The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECIrTIVE DEPARTMENT

SACRAMENTO July SOth. 1898.
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the State OF
| California at it's thirty-second session begin
! ming the fourth day of January A. d. 1881,
! 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 OF the
/ State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
| being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
resolution to propose to the people of the
State Of California an amendment to section sector
tion in relation to revenue and taxation, by
which it is proposed to amend said section to
Section IS No county city. town, township.
board of education school district shall in
any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for II tor
such year without the assent of two-thirds
of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor I'M
less before. or at the time Of mourning such
Indebtedness provision shall be made for the
collection of an 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 thereon
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-third and
forty-fourth fiscal years, out OF the income ana
vided that any and all claims for making, re-
for any material furnished for any street, lane
alley, court, place or sidewalk, or for the con
struction of any sewer sewers in SAID city
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be pald by TINS seGt1on M No
ner; and provided further, that the City or
Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay its exist
ing indebtedness incurred in the eonstruetloh
of It's water works. whenever two-thirds OF the
electors thereof voting at an election held Tor
that purpose shall so decide ANY lndepteo-
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision. with the exception hereinbesore recited'
shall be void
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
10)
resolution proposing to the people Of the
State of California an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, by adding a new sec
ton to be known and designated as section
viding for the framing by the inhabitants Of
counties of local county government acts for
their government. The said proposed new
section to read follows;
Section III. The Inhabitants of any county
may frame a county government act for their
own government, relating to the matters here
matter specified and consistent with ana SUP
by causing a board of fifteen freeholders who
have been. for ct least five years, qualhed
onsiffes electors Of such county, at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election 10 pre-
pare and propose county government act for
such county, which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members of such board, or a ma
10 the Board of Supervisors or other legisa-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers of gen
not two such papers. then in one only, for at
least twenty days and within not less than
submitted to the qualified electors of such
county, at a general or special election, and II
thereon shall ratlfy the same. it shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
power of alteration amendment. and If ap-
proved by a majority of the members elected
TO each house, it snail De 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
copy of such county government act eerti-
fed by the President of the Board of Super
ytsars or other legislative body of such county.
and authenticated by the seal Of such county
setting forth the submission 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,
among the archives of the county
All courts shall take 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
rTsaIif3ed electors thereof at general or spe-
qua ition held at least forty DAYS after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
in newspaper Of general circulation IN such
county and ratified by at least three-1fths of
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
for the approval of the county government act
In submitting any such county government act
any alternative article or proposition may be
he 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
he elected or appointed: for their compensa-
tion: for the number of such officers for the
consolidation or segregation of offices, for the
number of deputies that each officer SHAH have;
and for the compensation payable to each OF
sueh deputies for the manner in which. the
times in which. and she terms for which the
members 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;
also to prescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be con
Quoted; and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
Iitscal rarttes and organizations may partici-
pate in any primary election.
Whenever any county has, In the manner
and method herein pointed out. adopted any
e CON- government act, and the same shall
nave been approved by the Legislature as
aforesaid the direction of sections four and
Ave of this article providing for me
tbe state and likewise providing for the elee-
ton and appointment OF ofhcers; ana one reg-
Said county government act shall. as 20 any OF
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
subject to any law amendment enacted by
the Legislature. except by amendment first
s,,bmifted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
,ps;ng senate Constitutional Amendment No
>e A)
resolution proposing to the people of the
c+o+a of california amendment to the Con-
titIItion Of the State, by adding a section
20 he known and designated section five and
onahaif article six thereby providing for the
organization of a court to be known as the
Sos.rt Of Claims The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
Section So 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
~ 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. |
In the City of Sacramento. commencine on
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