The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,


ming on the fourth day of January, A. D. 1897,
two-thirds of all the members elected to each
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.
A resolution to propose to the people of the
State Of California an amendment TO sectlon
eighteen of article eleven OF the ConStltu-
ton, in relation TO revenue and taxation, by
which It is proposed to amend said section 70
Section 49, No county, city, town. township.
board Of education school district shall in
cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for It Tor
such year without the assent Of two-thirds
of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor uIl-
less before or at the time of mourning such
Indebtedness provision shall be made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient 10 pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as it falls
due and also provision to constitute sinking
fund for the payment of the principal thereo!
on or before maturity, which shal! nor 1880 ~
same; provided, however, that the CITY anu
County of San Francisco may ar any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done Tor saia
city and county during the forty-thlrd ah9
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 sidewalk. or for the con
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
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-thlros OF the
that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary TO TINS pro-
vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
CBeinx Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people OF the
State of California amendment to the Con
stitution of the State by adding new sec
seven and one-haIf, article eleven thereof pro-
yidfng for the framing by the inhabitants OF
counties of local county government acts Tor
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as follows:
NAV frame a county government act for their
own government, relating 70 the matters mere
| matter specified. and consistent with ana SUB
ject to the Constitution and laws OF tnls StaIe,
by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, VINO
electors OF such county. TO be elected py the
qualified electors of such county, al any gen
eral or special election whose duty 1t snail De
within ninety days after such election. 10 pre-
pare and propose a county government agt L9r
cate by the members of such board, or a ma
iority of them, and returned, one copy thereo1
to the Board OF Super{sors or oen ethe
to be sent to the Recorder OF DEEDS OF Ine
county. Such proposed county goVernIne E ac'
eraI circulation in such county, or II there De
not two such papers then IN one 9ni ~ TOT at
least twenty days, and within not less than
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
submitted to the qualified electors OF suca
a majority Of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, II snail there
after be submitted to the Legislature for us
rejection or approval, whole, without
power of alteration or amendment, and II ap,
proved by a majority OF the members electeo
r. each house it shall be the county govern
ment act of such county, and shall in such
case become the organic law Thereon ana super,
sede any existing county government act, and
ali amendments thereof, and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy of such county government act certi-
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,
setting forth the submission OF such county
government act to the electors. and its ratifica-
eton nv them shall be made in duplicate and
denosited, one in the office of the Secretary of
State the other after being recorded in the
ofFce Of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
among the archives of the county;
The county government act so ratified may be
amended at intervals OF not less than two
Years. BY proposals therefor. submitted by the
ieeislatiye authority of the county, to the
uuafified electors thereof, at general or spe-
nnhlication of such proposals for twenty days
In newspaper of general circulation IN such
the onaiifed electors voting thereon, and ap
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
for the apProva anV vi such county government act
eny alternative article or proposition may De
presented for the choice OF the voters, a9a may
he voted on separately without prejudice to
otner sbeu he competent in all county govern
nt sn nats framed under the authority given by
thSs section to provide for the manner in
which. the times, at which, and the terms ms for
other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall
be elected appointed; for their compehsa-
consolidation or segregation Of offices, for the
number Of deputies that each officer shall have;
Saff ma IN
such deputies, for the manner in which the
times in which and :he terms for which which the
aIected or appointed and for the constitution.
regulation Compensation and government OF
such boards and of their clerks ana attaches;
oIeo 10 prescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be CON
ttS and conditions upon which electors po-
iif3cal parties and organizations may particl-
pate in any prn COUNT ei has. In the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
S1,a heen approved by the Legislature as
aforesaid the direction OF sections -FOUR ana
n ny s,,ete1o Of county governments throughout
the state and likewise providing Tor the elec-
,tton ~ their compensation, shall not apply
Said county government act snau; as 20 any OF
e , lsa ~, such county government act. not be
e.htect to any law or amendment enacted by
snf to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
fTseing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
SDee Az
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state Of California an amendment to the Con-
S4s.H+ion of the State by adding a new section.
20 he known and designated as section five and
one.haif article six thereby providing for the
0 onea Nation of a court. 20 be known as the
Court Of Claims. The said proposed new sec
ton TO read follows:
,st ~ any three Judges of the Superior Court
who may be requested by the Governor to hold
sn,,rt of the regular terms thereof. The Court
If 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
IFS Judgment thereon shall be final 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
commencing on the second Monday in July
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