The San Francisco call., 1898-08-17
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

sACRAMENTo. July soth 1898.
 WHEREAS. The Legislature, of the State or ming on the fourth day of January. A: D. 1887. two-thirds of all the members elected to tnn saon in favor thereof proposed the following de Icribed amendmehts to the Constitution or the State of California. to-wit;
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 lJ
 A resolution to propose to the people ot the eighteen of article eleven of the Const'tu- tion, in relation to revenue and taxation py ysaS wsiSh 1t is proposed to amend saia Section ls No county. city. town; township. 1n iI cur any indebtedness CT liability in any man ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year gar such year. without the assent of two-tnirds Of he qualified electors thereof voting al an an election to be held for that purpose, nor un- l less before, or at the time of incurring such n lebtedness provision shall be made TOT % nas ,as the interest such indebtedness as II ialis due and also provision to constitute snKing shnrnn on or before maturity. which shall not exceed s forty from the time of ,ho, ibs Sts and County of San Francisco may at any time pay pay tn unpaid claims with interest the thereon sor sad a15 city and county during the forty-thiro ana a forty-fourth fiscal years out of the income anu anu vided. that any and all claims Tor naAs. i,I e-
 asra 1a rGT for y street lane alley. court place or sidewalk. or for the con
 9f any or from m the pro- visions of this section; and in determlntihg any ny statute of limitations shall apply in any man ner; and provided further. that the City or ns f enrPeS in may the of It's waterworks. whenever two-thirds or .ne ha shaft so decide any ness or liability incurred contrary to thls ps3- shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
 10.)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California amendment to the CoH- stitution of the State. by adding new sec, .sS,, ton. to be known and designated is as section ro' viding for the framing by the inhabitants or counties of local county aess sw tUT
 Section 7st. The inhabitants of any county may frame county government act TOT tneiF own government relating to the matters here matter specified. and consistent with and i sub feet to- the Constitution and laws of this State, by causing a board of fifteen freeholders. who have been. for at least five years opaiinssd m as oualifed electors of such county, at any gen eral special election whose duty it sna n nrs De pare and propose county government t ad, Sa5; {Gr such county which shall m sos es board o n a jority of them, and returned, one copy thereon to the Board of Supervisors or % otneT thse eopv to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the sqss @ a of eraI circulation In such county. or If there be sast hat two sweny sys and s within not less thirty days after ter sTeh ssetn1. of sha sucs S eoantg eSsmt'ea at general special and f . majority of such qualified electors voting after be Submitted to the Legislature for It's rejection approval. as whole, without pproved by a majority of the members elected to each house. 1t shall be the county govern es become aSs et he organic law theof and super sede any existing county government act, and ineonsistent M with such county government act.
 A copy of such county government act, certi- rsors " or other legislative body of such county and authenticated by the seal of such county. zovernment act to the electors. and its ratifica- fion by them, shall be made In duplicate and Stste the other, after being recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county, among the archives of the county. Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof. The county government act so ratified may be wears by proposals therefor, submitted by the legislative authority of the county. to the sneciaI election held at least forty days after the publication of such proposals for twenty days enss in eounty and ratified by at least three ffths of the qualified electors voting thereon. xiasd Tor the approval of the county govern ment aot In submitting any such county gov | ern ent net any alternative article proposi- | s;nn mav be presented for the choice of the | voters, and may be voted on separately With | out prejudice to others ii shan be competent in all county govern | rnent acts framed under the authority given by | whicb the times at which, and the terms for | which the several township and county officers | other than Judges of the Superior Court. shall | be elected or appointed; TOT tneir compensa- | consoI;6ation or segregation of offices, for the | oumber of deputies thet each officer shall have, | and for the compensation payable to each Of | S;nas in which, and the terms for which the | naar,bera of all boards of election shall be | elected or appointed; and for the constitution. xulation, compensation and government of eueh boards and of their clerks and attaches; aiso to prescribe the manner and method by Ubich ali elections by the people shall be con- 4 icted and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon whicn @ electors. pc iitical parties and organizations may partici- nate in any primary election.
 WheI ever any county has. in the manner and meth,d herein pointed out. adopted any county ennroved by the Legislature as aforesaid. the dir.ctions of sections four and nve of this sr+icia providing for the uniformity of a system of county governments tnroughout the /. nd appointment of officers. and the regua- ton of their compensation. shall not apply | Ss;d county government act shall. as to any of | The matters hereinSbove provided for and de- ie ohe raa hv such county government act not be subject to any law or amendment enacted by Che Legislature. except by amendment first enbmitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. spe,np Senate Constitutional Amendment No 44.)
 resolution proposing to the people of the Ca1t rrfa nQ- |