The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-19
PROCLAMATION.
ETArE or CALIFORNIA,
EYECIJTTVE DEPARTMENT..

gTATE o. G CAB yTsSTA.r
SACRAMENTO, July 30th 1898.
WHEREAS. The Legislature Of the state OF
California, al its thirty-second session begin a,
ming the fourth day of January, A. D. 1897,
two-thirds 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
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
State of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven of the Constitn u,
which it rs proposed to amend said section 10
board of education or school district shall In
cur any indebtedness or liability In any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding IN ,o any ar
such year. without the assent OF two-tnirds
Of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor un-
less before. at the time of mourning sucn
Indebtedness provision shall be made for the
the interest on such Indebtedness It falls
due, and also provision to constitute sinking
on or before maturity. which shall not exceed
forty years from the time of CONTRACTING the
County Of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon Ior
ex snd During 1G snd the
forty-fourth fiscal years, out OF the income and
revenue Of any succeeding year or years years pro-
pairing. altering or for any work done upon or
Tor any material furnished for any street. lane,
struction OF any sewer or sewers in said city
and county are hereby excepted from the pro
claim Slain permitted to be paid by this section, no
statute Of limitations shall apply N any , man If
Vallejo. in soiano 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 Indebted
ness or liability incurred contrary to TINS pro
vision with the exception hereinbefore reclteo,
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
(Beins Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposins. to tn. people of tn tn.
etate of California an amendment ! the Con
zion. to be known and designated as section
seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro.
s eoGn loo Of local county government acts fol
their own government. The said proposed ne"
SECTION to read as fEloTs; ., ,nv
may frame county government act for their
own government, relating to the matters here
matter specified, and consistent with and sub
feet to the Constitution and laws or this state.
by causing board of fifteen freehoiders. VINO
electors of such county. to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county. at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election. to pre-
pare and propose county government act for
such county which shall be signed In dupli-
cate by the members of such board. or a ma.
5ority Of them, and returned, one copy tnereor
10 the Board of Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body of such county and the other copy
to be sent to the Recorder OF DEEDS or the
such % o Of
eraf circulation in such county. or II there be
two such then Within one eo 9n ss f9 san
thirty days after such publication It shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of such
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a majority Of such qualified electors, voting
thereon shall ratify the same It shall there
rejection rsje1 or approval, as a whole. without
power of alteration or amendment and Il APP
to each house, it shall be the county govern
ment act of such county, and shall in such
the any aw sc
all amendments thereof, and all special laws
inconsistent with such county government act
A copy of such county government act. certi-
fed by the President of the. Board Of Super
visors or other legislative body Of such county.
setting forth the submission of such county
government act to the electors, and its ratifca--
Senos ~ 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.
among the archives of the county.
Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act so ratified may be
amended. at intervals of not less than two
years by proposals therefor, submitted by the
legislative authority OF the county ny., to the
c,al eiection held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty GAYS
county and ratified by at least three-ffths of
the qualified electors voting thereon. and APP
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
for the approval of the county government act.
In submitting any such county government act
nrssented for the choice Of the voters and may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
others. ... $500
ment acts framed under the authority given by
this the times no at Witch and the
which the several township and county officers
other than Judges Of the soPef their Count
zion. for the number OF such officers. for the
consolidation or segregation Of Offices. for the
md for the compensation payable to each OF
such deputies, for the manner in which. the
times s IN m "f ali boards of election shall be
eIected or appointed and for the constitution,
tueS boards, and Of their clerks and attaches:
also to prescribe the manner and method by
%m,oa al and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors. po-
tea parties nr ana electon may
paw whenever any county has. in the manner
and method herein pointed out; adopted any
have nave been approved by the Legislature as
Aforesaid, the direction of sections four and
Ave al this article providing for the uniformity
tbe state and Misunderstanding for the cleo
iation OF their compensation, shall not apply.
said county government act shall. as to any of
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
ciared by such county government act, not be
subject TO any law or amendment enacted by
fhe Lesisature. except. by amendment nrst
s,hn,itted TO the electors and ratified In the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER sTHRED.
rae,ns senate Constitutional Amendment No.
>De Al -
A resolution proposing to tho people OF the
state. Of California amendment to the Con-
stitution. of the State, by adding new section
- he known and designated section five and
cne.haif. article sfx. thereby providing for the
ooreanization Of court to be known as the
Court Of Claims, The said proposed new sec
tion to read as follows: ~
Section 5ls. The Court Of Claims shall con-
.ist of any three Judges OF the Superior Court
who may be requested by the Governor to hold
court al the regular terms thereof The Court
Of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction 10
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 fnal. 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;
In the City and County Of San Francisco.
commencing on the second Monday In July,