The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO, July goth. 1898.
WHEREAS, The Legislature OF the state OF
California, at it's thirty second session begin
ming on the fourth dey of January, A. d. 1881!
of the two houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof. proposed the following ae-
Ecribed 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
eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu-
ton, in relation to revenue and taxation, py
which 1t is proposed to amend said section 70
Section 49, No county city, town, township
board of education school district shall IN
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for II Tor
of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor UNI
less before or at tne time OF for tba
collection of an annual tax sufhcient 70 pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as 1t fans
fund for the payment of the principal thereof
before maturity. which shall not exceed
forty years from the time of contracting tne
same; provided. however. that the City and and!
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done for said
city and county during the forty-third and
forty-fourth fiscal years, out OF the income ana
yided. 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-
struction of any sewer or sewers In SAID CITY
visions of this section; and In determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
ner snd 81 proRdea the City
Vallejo. in Solano County, may pay Its exist
ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction
of its water works. whenever two-thirds Of the
electors thereof voting at an election held Tor
that purpose shall SO decide. Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro
vision with the exception hereinbefore reciteo,
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment the Con-
ton to be known and designated as section
seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro-
counties of local county government acts for
their own government The said proposed new
section to read follows:
Section tx. The Inhabitants OF any county
may frame a county government act for their
own government. relating to the matters mere e
ject to the Constitution and laws of this State,
by causing a board of fifteen freeholders Wy who
electors of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
~
within ninety days after such election to pre-
pare and propose county government act FOR
such county, which shall be signed in dupii-
cate by the members of such board, or ma
jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof
tive body of such county, and the other copy
to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds OF the
county Such county ef ao.
eral circulation in such county, or II there be
not two such papers then IN one only for ah at
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of such
a majority Of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, II shall there
n saiec.,o os or approval as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment, and II ap-
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
hed by the President of the Board of Super
yisors or other legislative body of such county.
snd fer.h the Submission Of such county
government act to the electors, and its ratifca-
tion by them shall be made e, IN duplicate and
state. the other, after being recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county
Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof
The county government act so ratified may be
Years. by proposals therefor. submitted by the
iegisIatiye authority of the county, to the
qualified electors Thereof ,ss, at ,e general or spe
publication of such proposals for twenty days
in a newspaper of general circulation IN such
county and ratified by at least three-f1fths of
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap-
nroyed by the Legislature as herein provided
for the approval of the county government act
In submitting any such county government act
any alternative article or or propostion may be
be voted on separately without prejudice to
others
It shall be competent IN all county govern
this section, to provide for the manner in
which, the times at which. and the terms for
which the several township and county officers
other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall
he elected or appointed; for their compensa-
tSon. Tor the number of such officers, for the
consoidation or segregation of offices. for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have
and for the compensation payable to each OF
times in which, and the terms for which the
alected or appointed and for the constitution
rep1lation compensation and government of
such boards, and of their clerks and attaches
also to prescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be con-
Quoted: and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
,iticaI parties and organizations may partici-
nate in any primary election,
and method herein pointed out. adopted any
county government act and the same shall
have been approved by the legislature as
Eve of this article providing for the uniformity
~ a system of county governments throughout
tha state and lkewise6providing for the cleo
tion and appointment of officers, and the regu-
sattons OF their compensation, shall not apply
Said county government act shall. as to any OF
tha matters hereinabove provided for and de-
ciared by such county government act. not be
subject 70 any law amendment enacted by
the I,eeislature, except by amendment first
submitted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
ceene Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
> 44.)
A resolution proposing to the people of the
etate Of California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State. by adding new section
r. he known and designated section five and
one-half article six thereby providing for the
oroanizatfon of court, to be known as the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
Section 5H The Court of Claims shall con-
sist 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
of 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
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,