The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-03
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

California at its thirty-second session oegln-
twotbirds of ali the members elected to each
of the two houses of said Legislature Young
soribed amendments to the Constitution Of the
State of California. to-wit;
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
AL
resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California amendment TO sectlon
eighteen Of article eleven Of the G ions Nv
which it is proposed to amend said section 10
read as follows:
board of education or school district shall IN
cur any Indebtedness liability in any man
the income and revenue provided for It for
such year. without the assent of two-thirds
election to be held for that purpose, nor un-
less before or at the time of mourning such
collection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest such indebtedness as IL rams
fund for the payment of the principal thereof
on or before maturity, which shall not excesu
forty years from the time 81 fbat fhs city and
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon ~
city and county during the forty-third ana
forty-fourth fiscal years out Of the income ana
revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro- no
vided that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing, altering or for any work done upon OF
for any material furnished for any street, lans'
alley court place sidewalk. or for the con-
struction of any sewer or sewers in SAD 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
ner: and provided further. that the City Of
Vallejo in Solano County, may pay It's exist
ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction
OF its water works, whenever two-thirds OF the
electors thereof voting at an election nelq LOT
ness or liability incurred contrary TO this pro
vision with the exception hereinoefore reciteo'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people OF the
state of California an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State by adding a new sec
ton to be known and designated as sectoh
seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro.
viding for the framing by the inhabitants of
counties of local county ronsed ne
their own gos se foIlow une saio pfOpOs'
Section 71k The inhabitants of any county
own government relating to the matters here
matter specified, and consistent with ana SUD
ect to the and laws or fhS Wo
have BEEN for at least five years, quailned
electors of such county to be eieetea Dy s, ene
eral or special election, whose duty 1t snail De
within ninety days after such election: to pre-
mare and propose county government act LOT
such county which shall be signed in dupd-
cate by the members OF such board, or a ma
iority of them, and returned. one copy Thereon
TO the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county. and the other copy
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers OF gen
not two such papers. then in one only, for at
least twenty days. and within not less than
submitted to the qualified electors of such
county at general or special election ano AZ
thereon shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature Tor ITS
Te1eetO Of ateration or amendment and if ap
proved by majority of the members elected
to each house, It shall be the county goV ERR
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county goyernment act' , ana
all amendments thereof, and all special laws
Inconsistent with such county government act
copy OF such county sovernment act cert
visors 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 ratihca-
zion by them, shall be made in duplicate and
deposited one in the office of the Secretary OF
state the other after being recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county.
Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act so ratihed may be
amended, at intervals of not less than two
legislative authority of the county, to the
nuaIified electors thereof, at general or spe-
ta1 election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty DAYS
nountv and ratified by at least three-fifths of
the qualified electors voting thereon, and APP
n rre by the Legislature herein provided
pr ne approval of the county government act.
~ Iui submitting any such county government act
af the d6oce OF OF e and
be voted on separately without prejudice 10
others. =, -, . ,,.-r,
nsnt acts framed under the authority given by
this section, to provide for the manner IN
which the several township and county ofncers
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 segregation OF offices. for the
nun1ber of deputies that each officer shall have.
nd for the compensation payable to each of
such deputies. for the manner in which. the
r1,lr5 -, of ali boards of election shall be
elected or appointed and for the constitution,
snch boards and OF their clerks and attaches;
also to prescribe the manner and method by
Mn ntad. ai and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors, po-
itical parties and organizations may partici-
nate in any primary election
Whenever any county has In the manner
and methoa ac and the same shall
| have been approved by the Legislature as
az 81 this article providing for the uniformity
Of system of county governments thronghouf
the apd annointment of officers and the regu-
iation of their compensation snail not apply:
Said county government act snail; as 70 any OF
the matters herenabove provided Tor ano de-
| clared by such county government act, no. oe
subject to any law or aInendment enacted by ny
smf to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
| r,stnp Senate Constitutional Amendment No
sDe1NS Az
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state of California an amendment 10 the Con-
titut,on NJ the State, by adding section
20 he known and designated section five and
one half article six thereby providing for the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec
tion to read as follows
Seetjon 51b 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
hear and determine all claims OF every kind
and character against the State, under such
laws as may be passed by the Legislature. and
It's 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 the second Monday in July,
and