The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-18
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
AMENTO. July goth, 1ssS

sACRAMENTO. July Goth. 1885,
California. at its thlrfy-second session begin
ming on the fourth day OF January, A y 4oSt,
tyo-thirds of all the members elected TO each
Of the two houses Of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof. proposed the following DE-
scribed amendments 10 the Constitution OF tns
State OF California, to-Bit;
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
ose,np Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
40
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California amendment TO sectlon
efrhteen Of article eleven of the Constitu
ton in relation to revenue and taxation. oy
which It is proposed TO amend SAID section -
Section IS. No county, city. town. township,
board Of education or school district shall IN
cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding IN any year
the income and revenue provided for II for
such year, without the assent OF two-tnlros
OF the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
less before, at the time OF mourning sucn
indebtedness. provision shall be made LOT tne
collection Of an annual tax sufncleht 70 pay pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as ~ iaLis
due and also provision 10 constitute SINKING
fund for the payment OF the principal thefeos
before maturity, which shail not e1ceeu
forty years from the time OF contracting the
game: provided, however. that the CITY ana
County of San Francisco may at any uh.e pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished 10 and work done for said
city and county during the forty -third ana
forty-fourth fiscal years. out of the income and
revenue of any succeeding year or years pro
vided that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing altering or for any work done upon or
Tor any material furnished for any street, lane.
alley, court place sidewalk. or for the con
and county are hereby excepted from the pro
s ss e or 1ns to PAID By this section no
statute Of limitations shall apply IN any Lhdh
ner. and provided further, that the City Of
WaIieqo o IN Soia1o County, may pay It's exist
ing Indebtedness incurred in the eonstroSti99a
OF its water works whenever tWo-thiros e, t t
that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary 70 TINS pro
hereinbefOTe reclteQ,
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
resolution proposin2 to the people Of the
State OF California an amendment to the Con
tia .o be be- Known and designated as section
seven and one-haIf. article eleven tneIeol, pr
eountles of local county government acts for
their own government. The said proposed ne"
SECTION - ~ The inhabitants of any county
may frame county government ACT Ior tnen
snsfter specified and consistent with and sub
feet TO the Constitution and laws OF this state,
have been. for at least five years. qualified
electors Of such county, TO be elected Dy l,Ie
aualeo saeiaI eeotton whose duty it shall be
within ninety days after such election, 70 pre-
pare and propose county government aet Ior
cate by the members OF such board, or ma
jority of them, and returned. one copy thereoI
tive body of such county, and the otner copy
10 be sent to the Recorder Of Deeds of the
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers OF gen
eraI circulation in such county. or If there be
not two such papers then in one only, for at
least twenty days, and within not less than
thirty aays to a the qualied electors of such
county at a general or special election ana II
sbaraon shall ratify the same, It shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature 60, It's
rejection or approval. a whole, without
/ ~ alteration amendment, anu IL dp-
proved by majority OF the members elecleo
men efoa act Of such county, and shall IN such
case become the organic law thereoi anu super,
s SEE ar nny thereof and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act'
e. copy bY the PRESIDENT Of the Board of Super
visore OF other Legislative body OF sucn county.
sna Forth the Submission Of such county
government act TO the electors, and us ratlnca.
ton by the en sn1 the Office Of the Secretary Of
State, the other. after being recorded IN the
office Of the Recorder OF Deeas IN inc county
Ali courts shall take judicial notice tnereot.
The county Of ae' not less than two
years by proposals therefor, submitteo py .he
legislative authority OF me aneral or sne
cfaI election held at least forty days after the
publication OF such proposals LOT - esb
county and ratified By at least tnree-nI NJ OF
the qualified electors v0r,ng .s haTe9n nrovtded
prot ~ e11nroval of the county government act.
In submitting any such county gove e a, a ts
presented for the choice Of the voters and may
be voted separately without preJudice 70
others, .o.,. ., al, county govern
ment acts framed under the autnorlty gwen py
Sb9cb the times at which, and the terms for
which the several township and county ornse a1i
Sa elected or appointed; for their compensa-
ton for the number of such officers for me me
number of deputies that each officer shall have:
and for the Compensation payable to each OF
sucb DEPUTIES, for the manner IN whicfl, tne
tines in which. and the terms for which the
members of all boards OF election snan De
reg,Iation compensation and government OF
such boards and Of their clerks ana attasns s.
which ali elections by the people shall be CON
Quoted; and may in addition determ a.N rne
ittica1 parties and organizations may partici-
pate in any primary election =,
and method herein pointed out adopted ANY any
county government act. and the same shal
nsoreesid- the direction of sections four and
1--WE of this article providing for the uniformity
t ~ state and likewise providing for the cleo
lion and appointment Of officers; and the regu-
,ation of their compensation. shall not apply
Said county government act shall; as to any OF
| the matters hereinabove provided TOT ard oe-
c, ,htsc+ "a any law or amendment enacted by
the Legislature. except by amendment nrst
submitted to the electors and ratineo IN the
| manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
fnsing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
>Ne Al
! A resolution proposing to the people OF the
| state OF California amendment to the Con-
| sti4ution of the State, by adding new section,
/ 10 be known and designated as section hvs and
! ona-haIf article six. thereby providing for the
J organizatiou of q court. to be known as the
! Court Of Claims. The said proposed new sec
/ fion to read as follows:
Section 5h The Court of Claims shall con-
| stst of any three Judges of the Superior Court.
/ nbo NAV be requested by the Governor TO hold
court AT the regular terms thereof. The Court
| ~ Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to
| 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.