The San Francisco call., 1898-09-29
MAGNIFICENT FURNITURE.
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. SACRAMENTO, July 3oth, 1S9s
 WHEREAS, The Legislature. of the State of 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
 in favor thereof, proposed the following de-
 scrbed amendments to the Constitution of the
 State of California, to-wt:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 tBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment Mo- resolution to propose to the people of the State of California amendment to section
 eighteen of article eleven of the Censtitu- l. tion, in relation to revenue and taxation, by
 which it is proposed to amend said section to read as follows:
 Section 1s No county city town, township,
 board of education or school district shall in- cur any indebtedness or 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 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 the interest such indebtedness as 1t falls due, and also provision to constitute sinking
 on before maturity, which shall not exceed
 forty years from the time of contracting the
 County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon Tor
 materials furnished to and work done TOT sala forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income ana
 revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro- vided. that any and all claims for making, re- pairing, altering or for any work done upon or
 for any material furnished for any street. lane,
 alley court, place 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.
 per; and provided further. that the City or Vallejo in Solano County may pay its exist
 ing indebtedness incurred In the construction
 of its water works. whenever two-thirds of the | ala fnr Q
 that purpose shall so 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. 10)
 A resolution proposing to the people or the
 State of California amendment to the Con
 stitution of the State, by adding new sec
 Vn to and pc article eeuen thereof viding for the framing by the inhabitants or
 counties of local county & s6 ne tSg
 section to read as follows:
 Section 7i9 The inhabitants of any county
 own government relating to the matters here matter specified. and consistent with and sub ject to the Constitution and laws of this state by causing board of fifteen freeholders, who
 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 eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be within ninety days after such election, to pre- pare and propose county government act for such county. which shall be signed in dupli- iority of them, and returned one copy thereof to the Board Of Supervisors or other legisla- five bodv of such county, and the other copy county. Such proposed county government act
 shall then be published in two papers of gen er9i circulation in such county, or if there be
 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, and If
 thereon shall ratify the same it shall there
 after be submitted to the Legislature for it's
 power of alteration or amendment, and if ap- tproved by a majority Of the members elected
 to each house 1t shall be the county hn govern oh 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 government act, certi- fled by the President of the Board of Super y,sors or other legislative body of such county. and authenticated by. the seal of such county, government act to the electors, and it's ratifca- tion by them. shall be made in duplicate and state the other, after being recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county
 the aShyes Sa ae 9s hsee fhs ngce thereof The county government act so ratified may be amended, at intervals of not less than two iegisIative authority of the county. to the qualified electors thereof, at a general or spe-
  nnblication of such proposals for twenty days 1 in a newspaper of general circulation in such | county and ratified by at least three-fifths of | tbe qualified electors voting thereon, and ap | nroyed by the Legislature as herein provided
 TOT ib,nittine ,ne any such county government act any alternative article or proposition may be | presented for the choice of the voters and may be voted on separately without prejudice to others.
 ment acts framed under the authority given by | this section to provide for the manner in
 which. the times at which. and the terms for
 Other than Judges of the Superior Court shall he elected or appointed: for their compensa- l tion: for the number of such officers. for the Consolidation or segregation of offices for the number of deputies that each officer shall have.
 dnti'y and for the compensation payable to each of
 times in which and se d terms s,,o for which h the he
 members of inpea all and 0l for the reeuIation 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
 ducted: and may in addition determine the | tests and conditions upon which electors. po- | iitieel parties and organizations may partici-
 pate in any primary election.
 | and method herein pointed out, adopted any l county government act, and the same shall
 have been ,be apPrqeti dpeetion of sections four and five of this article providing for the uniformity
 system or epyednp for e eec | tion and appointment of officers and the regu- | iation of their compensation shall not apply. | SaId county government act shall, as to any of tba matters herenabove provided for and de- | ciared by such county government act. not be | subject to any law or amendment enacted by | the Legislature. except by. amendment first 1 submitted to the electors and ratified in the | manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. 1 fpe,np Senate Constitutional Amendment No | H)
 resolution proposing to the people of the | state of California an amendment to the Con- | stitution of the State by adding new section. | 'to he known and designated section five and | one-baif. article six. thereby providing for the 1 orTanization of a court. to be known as the | Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec 1 ton to read as follows:
 | Section 5h The Court of Claims shall con- | sist of any three Judges of the Superior Court. 1 who may be requested by the Governor to hold | court at the regular terms thereof. The Court l of Claims shaIl 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: Tn 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