The San Francisco call., 1898-08-11
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
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 scribed amendments to the Constitution of the State of California. to-wit
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No 41.)
 A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California, amendment 10 secuon eighteen Of article Ssnna eleven and taxation by which it is proposed to amend said section ''
 Section 1S No county. city town. township board of education, or school district shaiI M in cur any indebtedness or liability m any any rati- @ ner or for any purpose exceeding In any year the income and revenue provided for II t9r such year.. without the assent or at s5 of the qualified electors thereof. voting a' @ ail election to be held for that purpose, nor un- less before, at the time or incuIIlhEs tSa indebtedness, provision shall be made TOT @ the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as IL Its Ld1is due and also provision to constitute sbaran9 fund for the payment of the principal tneaeo5i e5 on before maturity. which shall not s1ceea ts a same; provided, however that the City ana County of San Francisco may at any tlIIe Pay S materials furnished to and work done Tor sag city and county during the forty5thlro ana ana revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro- vided that any and all claims for making, re- re- for any material furnished for any street. lane alley. court, place sidewalk. or for the con con and county are hereby excepted from the pro visions of this section; and in determining any statute of Limitations shall apply in any man. ner; and provided further. that the City or ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction of its waterworks. whenever two-thirds or tne electors thereof voting at election held TOT that purpose. shall so decide. Any indebted ness liability incurred contrary to thls ,9 pro vision. with the exception hereinbefore reclteo' shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
 10.l
 A resolution proposing to the people of the the NoNs s@FT TNnI1f Dt~vnfo mi stitution of the State, by adding 8 ne" ss seC- ton, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half. article eleven thereof. pro viding for the framing by the inhabitants or counties. of local county government acts LOT TOT their own government The said proposeo He" section to read as follows ..
 Section 71k The inhabitants of any county own government, relating to the matters here matter specified, and consistent with ana SUD feet to- the Constitution and laws of this state by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, %h9 have been, for at least hVe years, quIlIeu qualified electors of such county at any gen IL eral or special election, whose duty it snail De within ninety aays a[Ier yucn act for such county, which shall be signed In onpl- cate by the members of such board or ma jority of them, and returned. one copy thereot to the Board of Supervisors or other leglsla- tive body of such county, ana 'ne neeSs os tbs county Such proposed county government act shall then be published m two papers tere 6s gen e erai circulation in such county, or 1T there pc not two such papers. then In one only, Tor al least twenty days ana within not less !han thirty days after such publication It shan pc suhrsftted to the qualified electors or such county at general or special election ir ana 1T thereon shall ratify the same, # shall there after be submitted to the Legislature for its power of alteration or amendment, and If ap- proved by majority or the members t,cr. eieeIed ment act of such county, and shall in such case become the organic law thereof and super, sede any existing county government act. and ali amendments thereof, and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act.
 4 cony of such county government act, certi- oed by the President of the Board of Super visors or other legislative body of such county, snS artbentIcated by the seal of such county. aa9 tt,rs forth the submission of such county Government act to the electors. and It's ratifca- stsd t,on Pg one in the office of the Secretary of state the other. after being recorded in the office of n the srebves of the county
 Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof T-bs county government act ratified may be years by proposals therefor. submitted by the legslatye antoTs sntn1F' thereof h at general og special election held at least forty days after the publication Of sucn propos1als IS, Tor twenty s1cb county, and ratified by at least three hfths of the qualified electors voting thereon Sided for the approval of the county govern ment act In submitting any such county gov tion ma, he presented for the choice of the voters and may be voted on separately with oqt pIa9hub psba be Competent in all county govern r,ent acts framed under the authority given by tbjs section to provide for the manner in sh,f shicb tbe times at which and the terms for which the several township and county officers Sa elected or appointed: for their compensa- ton. for the number or such otneers, for the et of deputies that each officer shall have and for the compensation payable to each of snen @ VepI l u,bich. and the terms for which the members of all boards of election shall be elected or aPp0nseas pn ama and he such boards, and of their clerks and attaches; which ali elections by the people shall be con S,,ctad. and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon which electors po- Iitical parties and organizations may partici- pate in any primary election
 ,,sthed herein pointed out. adopted any county rosarnnnent act and the same shall have been Approved by the Legislature @ as ateresaid ore the the article providing for the uniformity of a system of county for tSs {ne and appointment of officers. and the regula- tion of their compensati@nn' @ saI snaH n not apply; tha matters hereinRbove provided for and de- ciared by such county government act not be be the Legislature, except by amendment first submitted to the electors and ratfned In the manner hereinabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 ,ro,n, Senate Constitutional Amendment No. A)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the state of California an amendment to the Con- stj1,+ton of the State, by adding new section, 70 he Snown and designated as section five and onehan article six, thereby providing for the orsanTzstIon of a court. to be known as the Sn1rt of Claims The said proposed new sec
 Section 5h The Court of Claims shall con- s,st of any three Judges of the Superior Court, who may be requested by the Governor to hold couyt 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 suen Jaws as may be passed by the Legislature, and it's Judgment thereon shall be final: The terms of the Court of Claims shall be held as foi-
 In 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 the second Monday of November Of each year The Judges holding such term of court shall receive no extra compensation therefor but shall receive their actual expenses, to be paid out of the general fund of the State treasury The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary to organize such court. to provide the pro cedure thereof and to carry out the provisions of this section.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR
 (Being Assembly Constitutional Amendment
 No. 31.)
 4 resolution to propose O the people of the