The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09

State of California amendment to the Con | ton to be known and designated as section seven and one-half article eleven thereof pro | counties of local county government acts for
 their own government: The said proposed ne"
 eTh Section " 7x The inhabitants of any county 1 may frame a county government act for their | matter specified, and consistent with and sub | feet to the Constitution and laws of this state, | have been. for at least five years, qualified | electors of such county, to be elected py the
 audnea qua me sDeca eecton whose duty it sha 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 | ID the Roard of Supervisors or other legisla- 1 tive body of such county, and the other copy | county. Such proposed county government act | shall then be published in two papers or gen l least twenty days, and within not less than | submitted to the qualified electors or such | county, at a general or special eiectlon ana III | fbereon shall ratify the same, it shall there | after be submitted to the Legislature for It's
 nower of alteration or amendment, and if ap | proved by a majority of the members elected
 ment r0 et' act of such county and shall in such | case become the organic law thereof and super Sede
 all amendments. thereof, and all special laws | Inconsistent with such county government act ead bY the President of the Board of Super yisors or other legislative body Of such county and authenticated by the seal of such county, sattin@ forth the submission of such county
 9overnrnent act to the electors, and its ratihca- 6enosjted 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, e1nonp the archives of the county.
 Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof amended. at intervals of not less than two years by proposals therefor, submitted by the legislative authority of the county: county, to @ the ciaI election held at least forty days after the publication of such proposals Tor twenty days in a newspaper of general circulation in such countv and ratified by at least three-ffths of the qualified electors voting thereon and ap, proved by the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government act In submitting any such county government act
 reseented for the choice of the voters, and may he voted on separately without prejudice to
 otne' IT shall be competent in all county govern roent acts framed under the authority given by
 h9cb 1rI9 the times at which, and the terms for which the several township and county officers other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall Ue aIactad or appointed: for their compensa- tfon: for the number of such officers, for the consoIidation or segregation of offices. for the nuroSer of deputies that each officer shall have nnd for the compensation payable to each of
 srnG such deputies for the manner in which the nbers uiliu9 m of all boards of election shall be elected or appointed and for the constitution sneb boards and of their clerks and attaches: sIvn sIso to prescribe the manner and method by Sncted: and may in addition determine the tes+s and conditions upon which electors. po-
 5,tiI 5ests nartIes and organizations may partici- nate in any primary election
 " VI nn, nmethod herein pointed out. adopted any county government act. and the same shall
 have been tha 2dl9eetion of sections four and i've of this article providing for the uniformity oL or s+ste and likewise providing for the cleo tion and appointment of officers. and the regu-
 lation of their 3 sIa not appy Ike matters hereinabove provided for and de-
 1aed 1he a'f nv such county government act not be
 ch, ciareu ot fo any law or amendment enacted by fbe Legislature. except by amendment first snhraitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
 r,s,ng Senate Constitutional Amendment No. NA'eA-e Al
 resolution proposing to the people of the
 c+n+a ,of California amendment to the Con-
 stit,1tion of the State, by adding a new section to be known and designated as section five and
 one one nalation of a court, to be known as the Sonrt of Claims. The said proposed new sec
 ten Gat1n -t1 r 5iL The Court of Claims shall con- stst of any three Judges of the Superior Court sil lo ,nav he requested by the Governor to hold cnurt at the regular terms thereof. The Court of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to ha0 ana character against the State under such laws as may be passed by the Legislature. and ifs iudsment thereon shall be final. The terms of inc Court of Claims shall be held fol- lows:
 the second Monday of March:
 Tn the City and County of San Francisco commencing on the second Monday in July, and
 In the City of Sacramento. commencing on the second Monday of November of each year
 The Judges holding such term of court shall
 receive no extra compensation therefor, but
 shall receive their actual expenses to be paid out of the general fund of the State treasury.
 The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary to organize such court, to provide the pro- cedure thereof and to carry out the provisions of this section.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. (Being Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 37.)
 A resolution to propose to the people of the
 State of California an amendment to the Con-
 stitution of the State, amending article eleven, by adding a new section thereto, to be known as section number five and one-half, relating to consolidated city and county governments The
 said proposed section to read followS
 Section 51a. The provisions of sections four legislation passed pursuant thereto, apply 70 any consolidated city and county government.
 now existing hereafter formed, which shall have become, shall become, organized under
 section seven. secure charter under section
 eight of this article.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE.
 (Being Assembly Constitutional Amendment
 No. 36.)
 4 resolution to propose to the people of the