The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment Nc

,
A resolution proposing to the people Of the
State of California amendment TO the Con-
zion to be known and designated section
seven and one-half article eleven Thereon, pro.
counties of local county government acts Tor
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as foliows s:.. =, INV county
may frame county government act Tor their
own government retatlg TO me WITH and sub
feet to the Constitution and laws or TINS state,
by causing board G a.i hftfe Ye Tear9 analied
electors of such county. to be elected by the
eral or special election. whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election TO pre-
pare and propose county 81 aS IN dt,pii
cate by the members of such board, or ma.
tority Of them, and returned one copy tnereoL
to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
to be sent to the Recorder OF Deeds Oh me
county. Such proposed county goVerhment ACT
shall then be published in two papers of gen
eral circulation in such county, or II there De
least twenty days. and within not less than
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
submitted to the qualified electors OF sueh
county at a general special election, and If
a majority OF such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, II shal there
after be submitted to the Legislature for It's
rejection or approval as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment and II APP
proyed by a majority of the members elected
to each house it shall be the county govern
ment act of such county and shall In such
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act, and
all amendments thereof, and all speclal laws
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy of such county government act, certi-
fed by 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 or such county
government act to the electors, and its ratifica-
tion 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 of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
All courts shall take judicial notice thereof
The county government act so ratified may be
Snare by proposals therefor, submitted by the
legislative authority of the county. to the
caI eiection held at least forty days after the
nubIcation of such proposals for twenty days
n newspaper of general circulation in such
county and ratified by at least three-ffths of
the qualified electors voting thereon. and APP
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
~ tho approval of the county government act
In submitting any such county government act
any 3ar the choice Of the voters and may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
II Shall be competent IN all county govern
ment acts framed under the authority given by
y Which the times at which and terms for
which the several township and county orhcers
other than Judges of the Superior Court. shall
he elected or appointed: for their compensa-
ton; for the number of such officers. Tor the
6sr Of deputies that each officer shall have
and for the compensation payable TO each or
such spbs eh fo fni e for o
nwbars Of ali boards of election shall be
elected or appointed and for the constitution;
snch boards and of their clerks and attaches;
also to prescribe the manner and method by
Quoted; and may in addition determine the
tasts and conditions upon which electors. po-
iitical parties and organizations may partici-
nate in any primary election
end method herein pointed out adopted any
county government act. and the same snail
aforesaid. the direction of sections four and
1--WE of this article providing Tor me unIorInltv
U o. cfaie and likewise providing for the cleo
zion and appointment of officers: and the regu-
Si5 nounty government act shall as TO any of
g. matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by such county governmemtt act hot De
the LEGISLATURE except by amendment hrst
e,tbritted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
,r,a,ng senate Constitutional Amendment No
resolution proposing to the people of the
state OF California an amendment to the Con-
90 he known and designated as section five and
oo01ebalf. article six thereby providing for the
o-ea nizstion of q court, to be known as the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows
Saction 51b 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 at the regular terms thereof. The Court
OF Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to
hear and determine all claims OF every kind
md character against the State, under such
laws as may be passed by the Legislature and
its Judgment thereon shall be Anal, 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