The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
SACRAMENTO, July Both, 1888.
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the State OF
california; at its thirty-second session begin
ning the fourth day of January, A D. 1897,
of the two houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof proposed the following q t ae
sQibed amendments to the Constitution OF tne
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Cseing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
40.
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu-
ton. in relation to revenue and taxation. py
which 1t is proposed to am md said section 70
read as follows
seotion Is. Nc county. city. town. township.
cur any indebtedness liability in any man
for any purpose exceeding in any year
such year. without the assent Of two-thirds
of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
less before, or at the time of mourning such
Indebtedness, provision shall be mace LOT the
collection Of an annual tax sufnc'en. 70 ,eIis
due. and also provision to constitute slpking
fund for the payment Of the principal mercy
forty years from the time of contracting the
same; provided however. that the City and
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done for saia
forty-fourth fiscal years, out Of the income and
revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro-
viQeQ,
pairing altering or for any work done upon or
Tor any material furnished for any street, lane
% e0u n aee o 0 sd
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section and IN determinfhg any
statute of limitations shall apply IN any man
ner; and provided further, that the City OF
ing indebtedness incurred in the construction
of it's water works. whenever two-thirds OF the
electors thereof voting at an election held 1or
that purpose shall decide. Any indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro
vision, with the exception hereinbefore reciteo'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
State of California an amendment the Con-
stitution of the State. by adding new sec
seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro-
viding for the framing by the inhabitants OF
counties of local county government acIs Ior
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as follows:
Section tx. The Inhabitants of any county
may frame a county government act for their
own government. relating to the matters mere
ject to the Constitution and laws of this State.
by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, VINO
have been for at least five years. qualified
Electors Of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
within ninety days after such election to pre-
pare and propose county government act LOT
such county. which shall be signed In dupli-
FORTY of them, and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors or other legisa-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
10 be sent to the Recorder of Deeds or the
county. Such proposed county government 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 1t shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of such
s : majority Of such quaiifed electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same. 1t shall there
after be submitted to the aegs ha goT s
power of alteration or amendment and II APP
proved by majority OF the members elected
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,
sede any existing county government act, and
ali amendments thereof, and all special laws
Inconsistent with such county government act
fed by the President of the Board of Super
yisors or other legislative body of such county.
setting forth the submission of such county
government act to the electors, and its ratifca-
tion by them, shall be made in duplicate and
State the other. after being recorded In the
office Of the Recorder OF pee os IN 'he county,
All courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act SO ratined a may be
years. by proposals therefor. submitted by the
legislative authority OF the county. to the
ciaI election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
a
co,,nty and ratified by at least three-ffths of
the qualified electors voting thereon. and ap.
Tor the approval of the county government act.
In submitting any such county government act
any }ar the choice Of the voters. and may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
others.
nent acts framed under the authority given by
this section Ito no at Witch and the terms for
which the several township. and county officers
other than Judges Of the s Sup fs Court shall
tion: for the number of such officers, for the
consolidation or segregation OF Offices, Tor the
and for the Compensation payable to each OF
such deputies, for the manner in which the
timea in which and the terms for which the
nambers of ali boards of election shall be
elected or appointed and for the constitution.
sveb boards and of their clerks and attaches:
also to prescribe the manner and method by
%nlon an and NAV in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors. po-
itieal n par nv primary ainp election.
Whenever any county has. In the manner
and method herein pointed cut, adopted any
have been approved by the Legislature as
Ye of this article providing for the uniformity
of a system of county governments throughout
the State and likewisesp nss for the cleo
iatjon of their compensation, shall not apply.
Said county government act shali; as to any OF
clared by such county government act, not be
subject 10 any law or amendment enacted by
the Legislature. except by amendment first
enhrnifted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
fHeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
40
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state of California an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State. by adding new section
20 he known and designated section five and
one-half article six thereby providing for the
orean ization of a court. to be known as the
Court of Claims The said proposed new sec
ton to read as 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 shall have exclusive Jurisdiction To
hear and determine all claims of every Kind
and character against the State under siich
laws as may be passed by the Legislature and
its judgment thereon shall be anal 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
: In tn. du Of Sacramento. eommsncins on