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resolution proposing to the people OF
the state of California an amendment to the
Constitution of the state, by adding new
section to be known and designated as sec
tion seven and one-half, article eleven
thereof providing for the framing by the
inhabitants of counties, OIL local county
government acts for their own government.
THE said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 7it The inhabitants of any
county may frame county g ra, atina NJ
the matters herinafter specified, and con
sistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws OF this state, BY causing uSa a board ira
at least five years, qualified electors of
such county, to be elected by the qualified
Of such 1hn!e at u any sSa b
within ninety days after such election. to
prepare and propose county government
act for such county when s M DE s,gnsa
~ n majority of them, and returned, one
conV thereof to the board of supervisors
or other legislative BODY OF such county
corder Of deeds Of the county. Such
then be published IN two papers e OF general al
not two such papers, then in one only, for
at least twenty days. and within not less
than thirty days atter h suen Pnnlcation II
Of such county, at a general or special cleo
tion and IL a majority of such qualified
eiontors voting thereon shall ratify the
nme II shall thereafter be submitted to
~ IL gislature for it's rejection or appro-
,aI as whole without power of altera-
lion or amendment, and If approved By
Maturity of the members elected to each
hnnsa II shall be the county government
act Of such county, and shall in such case
hecome the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act,
and ali amendments thereof, and all spe-
ciai laws inconsistent with such county
government act.
cony of such county government act
.ort,6ed NV the president of the board of
cei or other legislative body of
suph county. and authenticated by the sea!
81 snch county, setting forth the submission
( " ~ s,ch county government act to the cleo
| u "a its ratificat ton by them. shall be
.oaad in duplicate and deposited. one in
| . Nc orfice OF the secretary of state, the
.n s.r after being recorded in the office
| ot metz recorder of deeds in the county.
Oh VIZ the archives of the county
ai III Courts shall take judicial notice there
an rhe county government act so ratified
Oh, OIL. he amended at intervals of not less
may tuo Years, by proposals therefor
ss,,hr,itted by the legislative authority of
suoni n,,ntv 10 the qualified electors thereof
e ~ q general or special election held at least
sortv DAYS after the publication of such
nronSosals for twenty days in newspaper
~ General circulation In such county, and
rat ffied by at least three-f1fths of the quail
| lied electors voting thereon, and approved
In submitting any such county government
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Is Still Missing

There Is no trace of Jesse S. Slime, son OF
Chief Deputy zanjero Slime. The missing
man drove to the city about four weeks
ago from his ranch at Glendale with a load
Of berries which he disposed of at the cor
rer of Fifth and Hill streets. Since then
nothing has been heard of him. The wagon
was found the following morning hitched to
post on New High street, and in the wae-
on were some groceries which Slime had
purchased. His father thinks he has met
with foul play.
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company, sustaining the decision Of Judge
Ross, was signed and entered In the cir
cult court. This decision was rendered
some time ago, defining the rights Of bona
fide settlers on the overlapping land grants
of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, which the
company was alleged to hold under wrong
construction of the law and involving sew
eral millions of acres. The decree is not con-
strued by the court as determining the
character of any of the lands with respect
to mineral, the title to which is not con-
flrmed
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sentenced this morning. Mr.. Fitzgerald wal
arrested on complaint of Fred T. Blanchard,
who was formerly partner with Fitzger-
aid. The latter admitted having had lit
tie trouble with Blanchard last June. Jus
tice Owens continued the case until this
morning In order to allow Mr.. Blanchard
to be In court and relate the circumstance,
of the fight.
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RECLAIMED HEALTH.
Gratifying Letters to Mrs. Pink.
ham Prom Happy Women.
al Owe You My Life"
Mrs. e. WooLHIsER,

