The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. EXRCTTTIVE DEPARTMEN

SACRAMENTO, July SOth, 1898. :.
 WHEREAS. The Legislature of the state or ming on the fourth day of January A; D loSt, two-thirds of all the members elected to eaCI in favor thereof proposed the following de. scribed amendments to the Constitution oi 'Ae State of California, to-wtt:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE-
 (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 resolution to propose to the peoPde m sactinn ot State of California, an amendment iha C constitu tion, in relation to revenue and taxation. py which it is proposed to amend said sectioh 'o
 Section IS. No county. city. town. township. board of education, or school district snan III III cur any indebtedness or liability in any i1an- aa ner or for any purpose exceeding In any year s the income and revenue provided TOT II tb,rSa rda of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an election to be held for that purpose. nor '1ob un less before. or at the time of mourning stSn tS indebtedness, provision shall be made TOT tne collection of an annual tax sufficient 'o fpn pns the interest on such indebtedness as ,Lans Lar,s due. and also provision to constitute sinklns fund for the payment of the principal 'nsred Sceed on or before maturity, which shall not t e@cea tS same; provided. however. that the City and and the unpaid claims with interest thereon for materials furnished to and work done TOT said d forty-fourth fiscal years out of the income and revenue of any succeeding year or years pro pairing altering or for any work done upon or for any material furnished for any street, iane. struction of any sewer or sewers in said city and county are hereby excepted from the pro, pro claim permitted n to be paid by this section. statute of limitations shall apply in 2 any ,tv a of Vallejo. in solano County. may pay it's exist .,S, ing Indebtedness incurred in the constructi9n electors thereof voting at on election held for that purpose, shall so decide Any lndeoIeo- ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro vision with the exception hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
 1o.)
 A resolution proposing to the people or the State of California an amendment to the Con sttution of the State, by adding new sec sec tion. to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereon, pro viding for the framing by the inhapltaHts ot counties of local county ed seds ne tTy their own government. The said proposeu ne" section to read as follows:
 Section 71s. The inhabitants of any county may frame county government act for tnelr own government, relating to the matters here s matter specified. and consistent with, ana SUD by causing a board of fifteen freeholders. who have been, for at least i've years. quailHso .,, qualified electors of such county. at any gen eral special election. whose duty IL snail pc within ninety days after such election. to pre- pare and propose a county government act for such county. which shall be signed Tn oupu- jority of them and returned copy thereof to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla- 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 erai circulation in such county. or If there be not two such papers. then in one only, TOT at thirty days after such publication it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such county. at general or special election. and If thereon shall ratify the same, 1t shall there after be submitted to the Legislature for Its a power of alteration amendment, and If ap- proved by a majority of the members elected ment act of such county. and shall in such case become the organic law thereof and super sIi amendments thereof. and ali special laws inconsistent with such county government act fled by the President of the Board of Super visors or other legislative body of such county setting forth the submission of such county government act to the electors, and It's ratihca- Senosted W one in the office of the Secretary of State the other. after being recorded in the office of the a 9f 9 eeastH n the county
 All courts shall take judicial notice thereof The county government act so ratified may be years by proposals therefor. submitted by the legislative authority, of the county. to the special election held at least forty days after the publication of such proposals for twenty e,,cs county and ratified by at least thrss m ffths of the qualified electors voting thereon vided for the approval of the county govern ment act In submitting any such counfy gov ernnent act any alternative article or propost- ton may be presented for the choice of the voters and may be voted on separately with out prejudice to others.
 1t shali be competent in all county soye-r rnent acts framed under the authority given bv this section to provide for the manner in which the several township and county officers ha ale tod fOr +hatr tion: for the number of such officers. for the consolidation or segregation of offices, for the number of deputies that each officer shall have and for the compensation payable to each o; such deputies. for the manner in which tbs members of all boards of election sheu 'hs ne elected or appointed; and for the eonstitnt,on De such boards. and of their clerks and attanbao. Q. also, to prescribe the manner and method by ducted; and may in addition determine e1ts ths tests and conditions upon which eieetors noa nne pate in any primary election p"i"ei-
 Whenever any county has, in the rnsnnara,;. government act and the same shall have bssy approved by the Legislature as aforesaid. the article providing for the unifor,n,tv pe or d fnis system of county governments throuphout tbe state sta, ana likewise providing for the election ton of their compensation shaii not appIy Said county government act shall. as to any of clared by such county government act. not be subject 70 any law or amendment enacted bv | the Legislature. except by amendment first submitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth ~
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 Al A resolution proposing to the people of the | state or California an amendment 10 the Con- | stltution or the State. by adding new section | 70 De known and designated as section five and | one-nalf. article six. thereby providing for the | organization Of a court to be known as the | court Of Claims. The said proposed new sec | ton to read as follows:
 section 5M; The Court of Claims shall con- sIst s or any three Judges of the Superior Court, co1. mno may pc requested by the Governor to hold oS ar the regular terms thereof. The Court pI Ciaims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to | rear Slio determine all claims of every kind l ana @ cnaracter against the State under such | s ams E. as may De passed by the Legislature, and .s nf 3uosment thereon shall be final The terms | lows: S'e4i pe heio as Aoi- n, m the City of Los Angeles commencing on l 'hs second Monday of March;
 an rie Sity and County of San Francisco l and aohoes III 'uiy' In the City of Sacramento. commencing on