The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-18
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACR AMENTO JulY Goth 1898.

sACRAMENTo. July Goth. 1888 !.
WHEREAS. The Legislature of the State OF
California, at its thirty second session begin"
ming on the fourth day of January, A D. 1887,
two-thirds of all the members elected to eacn
in favor thereof, proposed the following de
scribed amendments TO the Constitution Oh the
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
resolution to propose to the people of the
Etste of California an amendment 10 section
ton in relation to revenue and taxation, by
which it is proposed to amend said section 10
Section 1s No county. city. town. township.
board Of education school district shall IN
cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man nan
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for It Tor
such year. without the assent of two-thirds
of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor I'M
less before or at the time of mourning sucn
collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as II falis
due, and also provision to constitute SINKING
fund for the payment of the principal thereof
on or before maturity, which shall not excesu
sane; provided, however. that the City and
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest tner to "a
materials furnished to and work done Ior sal9
city ard county during the forty-third ana
forty,fourth fiscal years. out of the income ana
revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro-
vided that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing, altering for any work done upon or
for any material furnished for any street, lane
alley, court, place or sidewalk, or Tor the con-
stmction of any sewer or sewers in said city
and county hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section no
statute of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further, that the City Of
Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay It's 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 tbe nro-
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-
stitution of the State. by adding a new sec
ton to be known and designated as section
seven and one-half article eleven tneTeoi; pro-
counties of local county government acts for
their own goyarnme aotio The said proposed new
Section ~ The Inhabitants of any county
may frame county government ZEN act for their their
matter specified and consistent with and 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, qualified
electors OF such county, to be elected by the
eral or special election. whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to pre-
such county which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members of such board, or ma
1Ority
to the Board of. Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county and the other copy
to be sent 10 Droposed COUNTY goVernment act
shall then be published in two papers of gen.
eral circulation in such county, or II there be
not two such papers, then in one only, Tor at
least twenty days, and within not less than
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
county, at a general or special election. and If
majority of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same. it shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for it's
rejection or approval. as e. whole. without
power of alteration amendment and IL APP
proved by a majority of the members elected
TO each house, 1t shall be the county govern
ment act of such county and shall in such
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act, and
sT amendments thereof and all special laws
incon sistent with such county government act.
Ascopy of such county government act eerti-
fed by the Of the bov o Gt cSup
and authenticated by the seal Of such county,
setting forth the submission Of such county
government act to the electors, and its ratifca-
tion by them shall be made in duplicate and
deposited, one in the office of the Secretary of
office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county
among the archives of the county;
The county government act so ratified may be
amended, at intervals of not less than two
ierisIatiye authority of the county, to the
qualified electors thereof, at general or spe-
cial election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
in a newspaper of general circulation in such
county and ratified by at least three-hfths OF
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap-
nroyed by the Legislature herein provided
for the approval of the county government act
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 without prejudice to
others.
ment acts framed under the authority given by
this section to provide for the manner in
which, the times at which, and the terms for
Ain T1fdp a SuDpriOr Court.
he elected or appointed; for their compensa-
ton for the number Of such 9ffe beers FOR the
number of deputies that each officer shall have.
and for the compensation payable to each of
rucb IDENTITIES, for the manner In which. the
times in which, and the terms for which the
members Of all boards OF election shall be
regulation. Compensation and government fof
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,ticaI narties and organizations may partici-
nate in any primary election
on "a method herein pointed cut adopted any
county government act and the same shall
have been approved by the l h,egisia st as
ave Of this article providing for the uniformity
OF system Of county governments throughout
tion and appointment of officers. and the regu-
lation of their compensation, 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 10 any law amendment enacted by
the Legislature except by amendment first
submitted to the electors and ratified In the
manner hereinabove set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
fReine Senate Constitutional Amendment No
Al
resolution proposing to the people of the
state of California amendment to the Com
stitution of the State, by adding a new section
10 be known and designated as section five and
one-half, article six thereby providing for the
Organization of court. to be known as the
Court Of Claims The said proposed new sec
ton to read follows:
Section 5lb The Court of Claims shall con-
xst 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 10
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.
and
In the City Of Sacramento. commencing ON