The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE. DEP ARTMENT,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE. DEPARTMENT.,
SACRAMENTO. July goth, lssS
WHEREAS The Legislature. of the State OF
California at its thirty-second session begin
ming on the fourth day of January, A; y. iSsi
two.thirds of all the members elected to eacn
of the two houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, proposed the. following. de-
scribed amenduents to the Constitution OIL tne
State of California. to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Belng Senate Constitutional Amendment No
. AID
A resolution to propose to the people of the
eiehteen Of article eleven of the Constitu-
ton in relation to revenue and taxation, py
which 1t is proposed to amend said section 10
Section IS; No county, city; town, township,
board of education school district snail IN
cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner Or for any. purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for It for
such year, without the assent or tWo-tnlFus
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 for the
collection Of: annual tax sufficient TO pay
the Interest on such Indebtedness as it falls
due and also provision to constitute sinking
fund for the" payment of the principal thereof
ON or before maturity, which shall not exceed
forty years from the time of contracting the
same; provided, however that the City and
County Of San Francisco may at any time pay
materials furnished to and work done for said
city and county during the forty.thlrd arg
revenue OF any succeeding year or years; pro-
vided, that any and all claims for making, re-
or rGr r anv Street lane
alley, court. place or sidewalk. or for the con-
struction Of any sewer or sewers IN SAD CITY
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions Of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section. no
statute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further, that the City Of
Vallejo, In Solano County, may pay It's EXIST
ing indebtedness incurred in the construction
NJ o Ear whenever
electors thereof voting at an election held Ior
that purpose shall SO decide Any i me nro
vision, with the exception -hereinbefore reclteo,
shall be void. :.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment t. the Con-
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 new
section tx. The inha bitants of any county
may frame county government act for their
matter specified, and consistent with and. SUD
ject to the Constitution and laws of this state.
by causing a. board of fifteen freeholders, wno
have been. for at least Ave years. qualified
electors of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall BE
within ninety days after such elections to pre-
pare and propose "a county government act for
such county, which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members of such board, or ma
jority of them, and returned one copy thereof
70 tbe BOARD of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county and the other copy
TO be sent to the RECORDER of Deeds of the
county. Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers of gen.
eral circulation in such county. or II there be
not two such papers. then in one only. for r. at
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
submitted to the qualified electors. of such
county at general special election, and If
q majority of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same; 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for ITS
power of alteration amendment and II ap:
proved 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
ali amendments thereof and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy of such county government act, certf-
fed by the President Of the Board of Super
yisors or other legislative body of such county,
and authenticated by the seal of such county.
government act to the electors, and its ratifca-
ton 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,
A courts shall taks Judicial notice thereof
The county government act so ratified may be
Years by proposals therefor, submitted by the
legislative authority of the county, to the
cd thereof. q
ciai election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
In a newspaper of general circulation in such
county and ratified by at least three-ifths of
the nyalified electors voting thereon. and APP
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
Tor the approval of the county government act
In submitting any such county government. act
any alternative article or proposition may be
1resented for the choice Of the voters, and may
he voted on separately without prejudice. to
others. :, -
md hn p nv
thjs section to provide for the In
which the times at which. and the terms for
other than Judges of the Superior Court. shall
he elected or appointed; for their compensa-
cnnsolidation or segregation of offices, for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have,
ana io DEPUTIES put for the manner in which, the
times in which and the terms n,as.i for which the
elected or appointed and for the constitution.
regulation, compensation and government of
such boards, and of their clerks and attaches;
which ali elections by the people shall be con-
Quoted; and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
i,ticaI narties and organizations may partici-
pate In any 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 1 legislature at as
Ave Of this article providing for the uniformity
of a system of county governments throughout
ho
zion and appointment of officers, and the regu-
iation of their compensation, shall not apply.
Said county government act shall. as to any of
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
cIared nv such county government act. not be
snhiect TO any law amendment enacted by
tbe I,egislature except by amendment first
Submitted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
fBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No
N 44.)
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state Of California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, by adding section
to be known and designated as section five and
one half, article six. thereby providing for the
oreanization of q court. to be known the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows
Section blb 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
its 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,
and