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The herald., 1898-08-04
Amendment Number Two.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10)

A resolution proposing to the people of
the state of California n amendment to the
Constitution of the state. by adding new
section, to be known and designated as sec
ton seven and one..half,. article eleven
thereof, providing fol. the framing by the
inhabitants of counties, of local county
government acts for their own government.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows.
Section ~. The inhabitants of any
county may frame a county government
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
sistent with and subject to the constitution
and laws of this state by causing board
of fifteen freeholders, who have been, for
at least five years, qualified electors of
such county, to be elected by the qualified
Special election, whose duty ii shall be
within ninety days after such election. to
prepare and propose county government
act for such county, when shasl De SSgned
or a majority of them, and returned, one
copy thereof to the board of supervisors
or other legislative body OF snch county p
corder of deeds of the county. such
proposed county. government act snail
then be published in two papers of general
circIla ton in such county, or II there be
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 genera! or special cleo
lion and If a majority of such qualified
electors voting thereon shall ratlfy the
same. it shall thereafter be submitted to
fhe legislature for its rejection or appro-
val. as whole, without power of altera
ton or amendment. and il approved by a
ma ioritv of the members elected to each
hnuse Il shall be the county government
act Of such county, and shall In such case
become the organic law thereof and super
eede any existing county government act,
and all amendments thereof, and all spe-
ciai laws inconsistent with such county
government act.
A COPY of such county government act,
certified by the president Of the board of
s,1nervlsors 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 cleo
tors and its ratification by them. shall be
made in duplicate and deposited, one in
the office of the secretary. OF state, the
other, after being recorded in the office
If The recorder of deeds in the county,
among the archives of the county.
Xii courts shall take judicial notice there
If The county government act so ratified
NAV he amended at intervals of not less
Than two years. by proposals therefor.
smhmtted by the legislative authority of
the county, to the qualified electors thereof,
at a general or special election held at least
fortv DAYS after the publication of such
nroposals for twenty days in newspaper
If General circulation in such county, and
ratified by at least three-fifths Of the quail
fled electors voting thereon. and approved
In submitting any such county government
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Rialto Gossip

RIALTO, Aug. 3.-Mr. and Mrs. w Med.
Henderson left this morning for San Fran
cisco to visit Company X, Seventh Califor-
mia.
w. P. Martin and family have returned
from Kansas to make their home here Mr..
Martin was the first president Of the Rialto
fruit exchange.
Edwin Slade came down from the noun
tains and reports about 900 people summer
ing in Little Bear valley.
]. w. McCracken will leave tomorrow for
Leavenworth, Kansas.
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there was a cake walk and general hot
Brevities

time.
Brevities
VIM. Ross of 124 West Walnut street was
arrested this morning upon the charge of
assaulting his wife with knife. Ross APP
peared before the recorder late tonight
and pleaded not guilty. His bail was fixed
a $500 which he could not furnish. He was
sent to tail. Ross complains that his wife
will not make his children contribute to
his support and when he "thumps" them
she intereferes and he Is thus constrained
10 thump her.
f. c. Settley, traffic manager for Echo
mountain and Rubio canyon. came down
from Mount Lowe today and stated that
the fire in that neighborhood is only
smouldering over the territory formerly
burned over.
The committee having in charge the new
city charter attempted to hold a meeting
tonight but were unable to secure a
quorum.
The British American will hold a meet
Ing Saturday evening in X. of P. hall for
organizing a social club.
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They Protest

A protest has been filed against the as
sessment district for the opening of Shor.
street from Hewitt street to Alameda by
residents, who aver that In the financial
condition of many of them the opening will
work great hardship.
The herald., 1898-08-04

A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment to
section two of article four of the Consti-
tuition, in relation to sessions of the legisla-
ture, by which 1t Is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
Section g. The sessions of the legislature
shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian
on the first Monday after the first day Of
January next succeeding the election of its
members, and shall be biennial unless the
governor shall in the interim convene the
legislature by proclamation. The legisla-
ture shall then remain in session for TWEEN
some date not less than thirty nor moro
than sixty days from the time of adjourn
ment If the two houses fail to agree upon
time at which they will resume their ses-
sion, the governor shall, by proclamation,
fix date for such reconvening, which shall
be within the limits above prescribed. Upon
reassembling the legislature shall complete
members for a longer period than seventy
five days, and no bills shall be introduced
in either house except at the first twenty
five days of the session, without the con-
sent of three-fourths of the members
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE,, Pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution. and an act
of the legislature of the state Of California,
entitled IAN act to provide for the submis-
sion of proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution of the state of California to the
proved March 7, A. D. 1885, the above de-
scribed proposed amendments are hereby
published and advertised to be voted upon,
by ballot, by the qualified electors of the
state, at the election TO be held throughout
this state on
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PROCLAMATION

