The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10

WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of California, at it's thirty-second session begin ming on the fourth day of January, A. D. 1897, 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 or the State of California, to-wtt:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to section tion in relation to revenue and taxation, by which 1t is proposed to amend said section 10
 Section lS No county, city. town, township. board of education school district shall in- cur any indebtedness or liability in any Tnaa naa- for any purpose exceeding in any year ear the income and revenue provided TOT IL TOT g tb ns1,sd Electors thereof voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor un- less before or at the time Of lncurrlhg suGh collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as IL iaIls due, and also provision to constitute sinkIng g fund for the payment of the principal thereoI on or before maturity. which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same; provided, however, that the City ana County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon Ter materials furnished to and work done for said city and county during the forty-thiro ana forty-fourth fiscal years out of the income and revenue of any succeeding year years; pro- vided, that any and all claims for making, re nairing altering or for any work done upon or alley court place or sidewalk, or for the con- struction of any sewer or sewers m sac t r crty visions of this section; and in determlnlng any claim permitted to be paid by this secton no statute of limitations shall apply Tn any Hlan- ner; and provided further that the Clty or Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay It's exist ing Indebtedness incurred in the constructlon of its water works whenever two-thirds Of the electors thereof voting at an election held Tor ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro vision. with the exception hereinbefore reclteo' shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 10.)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the con ] stitution of the State by adding a new sec tion to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro- viding for the framing by the inhabitants or counties of local county government acts TOT their own government; The said proposed ne" section to read as follows: .,,,,+, may frame a county government act Tor tnelr own government relating to the matters here sjnafter specified, and consistent with ana SUD feet to the Constitution and laws of this state, by causing board or htteen treeholueLs, W W 9 9 have been. for at least hve years, qudllIisu qualified electors Of such county. al any getl b eral or special election, whose duty it snail De within ninety days after such eleotlon, to fe pare and propose county government act TOT TOT such county, which shall be signed in dupi- cate by the members oI sneh noaru; & or q haT ma jority of them, and returned, one copy thereol fo the Board of Supervisors or other leg1sla- tive body of such county, and the other copy to be sent to the Recorder or Deeds oL tne county Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers or gen eral circulation in such county, or 1T there pe not two such papers, then in one only, TOT at least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication 1t shall be Submitted to the qualified electors of such county, at a general or special election, and If a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same. 1t shall there after be submitted to the Legislature TOT its power of alteration or amendment, and If ap- proved by a majority of the members elected to each house it shall be the county govern ment m act of such county. and shall in such case become the organic law thereof ana super, sede any existing county government act, and sI'e sIi amendments thereof, and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act. ead bT the President of the Board of Super yisors or other legislative body of such county. enI authenticated by the seal of such county, government act to the electors. and It's ratlnca- ton by them shall be made in I duplicate an9 State the other after being recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county among the archives of the county.
 Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof The county government act so ratified may be amended at intervals of not less than two Yaars by proposals therefor, submitted by the iesislative authority of the county, to the eetai election held at least forty days after the nmblication of such proposals for twenty days nann+v and ratified by at least three-hfths of tbe oualifed electors voting thereon, and ap-
 
 tpor p inc anproval of the county government act. In submitting any such county government act any for tSe choice of the voters and may be voted on separately without pre1udice 10 others. o.. ,a .u oorn+y eovern ,oent acts framed under the authority given by this section, to provide Tor the manner fr dn ,rbIch the several township and county ofncers other than Judges Of the supefioT Coure; snail tion. for the number of such officers, TOT the consolidation or segregation Of offices, TOT the number of deputies that each officer snail nave: nnd for the compensation payable to each Of ench deputies for the manner in which, the times nshers ,ls of ali boards of election shall be aIected or appointed and for the constitution; regulation, compensation and government or t les . haords and of their clerks and attaches; oIso 10 prescribe the manner and method by Whlen tld ais and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon which electors, po- iitica1 parties and organizations may partlci- nate In any primary election.
 yvhapever any county has, Tn the manner ar5 method herein pointed out. adopted any bova been approved by the Legislature as nsNe nsraseid the direction of sections four and @ s this article providing for the uniformity nf a system of county governments throughout the state. and likewise PT9xialns roT th tne eleG itfor of their compensation. shall not apply. Said eoun,y nrs fhereInabove provided for and de- ciared by such county government act. not be subject to any law or amendment enacted by ~hn IYRR smbn1itted to the electors and ratified In the manner hereinabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 1,o,,o Senate Constitutional Amendment No NoeA4Ao Al
 A resolution proposing to the people of the c+a.a of California an amendment to the Con- stifution of the State. by adding new section so bs known and designated as section five and ooa half article six. thereby providing for the oreanization of a court, to be known as the SSogrt of Claims. The said proposed new sec ton to read as follows:
 s,st 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 and character against the State under such laws as may be passed by the Legislature. and it's Judgment thereon shall be final. The terms of the Court of Claims shall be held as fol- lows:
 Tn the City of Los Angeles, commencing on the second Monday of March
 Tn the City and County of San Francisco commencing the second Monday in July. and
 In the City Of Sacramento. oQmmencIng on