The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-31
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SACRAMENTO, July Soth. 1888
WHEREAS The Legislature of the state OF
California at its thirty second session pegln-
ming the fourth day of January, A; u. lSst;
of the two houses of said Legislature Young
in favor thereof, proposed the following t ae
scribed amendments to the constitution " eHo
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
AL
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven OF the Constitu-
tion. in relation TO revenue and taxatl t, IS
which It is proposed to amend said sectlon u
read follows
Section IS No county, city. town; township owns iI
any Indebtedness or liability In any man man
ner for any purpose exceeding In any year
the income and revenue provided Tor ~ 19r
ouch year, without the assent or two-tnlrus
of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor un-
less before or at the time Of mourning such
Indebtedness. provision shall be made for the
collection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as II falls
due and also provision to constitute SINKING
fund for the payment of the principal thereof
forty years from the time OF contracting ths
County Of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon 10.
materials furnished 70 ana wor f aon rid and
forty-fourth fiscal years out OF the income anu
revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro
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
and county are hereby excepted from the pro
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
statute Of limitations shall apply IN any man
Vallejo, in Solano County. may pay its exist
ing Indebtedness incurred in the eonstruetl0on
electors thereof voting at an election held for
that purpose shall so decide Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
a resolution proposing to the people of the
Etate of California an amendment to the Con
tion TO be known and designated section
seven and one-half. article eleven Thereon, pro-
counties of local county government acts for
their own government. The said proposed ne"
Section ~ The Inhabitants of any county
may frame a county government act for their
matter specified, and consistent WIN any r.t
ject to the Constitution and laws OF this state,
have been. for at least fys years, qpailn t
electors OF such county, to be elected py the
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty II shdll oe
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 of them, ana returned, one Cppy lLeIeoI
to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
to be sent to the Recorder OF Deeus Oh one .
county. Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers OF gen
eral circulation in such county, or II there De
not two such papers, then in one only. for at
least twenty days, and within not less than
thirty days after such publication 1t shah be
submitted to the qualified electors or sueh
county at a general or special election, and II
a majority OF such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, II snail there-
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
rejection or approval as a whole, without
power OF alteration or amendment, and II ap-
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
ali amendments thereof, and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy OF such county government act certi-
visors or other legislative body of such county
and authenticated by the seal of such county.
setting forth the submission of such county
sovernment act to the electors, and its ratifca-
ton by them, shall be made In duplicate ana
deposited one IN ths er ben 1r reeoTded IN the
office of the Recorder of Deeds In the county,
among the ashe tsSs Of fn ec Soqn nsce thereof
The county government act SO ratified may be
amended, at intervals Of not less than two
Legislative authority of the county. to the
qualified electors thereof. at general or spe-
ciai election held at least forty days after the
nnblication OF such proposals for twenty days
In newspaper of general circulation in such
the o,slifieds electors voting thereon, and APP
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
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
tbfs section to provide for the manner in
which the times at a ana c ene
other than Judges OF the Superior Court, shall
be elected or appointed; FOR their compensa-
consolidation or segregation of offices. for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have.
and for the compensation payable to each Of
such deputies for the manner in which, the
times in which. and the terms for which the
members Of all boards of election shall be
aIected or appointed and for the constitution.
regulation, compensation and government of
sneh boards and of their clerks and attaches;
aIso m nrescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be CON
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
lftical parties and organizations may partici-
pate in any primary ooynty bas in the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
county goVef approved by the Legislature as
aforeseid the direction of sections four and
Ave Of thu article providing for the uniformity
the stat and likewise5providing for the cleo
ton and appointment OF officers; and the regu-
said county government act shall. as to any of
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
Clared
snhtect to any law amendment enacted by
tbe LEGISLATURE except by amendment first
submitted to the electors and ratihed In the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
es A)
resolution proposing to the people of the
etata If California an amendment to the Con-
stitutton of the State. by adding section, |
10 he known and designated section five and |
onaohaIf article six thereby providing for the |
orpanization of court to be known as the |
Cnilrt of Claims The said proposed sec |
tion to read as follows:
Section 5b The Court Of Claims shall con-
s,st al. 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
of the Court Of Claims shall be held fol- |