approval of the county government act:
In submittig any such county government
act any alternative article. or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the vot-
ers, and may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov
eminent acts framed under the authority
given by this section, to provide for the
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than judges of
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
pointed; for their compensation; for the
number Of such officers; for the consolida-
ton or segregation of offices; for the num-
Der of deputies that each officer shall have.
ana Tor the compensation payable 10 fach
Of such deputies; for the manner IN which
the members of all boards of election shall
be elected or appointed; and for the con-
stitution. regulation, compensation and
government Of such boards, and of their
manner and method by which all elections
by the people shall be conducted; and may
In addition determine the tests and condt-
tons upon which electors, political parties
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
aforesaid, the directions of sections four
and five of this article providing for the
uniformity of system of county govern
ments throughout the state. and likewise
of officers, and the regulation of their COM
pensaton, shall not apply. Said county
government act shall. as. to any of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature. except by
amendment first. submitted to the electors
and ratified In the manner herenabove set
forth.
The herald., 1898-08-04
Volunteers to Be Inspected

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-Major Gen.
eral Merriam will inspect the volunteers Of
the Seventh California regiment at their
farewell reception and drill In the Me-
chanics' pavilion on next Saturday even
ing. The affair promises to be notable
event.
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vens, H. H. Sinclair and ]. H. Holmes, d.
rectors. The new company proposes to
make many Improvements, Introduce water
power and reduce rates.
The Meter System
Since the first of August the Pasadena
Land and Water company has been col
lecting from customers upon whose prem
ises water meters have been placed by way
of experiment About 400 meters have been
thus put out and collected on, and the re-
suit seems TO be very satisfactory both for
the water company and for the consumer.
The meter charge, which has been fixed at
sl25 per 1000 gallons, and cents for each
additional 100 gallons, will remain in force
and the company will now place meters
everywhere.
The Water Question
The committee on municipal ownership
of water and the city council conferred this
afternoon. About all the business trans
acted was that done by the water commit
tee which passed a resolution authorizing
the appointment of several subcommittee,
Progress has been made by the committee
toward gaining an understanding of just
how the water system is to be procured.
the council has expressed itself in favor.
but there is a feeling that the matter will
certainly be hard one to accomplish.
Congress Notes
Tomorrow there will be game OF base
ball on the Lincoln avenue grounds be-
tween a Pasadena nine and the Bakersfield
nine which accompanies the congress
The congress received a telegram this
evening from President McKinley's secre-
tary, thanking them for Its invitation to
him to be present. The president appre-
ciated the courtesy.
Troop d held military ball in l. o. F.
hall. Two hundred persons attended and
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Tuesday, November 8, A. D. 1898.

The said proposed amendments are to b
separately voted upon In manner and forI
as follows:
Each ballot used at such election mus
contain written or printed thereon the FOL
lowing words, whereupon the voter ma
express his choice as provided by law:
Amendment Number One, being Sem
ate Constitutional Amendment No.
Al, (exempting certain claims against
the city and county of San Francisco "
and the existing indebtedness of the
city of Vallejo for the construction
OF its water works from the provis-} -
ions of the Constitution requiring
such claims to be paid from the in
come and revenues Of the year in Nc
which they were incurred.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Two, being, Sem
ate Constitutional Amendment No, W.
10 (providing for framing local county,
government acts, by inhabitants Of NJ
counties for their government) N>
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Three, being Sem
ate Constitutional Amendment No. A
(providing for the creation of court
Of claims. to determine claims Ys
against the state, and to consist Of -
three superior Judges designated by Nc
the governor. to serve without extra
compensatory
For the amendment!
Amendment Number Four, being As
sembiy Constitutional Amendment
NO. 81 GU
les and counties, organized or to be Ys
organized, or holding a charter I'M -
der the Constitution. from certain Nc
legislation in relation to counties.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Five. being As
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. Sc (relating to office Of governors
providing for succession thereto in re
certain cases and removing disabii- -
ity of lieutenant governor from hold NO
ing other office during term.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Six, being As
sembly Constitutional Amendment Va
No. 3S (relating to and defining gram-} ~
mar schools) No
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Seven, being As
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 81 (providng for adjournment OF Ys
legislature for not less than thirty =
nor more than sixty days during No
each session.
For the amendment?
The herald., 1898-08-04
REDONDO RIPPLES

