The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO July both. 1888.
WHEREAS. The Legislature. of the State OF
California, at it's thirty-second session begin
sns the Of a the ay en to each
in favor thereof. proposed the following &c.
scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State Of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
Beins Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
-.so,r,,on 70 nronose IN the people of the
Btste of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven, OF the Constltu-
which it Is proposed to amend said section to
read as follows -
hoard Of educaton or schoo district shall
any Indebtedness or liability In any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding IN any year ear
the income and revenue provided for ~ LOT
such year. without the assent of two-thirds
of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor IN
less before, or at the time Of mourning such
Indebtedness, provision shall be MADE TOT n ,ne
the interest on such indebtedness as 1t falls
due and also provision to constitute SINKING
On or before maturity. which shall not exceed
forty years from the time Of CONTRACTING sns
County OF San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon Ior
et1 asd couny during the
forty-fourth fiscal years. out OF the income ana
vided that any any and ali Claims for making,
nairine altering or for any work done upon or
,G paos or the
struction Of any sewer or sewers IN salo cIS
and county are hereby excepted from tine pr ny
statute Of limitations shall apply II any .T man n
Vallejo in soiano County. may pay its exist
ing Indebtedness incurred in the eonssrust ION
that purpose shall so decide. Any Indebted
rrnl .kpor fn
vision with the exception hereinbefore recited,
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
A resolution proposing to the people Of tho
State of californis an amendment the COZ sn-
ton to be known and designated as section
seven and one-half. article eleven thereof pro.
counties of local county government acts for
their own government The said proposed ne"
Section III. The inhabitants of any county
may frame a county government act Tor their
own government, relating to the matters mere
matter specified. and consistent with and sub
ject to the Constitution and laws of this State.
have been. for at least five years, qualified
electors Of such county, to be elected by the
srai or special election. whose duty it 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 q ma
10 '. the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
county. Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers of gen
not two such papers. then in one only. for at
least twenty days, and within not less than
submitted to the qualified electors of such
county, at general or special ELECTION and II
sberean sha IL rasfy the same. It shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for ITS
rejection or a. as wnoie ana If ep
proved by a majority of the members elected
to each house. IT shall be the county govern
case become the organic law thereof and super.
sede any existing county government act, and
Inconsistent with such county government act.
A copy of such county governmens act, cert
and authenticated by the seal of such county,
sovernment act to the electors, ana its ratifica-
tion by them, shah be made in duplicate and
SsPesitetdb one ber alter Being recorded in the
mice of the Recorder of Deeds in the county.
a% All courts sns shall take Judicial notice thereof
The county government act 80 ratified may be
years by proposals therefor. submitted by the
legislative authority OF the county, TO the
qua Election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
In na P9at S BY at least Of
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap-
by the 81 ts ooan ay a
In submitting any such county government act
te ssoe. OF e anna es
be voted on separately without prsjudice to
others. -
ment acts framed under the authority given by
this section to provide for the manner in
wbich the several township and county officers
other than Judges of the Superior Court. shall
t He for the number of such officers. for the
consolidation segregation of Offices, for the
a aud for the Compensation payable to each of
such deputies, for the manner In which. the
times in " ali sord Of be
elected or appointed and for the constitution.
ep boards and Of their clerks and attaches;
also to prescribe the manner and method by
a all asd ag Gy aadsn sea
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
tical parties and organizations antad may parfici
ps whenever any county has. in the manner
ana method herein pointed out, adopted any
S county hem approved by the Legislature as
Aforesaid the direction OF sections four g and
f q state and Notwithstanding for the cleo
Nm and sppointment OF officers and the regu-
,9h anu If their compensation shall not apply
said county government act shall; as to any OF
me NV such county government act not be
enhtect 10 any law amendment enacted by
ths legislature except by amendment first
snhmitted to the electors and ratified In the
manner hereinabove set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
fRainr Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
S 40
A resolution proposing to the people of the
ctata az California amendment to the Con-
ststution of the State. by adding new section
er he known and designated section five and
nne-half article six. thereby providing for the
orranization of a court, to be known as the
Court Of Claims, The said proposed new Sec
Section 81 The Court OF Claims shall con-
sist of any three Judges of the Superior Court
who NAV be requested by the Governor to hold
court at the regular terms thereof. The Court
of 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
IFS 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 Erancisco
commencing on the second Monday IN July
and