The San Francisco call., 1898-08-13
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTAL
 SACRAMENTO July 30th, 1S9S
 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the state or California. at its thirty second session oeHT Haa1 two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses of said Legisiature votine aa scribed amendments to the Constitution of the State of California, to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 CBeng Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 All
 A resolution to propose to the people or .e tne State of California. an amendment 10 secEton sE. te eighteen G of article eleven ns O. and taxation by which 1t Is proposed to amend said seeti0N U
 Section is No county. city. town. township, board of education, school district snalL II n III cur any indebtedness or liability m any my Waar the income and revenue provided for iS 3 I2s such year without the assent or {wo-efiiSs at sn of the qunllf1ed electors thereof young un 1.- election 10 be held for that purpose. nor 1ab un less before, or at the time Of incuTrlh1S E. sSa tba collection of an annual tax sufficient 70 pay the interest on such indebtedness as ,i,1-e t9ls fund for the payment of the principal thereos on or before maturity. which shall not excesa ts same; provided, however, that the Clty sho County of San Francisco may at ony tlIne Pay Py the unpaid claims with interest thereon IVt materials furnished to and work done I9r sag sag city and county during the forty-thira dc ana ana revenre 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 sidewalk, or for the the e9n S1 struction of any sewer or sewers Tn sSlu catS and county are hereby excepted from the the pro pro visions of this section; and In deterrnining any statute of limitations shall apply In any man. ner; and provided further. that the Caty 4L ing indebtedness incurred in the construction Of Its waterworks. whenever two-thlrds or tne H that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted or liability incurred contrary to thls Pp9- vision, with the exception hereinbefore reoiteu shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 10)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the stitution of the State, by adding a new sec tion, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half. article eleven thereof pro- viding for the framing by the inhabitants or counties Of local county goverainent sed se5S e T ther own government The said proposed new section to read as follows: Section 7l4. The inhabitants of any county own government. relating to the matters here matter specified, and consistent With ana sup feet to- the Constitution and laws of this State by causing board Of fifteen freeholders. wh99 have been for at least five years, ,qua4lHed qualified electors of such county, at any gen eral or special election whose duty 1t snail De within ninety days after such election, eo pFe pare and propose a county government aSt S!2 L9r such county, which shall be signed In oupl- cate by the members or such ooaro or .s \ as ma jority of them, and returned one copy ,g tneregoL 10 the Board of Supervisors or other leglsla- tive body of such county ana the o5ner c4RRs Rs county Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers pr gen. eral circulation In such county. or If there pc 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 Submitted to the qualified electors of such county, at general or special election and If thereon shall ratify the same, 1t shall there after be submitted to the Legislature Tor It's rejection or approval. as whole, without newer of alteration or amendment, and If ap- proved by Q majority of the members elected to each house, 1t shall be the, county govern case become the organic law thereof and super sede any existing county government act. and sT amendments thereof and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act eed bY the President of the Board of Super Visors or other legislative body of such county, and authenticated by the seal of such county. settinS forth the submission of such county government act to the electors, and it's ratihca- lion by them. shall be made in duplicate and State the other, after being recorded in the office of the recorder IT. of 36 deeds in the county All courts shall take judicial notice thereof The county government act 90 ratified may be years by proposals therefor, submitted by the Legislative authority of the county, to the Sdiai SneinieG election held at feast forty days after the publication of such proposals for twenty sSSh county. and ratified by at least three ffths of the qualified electors voting thereon. and nDproyed by the Legislature as herein pro- vi5ad For the approval of the county govern rnent act In submitting any such county gov ,ian may be presented for the choice of the voters and may be voted on separately with 0ut psbaG be Competent in all county govern nent acts framed under the authority given by Wbicb vI1S the times at which and the terms for which the several township and county ofneerS other than Judges Sr ee tbr lion: for the number of such officers, for tho number of deputies that each officer shall have, and for the compensation payable to each or such deputies for and the the es m fer Wbd bs members of all boards of election shall be elected appointed and for d the c0nsttnt0 such boards, and of their clerks and attaches;
 also prescribe the m te psape sna shan eS9d bs 9 ducted: and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon which electors, pc nate in any primary election.
 Whenever any county has, in the manner ana t1nyarnuent act and the same shall have been Approved by the Legislature s @ as afS9resald lore the article providing for the uniformity of a system of county. governments thropghout the State and likewise providing for the election and appointment of officers. and the regula- ton of their compensation shau not apply: Said county government act shall; as to any of tba matters hereiuRbove provided for and de- ciored by such county government act not be subfect to any law amendment enacted by fhe Legislature. except by amendment first Submitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. cae,ng Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 A.
 A resolution proposing to the people of the Stete of California an amendment to the Con- stit1tion of the State. by adding section, So he known and designated section five and oneShaT article six, thereby providing for the organization of a court. to be known as the Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec lion 10 read follows:
 Section 51a The Court of Claims shall con- eist of any three Judges of the Superior Court -tay1 4H,a Ftor.a,