The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA

WHEREAS, The Legislature oI the state ot California at its thirty-second session begin ming on the fourth day of January. A; D. 1S9I two-thirds of all the members elected to saon II | in favor thereof proposed the following de Rcribed amendments to the Constitution or tne ! State Of California. to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. 1 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No 4)
 | resolution to propose to the people o.h of the eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu- ton. in relation revenue and taxatl9n; 1g % which it Is proposed to amend said section 10
 section s Nc county, city sown toTnihiP 2y1i ,B cur any tndebtedness or liability in any man ner or for any purpose exceeding m ,or HHS for such sue year. without the assent of two-.hirds Of the qualified electors thereof. voting at AIi
 ess befoTe DC er he' s tn. time of hcurrnG such indebte edness, provision ahaH De nlaae toi H1 e.v the interest on such Indebtedness as 1t falls due. and also provision 10 constitute a snnkinss on or before maturity. which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracE1nns nS tnS County of san Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon I9l materials furnished to and work dons Tor sa,a n9 city and county during the forty -tnlrd ana ana fortY-fcurth fiscal years, out or the lhCoHe anu anu vided that any and all claims for making. re- pairing altering or for any work done up9n pq or for any material furnished for any street Ians' alley, court, place sidewalk, or for the con con struction of any sewer severn in said city %son. of h5 I5s seeton snd n claim permitted to be paid by this section no ner and S' prnrded furher that the City of Vallejo In Solano County, may pay ts exis.- .n of its waterworks. whenever two-thirds of the electors thereof voting at on election neg t9F ness ness or llabiity Incurred contrary to this pro vision. with the exception hereinbefore rec'leu' shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 resolution proposing to the people Of the State of California amendment to the Con lion to be known and designated section seven and one-half, article eleven thsreot. pre- counties. of local county governInent acts LOT loE their own government The said proposed he"
 Section TH The inhabitants of any county may frame county government act TOT thear matter specified, and consistent with, and sub feet to- the Constitution and laws or tnis state, have been for at least five years. qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the erni or special election whose duty 1t snail be within ninety days after such election. to pre- such county which shall be signed in dupli- cate by the members of such board or q ma, ma. ioritv of thern and returned. copy thereor to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla- 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 feast twenty days, and within not less than smh9tttnd to the qualified electors of such county at a general or special election ana 1T tbereon sSaI ratify the same 1t shall there after be submitted to the Legislature Tor It's bower of alteration or amendment. and If ap: proved by a majority of the members eIeceeo poanf m act of such county and shall In such ca se become the organic law thereof and super M seIe omagdments nay thereof, and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act eed JTp' bT the President of the Board of Super vfsors or other legislative body of such county sa.t,rg Sat9 fcrth the submission of such county 1ove-nnoent act to the electors, and its ratthca-
 on Gy then ene in the office Of the Secretary of state the other. after being recorded in the office of G the rdSfTes TeH0rae of the county ''
 All courts shall take Judicial notice thereof. amended. at intervals of not less than two years. by proposals therefor, submitted by the
 gsstye autho{. % the at county .ensTa s fns os special election held at least forty days after the publication Of suc9 proposals TOT twenty such county and ratified by at least three nfths of the qualified electors voting thereon vided for tn. approval of the county govern ment act. In submitting any such county gov ernment act any alternative article or pToposi- lion may he presented for the choice Of tho voters and may be voted on separately with oIi + P shaii be competent in siI county govern raent acts framed under the authority given by Sbicb & inc times at which, and the terms for which tho several township and county officers be elected or appointed; for their compensa- tion: for the number Of such officers. for tho generalization segregation Of offices, for the numher of deputies that each officer shall have, and for the compensation payable to each of t{mns in which, and the terms for which the members of all boards of election shall be regniation comper sation 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 ducted and may in addition determine the utical parties and organizations may partici- pate in any primary election.
 method herein pointed out. adopted any county government act. and the same shall have been directions of sections four and five of this article providing for the uniformity of q State and likewise providing for the election md appointment of officers and the regula- Sai county government act shall. as to any of the matters hereinGhove provided for and 0de- subject to any law amendment enacted by the Legislature, except by amendment first manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 C8eing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 44)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State, by adding section, to be known and designated as section five and one-half 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- Eist Of any three Judges of the Superior Court. who may be requested by the Governor to hold court nt 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 its Judgment thereon shafl be final. The terms or the Court of Claims shall be held as fol- lows:
 In the City ot Los Angeles commencing on the second Monday of March
 In the City and County of San Francisco. sommencing on the second Monday in July,
 Xn the City of Sacramento. eoumsncInE on