Mrs. e. WooLHIsER,
Mills, Neb., writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Il owe my
life to your Vegetable Compound. The
doctors said l had consumption and
nothing could be done for me. My
menstruation had stopped and they
said my blood was turning to water. I
had several doctors. They all said
could not live. Ibegan the use of Lydia
e. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound,
and it helped me right away; menses
returned and I have gained in weight
have better health than have had for
years. 1t isw wonderful what your Com
pound has done for me-"
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Naturalization Record

The following is a list of the new citizens
sworn in by Judge Shaw's court yesterday:
Walter Gait Barnwell, Great Britain;
Frank l.. Gelchrist, Great Britain; Jeus
Hansan, Denmark; Adam Brsndle, Ger
many: John Lowe, England; Albert Ben
son. Sweden; John Wilcox. Scotland; HI
ram X. Williamson. Canada; John L. Ste
venson, Scotland; Hugh Aiken, Ireland;
Dennis Madigan, England.
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Amendment Number One.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. A.

A resolution to propose to the people OF
the state of California an a1nehuhen' 10
section eighteen of article eleven n, OIL a ,ne
taxation, by which it is proposed TO amend
said section to read as follows;
Section 1s No county city. town, town.
ship board of education or scn9G a b d1Strif IN
any manner or for any purpose exceed
ing in any year the income and revenue
provided for 1t for such, year. without I'm, the
tors thereof. voting at an election 70 De
held for that purpose, nor unless before
or at the time of mourning such indepted-
ness, provision shall be made ior tne CO.., no,r
the interest on such Indebtedness as II rams
due. and also provision to constitute
sinking fund for the payment OF the prlh-
oipal thereof on or before maturity, when
shall not exceed forty years from the Time
Of contracting the same; provided, hoWev-
er, that the city and county OF SAP FRAN
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with Interest thereon for materials FUR
ntshed to and work done for said city ana
county during the forty-third and forty,
fourth fiscal years out OF tne iicoii,e an.
provided that any and all claims TOT max
ing, repairing. altering or for any work done
upon or for any material furnlshed lor any
street. lane alley, court place or sidewalk,
or for the construction of any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions or TINS sec
ton: and in determining any claim per-
mitted to to be paid by this section, no stat
ute of limitations, shall apply in any man :
ner; and provided further, that the city OF
Vallejo. in Solano county, may pay us ea-
isting Indebtedness incurred in the con-
struction of its water works, whenever two
thirds of the electors thereof, voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall so de-
cide Anv Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the eXeep-
ton hereinbefore recited, shall be VOID.
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Suit for Board

Ex-Consteble Joe Hunter, who resigned
his office during the excitement over the
killing of the Garvanza Chinaman. was
Yesterday a defendant in suit for beard
bill in Justice Youngs court. The plain
tiff Mrs Lucy whitley, is Catalina resi-
dent and the debt was incurred by Hunter
some time ago AS the defendant did not
appear the court awarded Judgment
against him for S21 and costs
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Echoes of a Mining Deal

Julia Warning Parks has brought suit In
the superior court against the Senator
Mining company of Arizona by which she
seeks to recover on note of $50 600. This
note Is made payable to John c. Beatty
and also bears his signature as president
IF the mining company. 1t is dated April
ed. and is payable on demand. Plaintiff
alleges that Beatty transferred 1t to Har-
riet A. Warning and She in turn transferred
1t to plaintiff, who Is now forced to sue for
payment.
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An Innocent Fawn

Deputy Constable Mugnemi arrested All
Fawn yesterday on a warrant charging
him with petty larceny. Joe Mastachea
claimed that the Chinese had stolen money
from him at the Central market Masta-
chea had dropped the money on the pave.
ment and the Chinese claimed 1t belonged
TO him. Fawn was discharged.
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endorsed for the place of chaplain in the
payt 1aoiel a t,,re
BreYitieS

