The San Francisco call., 1898-08-16
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 SACRAMENTO. July 30th. 1898.
 WHEREAS. The Legislature. of the State or California. at its thrty-second session nesl1 {ssol G of aI the uA members elected to each of the two houses of said Legislature voting in favor thereof proposed the toi9wing G fhs State Of California, to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
 (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment Mo-
 A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to section eighteen of article eleven of the C9nst'Iu, t which 1t is proposed to amend said section to read follows ., board of education, or school district shall in cur any indebtedness or liability in any man the income and revenue provided for # I9r such year. without the assent or two-tnnrus LII us election to be held for that purpose, nor ,h uni, less before, at the time of incurrlng suSn tn collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as IL i-i hdlis fund for the payment of the principal thereof on or before maturity, which shall not e3cseu t u same provided. however, that the City and County Of San Francisco may at any tlne pay materials furnished to and work dons Tor sa9 city and county during the tortyI , and snS revenue of any succeeding year or years, ya, pe re vided that any and all claims Tor maklns, ier G pairing, altering or TOT any WoTh uOiic for any material furnished for any street. lane, alley. court. place or sidewalk. or Tor the cIt 't and county are hereby excepted rom tne piU1 , visions of this section; and in determining any statute of Limitations sS ns sRa apply in any ner; and provided further, that the City Vt TafJ9d 4 ssno in the pay ss of its waterworks, whenever two-thirds or tne electors thereof xIfng 6 at decide Is Hny indebted liability incurred contrary to thls ,S psS- vision. with the exception hereinoerore resi'eo' shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 10.)
 A resolution proposing to the people or the State of California an amendment to the con con tion to be known and designated as section seven and one half. article eleven thereof pro, viding for the framing by the inhaoltants oI counties of local county government acts Tor their own government The said proposeo ne"
 Section 7Ja The inhabitants of any county may frame county government act TOT tne1r tnafter speciAed. and consistent with. and sub feet to- the Constitution and laws of this state, have been, for at least five years qualified electors of such county, to be elected py .ne qualified electors of such county at any gen eral or special election, whose duty 1t snail De within ninety days after such election: 10 pre- snch county which shall be signed in dupli- cate by the members of such board or ma . fOrity of theIn ana TetuIneG, oHS SOPS t0 the Board of Supervisors other legisla- tive body of such county, ana the other copy to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds or the county Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers Of gen erl circulation in sueh h county m one or onv foT e feast twenty days. and within not less than thirty days after such gu5eafon eiacd1. sha sucs county at a general or special election, and 1T
 majority of such qualified electors tors, v6tlns s6ara after be submitted to the Legislature Tor It's rejection or approval. as whole. wifhont if out pppoved by majority of the members elected to each house. it shall be the, county govern ment act of such county, and shall in sueh case become the organic law thereof and super sede any existing county government act, and all amendments thereof. and all special isWs inconsistent with such county government act
 copy of such county government act certi- fled by the President of the Board or super y,sors or other legislative body of such county. and Authenticated by the seal of such county, setting forth the submission of such county eoVernmert act to the electors and it's ratifica- tlon by them. shall be made in duplicate ana daposifod 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. rhe county government act Sc ratified may be amended at Of not ess than hv tSe iagIsiatiye authority of the county, to the qualified electors thereof. at general or inc publication of such proposals for twenty aays in a newspaper 2d general ciTculatlon in s1tbs of inc qualified electors voting thereon. snd apnrovld by the Legislature as herein pro- niert oct In submitting any such county gov- ernment act any alternative article or pToposi- fion may be presented for the choice of the votare and may be voted on separately with out eIudiCe to others.
 r. sbsT be competent In all county govern nesnt acts framed under the authority given by this section, to provide Tor the manner in which the times f townsbn and sn ether than Judges of the Superior Court shall be elected or appointed; Tor thelr comPensa- ton; for the number or such oIneers. TOT the Generalization or segregation of offices, for the nnInber of deputies that each officer shall have. and for the compensation payabie to each or euch deputies for the manner In whichs the times in which, and the terms for which the members of all boards of election shall be elected or appointed: and for the constitution. regulation compensation and government or such boards and of their clerks and attaehes: eisn to prescribe the manner and method by which ali elections by the people shall be con dpcted; and may in addition determine the ,asts ana conditions upon which electors po- iitical parties and organizations may partici- nete in any primary election,
 xTheneyer any county has, In the manner and ,nethod herein pointed out, adopted any county goyernn6leIhT goyn6 hv the Legislature as aforesaid the dtrections of sections four and i've or this ten nrtte,1 of county governments throughout the State and likewise providing TOT the . eiecton , atn a,G oP their compensation, shall not apply: said county government act snaii as 10 any or tba matters hereinabove provided Tor and de- iraa sie hv such county government act. not be .h tac+ fo any law amendment enacted by ssun Y ezislat1Ire. except by amendment first sh snhhr,Jtted to the electors and ratified In the manner herenabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 useing Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 44.)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the ctate of California amendment to the Con- sttt11tion of the State, by adding new section. "a he known and designated section five and one-half. article six. thereby providing for the organization of a court to be known the Curt of Claims The said proposed new sec tion to read as follows:
 Section 5b 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 of Claims shal 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 fol- lows:
 In 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