Arrangements for the Golf Tourna-
ment-Shipping and Personal
REDONDO, Aug. 3,-In the golf tourna-
ment to be held on the links here next FRI
day and Saturday the handicapping Will be
done by one member from each contesting
club. Entries have been received from Red
lands. Riverside Pasadena, Santa Monica.
Los Angeles and Redondo. First, second
and third prizes will be given in the handi-
cap events and In the championship event
the Redondo tournament cups and prizes
The herald., 1898-08-04

(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 40
A resolution to propose to the people OF
section eighteen Of article eleven OF the
Constitution, in relation to revenue aqd
taxation. by which it Is proposed TO amend
said section to read as follows:
ship board of education or school distrlct
shall incur any indebtedness or liability IN
any manner or FOL: any purpose exceed
p ng ID any yfd for ch year a Without the
assent of two-third1 of the qualified elec-
tors thereof. voting at an election 70 De
held for that PyrHse nor umeJS
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as II talls
sinking fund for the payment OF the prin-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Of CONTRACTING the same; prov1qfeSG, n n9 Tren
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for materials FUR,
county during the forty-third and forty,
fourth fiscal years out of the income ana
revenue of any succeeding year or years
provided that any and az claims TOT max
ing repairing altering or for any work done
upon or for any material furnished for, any
street. lane ALLEY, court, place or sidewalk.
or for the construction of any sewer or
sewers In said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions of this sec
ton; and in determining any claim per
mitted TO be paid by this section, no stat
ute of limitations shall apply in any man.
Vallejo. In Solano county, may pay its ex-
listing indebtedness incurred In the con-
struction of its water works, whenever two
thirds of the electors thereof, voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall so de,
eide ANY Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
ton hereinbefore recited, shall be VOID
The herald., 1898-08-04
FIRE COMMISSION
Callmen Appointed and Permits to
Bore for Oil Granted

The fire commissioners appointed ]. p.
Rourke, c. L. Bagley and W. Baterdorff as
callmen at its session yesterday morning,
The reports of the various fire companies
showed two calls during the past week. as
follows: No. 1913 Kearney street, frame
dwelling of A. Lopez, a lamp explosion, loss
$500, July 30; 1874 East Twenty-fifth street,
frame dwelling of c. Mead, lamp explosion,
loss $40, August I.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO, July 80, 1898.

WHEREAS, THE LEGISLATURE OF
the state of California. at its thirty-sec-
ond session beginning on the Fourth day
of January. A. d. 1897, two-thrds or an
the members elected to each OF the two
house of said legislature voting In favor
thereof. proposed the following described
amendments to the Constitution OF the
state of California, to-wit:
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Amendment Number Five.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 36)

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 Cali
fornia, by which it Is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 49, lieutenant governor shall
be elected at the same time and place and
in the same manner as the governor, and
his term of office and his qualifications
shall be the same. He shall be president
Of the senate, but shall only have a cast
ing vote therein.
Section 16. In case of the impeachme emf
of the governor, or his removal from Office.
death, inability to discharge the powers
and duties Of his office. resignation, or alb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the lieuten
ant governor for the residue of the term
or until the disability shall cease. And
should the lieutenant governor be i'm
Incapable of performing the duties of his
office, or be absent from the state, the
president pro tempore of the senate shall
act as governor until the vacancy in the
office of governor shall be filled at the next
general election when members of the leg
islature shall be chosen. or until such dis
ability of the lieutenant governor shall
cease. In case of vacancy in the office
The herald., 1898-08-04

OF governor for any of the reasons above
named and neither the lieutenant governor
nor the president pro tempore of the senate
shall succeed to the powers and duties of
governor, then the powers and duties of
such office shall devolve upon the speaker
of the assembly. until the office of governor
shall be filled at such general election.
The herald., 1898-08-04
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Az


