The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

SACRAMENTO, July Soth. 1885,
| WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State OF
| California at its thirty-second session begin
ming on the fourth day of January, A. d. 1897,
OF the two houses OF said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, proposed the following de-
scrbed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State Of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
/ Al
A resolution to propose to the people Of the
! eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu-
tion, in relation to revenue and taxation, by
which it is proposed to amend said section to
read follows:
Section Is; No county. city. town. township,
/ board of education school district shall in
cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
sneb wbopf tbe Of
of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose. nor un-
less before, 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 ialls
due and also provision to constitute sinking
fund for the payment of the principal thereof
on or before maturity, which shall not exceed
forty years from the time of contracting the
came; provided, however. that the City and
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done for said
city and county during the forty-third and
forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income and
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 any material furnished for any street, lane.
alley court place or sidewalk. or for the con-
struction of any sewer sewers in said city
and county are 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 its exist
ing indebtedness incurred in the construction
of its water works, whenever two-thirds OF the
that purpose shall decide. Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision, with the exception herelnpeIore Feciteu'
shall be void
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
(Heing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people of the
State OF California an amendment to the Con
st n fd b 81 Known tne and p esFnated as section
seven and one-half article eleven thereol, pro-
Counties of local county government acts for
their own government. The said proposed new
SECTION to read as fGlIo%s; - any county
may frame county government act for their
own government Tetatlng 20 tHe Nth ana enb
feet to the Constitution and laws OF this state,
by causing a board of fifteen freehoiders ,' VINO
electors OF such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors Of such county, at any gen
within ninety days after such election, TO pre-
pare and propose county government ACT tor
cate by the members Of such board, or a ma
jority of them, and returned, one copy thereot
tive BODY Of such county and the other copy
to be sent to the Recorder Of Deeds of the
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published~in two papers of gen
eral circulation in such county, or If there be
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
a majority of such qualified electors voting
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
rejection or approval, as a whole, without
proved by 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
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy of such county goverqment act certi-
nea by or Other legislative body Of such county
and authenticated by the seal OF such county.
government act TO the electors, and its ratihca-
ton by them, shall be made In duplicate and
deposited. one in the othce , OF the SecTetary or
office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
among the archives OF the e,o county; t,o .,o.
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
nnbIication of such proposals for twenty days
In a newspaper Of general circulation in such
county and ratified by at least three-hfths OF
tSe oualIfed electors voting thereon and APP
nroved by the Legislature herein provided
Tor the approval of the county government act.
IN submitting any such county government act
any alternative article or proposition may be
he voted on separately without prejudice to
others. =, -, .. ,,-
nent acts framed under the authority given by
fbia section to provide for the manner IN
s1i,9 the times at which, and the terms for
rhicb the several township and county officers
otber than Judges of the superior Court, shall
be elected or appointed for their compensa- |
+ba Of such officers, for the |
con soidation or segregation of Offices. for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have;
such deputies, for the manner IN which the |
times in which and the terms s+i tor which nn the
elected or appointed and for the constitution: |
ana ud OF
also, to prescribe the manner and method m, by
which ali elections by the people shall be con
test and conditions upon which electors. po
iitical parties and organizations may partici- |
ps xvbe IN any county has in the manner |
ans method herein pointed out adopted any |
&C Soa III been approved by the Legislature as
a9oresaid the direction of sections four and |
nve % stem Of county governments throughout
The state and likewise providing for the cleo
ton sh of heir compensation shall not apply
said county government act snail; as 70 any or |
the a ma ~ such county government act. not be
subject to any law or amendment enacted by |
he legislature,
,h,nitted TO the electors and ratified in the |
manner hereinabove set forth |
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
fReing Senate Constitutional Amendment No. |
sDe 44)
A resolution proposing to the people of the |
State of California amendment to the Con- |
tI4ution of the State. by adding section |
to be known and designated as section FIVE and
half article six. thereby providing for the |
orea nization of court. TO be known as the |
Sonrt of Claims. The said proposed Sec |
ton to read as follows;
Section 81. The Court of Claims shall con-
sist Of any three Judges OF the Superior Court,
court at the regular terms thereof. The Court |
If 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 |
lbs 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