The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
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GENUINE
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NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
SACRAMENTO, July Goth, 1898.
WHEREAS The Legislature of the State OF
California, at it's thirty-second session begin
ming on the fourth day OF January. A. d. 1897,
two-thirds of all the members elected to each
Of the two houses of said Legislature voting
scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment NO.
Gtate of California amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven of the Constltu-
which It Is proposed to amend said section To
read follows:
board of education or school district shall in
cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding In any year
the income and revenue provided for II 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 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
on or before maturity, which shall not exceed
forty years from the time of contracting tne
County Of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon LOT
city ard county during the forty-third and
forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income ana
revenue Of any succeeding year or years; pro- o-
pairing, altering or for any work done upon OF
for any material furnished for any street. lane
alley, court, place sidewalk, or for the con-
struction of any sewer 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 It's exist
ing Indebtedness incurred In the construction
electors thereof voting at an election held for
that purpose shall so decide Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary 70 I'M. recite
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people Of the
etate of California amendment the Con-
stitution Of the state; by aadins new ssc seT
seven and one-half article eleven thereon, pro-
viding for the framing by the inhabitants OF
counties of local county government acts Tor
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as follows: - - o,,.r
may frame a county government act for their
own government, relating to the matters mere
matter specified, and consistent with and sub
feet to the Constitution and laws of this state,
by causing board of fifteen freeholders who
have been. for at least hve years, quanned
electors of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to pre-
pare and propose county government act Tor
such county, which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members of such board, or ma
Sortty of them, and returned one copy thereof
70 the Board of Supervisors or other i, Ieglsa ,,
to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the
county; Such proposed county government ef act
eral circulation in such county, or If there be
not two such papers, then In one only. for at
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of such
= majority of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, It shall there
rejection or approval. as a whole. without
power of alteration or amendment and If ap-
to each house, it shall be the county govern
ment act of such county, and shall in such
case become the organic law thereof and super; per,
all amendments thereof, and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act
COPY Of such county government act, certi-
fed by the President of the Board Of Super
yisors or other legislative body Of such county.
and authenticated by the seal of such county,
setting forth the submission OF such county
government act to the electors, and its ratifica-
deposited, one in the office of the Secretary of
State. the other. after being recorded in the
smone y the archives Of the county
All courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act ratified may be
amended, at intervals of not less than two
years, by proposals therefor. submitted by the
legislative authority t OF tns county, cysI 10 Tne
ciai election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
n a newspaper of general circulation in such
countv' ana ratified by at least three-ffths OF
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap-
nroyed by the Legislature herein provided
Tor the approval Of the county government act
In submitting any such county government act
any far the choice Of the voters. and may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
others.
rnent acts framed under the authority given by
this section to 10r a5 the the aeI fn In
which the several township and county officers
other than Judges Of the superior Court, shall
he elected or appointed for their compensa-
tion: for the number of such officers. for the
consolidation or segregation of offices, for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have
md for the compensation payable to each of
such deputies, for the manner in which. the
membsrs of ali boards of election shall be
sIected or appointed and for the constitution
regulation Compensation and government of
sneh boards and OF their clerks and attaches;
also to prescribe the manner and method by
Srntsd. a. and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
itical parties and organizations s.' may partici-
Whenever any county has, IN the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
have been approved by the Legislature as
aforesaid, the direction. of sections four and
nf a system of county governments throughout
the state and likewise9providing for the cleo
iatIon of their compensation. shall not apply
Said county government act shall. as to any of
the matters herefnabOve PROVIDED TOT ana de-
clared by such county government act. not be
subject to any law amendment enacted by
fhe Legislature. except by amendment first
s snbrnitted to the electors and ratified In the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A.
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state Of California amendment to the Con-
stifution of the State, by adding new section
10 he known and designated as section FIVE and
cne-haIf article six. thereby providing for the
orea nization of a court. to be known as the
Court Of Claims The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
section So 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 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
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
r The City ri sacrsmsnts. commencing on