No. ~
resolution proposing to the people OF
the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state, by adding a
new section, to be known and designated as
section five and one-half, article six. there
by providing for the organization of a
court to be known as the court of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 5is. The court of claims shall
consist of any three Judges of the superior
court, who may be requested by the gov
thereof. The court Of claims shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction 10 hear and determine
all claims of every kind and character
BE- passed by the legisiature and nG its ,udE
ment thereon shall be final The terms Of
the court of claims shall be held as follows:
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,
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 there
for, 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 procedure thereof and to
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four,
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
mentNo. 27)
A resolution to propose to the people of
the state of California an amendemnt to
the Constitution of the state, amending ar
ticle eleven. by adding a new section there
to, to be known section number five and
one-half, relating to consolidated city and
ha Cd
new section to read as follows:
Section 5k. The provisions of section
four and five of this article shall not, nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
to apply 10 any consolidated city and
county government, now existing or here
after formed, which shall have become or
shall become ORGANIZED under section seven.
this article.
The herald., 1898-08-04
Amendment Number Six

me.lt NO 81
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment to
section six. article nine, of the Constitution
of the state of California, relating to gram
mar schools by which 1t Is proposed to
amend said section to read as follows:
Section G. The public school system shall
include primary and grammar schools. and
such high schools, evening schools, normal
schools and technical schools as may be es-
tablished by the Legislature or by municipal
or district authority, but the entire rev.
enue derived from the state school fund,
and the state school tax, shall be applied
grammar schools. Grammar schools shall
include schools organized in a school dis
trict, or union of school districts, having
which a course Of study shall be taught
which will prepare pupils to enter the ag-
ricultural mining, or scientific department.
of the University Of California.
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Amendment Number One.

(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. AZ
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vens, H. H. Sinclair and J. H. Holmes. d.
rectors. The new company proposes to
make many Improvements, Introduce water
power and reduce rates.
The herald., 1898-08-04
Amendment Number Seven

(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 34)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-03

A line from Ex-Goy. G d. Parker
states that he and Mrs. Parker are
enjoying their sojourn in California.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-03
Notice to Contractors.

RIVER FALLS, Wis, Feb. Is, 1898
Notice is hereby given that the City
of River Falls will receive proposals
until the seventh day of March A. d
1898 at the hour of two o'clock PM. al
the Office of the city clerk of said city
for putting down an artesian well fol-
said city to about the depth of 400
feet. Proposals will be received in
the alternate as follows:
LIST. For we'll to be drilled to the
depth of 225 feet, nine inches in di'
ameter and thence 175 feet additional
seven inches in diameter. The first
225 feet to be cased with wrought
iron casing with couplings and screw
joints casing TO be seven inches in
ternal diameter.
End. Also for a we'll ten inches in
diameter to depth of 225 feet and
thence eight inches in diameter to
depth of It's feet; the well to be cased
for the first 225 feet with wrought
iron casing with couplings and screw
joints, the casing to have an internal
diameter Of eight inches.
The council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Proposals to be enclosed in a scale d
envelope, marked outside Proposals
for Wen" and directed to City Clerk
City of River Falls, Wisconsin.
The terms on part Of city are cash
on completion Of work.
ALLEN p. WELD.
City Clerk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-03
Call for Red Snapper Cigar
New ThilI Coupling.

j. Il. Cryderman of this city has
recently invented and patented new
thill coupling which seems to have
special merits. All who have eXamin-
ed it admit its convenience and adj
yantages The coupling is a very
simple contriyance. 1t consists of a
new clip which is so arranged that a
Slight pressure on two projections
permits the thill to be uncoupled i'm
mediately by the hands alone. Upon
releasing the fingers from the pro-
jections, the coupling, which works
on the half ball-bearing principle
springs into its place in snch a way
that it cannot be opened except in
tentiona!ly. BY using this coupling
the changing from thills to pole can
be made in less than a minute, a
saving Of time which will be readily
appreciated by all who have had
occasion to change from a one to a
two-horse rig and the reverse.
The benefits of this coupling can be
easily secured 10 the common clip by
simply inserting pivOt-pin in the
ordinary clip, contriyance entailing
very little expense. The simplicity
of this coupling commends it to con-
81 Iteration and general use. The
Cryderman Thill Company comprises:
J. E. Cryderman and Curtis Johnson
of this city and G. F. Dunbar, w. G.
Davenport and Grin Lijequist OF
Wausau, Wis. This company has a
capital of $4,000 and is to be incorpor-
ated.
The first meeting of the stockholders
will be held the 22d instant, at which
time the necessary officers and direct
ors will be elected.
The company are now having three
thousand couplings manufactured
and they are soon to be put on the
market at 50 and $3.50 a set. The
patents held by this company cover
all the necessary principles of thill
coupling and they hold all the rights
for the United States. They need
agents to introduce the device.
Mrs. Turnquist weaves carpets.
DR.. P. f. DeMin, dentist, has a
card in another column of this paper.
Those who have faulty grinders are
invited to keep an eye out for his
River Falls dates.