The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

SACRAMENTO, July 30th 1898.
/ WHEREAS The Legislature of the State OF
California, at its thirty-second session begin
ming the fourth day of January, A D. 1881,
two-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 TO the Constitution OF the
State of California, to-wit
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
Al
/ A resolution to propose to the people of the
state of California amendment to section
/ eighteen of article eleven of the Constltu-
which 1t is proposed to amend said section to
Section IS No county. city, town. township
/ board Of education or school district shall in
| cur any indebtedness liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in al any year ear
such year, without the assent of two-thirds
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 the
( the interest on such Indebtedness as II fails
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 tor
city and county during the forty third and
/ forty-fourth fiscal years. out Of the income ana
vided that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing, altering or for any work done upon or
alley, court, place sidewalk, or for the con-
struction of any sewer or sewers in sald CITY
Visions Of this section: and In determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
nef. and provided further, that the City OF
Vallejo. in Solano County, may pay ns exist
Ing indebtedness incurred in the construction
of its water works, whenever two-thtrds OF the
electors thereof voting at an election hsld LOT
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision with the exception hereinbefore reclteo'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
/ being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
/ A resolution proposing to the people OF the
stitution of the State. by adding a new sec
ton 10 be known and designated as section
I yidfnr for the framing by the inhabitants OF
counties Of local county government acts Tor
their government; The said proposed ne"
Section m The inhabitants OF any county
NAV frame a county government act for their
own government. relating to the matters mere
matter specified. and consistent with and sub
ject to the Constitution and laws OF this state,
by causing a board of fifteen freeholders. who
have been. for at least Ave years, quallned
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be
nara and propose county government act for
such county, which shall be signed in dupli-
fority of them, and returned, one copy thereof
TO the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
70 be sent TO the Recorder of Deeds OF the
county Such proposed county government act
eral circulation in such county. or II there be
not two such papers then In one only, for at
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
subrnitted to the qualified electors OF such
a majority Of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, IT shall there
aa{ection n or Approval, as whole without
power OF alteration or amendment, and II ap,
10 each house it shall be the county govern
ment act of such county, and shall IN SUCH
sede any existing county government act' ana
Ali amendments thereof, and all special laws
ineonsstent with snTn act cer
fed by the President OF the Board or super
and authenticated by the seal of such county.
setting forth the submission OF snch county
lion by them. shall be made in duplicate and
deposited. in the office OF the Secretary or
offce Of the Recorder of Deeds in the county.
among the archives OF the county.
The county government act so ratified may be
amended at intervals of not less than two
years by pr0PSs@ifs Of the county to the
1uaiifed electors thereof. at a general or spe-
cai election held at least forty DAYS atter sns
in newspaper Of general circulation IN such
tbe oualifed electors voting thereon and APP
moved by the Legislature as herein provided
o. he epproVal OF the county government ACT
In In submitting any such county government act
any alternating article or proposition may De
presented for the choice OF The voters. ana may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
others. -, a. o-
ment acts framed under the authority given by
This section TO provide for the manner in
which, the times at which. ana the terms ms dor
other than Judges OF the Superior Court. shall
be elected or appointed: for Their comTpen ta
consolidation or segregation OF Offices. for the
number Of deputies that each officer shall have;
I'D FOR the compensation payable to each of
eucb deputies for the manner in which the
times in which, and the terms for which the
aner4ed or appointed and for the constitution.
regulation compensation and government OF
sIso 10 prescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be con
taste and conditions upon which electors po-
ittical parties and organizations may partici-
p@ Whenever any county has. in the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
S Soun'y been approved by the Legislature as
aforesaid the direction of sections four and
li ny g svsten, Of county governments throughout
the state and likewise providing Tor the cleo
!tfon 60 " their compensation. shall not apply
Said county government act shall; as 70 any OF
o cne nv such county. government act. not be
subject to any law or amendment enacted oy
the ittSs to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
<r,o,ro~ Senate Constitutional Amendment No
AZ
resolution proposing to the people OF the
state of California an amendment to the Con-
stitI,tton OF the State by adding a new section.
- he known and designated section five and
one1half article six. thereby providing for the
orgs nization of a court, to be known the
" Of Claims The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
section 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
court All the regular terms thereof. The Court
~ Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction TO
bear and determine ali 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:
the second Monday OF March;
In the City and County OF San Francisco
commencing on the second Monday in July.
In the City of Sacramento. commencing on