The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
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| SACRAMENTO, July 3Oth, 1893.
| WHEREAS. The Legislature of the State OF
| California at its thirty-second session begin
ming on the fourth day of January, A; D. 1897.
! 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.
CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
| Al
A resolution to propose to the people or the
] State Of California amendment to section
| eighteen of article eleven Of the Constltu-
| ton. in relation to revenue and taxation, by
! which IL is proposed to amend said section 10
Section Is. No county, CITY, town, township
cur any Indebtedness or liability In any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding IN ,o any for
such year, without the assent OF two-thirds
of the qualified electors thereof. voting al an an
| election to be held for that purpose, nor un-
! less before or at the time of mourning sucn
indebtedness, provision shall be made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient TO pay
| the interest on such Indebtedness as II fails
due. and also provision to constitute si i
J on or before maturity which shall not exceed
/ forty years from the time Of contracting the
| County OF San Francisco may at any time pay
| the unpaid claims with interest thereon toT
city and county during the forty third and
/ forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income ana
vided, that any and all claims for making. re-
! pairing, altering or for any work done upon OF
:
j alley, court, place sidewalk. or for the con-
struction of any sewer or sewers In sara CITY
visions of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
ner; and provided further, that the city OF
Vallejo, in Soano County, may pay It's exist
of its water works whenever two-thirds Of the
( electors thereof voting at an election helq LOT
fsas pr aSt shd Incurred Contrary to this pro
vision. with the exception hereinbefore recileo'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
4 fBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No
A resolution proposing to the people of the
stitution of the State, by adding new sec
ton, TO be known and designated as section
yidine for the framing by the inhabitants of
counties of local county government ACTS sor
their own government: The said proposed ne"
section to read follows
Section tx. The inhabitants Of any county
own own government. relating to the matters here
matter specified, and consistent with and sub
by causing board of fifteen freeholders, who
have been. for at least hve years, ,quallnteo
oualifed electors of such county. at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty ~ snail De
WITH w,rna and propose county government act for
such county. which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members Of such board, or ma
fority of Them and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors or other ieg1sia-
(
to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds Of the
county Such proposed county government act
erai circulation in such county or If there be
not two such papers, then In one only. foT at
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified electors or sucn
county at genera s5s OF ouaed SECTORS Voting
thereon shall ratify the same. 1t shall there
after be submitted 70 tns baie without THl
power of alteration or amendment, and II APP
proved by majority OF the members elected
ment act OF such county. and shall in such
case become the organic law thereof and super,
ali amendments thereof, and all special laws
Inconsistent with such county government act.
fed 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 its ratifica,
zion nv them shall be made in duplicate and
deposited one in the office of the Secretary OF
State the other, after being recorded In the
among the archives of the county;
Ais All courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act so ratified may be
amended. at intervals of not less than two
years by proposals therefor. submitted by the
qualified electors thereof. at general or spe-
cial election held at least forty days after the
p newspaper Of general circulation in such
county and ratified by at least three-hfths OF
the oualified electors voting thereon. and ap.,
LIVED by the Legislature herein provided
ftar The approval of the county government act.
In anv Alternative article proposition may be
presented for the choice of the voters and may
be voted on separately without prejudice TO
others -, . r
want acts framed under the authority given by
tbis section to provide for the manner in
srbJch the times at which, and the terms for
which Tran Judges Of the Superior Court shall
he elected or appointed;,. for their compensa-
t pe for the number of such officers. for the
| mr. segregation offices,
number OF deputies that each officer shall have.
and TOT dsn ont for the manner in which. the
times in which. and the terms Tor which the
nIected or appointed and for the constitution.
rep,,lstion compensation and government OF
s s,sa ~ prescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be con-
Quoted and may IN ADDITION ae, snntars r rne
iifical parties and organizations may partici-
pate in any primary election {, .hs r,.nnsr
and method herein pointed out t.. adoptsd any any
nSoressid the direction OF sections four and
i've Of this article providing Tor the unitormlry
The state. and likewise providing for the cleo
ton and appointment Of officers; ana the regu
sais county government act shall; as TO any OF
the matters hereinabove provided Tor ana de-
enhtact "a any law or amendment enacted by
the tSs' Legislature. except by amendment first
c,thYnf
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
,r,.,,g senate Constitutional Amendment No
NOs.'-e AL
resolution proposing to the people of the
sta4a ~ California an amendment to the Con-
ei1,,tton OF the State. by adding new section
- he known and designated as section five and
ccrahalf article six thereby providing for the
o,ss nJzation Of court to be known as the
CoSnrt of Claims. The said proposed new sec
fion to read as follows;
Section ST. The Court OF Claims shall con-
ff,rs JtldR n he
who may be requested by the Governor to hold
court at the regular terms thereof The Court
az Claims shall have EXCLUSIVES jurisdiction to
hear aud determine all claims OF every kind
and character against the State under such
laws as may be passed by the Legislatures and
its 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,