The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-27
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO. July Both, 1898.
WHEREAS. The Legislature, Of the State Of
| California at its thirty second session begin
bh se Of ali the members elected to each
! OF the two houses Of said Legislature voting
. -. amendments to the Constitution Of the
| State OF California, to-wit;
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
| State of California an amendment to section
eighteen Of article eleven o. and me taxstion by
which 1t is proposed to amend SAID section 70
Section Is. No county, city. town. township.
! board of education school district shall in
! cur any Indebtedness or liability In any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding IN any year
| the income and revenue provided for II 1or
such year. without the assent OF two-tnir SS
election to be held for that purpose. nor un-
less before. at the time OF incuEring s4 zen
collection of an annual sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as II Ialls
due and also provision to constitute sinking
fund for the payment of the principal Thereon
on before maturity, which shall not e1ce eco
| forty years from the time of contracting the
same: provided, however, that the SlIy ana
County of San Francisco may at any time pay Pay
materials furnished to and work done LOT sai9
city and county during the f9rtytnro and
revenue OF any succeeding year or years; pro-
vided. that any and all claims for msKin ING re- e.
for any material furnished for any street lane
aley court place or sdewaix e OF i 10 said cty
and county hereby excepted from the pro
claim permitted to be paid by this section. no
statute of limitations shall apply IN any man
Vallejo .' In Solano County. may pay its exist
ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction
electors thereof voting at an election held for
that purpose shall so decide. Any lndebteo-
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro
veiO wit
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
being eenate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment 10 tne C Son
stitution of the State. by adding new sec sec
ton to be known and designated as section
seven and oneha aPc he t6e Of
counties of local county goveTas ronose5 new
section TO read follows
Section ~. The inhabitants Of any county
DWS F TGsnf relating to the matters
matter specified, and consistent with ana SUD
. by causing a board of fifteen freeholders who
have been. for at least five years, qqahleo
/ qualified electors OF such county. at any gen
eral or special election. whose duty 1t snail De
mare and propose county government act for
such county, which shall be signed In dupl-
jority of them and returned. one copy thereon
to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
70 he sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the
county Such proposed county government act
eraI circulation in such county, or IL there be
not two such papers. then in one only. for at
thirty days after such publication II shall be
submitted to the qualified electors OF such
county at a general special election, and II
a majority of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, It shall there re-
rejection or approval, whole, without
power of alteration or amendment, and II a I,
al 0rifv n
to each house, it shall be the county govern
ment act Of such county. ana snaa Ia IN s Sucn
sede any existing county government act, ana
all n1etsnt With such county government act
copy of such county government act certi-
nea or other legislative body of such county
and authenticated by the seal of such county,
soyernment 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 Deeds in 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
feSisIative authority of the county, to the
s eleotion held at least forty days after the
duplication of such proposals for twenty days
~ and ratified by at least three-ifths OF
tbe Qualified electors voting thereon, and APP
proE tba s8provai Of the county government act
In submitting any such county government act
nresented for the choice of the voters. and may
be voted on separately without pre3udice to
others ;. ,o,,,s,sn+ IN al, county govern
ment acts framed underNthe authority given by
W ,nns the times at which, and the terms for
which the several township and county officers
he elected or appointed; for their compensa-
tion for the number Of such 9feers for or the the
number of deputies that each officer shall have
and for the compensation payanIe 70 esen 10, os
times in which, and the terms for which the
elected or appointed and for the constitution
regulation, compensation and government OF
also, to prescribe the manner and method by
which ali elections by the people shall be con
Quoted and may IN upon Which eleotors po
i,tical parties and organizations may particl-
pate in any Prim COUNTY has in the
and method herein pointed out. adopted any
county e sgs apnroved by the Legislature as
aforesaid the direction OF sections tour ana
I'VE % s, of county governments throughout
tha state and likewise providing for the cleo
ton ana ., tejr Compensation shall not apply
said county government act shan; as 10 any OF
the Nv snch county government act, not BE
subject to any law or amendment enacted by
the to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
CBeing Senate constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people OF the
.It,,tion Of the State. by adding new section
10 be known and designated as section FIVE and
n1aSaif article six. thereby providing for the
ooreeanization of court, to be known as the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new Sec
tion to read follows;
Section 81 The Court of Claims shall con-
.ist of any three Judges of the Superior Court
mbo NAV be requested by the Governor to hold
court al the regular terms thereof. The Court
oS Claims shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
baar and determine all claims of every kind
and character against the State under such
laws as may be passed by the Legislature and
ifs Judgment thereon shall be final The terms
OF the Court of Claims shall be held as fol-
lows:
the second Monday of March;
In the City and County of San Francisco
commencing on the second Monday in July.
and