The San Francisco call., 1898-08-26
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 SACRAMENTO. July Soth, 1898.
 WHEREAS The Legislature Of the state & or ming on the fourth day of January, A D. 1887, two-thirds of all the members elected to each of of hs two 46 ss 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 70 section tion in relation to revenue and taxation, by which it is proposed to amend said section 10
 Section 1s 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 1t Tor such year, without the assent of two-thlrds election to be held for that purpose, nor un- less before, at the time of incurring sucn indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest such indebtedness as IL Ialls due and also provision d 10 & Incinai thereof on or before maturity, which shall not exceso forty years from the time or & co1trCI ibn CIty and @ County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon TOT materials furnished to and work done Tor sald city and county during the forty-third ana 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 or sidewalk. or for the con struction of any sewer or sewers In saio clty and county are hereby excepted from the pro visions of this section; and in determining any claim permitted to be paid by this sectlon no par anS 9f provided further that the City Vallejo in Solano County, may pay LIS exist ing indebtedness incurred In the eons.ruet,6n M ,pa {4-~r rurrl rl0 yrh electors thereof voting at an election held Tor that purpose shall so decide Any indeo.eo- nae eo ness ar liability incurred contrary to tnis pro vision with the exception hereinbefore recateo' shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
 (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the con stitution of the State. by adding new sec ton to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof pre- O. counties of local county government acts for their own government; The said proposed new
 Section 7lb The inhabitants of any county may frame a county government act TOT tnelr matter specified. and consistent with and sup feet to the Constitution and laws Of this state, have been for at least five years, qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the erai ar special election. whose duty It shall be within ninety days after such election. to pre- and propose a county government act lOi such county. which shall be signed in dupli- cate by the members of such board, or ma jority of them and returned one copy nisso 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 If there be least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such general special elect1On, anC II a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same. 1t shall there after be submitted to the Legislature for its rejection approval, as whole, without pppoved bv a majority of the members elected to each house, 1t shall be the county govern ment act of such county. and shau Tn sucn sede any existing county government act, ana all amendments thereof, and all special laws
 A copy of such county government act. certi- fled by the President of the Board of Super ss9rs nS Sf by Se sea of such county setting forth the submission of such county f,on by them, shall be made in duplicate and deposited one in the office of the Secretary of nssce' of the Recorder of Deeds in the county, among the archives of the county;
 All courts shall take judicial notice notice thereof. amended at intervals of not less than two years by proposals therefor. submitted oy the iegislative authority of the county to the qualified electors thereof. at general or spe- ciel election held at least forty days after the nnhlication of such proposals for twenty days in nswspaper of general circulation in such county and ratified by at least three-hfths Of re,sS rre bv the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government act Tn suhuiftinR any such county government act a anv uaIternative article or proposition may be presented for the choice of the voters and may be voted on separately without preJudlce to others .. l., oil .o,r+v gove-n ment acts framed under the authority given py fda n uhicb ehi tbe times at which, and the terms for which the several township and county officers 1eie 1e elected or appointed: for their compensa- tion: for the number of such officers, for the rwrbsr of deputies that each officer shall have. ond for the compensation payable to each of .,n,as in which, and the terms for which the members of all boards of election shall be elected appointed ann Io and 'ne of such boards, and of their clerks ana attaches; also to prescribe the ma manner ane e'nod he Dy Gurted: and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon which electors. po-. litical parties and organizations may par'ici- pate in any primary election
 Whenever any county has, in the manner and method herein pointed out, adopted any cnnn.y government act. and the same shall have been approved by the Legislature as ee of tbis article providing for the uniformity of system of county governments throughout tbe state. and likewise providing for the cleo t;nn and annointment of officers. and the regu- iat,on n of their compensation. shall not apply. Sajs county government act shall. as to any of tha matters hereinabove provided for and de cisred by such county government act not be subject to any law amendment enacted by tbe Jerfslat,Ire except by amendment first snhrnitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 ft,e,ne Senate Constitutional Amendment No. A)
 4 resolution proposing to the people of the State of California amendment to the Con- stit,,tion of the State, by adding new section. Id he known and designated as section five and one-half article six thereby providing for the orra anizatfon of court to be known the Court of Claims. The said proposed new ton to read follows;
 Section 5lk 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 final. The terms of the Court of Claims shall be held as fol- lows:
 Tn 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, and