The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
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GENUINE
WRAPPER
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SACRAMENTO. July Goth, 1898.
| WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the State OF
California, at its thirty-second session begin
| ming on the fourth day of January, A. d. 1897.
two-thrds OF all the members elected to each
| OF the TWO houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, proposed the following de-
! scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
| State of California to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
| Geing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
| AL
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
| state of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven Of the ConstItu-
ton in relation to revenue and taxation, by
which 1t is proposed to amend said section to
Section 49, 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 it for
! such year without the assent OF two-thirds
! ~ 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
| Collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
| the interest such indebtedness as 1t Ialls
6me and also provision to constitute sinking
| fnpd for the payment of the principal thereof
| an or before maturity, which shall not exceed
! fnrtv Years from the time of contracting the
same. provided. however that the City and
! county of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest ther con a9 GF
/ city and county during the forty-third and
forty-fourth fiscal years; out OF the income ana
fSsa Nat any and ali Claims for making re-
pairing altering or FOR any work done upon OF
/ alley court place or sidewalk, or for the con-
struction of any sewer or sewers IN s .I cry
| visions of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section no
/ ner; and provided further. that the City Of
/ Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay Its exist
! Of its water works whenever two-thirds of the
/ electors thereof voting at an election held for
haI IL
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited.
shall be void
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
| being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
| 10)
resolution proposing to the people, of the
State OF California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, by adding a new sec
ton, TO be known and designated as section
seven and one-half. article eleven thereof, pro-
viding for the framing by the inhabitants OF
counties of local county government acts .or
Section ~ The inhabitants of any county
/ may frame a county government act for their
/ own government. relating to the matters mere
matter specified ana a WIN ~ tbs q STATE
by causing board of fifteen freehoiders, VINO
have been. TOT at Ieast I'VE Seacted bv the
! qualified electors of such county, at any gen
i or anec,aJ election whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election. to pre-
par a cnunfv witch shall be signed in dupli-
| cate by the members of such board or a ma
ioritv of them, and returned one copy thereof
to the Board OF or @ther opv
TO be sent to the Recorder OF Deeds OF me
county Such PTSPesea D o Of gen.
| eraI circulation in such county, or If there be
such theR t IN 0ng 9o fns less iG than an
| thirty days after such publication II snali De
submitted to the 9uaea ac,e eee eeGfon OF a5d II
a majority Of such qualified electors voting
| tbereon shall ratify the same, IL shall there
! ed q LEGISLATURE
| rejection or approval as whole, without
power of alteration or engagement enc ana II ap
| to each house 1t shall be the county govern
ment act Of such county ana sha IN s,S SuGn
sede any existing county government act and
all amendments thereof ana az act
| A copy of such county government act CERT
nea oy o. Other legislative body of such county
! end authenticated by the seal of such county.
set1aS act to the electors, and its ratfca-
| 81 nv them shall be made in duplicate and
ton 10y one in the office OF the Secretary of
ette the other, after being recorded in the
| office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
the archives OF tine Goqn 1gtoa thereof
| The county government act so ratified may be
amended at intervals OF not LESS man N Two
| legislative authority of the county. to the
qu9lled beld at least forty days after the
| n,Ib1icetion OF such proposals for twenty days
in newspaper eI genera te IA suC 81
e Su oynaIlfed electors voting thereon, and APP
proved by the Legislature SIX: as herein PROVIDED acc
| ~ IN Submitting any such county government act
any alternative article or broPos + may De
be ynted on separately without prejudice to
others .,,,ra+ar+ IN oil COUNTY, sovarr
r,an+ acts framed under the authority given by
this section, to provide for the manner in
which the several township and county officers
other than Judges Of the Superior Court, shall
| IT, ne For the number OF such officers. for the
| Consolidation or segregation Of Offices, for the
c,rabar ~ deputies that each officer shall have,
nu a Snr the compensation pay bile to each OF
sncb deputies for the manner in which. the
| ssS.ns n which and the terms for which the
uIeS re Of ali boards Of election shall be
aIected or appointed and for the constitution,
reg hoerds and of their clerks and attaches
also 10 prescribe the manner and method by
% Stad ." and may in addition determine the
teste and conditions upon which electors. po-
| itical parties and organizations may partici-
| no+e in any primary election.
Whenever any county has, In the manner
| ~ method herein pointed out. adopted any
con county government act. and the same shall
cow Sou'' heen approved by the Legislature as
az az 81 This article providing for the uniformity
| Of a system of county governments throughout
the star star :annointment of officers and the regu
| iation OF their compensation. shall not apply.
f Salu alters hereinabove provided for and de-
| Jared by such county government act. not be
SUI T ,erislature except by amendment first
| submitted to the electors and ratified in the
9eanner hereinahove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
! cFaaing Senate Constitutional Amendment No
NDS-e A)
| resolution proposing to the people OF the
| ctata of California amendment to the Con-
stitutton of the State, by adding section
| - 81 ne Known and designated section five and
| oDe1baif article six. thereby providing for the
o oreanjza+ion of court, TO be known as the
Court Of Claims. The said proposed new sec
tiop n road as follows:
| NS Saction III The Court of Claims shall con-
s,st of any three Judges of the Superior Court
who may be requested by the Governor to hold
! conrt 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
| its 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;