The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
PROCLAMATION,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
| SACRAMENTO, July 3oth, 1898
WHEREAS. The Legislature of the State OF
California, at Its thirty-second session begin
iwo.tbirds of all the members elected to each
| OF the two houses of said Legislature Young
scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State of California. to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution to propose to the people Of the
| State of California an amendment to section
ton, in relation to revenue and taxation. BY
which it Is proposed to amend said section 10
Section Is No county city, town. township.
board of education or school district snail IN
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided Tor II 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 un-
| Indebtedness provision shall be made for the
collection of an annual tax surncleht 10 pay
due, and also provision to constitute a sinking
| fund for the payment OF the prlneipai tnereo d
| forty years from the time of contracting the
same; provided. however. that the Sity ana
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
| materials furnished to and work done tor salo
forty-fourth fiscal years. out OF the income and
| revenue of any succeeding year or years pro-
| vided. that any and all claims for making. re-
! pairing altering or for any work done upon or
for any material furnished for any street. lane.
! alley. court place or sidewalk for the con
| strnction of any sewer or sewers in said city
and county are hereby excepted from tne pro-
! claim permitted to be paid by this section. no
statute of limitations shall apply "a any man
/ Vallejo, in soano County. may pay its exist
/ ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction
electors thereof voting at an election held for
| that purpose shall so decide. Any Indebted
| vision with the exception hereinbefore rectted.
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
A resolution proposing to the people. of the
State Of gathering an e no sadfns new sec
| ton to be known and designated as sectlon
yi6inp az" for the framing by the Inhabitants of
counties of local county Id nzonosed new
Section 7jk The inhabitants of any county
own government. relating to the matters here
! matter specified, and consistent with ana SUD
| bv causing a board of fifteen freeholders, who
have been. for at least five years, qualineo
! ouaiifed electors of such county. at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty IL shall be
pare and propose a county government act for
such county. which shall be signed in dupli-
jority of them, and returned. one copy thereof
70 the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
TO be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the
county. Such proposed county government act
srsI circulation in such county. or If there be
not two such papers. then in one only. TOT at
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified electors OF SUCH
majority Of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same. II shall there
rejection or approval, whole. without
power of alteration or amendment, ana II ap,,
11rftu Of
10 each house it shall be the county govern
ment act Of such county ana saat IA IN s suSn
sede any existing county government act ana
all tne mere co ana a ae
copy of such county government act certi-
Ned by the 9r bodv of such county
and authenticated by the seal of such county
setting forth the re tbs aeetors and its raos
ton by theru shall be made in duplicate ana
Stpte 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
SsaTs by proposals therefor submitted by the
feeislative authority OF the county, to the
Srs sledton held at least forty days after the
nuhlfcafion OF such proposals for twenty days
IN a.n and ratified by at least three-ffths OF
tSs oylaiified electors voting thereon. and APP
provea eoggnr r Of the county government act
~ euhmitting any such county government act
any 3o the Choice Of the Voters and may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
others :. .o,,,s.snt IN alt. county govern
,nsnt acts framed under the authority given by
this .bo tines at which, and the terms for
which the several township and county ofneers
1. OF a,ected or appointed: for their compensa-
sion: for the number Of such officers, fer the
nunber of deputies that each officer shall have.
and for the Compensation payable to each OF
s,ch DEPUTIES for the manner in which. The
t,naes in which. and the terms for which the
members of all boards OF election snal, De
rertiiation compensation and government OF
such boards and OF ther clerks ana hy
which ali elections by the people shall be con
Quoted and may in aoat1on oh elaators no
Iitical parties and organizations may pertlci-
in any pr eant elef 5as in the manner
and method herein pointed out adopted any
county goyern nnT6Ted de Sy the legislature as
aforesaid the direction OF sections four and
hve Oh srsS Of county governments throughout
The state and likewise provfding tor the cleo
ti9n ana "a their Compensation shall not apply
said county government act snail as 70 any OF
a alrad nv such county government act. not be
snbiect to any law or amendment enacted by
the ~ the electors and ratified in the
manner herenabove set FORTH
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
fseing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
soeiAe 44.)
a resolution proposing to the people of the
state If California amendment to the Con-
stststion Of the State. by adding new section
10 be known and designated as section five and
csne.haif article six thereby providing for the
oreanization of court. to be known as the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec
tion TO read as follows:
Saction 81 The Court of Claims shall con-
.,st nf ary three Judges Of the Superior Court
y vSn may be requested by the Governor to hold
court at the regular terms thereof. The Court
hear and determine all claims OF every kind
and character against the State, under such
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