The San Francisco call., 1898-08-06
SEE GENUINE WRAPPER
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 SACRAMENTO. July 30th. IS!

WHEREAS The Legislature of the State of California at its thirty second session begin 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 the State of California, to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 All
 A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California, amendment to section eighteen of article eleven Of the Constltu- tton. In relation to revenue and taxation py which 1t is proposed to amend said section to read follows:
 Section IS. No county, city, town. township board of education, or school district shall in- cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man the income and revenue provided for 1t for such year, without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor un- less before, or at the time of mourning such collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as It falls fund for the payment of the principal thereof on before maturity, which shall not exceed forty years from the time or contracIiihg the the same; provided. however, that the City and County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon TOT TOT materials furnished to and work done for said city and county during the forty-thtrd 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- for any material furnished for any street. lane, alley. court, place or sidewalk. or for the con struction of any sewer or sewers in said city 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 it's waterworks whenever two-thirds Of the that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro vision. with the exception hereinbefore reclted' shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment NO
 10)
 resolution proposing to the people of the State of California amendment to the Cox stitution of the State, by adding a new sec tion, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof pro- vidng for the framing by the inhabitants ot counties, of local county govern ment acts Tor their own government. The said proposeu ne" section to read as follows;
 Section 71a. The inhabitants of any county own government, relating to the matters here matter specified. and consistent with. and | sub by causing a board of fifteen freeholders who have been. for at least five years qqalltssa 1a s qualified electors of such county, at any gen eral special election. whose duty 1t snail be within ninety days after such election. to pre- pare and propose county government act Tor such county, which shall be signed in dupli- cate by the members of such board. or a ma jority of them, and returned. one copy thereon 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 or the county. Such proposed county government act 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 county at a general special election, and 1T a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same IL snail there- after be submitted Ieovai tp fne a whole without power of alteration or amendment and IT ap-- proved by majority of the members ,,aerT eieeLga ment act of such county and shall Tn such case become the organic law thereof ana super sede any existing county goyeTIiiinent act anu anu all amendments thereof, and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act
 A copy of such county government act certl- fled by the President of the Board of Super visors or other legislative body or such county and authenticated by the seal or such county eattinP forth the submission of such county government act to the electors and its ratihca- tion by them, shall be made in duplicate ano danosited one in the office of the Secretary of Sfpte inc other after being recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds m the county, among the archives of the county.
 All courts shall take judicial notice thereof -rhe county government act so ratified may be ausnded no at intervals of not less than two tearn bI nroposaIs therefor. submitted by the iegislatiye authority of the county. to the snecial election held at least forty daFs aiter the publication or suc4 3 faperai po9Siqsi Circulation 3 sucb county and ratified by at least three i nIths , o,,ed U by the Legislature herein pro ana ana app pr tn. approval of the county govern ment act In submitting any s1eh eounty goy ei si ao, he presented for the choice of the voters. and may be voted on separately With out psbsIi be competent in all county govern ment acts framed under the authority given by .bIn section to provide for the manner in .,1h Ihl5 tbe times at which. and the terms for which the several township and county officers miIto .l .bon Judges of the Superior Court, shall olheI otod e,t ar appointed; for their compensa- ton for the number of such odneeps' HS' tor % the fnr of deputies that each officer shall have, ana for the compensation payable to zach or ts sucn in which and the terms for which the manbers of all boards ot election shall be electeu elecf.,n or "rcpmpensation and government of res reg trds and of their clerks and attaches; also, to agections by the people shall be con- Gncted: and may in addition oeterInine the .rts and conditions upon which electors, po- ,,.5, ,ests nartJes and organizations may partici nate in any primary election
 pa p1sS,anever any county has, In the manner and
 " .Ld hes berein pointed out adopted any county nTernn1ent act and the same shall have been aIplItten, oof sections four and five Of this article providing for the uniformity of a systei st ond ltkewise providing for the election and annointment of officers, and the regu1a- ton of their copertt ynnt act shaiI as to anY 2; tha matters hereinabove provided for and de- tat clarea pt to any law or amendment enacted by fbe Legislature except by amendment first submitted to the electors aLd ratiHed Tn the manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. fpe,np Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 44)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the c+a+a of California an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State. by adding a new section, to he known and designated as section five and opa.balf ar article six, thereby providing for the orranization of court. to be known the Court of Claims. The said proposed new ton to read as follows
 Section 5H. The Court of Claims shall con- siet 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 oS Claims shall have exclusive jurisdiction to bear and determine all claims of every kind and character against the State. under such ia uva es 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 fol- lows: , ,