The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, :.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
-: - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
-. :. SACRAMENTO, July 3oth,' 1885, .
WHEREAS; The Legislature OF the State OF
California at its thirty-second session begin gin
ming on the fourth day OF January A. asb
Of the two: houses Of. said Legislature voting
in favor thereof proposed the following g, tso
scribed amendments to- the Constitution Oh lne
State of California, to-wtt: - ..
:-| ~: AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. s.. -:
fBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment. Mo-
Al resolution to propose to the people of the
eighteen of. article. eleven of the :Constitu-
ton In relation to revenue and taxation, by
which it is proposed: to amend said section 20
Section IS No county, city. town, township
board of education, or school district shall m
cur any indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding In any year
the income and revenue provided for II Tor
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 suffclent 70 pay
the interest on such. indebtedness as II ialis
due. and also provision to constitute slnklng
fund for the payment OF the principal ;tnereoI
on or before maturity, which shall not :exceso
forty years from the time of contracting the
same; provided, however, that the City and
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work, done for said
city and county during. the forty5thlrd and d
forty-fourth fiscal years out of the income ana
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 sidewalk. or for the con-
struction of any sewer or sewers In SAID: city
visions of this seetio1i; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this .sectaon. no
statute Of limitations shall apply In any YIN man nf
Vallejo. in Soano County. may pay Its exist
Ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction
OF. its water works. whenever two-thirds' OF the
electors thereof voting at an election held Tor
that purpose shall so decide. Any lnoepleq-
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro
vision with the exception hereinbefore reclteo,
shall be void. -
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. -.
eBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
"A resolution proposing to the people of: the
State OF California amendment IL the Con
stitution of the State, by. adding a new sec
+ seven and one half article eleven thereof; pro.
viding for the framing by She inhabitants OF
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as follows:
/ Section TX. The inhabitants OF any county
may frame a county government act for their
own government, relating to the matters mere
matter specified ana Win b anq
by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, who
have been. for at least five years, qualihed
electors of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county. at any gen
era or special election, whose duty it shall be
within ninety days after such election. to pre-
mare and propose county government act for
such county, which shall be signed in dupii-
cats bv the members of such board or ma
iority of them. and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors or other legisia-
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 at
least twenty days. and within not less than
asyg to the Of SUCH
county at a general or special election, and II
a majority Of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, II shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
rejection or approval, as a whole. without
power Of alteration or amendment. and If APP
proved by a ma ority of the members elected
to each house. 1t 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 special laws
inconsistent with such county government act,
A copy of such county government act, certi-
fed by the President of the Board of Super
and authenticated by the seal of such county,
setting forth the submission of such county
fion nv them shall be made in duplicate and
deposited. one in the office of the Secretary OF
State, the other after being recorded In the
among the archives of the county
All courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act so ratified may be
amended at intervals OF not less than two
years by proposals therefor. submitted by the
legislative authority OF the county TO the
ciaI election held at least forty days after the
publication OF such proposals for twenty days
In; n newspaper of general circulation In such
county and ratified by at least three-ffths OF
the qualified electors voting thereon. and APP
nroyed by the Legislature as. herein provided
for the a pproval of the county government act.
In submitting any such county government act
nbcs or ns Tatera may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
others.
ment acts framed under the authority given by
this section. to provide for the manner in
which. the times at which. and the terms for
which the several township and county officers
other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall
be elected or appointed; for their compens a
consolidation or segregation of offices. for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have.
such deputies. for the manner in which. the
times in which. and the terms for which fhe
menbera Of all boards of election shall be
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-
iitirei parties and organizations may partici-
pate in any primary election
and method herein pointed out. adopted anv
county government act. and the same shall
have been approved by the Legislature as
1--WE OF this article providing for the uniformity
OF a system OF county governments throughout
the State and likewiseoprovlding for the cleo
tion 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 by such county government act. not be
subject to any law or amendment enacted by
the Legislature. except by amendment first
submitted to the electors and ratified in the
manner herenabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
r3eing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A)
resolution proposing to the people of the
state az California amendment to the Con-
stitutfo1l of the State. by adding new section,
To he known and designated as section five and
one-half article six. thereby providing for the
ORGANIZATION of a court, to be known as the
Court of Claims. The said proposed sec
ton to read as follows:
Section So 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 ia
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 the second Monday in July,