The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-08
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
SACRAMENTO. July soth, 1898.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State OF
California at its thirty-second session begin
ning on the fourth day of January, A D. 1887.
of the two houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof proposed the following g, de- de-
scribed amendments to the Constitution OK the
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
I)
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu-
ton, in relation to revenue and taxation. by
which 1t Is proposed to amend said section 70
read as follows:
Section 49, No county. city. town, township own,
board Of education school district snail IN
cur any indebtedness or liability In any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding In any year
the anS fRe 81
of the qualified electors thereof voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, NOR un-
less before, at the time of mourning sucn
Indebtedness. provision shall be made Tor the
collection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as II Ialls
due and also provision to constitute a sinking
fund for the payment of the principal tnereo d
forty years from the time of contracting the
same; provided, however, that the CITY ana
the unpaid claims with Interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done Tor se1o
city and county during the fSrsyan third. ana ana
revenue of any succeeding year or years pro-
vided. that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing, altering or for any work done upon .or
for my material furnished for any street, lane.
alley court place sidewalk or for the con-
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section; and in determining any
statute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner and provided further. that the a.. City ,. Of
TsS IT sno IN he pay st
of its water works, whenever two-thiros OF the
electors Htns ece ng
ness liability incurred contrary to this pro
vision, with the exception hereinbefore recitea'
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
10)
A resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment the Con-
etitution of the State, by adding new sec
ton to be ana tbe as pr
viding for the framing by the inhabitants OF
counties of local county no acts n Tor
Section 7h The inhabitants of any county
may frame a county government act for their
matter specified, and consistent with and sub
feet to the Constitution and laws of this state.
by causing board of fifteen freeholders, who
have been. for at least five years. qualified
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety DAYS dIteT euCH cieCiiohs W pIO-
pare and propose county government act for
such county, which shall be signed In dupI-
tority OF them, and returned. one copy thereof
10 the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such COUNTY, and the n other COPY
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers ,S Of gen,
least twenty days. and within not less than
submitted. to the qualified electors of such
county. at a general or special election. and If
thereon shall ratify the same it shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
bower Of alteration or amendment and if ap-
proved by majority OF the members elected
10 ee eaca act Of such County and shall in such
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act. and
inconsistent with such county government act.
A copy Of such county government act certi-
and and authenticated by the seal Of such county
eoVernment act to the electors, and its ratifca-
{ion by them, shall be made in duplicate and
State. the other after being recorded in the
office of the Recorder OF Deeds In the county.
sh ssa aSe s tnd n. thereof
The county government act 80 ratified may be
amended at Of not se ea Nv tho ,e
legislative authority of the county, to the
oualieed electors thereof, at general or spe-
ciai election held at least forty days after the
publication Of such proposals Tor twenty days
In a newspaper Of general circulation in such
the nualined electors voting thereon, and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
Tor the approval of the county government act
IN In submitting any such county government act
any alternative article or proposition may be
presented for the choice OF the voters: and may
be voted on separately "thout preJuolce 10
others.
r,nS rrdar he ant otv NV
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
be elected or appointed; for their compensa-
eion; lSl ION or segregation ofce for the
humber of deputies that each officer shall have.
s snsh ro deputies putt for the manner in which the
times in which and the terms s.i Tor which the
members 81 Of appointed and for the constitution
regulation, compensation and government of
such boards, and OF their clerks and attaches;
which ali elections by the people shall be con-
Quoted; and may in addition determine the
i,t,cal parties and organizations may partici-
nate in any primary election,
and method herein pointed out. adopted any
county government act and "a. the same shall
nsor.safd. the direction of sections four and
ave of this article providing for the uniformity
e te eso
ton t,u and appointment of officers. and the regu-
sattor ~ their compensation, shall not apply
said county government act shall. to any of
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
cisrsd by such county government act, not be
suhtect TO any law amendment enacted by
ths Tepislature except by amendment first
srSynjtfed to the electors and ratified In the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
fseins Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
Az
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state AZ California an amendment to the Con-
etift,tion OF the State by adding q new section
e. he known and designated as section five and
cne-haif article six. thereby providing for the
organizat,on of a court, to be known as the
Curt Of Claims. The said proposed new sec
tion to read follows:
Section 5M The Court OF Claims shall con-
.,st Of any three Judges of the Superior Court
who NAV be requested by the Governor to hold
court at the regular terms thereof. The Court
Of Claims shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
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,