The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.

vision with the exception hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
 CBeng Senate Constitutional Amendment No'
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment t. the Son- @ stitution of the State, by adding new sec tion, to be known and designated as seclloh seven and one-half article eleven thereon, pre- viding for the framing by the inhabitants or counties of local county government acts TOT their own government: The said proposed ne" section to read follows:
 Section 7Jk The inhabitants of any county may frame county government act for thelr own government, relating to the matters here- matter specified, and consistent with ana SUD feet to the Constitution and laws of this state, have been. for at least five years. qualified electors of such county. to be elected by the eral special election, whose duty 1t snail De within ninety days after such election, to pre- sncb county which shall be signed In dupli- cate by the members of such board, or a ma. jority of them, ana retuTnea one t0ps ,aeisGe tol 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 or gen eral circulation in such county, or If there be feast twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication 1t shall be submitted to the qualified electors Of such county at a general or special election, and if a 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 whole, without nower of alteration or amendment and If ap proyed by a majority of the members elected to each house, 1t shall be the county govern ment act of such county, ana snaii 1 m sr.n SuSh sede any existing county government act, and all amendments thereof, and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act
 A copy of such county government act. certi- fled by the President of the Board of Super and authenticated by the seal of such county, setting forth the submission of such county fion by them shall be made in duplicate and deposited one in the office of the Secretary or State the other after being recorded in the ofdee of the Recorder of Deeds in the county, among the archives of the county.
 All courts shall take judicial notice thereof r-bs county government act so ratified may be amended at intervals of not less than two years. by proposals therefor, submitted by the the iegislative authority of the county, to the qualified electors thereof, at a general or spe- cial election held at least forty days after the tbn a newspaper of general circulation In such county, and ratified by at least three-ffths Of the ouaIiHed electors voting thereon and ap- nroved by the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government act In submitting any such county government act anv alternative article or proposition may be presented for the choice of the voters, and may be voted separately without prejudice 10 others. =, . ment acts framed under the authority given py uhich the times at which, and the terms for which the several township and county ofneers ,s Ie elected or appointed: for their compensa- lion: for the number of such officers. for the Generalization or segregation of offices for the number of deputies that each officer shall have. and for the compensation payable to each of suun s,Ia in which. and the terms for which the manbers of all boards of election shall be elected or appointed ann lop apa 'ng of such boards. and of their clerks and attaches: also to l elections by the people shall be con ducted and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon which electors. pc iftical nerties and organizations may partlci- nate In any primary election
 Whenever any county mas, m the manner M and method herein pointed out adopted any county government act, and the same shall have been approved by the Legislature as ae of this article providing for the uniformity nf a system of county governments throughout tbe state and likewise providing for the cleo ttnn t ond annointnent of officers. and the regu- iation of their compensation, shall not apply. said county government act shall. as to any Of sau s%a metters hereinabove provided for and de- ciered by such county government act not be subject to any law or amendmens enacted by subrnitted to the electors and ratified in the manner herenabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 (Being Senate constitutional Amendment No.
 resolution proposing to the people of the. State of California an amendment to the Con to he known and designated as section five and one-half. article six. thereby providing for the orsanization of court to be known as the Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec ton to read follows:
 Section 51s The Court of Claims shall con sIst 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 shali have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims Of every kind and character against the State. under such its Judgment thereon shall be final The terms of the Court of Claims shall be held as fol- lows:
 the second Monday of March:
 Tn the City and County of San Francisco, commencing on the second Monday in July, and