSeHteu d Neli-cOIlSlu-
cred bill restricting the number of tenn
/ porary officers to be appointed at each
session for organization of the Assembly
and Senate TO twenty five in each house.
| Dibble, who declares that the threat
ening of candidates with defeat, unless
| they pledge themselves to vote accord
| ing to the will of corporations, firms and
| individuals. has become an unbearable
outrage. presented a revolutionary bill
calculated to have a considerable in
| huence on the publication of politics, If
intended to protect candidates for GER