The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

| counties of local county government acts for
| their own government. The said proposed new
| section to read follows
Section 7k. The inhabitants of any county
may frame county government act for their
own government, relating to the matters here
ject to the Constitution and laws of this State,
have been. for at least Ave years, qualified
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 a ma
iority of them and returned one copy thereof
| to the Board OF Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county, ana the other copy
to be sent to the recorder OF Deeos 0t .i IA.
shall then be published In two papers OF gen
eral circulation in such county or II there De
NOT two such papers, then in one only, for at
least twenty days and within not less than
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of such
county at a general or special election, and IL
a majority of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
rejection or approval, as whole, without
proved by majority of the members elected
to each house. It shall be the county govern ,,as
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government 1I aet' ana
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy OF such county government act certi-
fed nv the President of the Board OF Super
visors or other legislative body of such county
and authenticated by the seal OF such county,
setting forth the submission of such county
government act to the electors, and Its ratifica-
ton by them, shall be made in duplicate and
daDosited one in the office of the Secretary or
state the other, after being recorded in the
Office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act so ratified may be
wears nv proposals therefor, submitted by the
legislative authority of the county, to the
ciaI election held at least forty days after the
nuh1icatton of such proposals for twenty days
In a newspaper of general circulation in such
county. and ratified by at least three-fifths of
the qualified electors voting thereon, and APP
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
FOR the approval of the county government act,
In submitting any such county government act
any far the choice Of the voters and may
be voted separately without prejudice to
others.
nent acts framed under the authority given by
this section to pgfV1ae cb Ior 1 1de the tarns
which the several township and county officers |
other than Judges or the superior S a, court snail
ton; for the number of such officers. for the |
consolidation or segregation OF Offices for the
and for the compensation payable to each of |
such deputies for the re- manner anne. IN which the
members of all boards OF election shall be |
elected or appointed and for the constitution:
sneh boards, and of their clerks and attaches; |
also to prescribe the manner and method by |
which ali elections by the people shall, be con-
Iucted: and may in addition determine the |
tests and conditions upon which electors, .Po-
liticaI parties and organizations may partici-
nate in any primary election.
Whenever any county has, In the manner |
and method herein pointed out, adopted any |
county government act. and the same shall |
have been approved by the Legislature as
alre of this article providing for the uniformity
of a system of county governments throughout
the state, and likewise providing for the cleo /
tinn and appointment of officers. and the regu-
iation of their compensation, shall not apply. |
Said county government act shall. as to any of |
a. Matters hereinabove provided for and de- |
clared by such county government act. not be |
subject to any law amendment enacted by |
the Legislature except by amendment first |
submitted to the electors and ratified in the |
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No. |
resolution proposing to the people of the |
state of California an amendment to the Con-
70 he known and designated as section five and |
one-half article six. thereby providing for the |
S or Of Claims The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
sist OF any three Judges of the Superior Court |
who may be requested by the Governor to hold |
of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to |
hear and determine all claims of every kind |
laws as may be passed by the Legislature, and
its Judgment thereon shall be final. The terms
of the Court OF claims snail De nelQ 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 the second Monday in July, |
and
In the City of Sacramento, commencing on
the second Monday of November of each year.
The Judges holding such term of court shall
receive no extra compensation therefor, but
shall receive their actual expenses, to be paid
out of the general fund of the State treasury.
The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary
to organize such court. to provide the pro-
cedure thereof and to carry out the provisions
of this section.
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR.
Being Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No 37.)
resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State. amending article eleven,
by adding section thereto. to be known
as section number five and one-half, relating to
consolidated city and county governments. The /
said proposed section to read as follows:
and five of this article shall not. nor shall any
legislation passed pursuant thereto, apply 70
any consolidated city and county government.
now existing or hereafter formed, which shall |
have become, or shall become. organized under
section seven, secure charter under section
eight of this article.
AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE.
CBeing Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 36.)
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California an amendment of section
fifteen and section sixteen of article five of the
Constitution of the State of California, by