The San Francisco call., 1898-09-23
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 EACR MENTO IulY 3Qth. 1S9S

GTATE OFF CAIIfFOHNlAS
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 SACRAMENTO July soth. 1898.
 WHEREAS. The Legislature of the state or California, at its thirty-second session begin nins the fourth d-y of January. A: D. 1877. two-thirds of ali the members elected to each in favor thereof. proposed the following de- scribed amendments to the Constitution or tae State of California, to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 Dsins Senate constitSt,onai Amendment No'
 A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment f9 o,ito, seciton tion. in relation to revenue and taxation py which it is proposed to amend said section 10
 section IS. Nc 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 TOT IL I3r of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor un, indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient 10 pay due, and also provision to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereoii forty years from the time of contracting the same; provided, however. that the City ana County of San p may nerest a. ah thereon for materials furnished to and work done for said city and county during the f1sty1nrn tS ana anS revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro vided, that any and all claims for making re- pairing, altering for any work done upon or for any material furnished for any street lane. alley. court, place or sidewalk, or 1or the con etruction of any sewer or sewers In said clty and county are hereby excepted from the pro visions of this section; and In determining any statute % of limitations shall apply in any man. ner; and provided further, that the City Of ,ne afd incurred in P the construction of its water works. whenever two-thirds of the ssas shs ae decide Any ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro vision, with the exception hereinbefore reciteo' shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No. State of California an amendment the Con stitution of the State. by adding a new .ss sec seven and one-half, article eleven thereof. pro. vidinE for the framing by the innsbisaHts nt 70, Of their own government: The said proposed ne" section to read as follows; .u may frame county sovernment s , act TOT hnfs tner own aes eoes,stent tHe with and sub feet to the Constitution and laws of this State. By causing a board of fifteen freeholdere who have been. for at least five years. quahned electors of such county. to be elected by the qualified electors of such county. at any gen eraI or special election. whose duty 1t shall be within ninety days after such election, to pre- pare and propose county government aet t9r cate by the members of such board. or ma Sor1ty Of them, and returned, one copy thereof tive body of such county, and the other copy to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the sSaii then be published in two papers of gen erai circulation in such county. or If there be ss two wemy and not Tess than thirty days after such publication 1t shall be county, at a general or special election, and if a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratffy the same. II snail there after be submitted to the Legislature for It's rejection or approval, as whole. without pproyed by majority of the members elected 3o each house, 1t shall be the county govern m mens act of such county. and shaii in such ease become the organic law thereof and super, eede any existing county government act, and all scs county ana e aet
 A copy of such county government act G certi-
 ned by he 0t fme hov of Si coupey and authenticated by the seal of such county. setting forth the submission of such .,any county tion 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 effice of the Recorder of Deeds in the county. among the archives of the the county; .. The county government act so ratified may be amended, at intervals of not less than two }egisiative authority of the county. to the qualified electors thereof, at general or spe- s,,h,,cat,on of such proposals for twenty days in a newspaper of general circulation in such nj inc auaiified electors voting thereon and sp nroyed by the Legislature as herein provided i in submitting any such county government act any alternative article or propos,it,on n, ma may be he voted on separately without prejudice to others ...,. ,n .u county sovsrn- ,snt sa aats framed under the authority given by this section, to provide for the manner in which' tbs ne several township and county officers ether than Judges of the Superior Court shall elected or o ucb fGr oeers fnr fhe Consolidation segregation of offices for the number of deputies that each officer shall have; anch deputies for the mapner in which, the times which and the terms a.toT for which ss the he elected or appointed and for the constitution: regulation. compensation and government of sIsn to prescribe the manner and method by which ali elections by the people shall be con te euc.ea srd conditions upon which electors, po- i,tical parties and organizations may partici- nate in any primary election.
 and method herein pointed out. adopted any count, ,.en sgs approved by the Legislature as Aforesaid the direction or sections TOUT and nve os svsfsm s of county governments throughout the State, and likewiseaproviding Tor the cleo t9n and a, bsr shall not apply gaiS county government act shall as to any of the iT meere hv such county government act not be ,h..ct c,Srs" fo any law or amendment enacted by she Legislature, except by amendment first smhnojtted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 r,e,nr Senate Constitutional Amendment No. N A.)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the state of California an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State, by adding new section. so he known and designated section five and cne-half. article six. thereby providing for the crea zation of court, to be known the Cns,rt of Claims. The said proposed new sec tion to read as follows:
 Section s1s The Court of Claims shall con ywho may be requested by the Governor to hold court at the regular terms thereof The Court If Claims shall 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 ifs 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 ehe second Monday of March:
 In the City and County of San Francisco commencing on the second Monday in July. ia ths City sf sacransnte. commencing on