The case of Violet and VIII Hollins has
again come into court Some time ago
Violet sued VIII for seduction under the
promise of marriage. Both parties are
colored. Hollins settled the matter by
marrying the girl. Since their child was
born Holl!ns has failed to support his
family, and has been living with another
woman at Azusa. Holins is considering
how to act In the case. Mrs. Hollins and
child are being taken care of by friends.
The police were called out at about 10
o'clock this evening by a telephone mes
sage from Mrs. DR.. Laird on South Marengo
avenue. just south of the M. e. tabernacle
Mrs. Laird had heard a burglar in the
barn. Upon investigation, it was found
that some harness had been stolen There
Is no clew as to the Identity of the burglar.
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PosToFFICE SERVICE
Civil Service Examination to Be Held
In October

The United States civil service commits
sion announces that an examination will be
held for the postoffice service In this city
on some date between october l and Is, 1898
All persons who desire to be examined
should apply TO the secretary of the board
of examiners at Los Angeles for applica-
ton blanks, and full information relative
to the scope of the examination. Applica-
lions on Form 101 must be filed in complete
form with the secretary of the board prior
to the hour of closing business on Septem-
Der /; otherwise the applicants can not be
examined. Soon after filing applications
applicants will be notified as to the exact
date Of examination.
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Tuesday, November 8, A. D. 1893.

The said proposed amendments are to be
separately voted upon in manner and form
as follows:
contain written or printed thereon the fol.
lowing words. whereupon the voter may
express his choice as provided by law:
Amendment Numoer one 6g,ng Sen zen
II, (exempting certain claims against w.
the city and county Of San Francisco Yes
and the existing indebtedness of the
of its water works from the provis-i -
ions of the Constitution requiring
such claims to be paid from the in
come and revenues of the year in No
which they were incurred.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Two. being, SEN
ate Constitutional Amendment No. Va,
10 providing for framing local county, -
government acts, by Inhabitants OF No
counties for their government)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Three, being Sem
ate Constitutional Amendment No. A
providing for the creation of a court
against the state, and to consist or -
three superior judges designated by No
the governor. to serve without extra
compensation.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Four, being AS
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 81 (Exempting consolidated cit
les and countles, OTgaHiASu - ~ De( Aea
organized or holding a charter un-
der the Constitution. from certain No
legislation in relation to couhties')
For the amendment!
Amendment Number Five. being AS
san,hiV constitutional Amendment
No. 81 CREATING to office of governors W..
nroviding for succession thereto in Eel
Certain cases and removing disabil- No
ity of lieutenant governor from hold A'0
no other office during term.)
ITor the amendment!
amendment Number Six, being As
sembly Constitutional M de3 AmIsndment Yes
No. 3S (relating to ana oennihg gram -
mar schools) No
For the amendment1
Amendment N. 1%nsF ssye Am SsGg As
81 81 (nroyiding for adjournment of Yes
iepisIature for not less. than thirty =
nor more than sixty days during No
each SESSION.
For the amendment?
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO, July 30, 1898.

WHEREAS. THE LEGISLATURE OF
the state of California at its thirty-sec-
ond session beginning on the Fourth day
of January, A. D. 1897, two-thirds or an
the members elected to each OF ths Two
house of said legislature voting IN lavo!
thereof, proposed the following deserlpsd
amendments to the Constitution Oh the
state of California, to-wit:
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"Flying Dutc Imam

This train leaves Los Angeles River sta
ton on Sundays at s:3S a. M: Arcade depo
at $50 a. m. Makes no stop after leaving
Arcade depot until Santa Monica is reached
% minutes later. Southern Pacific company
lead Special service. See card in this
paper.
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The public is requested to overlook any
shortcoming that may appear in our new
store today. An immense amount of labor
is necessary to properly place our stocks.
New stock open today from a. m. to
m.
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Amendment Number Five.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No, 36)

