The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENIIt,

EAECOI1NE E. DE1Aft1 |
 SACRAMENTO. July S0th:; 1sss
 WHEREAS. The Legislature, Of the, state or California at Its tslrtysefond sessieh D iSs7 two-thirds of all the members elected 10 .iT ea1e of the two houses of said I1esisature voting ing 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 eighteen of article eleven Of the Const'tu- t which 1t is proposed to amend said section 10 read as follows: board of education or school district shall fn- any indebtedness or liability in any man r Tes 1s or for any rovded for it for such year. without the assent or {wo-siir9S at an election to be held for that purpose. nor Inb url less before. or at the time. of mourning suen indebtedness provision shall be fnient aGe t0r o pay the interest such indebtedness as II ii idlis due. and also provision to constitute 5ibn1eo} fund for the payment of the principal yceed on or before maturity, which shall not eAceeu tu u forty years from the time or Go4raeSSfng i Sng ans County of San Francisco may at any time pay pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon con satd a4d materials furnished to and work done, Tor Sdi9 city and county during the. forty-th ana fortyfourth fiscal years out or the lncof.e anu anu revenue of any succeeding year or years, pro yided, that any and all claims for making, re pairing altering or for any work done upon p2 ot for any material furnished for any street: lal,e @ alley court place sidewalk. or TOT the con con struction. of any sewer or sewers in said lo elty and county hereby excepted from the pro pro visions of this section: and in determining any claim permitted to be paid by this section. m no ner; and provided further. that the City or Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay US eAist- ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction of its waterworks whenever two-thirds ot the electors thereof voting at on election hetd a9I that purpose. shall so decide Any lndepleu- mes ar liability incurred contrary 10 tll5 pIO- vision. with the exception hereinbefore reclted' shall be void;
 AMENpMENT NUMBER TWO. (Being Senate Constitutional. Amendment NO.
 A resolution proposing to the people or the State of California an amendment to the con tion to be known and designated as section seven and one-half. article eleven thereof pre- Q, yicing for the framing by the inhaotants oI counties. of local county government acts for their own government. The said proposed new section to read follows:
 Section 7Lt The inhabitants of any county may frame county government act TOT sal tnear own government relating s,ste1t 10 1he iS and sub ject to- the Constitution and laws or thls state, by causing board of fifteen freeholoers. %n9 sn have been. for at least five years. quaiined t electors of such county. to be elected by the qualified electors of such county, at any gen ho within ninety days after such election. to pre- pare and propose a county government aSt I0i such county, which shall be signed In dupii- cate bY the members of such board, or a ma iority of them, and returned, one copy thereoi to the Board of Supervisors other legisla- five .N hodv of such county and the other copy to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds or the county. Such proposed county government T a,1 ac' eral circulation in such county, or 1T there pe not two such papers then in one only Iss TOT aba a, submitted sui1n ted to the qualified electors of such aounf a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same 1t shall tnere. z. rejection or approval. as whole; withou' ,t oa a | power of alteration or amendment, ana II ap, proved by majority of the meInpers at,sr eigetTc 1 ment act of such county. and shall In sucr l case become the organic law thereof ana super l sede any existing county government act, ant l all amendments thereof and all special laws | inconsistent with such county government act eed jp' bY the President of the Board of Super visors or other legislative body of such county l and authenticated by the seal of such county setting forth the submission of such county 1 goyernment act to the electors and It's ratinca ton by them shall be ,s made , h ths secretary State, the other. after being recorded mn. m ,n' office of the recorder of deeds in the county l among the archives of the county , Ali courts shall take Judicial notice thereof The county government act so ratified may DO 1eors by proposals therefor submitted by thu ] legislative authority of the county, 10 th' i ouaiifed electors thereof, at general o special election held at least forty days afte | the publication of such proposals for twent! days in of h at east three | fifths of the qualified electors voting thereon and approved by the Legislature as herein ,.I pro ment act In submitting any such county gov 1 ernment act any alternative article or proposi l ton may be presented for the cholce or tn | voters and may be voted on separately with out prejudice to others. , - ,,,,-n | ment acts framed under the authority given D, | this section.' to provide for the manner III which. the times at which. ana the terms fscap sp | other than Judges of the Superior Court, shai be elected appointed; for their compehsa ss 1 lion: for the number of such officers, for tn l Generalization or segregation of offices for tn number of deputies that each officer shall nave | such deputies, for the manner in which, tn l times in which, and the terms for which tn | elected or appointed: and for the constitution | regulation, compensation and government such boards and Of their clerks nn ana matbod b | which all elections by the people shal pc con ducted and may in unon Which electors DO | litical parties and organizations may paruci pate in any primary election; ..
 method herein pointed out adopted any count, government act. and the same shall have bee s shirpections of sections four and i've of thi l article providing for the uniformity of , system of county governments thronghout tn State. and likewise providing for the. election and appointment of officers. and the reguia ton of their compensation. shall not apply Said county government act shall to any o the matters hereinabove provided for and de ciared by such county government act, not D subject to any law amendment enacted b the Legislature except by amendment frs submitted to the electors ana rntlned ln th manner herefnabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE I O3e,ng Senate Constitutional Amendment Nc Il i4.)
 resolution proposing to the people of tn state of California an amendment to the Con stitution of the State, by adding new section to be known and designated section five an one-haif article six thereby providing for tn organization of a court. to be. known as tn Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec tion to read follows
 Section 5I5 The Court of Claims shall con stst of any three Judges of the Superior Court who may be requested by the Governor to hol court at the regular terms thereof. The CouI of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction hear and determine all claims of every kin and character against the State, under sue laws may be passed by the Legislature, an its Judgment thereon shall be final. The term of the Court of Claims shall be held as fol lows:
 T In the City of Los Angeles. commencing O the second Monday of March;
 Tn the City and County of San Francisco commencing on the second Monday In July