The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-01
PROCLAMATION
STATE OF, CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

| WHEREAS The Legislature of the State o
| California, at its thtrty-second session begin
ming the fourth day of January. A. D. 1887
| two-thirds of all the members elected to eacl
in favor thereof, proposed the following de
scrtbed amendments to the Constitution OF tn
State Of California, to-wit;
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
CBeins Senate Constitutional Amendment No
resolution to propose to the people OF tbs
State of California an amendment to sector
| ton. In relation to revenue and taxation by
| which It Is proposed to amend said section tc
Section IS. No county city, town, township
| board of education or school district shall in
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
| the income and revenue provided for it for
of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an
| election to be held for that purpose, nor I'M
less before, or at the time of incurring such
I Indebtedness. provision shall be made for the
| collection of an annual tax sufficient TO pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as it falls
| due, and also provision to constitute a sinking
| fund for the payment of the principal thereof
on or before maturity. which shall not exceed
forty years from the time Of contracting the
same; provided, however, that the City and
| County of San Francisco may at any time pay
| the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done for said
1 city and county during the forty-third and
/ forty-fourth fiscal years. out of the income and
revenue OF any succeeding year or years; pro-
| vided, that any and all claims for making, re-
for any material furnished for any street, lane.
alley, court, place or sidewalk, or for the con-
struction Of any sewer or sewers in said city
and county hereby excepted from the pro-
visions OF this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
statute Of limitations shall apply.in any man
ner: and provided further, that the City of
Vallejo in Solano County, may pay its exist
ing indebtedness incurred in the construction
of its water works, whenever two-thirds OF the
electors thereof voting at an election held for
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
Oeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State. by adding a new sec
ton, to be known and designated as section
viding for the framing by the inhabitants OF
counties of local county government acts for
their own government. The sadi proposed new
section to read follows
Section m The inhabitants of any county
may frame county government act Tor their
matter specified, and consistent with and sub
5ect to the Constitution and laws of this State.
have been. for at least i've years, qualified
electors Of such county, TO be elected by the
eral or special election. whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to pre-
such county which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members of such board, or ma
5ority OF them and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
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 of gen.
not two such papers, then in only, for at
least twenty days, and within not less than
thirty days after such Pu6iicatlon It snail be
county. at q 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 its
rejection or approval, as whole without
Ito dr11nr1 ar7d
proved by majority of the members elected
to each house. If shall be the county govern
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act, and
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy Of such county goyern 1 act, eerti-
visors or other legislative body of such county.
and authenticated by the seal of such county,
government act to the electors, and its ratifca-
ton 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, |
among the archives of the. county.
All courts shall take judicial notice thereof |
The county government act SO ratified may be |
amended, at intervals of not less than two |
years by proposals therefor, submitted by the |
legislative authority OF the county, to the |
qualified electors thereof, at general or spe-
cial election held at least forty days after the |
publication of such proposals for twenty days
In a newspaper of general circulation in such |
county and ratified by at least three-ffths of |
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap- |
nroved by the Legislature as herein provided |
ffor the approval of the county government act |
IN submitting any such county government act |
any alternative article or proposition may be |
presented for the choice of the voters, ard may /
he voted on separately without prejudice to
others.
nent acts framed under the authority given by
his section to provide for the manner in
which. the times at which, and the terms for
1tber than Judges of the Superior Court shall
be elected or appointed; for their compensa-
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
lines in which, and the terms for which the
elected or appointed and for the constitution
regulation, compensation and government of
ueh boards, and OF their clerks and attaches;
llso, 20 prescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be con-
lucted; and may in addition determine the
ests and conditions upon which electors, po-
itical parties and organizations may partici-
,ate in any primary election.
md method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act and the same shall
,sye been approved by the Legislature as
'foresaid the direction of sections four and
i've of this article providing for the uniformity
4 a system of county governments throughout
he state and likewise providing for the cleo
ion and appointment of officers: and the regu-
aid county government act shall. as TO any of
he matters hereinabove provided for and de-
he Jared by such county government act not be
ihiect 70 any law or amendment enacted nv
he Legislature. except by amendment first
ubmitted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
AL
A resolution proposing TO the people of the
tate of California an amendment to the Con-
titution of the State, by adding new section.
q he known and designated as section five and |
ne half article six. thereby providing for the
riga nization OF a court. to be known as the |
curt of Claims. The said proposed new sec
ION to read follows:
Section 5lz The Court Of Claims shall con-
Ist of any three Judges of the Superior Court
tho may be requested by the Governor to hold
ourt at the regular terms thereof. The Court |
( Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to |
ear and determine all claims OF every kind
nd character against the State under such
Tvs may be passed by the Legislature and
S Judgment thereon shall be final The terms
I the Court of Claims shall be held as fol-
,ws:
m the City of Los Angeles. commencing on
re second Monday of March:
In the City and County of San Francisco. t
commencing on the second Monday in July,
nd
In the City Of Sacramento. eQmusp0inE aaI