A resolution to propose to the people of
the state of California an amendment Of
section fifteen and section sixteen of article
five of the Constitution Of the state Of Cali
forna. by which it is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section Is. A lieutenant governor sha,,
be elected at the same time and place and
in the same manner as the governor. and
his term of office and his qualifications
shall be the same. He shall be president
of the senate, but shall only have a cast
ing vote therein.
Section 16. In case of the impea chn8ent
of the governor, or his removal from office
death, inability to discharge the powers
and duties of his office, resignation, or all
sence from the state, the powers and duties
Of the office shall devolve upon the lieutens
ant governor for the residue of the term
or until the disability shall cease. And
should the lieutenant governor be i'm
peached, displaced, resign, die, or become
incapable of performing the duties of Ms
office, or be absent from the state, the
president pro tempore of the senate shall
act as governor until the vacancy in The
office of governor shall be filled at the next
general election when members of the leg
islature shall be chosen, or until such dis
ability of the lieutenant governor shall
cease. In case of vacancy in the office
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G old Found in the Philippine leland

G old Found In the PhfIfppf no 1s1Rnds
On Mindanao, one of the Philippine is
lands, gold is found in the river beds. but
owing to the primitive conditions prevail
ing there 1t Is not known how rich these
deposits are. With the advance of civiliza-
ton in the Philippines. however, this mat
ter will be fully investigated by shrewd
prospectors. Great discoveries may be
made but no discovery was ever greater
than Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
civilization long ago investigated and
found to be all that is claimed for It, In
cases of loss of appetite. indigestion, bill
iousness and constipation 1t acts in truly
wonderful manner. The bowels are made
to act mildly, the desire for food Is in.
creased, sour stomachs are sweetened, and
a healthy color is given to the face. The
Bitters also reach the blood and purify 1t
A trial is recommended.
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JUDGE ROSS SUSTAINED
Bona Eide Settlers Will Hold Their
Lands

supreme court in the case of the govern
ment against the Southern Pacific railway
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Vesper. also on the ground of desertion.
They were married in 1881, and the deser-
ton took place last year. Decree was
granted as prayed for.
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Partners Come Together
J. T. Fitzgerald of the Fitzgerald Music
company pleaded guilty to battery In JUS
tice Owens court yesterday and will be
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named. and neither the lieutenant governor
nor the president pro tempore Of the senate
snall succeed to the powers and duties OF
governor, then the powers and duties of
such office shall devolve upon the speaker
OF the assembly until the office of governor
shall be filled at such general election
Amendment Number Six
being Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 49,
A resolution to propose to the people of
the state of California an amendment to
section six, article nine, of the Constitution
of the state of California. relating to gram
amend said section to read as follows:
Section 6. The public school system shall
include primary and grammar schools. and
such high schools, evening schools, normal
schools and technical schools as maj be es-
tablished by the legislature or by municipal
or district authority, but the entire rev.
and the state school tax. shall be applied
exclusively to the support of primary and
grammar schools. Grammar schools shall
include ,ld schools organized IN school dis
more than one thousand inhabitants, in
which course of study shall be taught
which will prepare pupils to enter the ag-
ricultural. mining, or scientific department
of the University of California.
Amendment Number Seven
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 34.)
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment to
section two of article four OF the Consti-
tuition, in relation to sessions Of the legisla-
ture, by which it Is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
Section @ The sessions OF the legislature
shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian
on the first Monday after the first day Of
January next succeeding the election Of its
members, and shall be biennial unless the
governor shall in the interim convene the
legislature by proclamation. The legisla
ture shall then remain In session for tWen-
ty-five days, after which il must adjourn to
some date not less than thirty nor more
than sixty days from the time OF adjourn
ment. If the two houses fail to agree upon
a time at which they will resume their ses-
sion, the governor shall, by proclamation,
fix date for such reconvening, which shall
be within the limits above prescribed. Upon
reassembling the legislature shall complete
its session. No pay shall be allowed to
members for a longer period than seventy
five days, and no bills shall be introduced
in either house except at the first twenty
five days of the session, without the con-
sent of three-fourths of the members
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE,, Pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution, and an act
of the legislature of the state of California.
entitled AN act to provide for the submis-
sion of proposed amendments to the Con-
sttution of the state of California, to the
qualified electors for their approval, APP
proved March 7, A. d. 1883, the above de-
scribed proposed amendments are hereby
published and advertised to be voted upon,
by ballot by the qualified electors of the
state, at the election to be held throughout
this state on
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Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eek
strom's, 324 South Spring street.
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OF INTEREST TO NOTARIES
Internal Revenue Notes to Keep for
Reference

