The San Francisco call., 1898-10-12
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, q, M I.- N gIN
EXECUTIVE E DEPARI M EN I.
 SACRAMENTO, July 30th, 1888.

 1 California, at it's thirty-second session begin 1 ming the fourth day of January, A. D. 1Ssi, | of the two houses of said Legislature voting
 in favor thereof. proposed the following de- 1 scribed amendments to the Constitution or the | State of California, to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. l (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. AL
 resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to sectioh eighteen of article eleven of the Constltu- tion in relation to revenue and taxatloh. py which 1t Is proposed to amend said sectlon Vo read as follows ~
 Section 18 No county, city, town, township. board of education or school district shall in- cur any indebtedness liability in any man ner 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 incurring such collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as 1t falls due and also provision to constitute siihlhs fund for the payment of the principal thereof on or before maturity, which shall not exceed forty years from the time Of contracIiHg tns County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon TOT materials furnished to and work done for said city and county during the forty-third and revenus of any Succeeding year or years; pro- vided that any and all claims for making. re- pairing altering or for any work oohe upon UT for any material furnished for any street, lane' @ etrIIci+io1 o{ srv sewer or sewers in said city and county are 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 ner; and provided further, that the Clty or Vallejo in Solano County, may pay IFS exist exist ing Indebtedness incurred in the construct!!q9n !q of its water works, whenever two-thirds or the electors thereof voting at an election nelq a9r that purpose shall so decide Any inqeoIeo- q @ ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro vision with the exception hereinbefore reciteo'
 shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO l CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No'
 A resolution proposing to the people of the
 State of California an amendment to tne Con- sa
 tion, to be known and designated as section
 seven and one-half, article eleven theTeoI Prof f
 counties of local county government @ @eS aeSs @ to1
 their own government gatog The said proposed ne" 1 Section 71b. The inhabitants of any county
 may frame G4uHey to tbe matters here 1 matter specified, and consistent with ana SUD by causing board of fifteen freeholders, who ] have been for at least five years,- quaIlneo electors of such county 10 pc any " zen eral or special election, whose duty 1t snail De
 within ninety days after such election, 10 pre-
 pare and propose a county government act Tor such county, which shall be signed in dupli-
 cate by the members of such board, or .a, a ma, to the Board of Supervisors or other leglsla-
 tive body of such county, and the o{ner c4Ps 3Ps county Such proposed county government act
 shall then be published in two papers or gen eraI circulation in such county. or If there be not two such papers, then In one only, TOT at least twenty days. and within not Iess man a submftted to the qualified electors of such county. at general or special election ana II a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same, It shall there after be submitted to the Legislature for its nower of alteration amendment. and If ap- proved by majority of the members elected s1oI Ia fba O1rnfv ment act of such county, and shall in such case become the organic law thereof and super sede any existing county government act, and all amendments thereof, and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act fed Ip' bY the President of the Board of Super visors or other legislative body of such county. and authenticated by the seal of such county, sett,nS sstf W forth the submission of such county Sovernnent act to the electors, and Its ratif1ca {on p 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, smonr the archives of the county. Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof. The S9Hn'y at intervals of not less than two years by proposals therefor. submitted by the nIaiqfed electors thereof. at a general or spe Sal election held at least forty days after the publication of such proposals for twenty days tpn a newspaper of general circulation in such county and ratified by at least three-ntths or proved by the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government act
 
 ,ressented for the choice of the voters. and may be voted separately without preJuolce 10 others l., .,1 .o,,,4-, -o-,a-, ment acts framed under the authority gwen py this section, to provide for the manner Tn nbIcb the times at which, and the terms for which the several townsh1p ana county r oiifeTg ai he elected or appointed; for their compensa- ton; for the number or snGh % o for the number of deputies that each officer shall have. and for the compensation payable to each or such deputies, for the manner m which the fines in which. and .he terms for which the members of all boards of election shall be rneTIetion compensation and government of such boards. and of their clerks and attaches; Tbich ali elections by the people shall be con ducted; and may in addition, determine the tests and conditions upon which electors. pc Iitical parties and organi zatlonss may partici- pate In any primary election
 .,S ynetbod herein pointed out. adopted any county government act. and the same snail Sa.iS nay the direction of sections four and i've of this article providing for the uniformity os th a state and likewise providing for the cleo ton and appointment of officers, and the regl- iatiop of their compensation. shall not apply; sajd county government act shall as Co any of tba matters hereinabove provided Tor and de ctatisu+ tioo+ io any law CT amendment enacted by the Legislature. except by amendment first subnnitted to the electors and ratihed In the manner hereinabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 rRe,nr Senate Constitutional Amendment No. NN9 A)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Con- ss+j9ution of the State, by adding section. "a be known and designated as section five and one-haif, article six thereby providing for the organization of court, to be known as the Court of Claims The said proposed new sec lion to read as follows:
 s,et of any three Judges of the Superior Court who may be requested by the Governor to hold cnIIrt at the regular terms thereof. The Court of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims of every kind laws as may be passed by the Legislature, and it's Judgment thereon shall be final. 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
 Tn the City and County of San Francisco, commencing on the second Monday in July, and