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

SACRAMENTO, july 5Utn, 1880.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State OF
California, at its. thrty-second session begin gin
ming the fourth d-y of January. A D. 1851.
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 Inc
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
eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu-
ton. in relation to revenue and taxat at, Py
read follows .
Section ls No county. city. tom. township.
board of education school district shall In
any Indebtedness or liability in any man
for any purpose exceeding in any year
such year, without the assent of two-thirds
Of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
less before. or at the time of mourning such
indebtedness, provision shall be made for she
the interest on such Indebtedness as IT falls
DUE and also provision to constitute SINKING
fund for the payment Of the pSnGipad scess
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 Ior
materials furnished to and work done for said
city and county during the forty-third and
forty-fourth fiscal years. out of the income and
revenue of any succeeding year OF 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 for the con-
structon of any sewers in said city
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section an In determining mining any
statute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner and provided further that the City Of
ing indebtedness incurred IN the construction
, OF its water works. whenever two-thirds Of the
that purpose shall so decide Any indebted
or liability incurred contrary to this pro
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
State of California an amendment the Con-
stitution of the State, by adding new sec
seven and one-half. article eleven thereof. pro-
viding for the framing by the Inhabitants OF
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as follows:
own government. relating to the matters here
ject to the Constitution and laws of this State.
BY causing a board Of fifteen freeholders. who
electors Of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors Of such county, at any gen
within ninety days after such election. to pre-
pare and propose county government act st,1 Tor
e eaen by the members Of such board or ma
jorty of them, and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
TO be sent to the Recorder OF DEEDS OF tne
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers or gem
eral circulation in such county, or If there be
not two such papers. then in one only. for at
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of such
a majority Of such qualified electors. voting
thereon shall ratify the same, It shall there
veje approval, whole, without
power of alteration or amendment and II ap,
70 each house it shall be the county govern
nent act of such county, and shall in such
case become the organic law thereof and super
ali amendments thereof, and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act
fed by the President of the Board OF Super
visors or other legislative body Of such county.
and authenticated by the seal OF such county,
s settine forth the submission Of such county
government act to the electors, and its ratifca-
d d 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 a act so ess ba ma pe
years, by proposals therefor submitted by the
legislative authority of the county, to the
cial election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
n newspaper of general circulation in such
county, and ratified by at least three-afths of
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap-
Tor the approval Of the county government act,
In submitting any such county government act
any far the choice OF the Voters and may
Be voted on separately without prejudice to
others.
n,ent acts framed under the authority given by
this section to % LOT n6 de the aer ~, IN
which the several township and county officers
rod n a.
ton: for the number of such officers. for the
Consolidation segregation OF offices, for the
nuuber of deputies that each officer shall have,
ana for the compensation payable to each OF
such deputies, for the manner in which, the
Times aebe IN of ali boards of election shall be
elected or appointed and for the constitution.
a aus boards. and Of their clerks and attaches
also. to prescribe the manner and method by
which all on by ns te
tests and conditions upon which electors. po-
iitical parties and orssnizafions may partici-
Whenever any county has. in the manner
and method herein pointed out adopted any
have been approved by the Legislature as
aforesaid. the direction of sections four and
Of Of q system Of county governments throughout
the State and likewise1providing for the cleo
iation of their compensation. shall not apply
Said county government act shan; as to any of
e sIe nv 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 hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
fRe,ne Senate Constitutional Amendment No
A.
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state of California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State by adding a new section.
70 he known and designated section five and
e-haif, article six. thereby providing for the
organization of court. to be known as the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new Sec
ton to read follows:
Section 5b 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 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 Anal 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,
and
In the City Of Sacramento. commencing on