The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13

l WHEREAS. The Legislature of the State of California, at its thirty second session begin i ming on the fourth day of January. A. D. 1897. l two-thrds of all the members elected to each | of the two houses of said Legislature voting | In favor thereof, proposed the following de-
 scrbed amendments to the Constitution of the | State of California, to-wit
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No, 4l)
 A resolution to propose to the people of the
 State of California amendment to section eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu- | tion, in relation to revenue and taxation, by which 1t Is proposed to amend said section 10
 read follows:
 Section IS. 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 l the income and revenue provided for 1t for
 such year. without the assent of two-thirds l of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an 1 election to be held for that purpose, nor un- less before, at the time of incurring such indebtedness provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest such indebtedness as II faIls due and also provision to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof before maturity, which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same provided, however, that the City and County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon for materials furnished to and work done Tor sald city and county during the forty-thlrd ana forty-fourth fiscal years. out of the income and vided that any and all claims for making re- pairing, altering or for any work done upon or
 
 alley court place or sidewalk. or for the con struction Of any sewer or sewers In sald city 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. neri and provided ! Fther. that the CNy or Vallejo in SolHno county, may pay it's exist ing indebtedness inquired in the construction Of its water works. whenever two-thtrds ot the electors thereof voting at an election held Tor ness CT liability incurred contrary to this pro visiuo with the exception hereinbetore reclteo' shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 Cseing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State Of California an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State, by adding new sec tion, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half. article eleven thereof, pro viding for the framing by the lnhaplI1nts or counties of local county goveraret ed seds ra2 t9r section to read follows
 Section 7iR. The inhabitants of any county government, relating to the matters nere- matter specified, and consistent with ana SUD- 5ect to the Consultation and laws of tnls state, by causing board or hiteen 1reeholders, W W az w have been. for at least five years, quahhed electors Of such county, to pc eiectea py @ sI1e qualified electors of such county, at any gen eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be within ninety days after such election, to pre- such county which shah he signed in dupli- cate by the members Of such board, or a ma jority of them, and returned. one copy thereot fo the Board of Supervisors or other legisla- tive body of such county. and the other copy to be sent to the Recorder or Deeds or the county Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers of gen eral circulation in such county, or If there be not two such papers, then in one only, for at least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such county at a general or special election. ana 1T a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same, it shall there after be submitted to the Legislature for hs reflection or approval whole. without ofa al amendment and 1T 8p proved by a majority of the members elected to each house. it shall be the county govern rnAnt act of such county and shall in such case become the organic law thereof and super sede any existing county government act' ana ana inconsistent with such county government act.
 copy of such county government act cert1- y-ieors or other legislative body oS such county. and authenticated by the seal of such county, settInr forth the submission of such county e-overnment act to the electors, and it's rattfca ton by them. shall be made in duplicate and Senositad one in the office of the Secretary of State the other, after being recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
 All courts shall take judicial notice thereof The county government act so ratified may be Years by proposals therefor submitted by the iepislative authority of the county, to the cial election held at least forty days after the nublication of such proposals for twenty days in newspaper e at east m C of tbe oualiied electors voting thereon, and ap- ,,-o,,ad by the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government act Tn submitting any such county government act any alternative article or or @ PropoSe1on d may pc he voted on separately without prejudice to others. l., ~, o,,4 ,,or ,oent acts framed under the authority given by this section, to provide for the manner in which. the times at which, and the terms for which the several township and county officers ether than Judges of the Superior Court. shall he elected or appointed: for their compensa- tTo,. For fhe number of such officers. for the consolidation segregation of offices, for the nuroher of deputies that each officer shall have. T T H for the compensation payable to each of s1ch deputies. for the manner in which. the ,Sa tiII,es ,s of ali boards of election shall be nIected or appointed and for the constitution: engSiation. compensation and government of s,eh boards and of their clerks and attaches; eIso to prescribe the manner and method by
 itdcb sG ali elections by the people shall be con whlcn .s ~ ond may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon which electors. po- iitical parties and organizations may partici- pasT W,anayer m any county has, in the manner and method herein pointed out, adopted any Soutn Souf'' been approved by the Legislature as aforesaid. the direction Of sections four 1 and s o svstem of county governments throughout the state, and likewise providing for the cleo tin on6 apnointment of officers. and the regu- ,d3n itu of fheir compensation. shall not apply. Said county government act shall; as to any of the faraH hv such county government act not be enhtect to any law amendment enacted by T.acr mSrnitted snf to the electors ana ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE cReing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 A resolution proposing to the people of the ctota of California amendment to the Con sI.,,tion of the State, by adding section | 10 be known and designated & as section five i've and oreapization of court. to be known as the 1 Sa,rt of Claims. The said proposed new geo. | lion to read as follows
 Section 5l4 The Court of Claims shall con- | sist of any three Judges of the Superior Court, | Irbo may be requested by the Governor to hold | cn,1rt at the regular terms thereof. The Court | of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to baar and determine all claims of every kind | and character against the State under such isTvs 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, and