The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 SACRAMENTO, July 3oth 1sss
 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the state or California. at It's thirty-second session peg ssa1 ming on the fourth day of January. A D' dso isoi wo-thrds Of all the members elected to eacn Of the two houses of said Legislature young fin favor thereof proposed the foiowins, , tha re scrbed amendments to the Constitution or 'hs State Of California, to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 A resolution to propose to the peopie CT sIie State of California. amendment to section t eighteen of article eleven or the cGns'IS S,, which it Is proposed to amend said see'ioH 'o read as follows; .ovnsh,n- board of education. or school district shall in any indebtedness or liability in any man nan rss s GT ncoe 1Gr any and proded for
 such year. without the assent or a, sn election to be held for that purpose. nor 1s un, less before, at the time Of lncurTlfS soSn collectIon of an annual tax sufficient to .psy the interest on such indebtedness as LIS HIS fund for the :s' payment ot the principal thereof on or before maturity. which shall not eHceeo ais sane @ provided S however. @ @ that the City and County of San Francisco may at any @ tlIle p1x s1 materials furnished to and work done for said city and county during the s ,nnafne and revenue of any succeeding year or years pro vided, that any and all claims for making, re- nS, for any material furnished for any street lane, alley court: place or sidewalk or Tor d sn1 c,tv and county are hereby excepted from the pro visions of this section: and In dstermintng any ner; and provided further that the City ot tns i indebtedness O incurred In the construction of its waterworks. whenever two-thlrds Q. tne that purpose shali 50 decide. Any indebted ness or liability incurred contrary 10 tnas PsS vision. with the exception hereinbefore rectec' shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 10.)
 resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Con ton. to be known and designated as section yIding afu for the framing by the inhabitants of counties. of local county government acts LOT Tor section sect H to read as follows:
 Section 7A The inhabitants of any county own government relating to the matters here matter specified. and consistent with and sup by causing a board of fifteen freeholdsrr. who have been. for at least five years, quannsso electors of such county. to be elected by the qualified electors Of such county. at any gen eral or special election. whose duty 1t snail De within ninety days after such election: to pre- pare and propose a county government act for such county. which shall be signed Tn dupii- fority of them. and returned, one copy thereof to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla- tn tive he oo sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the county Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers Of gen eraI circulation in such county, or If there be not two such papers then in one only, . for 1s at thirty days after such publication 1t shall be submitted to the qualified electors or sucn s0unty ns soTitv # of such auafihed electors voting thereon shall ratify the same It shah mere raia approval, as a NnOic. without bower of alteration or amendment. ana II ap, proved by majority of the members elected to each house 1t shall be the county govern nent act of such county and snail Tn such sede nny existing county government act. and all amendments thereof. and all special laws conv of such county government act. cert- fed bv the President of the Board of Super visors % or other legislative body of such county. estiinr end fepth the submission of such county eovernment act to the electors. and its ratinca- t,on by them. shall be made in duplicate and denosited ere In the office of the Secretary of state the other. after being recorded in the amone the archives of the county
 All courts shall take Judicial notice thereof. rrtn county government act go ratified may be amended at intervals of not less than two nuaii6ed electors thereof. at a general or sss osd % s foa eayf iays in a newspaper of general circulation in such county and rstsd ascdG by at s6t5 least three III a tts nnroysd by the Legislature as herein pro
 ded for tns or an1 the ueS eaun5 ooyn ernment act any alternative article or p.oposi- ton may be presented for the choice of the 0It IL shaii be competent in all county govern want acts framed under the authority given by this section to provide for the manner in other than Judges of the Superior Court. shall la for tba consolidation 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 for which the elected or appointed: and for the constitution, regulation. compensation and government of such boards and of their clerks and attaches; also, to prescribe the manner and method by which ali elections by the people shall be con tests and conditions upon which electors. po- litical parties and organizations may partici- pate in any primary election.
 Whenever any county has in the manner and method herein pointed out. adopted any county government act. and the same shall have been approved by the Legislature aforesaid. the directions of sections fouE and five of this system of county governments throughout the State. and likewise providing for the election ton of their compensation. shall not apply Said county government act shall as to any of clared by such county government act not be subject to any law or anendment enacted bv
 
 submitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 4)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Con sttution of the State. by adding new section. to be known and designated section five and one-half article six. thereby providing for the organization of a court. to be known the Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec ton to read follows:
 Section 5h. 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 may be passed by the Legislature and its judgment thereon shall be final The terms of the Court Of Claims shall be held 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. end