The provision in the war revenue bill
which requires a Decent stamp upon the
certificate required by law does not apply
TO the certificate Of nowledgment of
rotaries public in any case where 1t is a
part of the execution Of The instrument.
When the instrument Is properly stamped
as deed mortgage or similar document, the
certificate Of the clerk of the court certify
ing to notaries official character, necessary
to make it complete and valid to accom-
plish its object, is exempt from further
tax.
Remedies that manufacturers or drug
gists may have on hand stamped with an
cid revenue stamp under former law re
no longer valid. Dealers will be required
to stamp medicines under the late law.
This decision was given by Commissioner
Scott in reply 10 a letter from the j. c.
Aver company of Lowell, Mass.
A customer bringing a bottle to drug
store for pint of wine must have a stamp
rut on by the dealer. The law applies
whether the dealer or the druggist supplies
the bottle.
Certificates of stock In corporations Of
fered as collateral must be stamped IL the
debt secured exceeds $1,000 The stamp tax
IS to be reckoned, not on the face value OF
the certificate of stock pledged, but on this
amount of the money loaned thereon.
Theatrical performances and vendors of
patent medicines with music and variety
entertainments attached are taxable.
Church entertainments by home talent
without any hired performers. do not CONF
under the head of "pubMc exhibitions OF
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Have No Jurisdiction
A warrant was issued for Lawrence +.
IcGreal yesterday from Justice Owens
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approval of the county government act:
In submittig any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the vot-
ers, and may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov
eminent acts framed under the authority
given by this section, to provide for the
the terms for which the several township
ana county officers, other than Judges OF
the superior court, shall be elected or APP
pointed; for their compensation; for the
number Of such officers; for the consoiiGa-
ton or segregation of Offices for the num-
Der of deputies that each officer shall have,
and for the compensation payable TO each
of such deputies for the manner. in which
he times in which, and the terms for which
the members of all boards of election shall
be elected or appointed; and for the con,
stitution, regulation, compensatory ana
clerks and attac hes; also to prescribe. the
manner and method by which all elections
by the people shall be conducted; and may
In addition determine the tests and condt-
tons upon which electors political parties
and organiza tons may participate IN any
primary election.
Whenever any county has. In the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act, and the same shall
have been approved by the legislature as
aforesaid, the directions Of sections four
and five of this article providing for the
uniformity Of system Of county govern.
providing for the election and appointment
of officers, and the regulation of their COM
pensation, shall not apply Said county
government act SHALL as to any of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by such county government act.
not be, subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the the LEGISLATURE. . except BY
and ratified in the manner hereinabove set
forth.
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of governor for any of the reasons above
named. and neither the lieutenant governor
nor the president pro tempore of the senate
shall succeed to the powers and duties Of
governor, then the powers and duties Of
such office shall devolve upon the speaker
OF the assem- bly,, until the office of governor
shall be filled at such general election.
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Amendment Number Four.
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
mentNo. 27.)

A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendemnt to
the Constitution Of the state. amending ar
ticle eleven, by adding new section there
to, to be known as section number five and
one-half, relating to consolidated city and
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section 81. The provisions of section
four and five of this article shall not nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
to apply to any consolidated CITY and
county government, now existing or here
after formed, which shall have become, or
shall become organized under section seven.
or secure a charter under section eight Of
this article.