The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SACRAMENTO, July 3Oth. 1898 :.
The hegisatured Of fe the state hes,o OF
ming on the fourth day of January. A D. 1897.
two-thirds of ali the members elected to each
in favor thereof, proposed the following de-
scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State Of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Reing Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment NO.
A resolution to propose to the people Of the
State OF California an amendment to section
ton In relation to revenue and taxation, by
which it is proposed to amend said section 70
Section Is. No county, city. town, township.
board of education school district shall In
cur any Indebtedness or liability In any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding IN any year ar
the income and revenue provided for It for
such year, without the assent OF two-thiros
of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an
election to be held for that purpose. nor un-
less before, at the time of mourning sucn
Indebtedness, provision shall be made tor tne
collection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as IL lalis
due, and also provision to constitute SINKING
on or before maturity, which shall not exceed
forty years from the time OF contracting the
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon Ior
materials furnished to and work done TOT sala
city and county during the forty-third ano
forty-fourth fiscal years out of the income and
revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro-
yided that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing altering or for any work done upon or
for any material furnished for any street, lane
alley. court place or sidewalk or TOT Inc ni
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section; and in determining any
statute OF limitations shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further, that the City OF
n IND inSebtedness incurred in the Construction
of its water works, whenever two-thiras OF the
electors thereof voting at an election hsld aer
that purpose shall SO decide. Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
resolution proposing to the people Of the
stitution of the State, by adding a new sec
ton to be known and designated as section
yidinr &c" for the framing by the inhabitants Of
counties Of local county government acts LOT
s section nw to read read as follows: 81 ~
Section tx. The Inhabitants or any county
reans to he
matter specified, and consistent with ana sub
ject to the Constitution and laws OF TINS state,
have BEEN for at least five years, qualined
electors OF such county, to be elected by the
eraI or special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to pre-
such county which shall be signed In dupli-
cate by the members of such board, or ma.
1ority of them, and returned, one copy thereot
10 the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body OF such county, and the other copy
TO be sent to the Recorder of Deeds OF the
shall then be published in two papers of gen.
eral circulation in such county, or II there be
least lea twenty days, and within not less than
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be be
election.
a majority OF such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the. same, II shall there
rejection or approval. whole without
power of alteration or amendment. and II ap-
to each house. it shall be the county govern
ment act of such county, and shall In such
case become the organic law thereof ana super,
all amendments thereof, and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act
fed by the President of the Board Of Super
visors or other Legislative body Of such county
setting sstt forth the submission of such county
government act to the electors, and Its ratihca-
ton by them. shall be made e. IN n duplicate and
State the other, after being. recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county.
among the archives of the county.
All courts shall take judicial notice thereof
The county government act so ratified may be
xears by proposals therefor. submitted by the
legislative authority of the county, to the
s qua aeeoa hed at least forty days after the
nnblication of such proposals for twenty days
in a newspaper Of general circulation In such
county and ratified by at least three-f1fths of
tbe oualifed electors voting thereon. and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
for the approval of the county government act
In submitting any such county government act
any alternative article or proposition may be
presented for the choice OF the voters. and may
be voted on separately without preJuolce TO
others.
nd fha auth ~ cfs y,xy
This section to provide for the manner in
which. the times at which. and the terms for
MAJ than Judges of the Superior Court, shall
he elected or appointed; for their compensa-
tom for the number OF snnh q onss Tor ne ne
nurnber of deputies that each officer shall have
and for the compensation payable to each Of
such deputies for the manner In which, the
tin,es In which and the terms for which the
menhers of ali boards of election shall be
esec,su Compensation and government of
sueh boards and Of their clerks and attaches
also prescribe the manner ma and a,a method by
Sucted: and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
nate In any primary election
Whenever any county has, in the manner
eonnty government act. and the same shall
have been approved oy the legislature as
sro ~ IBIS t Article proydng for the @
Of a system OF county governments throughout
tha state and likevise1provlding for the cleo
ton and appointment OF officers, and the regu-
,ation of their compensation, shall not apply
SaiS county government act shall as to any of
tps matters hereinabove provided for and de-
Cared by such county government act, not be
enhisc. To any law or amendment enacted by
the Legislature, except by amendment first
submitted TO the electors and ratified in the
mannsr hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
r,e,rg senate Constitutional Amendment No
No A)
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state of California an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State. by adding new section
~ he known and designated as section 1--WE and
one.half article six. thereby providing for the
oreanizatfon of a court TO be known as the
Co1,rt az Claims. The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
Saction 81 The Court of Claims shall con-
sist of any three Judges of the Superior Court
who may be requested by the Governor to hold
cnnrt at the regular terms thereof The Court
of claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction tn
hear and determine all claims OF every kind
and character against the State, under such
laws as may be passed by the Legislature, and
it's Judgment thereon shall be final The terms
OF the Court of Claims shall be held as fol-
lows:
In the City OF Los Angeles, commencing on
the second Monday Of March;
In the City and County Of San Francisco.
commencing on the second Monday in July,